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Re: New car time again - any ideas ?

Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?

From: Tunku <stuartggray-nospam(at)dsl.pipex.com>

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:38:25 -0500

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Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com> wrote in

news:4flt1iF1ignstU1(at)individual.net:



> Tunku wrote:

>> Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com> wrote in

>> news:4flombF1jnqsnU1(at)individual.net:

>>

>>

>>>Bob Sherunckle wrote:

>>>

>>>>Cars so far considered - looked at.

>>>

>>><snip>

>>>

>>>>Anything else to consider ?

>>>>

>>>>( Doesn`t have to be dreadfully practical or indeed massively quick

>>>>- that`s all covered)

>>>

>>>You just missed my BX.

>>>

>>>http://www.paynehq.com/douglas/goodbyeBX.jpg

>>>

>>>(c:

>>>

>>

>>

>> Whats a BX (working) like? I have a ZX I`d like to get rid of, but

>> I`m intrigued by the odder Citroens. The ZX is a great workhorse, but

>> if I`m forced to stay with budget cars ATM, I would be interested in

>> one with a bit of character. A BX sounds like more fun than a ZX. Has

>> to be the estate as it would be my camping car towing a trailer. Non

>> pink camping that is. I`ve always used Volvo 740 estates before, but

>> can`t afford the petrol these days. ZX is a diesel, I hope there is a

>> diesel BX?

>

> BXs come in 1.7D and TD and 1.9D flavours. The engines are similar

> and common to 205/405/306/ZX/etc models. Higher spec ones have good

> seats, I was very fond of mine. The load area in an estate will be

> relatively wide because of the design of the rear suspension.

>

> The Hydropneumagics in a BX are not all that complicated to anyone who

> knows what they are doing, but something like a blown bulb can easily

> cause the cost of repairs to outweigh the value of the vehicle. Bits

> are cheap from the likes of GSF and Eurocarparts.

>

> Ride is very good for a car with its roots in 1983. Steering is a bit

> woolier than I care for but they grip and handle OK. And by jings

> they stop, the powered brakes can take some getting used to.

>

> The bodies don`t rust, there`s loads of stuff about them on the

> internet and the isosceles styling means they look a bit cool,

> especially if you were young and impressionable during the 1980s.

>



Werl, thats got me interested. 1.9D sounds about right for enonomics,

and I`m on first name terms with Eurocarparts anyway. Cheers for the

info Doug.



--

Tunku Stuart



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From: steve(at)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH)

Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:40:37 +0100

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Elder <carl.robson(at)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote:



> In article <1hh5bgd.twdn5i10a1ffcN%steve(at)italiancar.co.uk>,

> steve(at)italiancar.co.uk says...

> >Bloody good point.

> >

> >He`d get a cracker for half what the 318i would cost - V6 166s are

> >absolutely loaded with kit, go like fuck, and cost peanuts.

> >

> Yay, we agree on the right person, for the right price, on a 166.

>

> That must be a first. Don`t suppose there is a cheapish JTD 166 that you

> could get an allowance for, instead of taking a company car is there.



No. Because the 166 JTD has never been made as a RHD model.



Anyway, I have to be honest here. I`m going to be doing 40k miles /

year, if not more, so I`ll be fucked if I`m going to risk that in a 166

;-)

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From: "Bob Sherunckle" <zilspeed(at)beeteeopenworld.com>

Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:45:36 +0100

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"Elder" <carl.robson(at)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote in message

news:MPG.1effd82b956264fb428(at)news.individual.net...

> In article <1hh5bgd.twdn5i10a1ffcN%steve(at)italiancar.co.uk>,

> steve(at)italiancar.co.uk says...

>>Bloody good point.

>>

>>He`d get a cracker for half what the 318i would cost - V6 166s are

>>absolutely loaded with kit, go like fuck, and cost peanuts.

>>

> Yay, we agree on the right person, for the right price, on a 166.

>

> That must be a first. Don`t suppose there is a cheapish JTD 166 that you

> could get an allowance for, instead of taking a company car is there.

> --



I know I wouldn`t - any more. Having paid 100 quid a month tax for a company

car I won`t do it again. That saved tax will largely pay for the new car,

the remainder will be paid for by no more than 17% of the expenses I can

claim for running my own car.

Feel free to ignore that last bit if you like, even I struggled to

understand it...



If the question was pointed at SteveH in the first place, over to you :-)












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