Xantia Activa V6 Manual Advice

[ActivaV6]

Hi guys!
I am new in this french world. I need an advice from you people.
I am originaly from eastern europe, but living in England. I have Citroen Xantia Activa v6 3.0 manual which is LHD and have a foreign registration. i get it from my dad as he decided to scrap it after 10 years of use as he bought new car. I know Rhd models like this was never beeen made. The problem is car needs money spending on it, plumbing is leaking,some spheres needs recharge and its LHD which is not very comfy to use on England roads, but engine and gearbox is in great condition.
My questions is:
Is it worth fixing it and keep another Activa on the road or not?
Also i want to register it in UK if i keep it, what do i need to change to make it UK legal? Headlights and speedo as far as i know needs definetly changing.
Or maybe it will be better to convert it to RHD?

I like this car,its amazing for cornering,also there is only numbers of Activa left roadworthy, but mind of money spending on it is keeping me away from it. I using it only as home to work runner bacause i have 7 seater family car to drive with my family.

Waiting for your toughts about it, maybe you will find more better options for me what to do with it.

[Hell Razor5543]

Welcome to the forum.

You have one of the rarest cars in Britain. As you already know, we never got the V6 variant of the Activa. There are a few that have been converted from 2.0 TCT to V6, and their owners rather like the change. You will get plenty of advise from the forum members that know the Activa well, but I would suggest that, if you do decide to sell it, offer it on here first. If it is a fair price I can almost guarantee it will be snapped up fast.

I cannot offer much more advise, but there are members who have spare parts (and useful knowledge), so doing the minimal to make her legal here should not be a problem.

[Northern_Mike]

Yes! Keep it. Headlights, rear fog light and speedo as far as I'm aware. You'll need to get it through an MOT before registering it.

The rest of the spares and advice will be readily available here. If you decide to get rid of it let me know!

[CitroJim]

Hi and welcome

As James says, you have a very rare and special car which is very desirable to every Activa fan in the UK.

Going on how few Activas are left in the UK, yours must be saved and made good again. They can take a lot of work to make good but it's worth it...

I'm sure there are many readers of this forum who would love this car, not least me....

There is all the knowledge and resource on this forum you could ever need to get this car really good again.

Where are you located?

[DHallworth]

Your car is definitely worth spending the money on to have it put right!

As above, it'd help to know where you're located as there might be a specialist nearby that can assist you in having the work carried out.

I love my Activa V6 (albeit it a conversion that was carried out by BL Auto's, not an original) and wouldn't change it for a thing.

David.

[Northern_Mike]

No real issue driving an LHD car here, or and RHD car over on the continent. Why not buy one that was manufacturer built?

[Northern_Mike]

I can't be arsed with the hassle of importing one and going finding a good one. Were there already one here with the leg work done, then I would be very tempted indeed.

That said, V6 or not, my old Impreza would still absolutely destroy one performance wise.

[Mandrake]

Only in a straight line.

[CitroJim]

I really do have a very strong desire for a V6 Activa...

Especially after taking mine for a blast yesterday....

[Northern_Mike]

Only in a straight line.

No. Around corners too. I've owned 2 Activas too. Not a chance.

[Mandrake]

Only in a straight line.

No. Around corners too. I've owned 2 Activas too. Not a chance.

V6 Activa's Mike ?

[Northern_Mike]

No, but even with a extra 50bhp or x/lbft of torque they wouldn't come close to a 270bhp 4wd car with a lower C of G and a couple of hundred kgs less.

[Mandrake]

So what you're saying is no, you haven't actually owned or driven a V6 Activa Mike and therefore are extrapolating (guessing) based on the performance of a TCT rather than having actually compared them.

Horse power and centre of gravity figures on paper are all very well but they don't tell the whole story. Surely I don't need to point out that an Activa was measured as achieving the highest lateral G-force (over 1 G) of any road car by a considerable margin and was only beaten by a hair by an actual super car (well beyond an Impreza) in the particular test I'm thinking of. (Would link it if I could remember it)

A standard Activa probably doesn't have enough power to fully exploit its cornering abilities so an extra 50BHP with no turbo lag and wide flat torque band could make all the difference. On the other hand its likely that the cornering abilities of the Impreza aren't good enough to fully exploit its horsepower advantage...

[Northern_Mike]

On the other hand its likely that the cornering abilities of the Impreza aren't good enough to fully exploit its horsepower advantage...

Yes Simon, you're right as you always are <boggle>

All the numbers I can find on the Internet point to 0.94g for the Activa as the maximum lateral g loading achieved...

That would be the same test where the 1995 Impreza WRX STi ( the one I had ) achieved 0.98g?

I'm sure you'll work out a way to prove these numbers irrelevant. After all, I expect it's impossible that a car developed for and aimed at the motor sport market could possibly be any good, and certainly not better than a French saloon with trick suspension.

The fact a V6 Activa beat all comers in the elk test means diddly-squat in the real world. Are you going to try and convince me a Porsche 997 GT3 RS is underdeveloped and doesn't have the handling to match it's power output? Audi R8? Better get onto Martin Winterkorn and let him know, quickly!

I like Activas as much as the next man here, but the sheer insistence that they must simply handle better than anything else ever made is nonsense.

[CitroJim]

Mike, your last paragraph I wholeheartedly agree with. ..