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Re: New car time again - any ideas ?

From: Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com>

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

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:19:07 +0100

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AstraVanMan wrote:

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

>

>>>I`d go for a 1.9TD though - shouldn`t be too hard to find one, and

>

> they`re a

>

>>>lot more pokier than the 1.9Ds, and every bit as economical.

>>

>>He`ll be looking for a 1.9TD BX for a very long time.

>

>

> What, like the two currently on ebay at the moment, you mean? :-)



Pete, none of the BXs I found on the bay are even pretending to be 1.9TDs.



--

Douglas









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From: "Tim S Kemp" <news(at)timkemp.karoo.co.uk>

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

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:20:51 +0100

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>>>2001 `51 plate Mercedes E200 Kompressor 7 seater estate with full leather

>>>/

>>>air etc etc.. unfortunately it`s a 6 speed manual. 5995 quid (very cheap

>>>for

>>>what it is)

>

> Is it broken?



Yes, it`s got the wrong gearbox.










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From: "Carl Gibbs" <cagmeister(at)yahoo.co.uk>

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

Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 23:24:21 +0100

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"Tunku" <stuartggray-nospam(at)dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message

news:Xns97E6E64FEA768stuartggraydslpipexc(at)216.196.109.145...

> 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.

>

My first experiences of driving a BX was a beige 19DTR (none turbo 1.9D)

that I borrowed/stole from my mum. Great car - never seemed to put any fuel

in it, it just kept going (mind you the tank is 14 gallons I think). It had

PAS, c/l, electric windows all round, plus a great electric sunroof. Seats

were nice and comfy so it was great on long journeys, especially with the

bump-absorbing ride!



Engine is not exactly a power house, but it was adequate for pootling around

and would also sit at an indicated 100mph quite happily (on the autobahns of

course). As Douglas says the brakes are fantastic - even the base models

have discs all round and will stop instantly. However if you plan on doing

some towing I`d definately look into the 1.7TD instead - makes a big

difference over the n/a but fuel economy doesnt suffer too badly.



Make sure you check the hydraulics are all ok though - they`re not overaly

complicated but can be pricey to repair. Things to check for are

(obviously) LHM leaks, the state of the hydraulic lines (rusty lines can

lead to big LHM puddles and undrivable cars), the pump itself and that the

suspension reacts like it should when you push down on each corner.



You can pick decent one`s up for a few hundred pounds too. Bit more if you

want the slightly better later versions.



My early driving experiences of the biege DTR made me like them so much I`ve

just bought my own one - a top of the range 16v, and I love it!! Even if it

has broken a few times since I got it :)












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