What's cooking in the Citroen kitchen? Grakkus' Garage

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Grakkus posted:

1991 Citroen BX 14TGE "St. Tropez"

Outside of fixing a couple of coin-sized rust holes in the passenger sill, all this car needed was a good clean and service and some new tyres to be driveable. It has passed inspection now and is ready to act as my cheap UK transport! I spend about three months of the year there and this goofy little thing takes away my reliance on the (lovely, overpriced) public transport, and works out cheaper to boot.

God drat that brings back memories of my F-reg BX 16TRS with the brown interior. So you're saying it's available 9 months of the year? :haw:

Also I saw this last week:

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Grakkus posted:

Lovely Fulvia, what event was this at? And if you're anywhere near Worcester, the next time I'm in the UK we can meet up and blast it down some country roads

Just a national trust property which means it gets driven for the love of it occasionally. That's only 90 minutes away, I sure I could find an excuse for nostalgia's sake.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2018 17:41

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

MrOnBicycle posted:

I'd love to have a V6 with the pneumatic suspension and daily it.

So would anyone with a V6 with pneumatic suspension :v:

# ¿ Sep 5, 2018 11:53

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I regret selling mine so much. Good on you for putting the effort in.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2018 19:34

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

No word of a lie think of me when you eventually want to sell either of those, the white one particularly.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2018 19:03

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Holy poo poo why did you even waste time posting that's incredible. Do it do it do it!

# ¿ Oct 4, 2018 12:34

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I've been browsing BX adverts because of you and the cars are firmly in 2 camps at this point - "I know what I got future classic £3k+" and "tatty, some issues, £300+". Looks like they'll never get cheaper than they are now so picking up a whole parts car is probably the best way to go.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2018 12:07

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Secret plan uncovered :v:

if you find a dedicated breaker with a suitable hatch I'm sure they could easily ask £200+ so if you've space and time (always a problem with projects) a parts car is a good idea.

I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a cream one with a brown interior, mine was a 16TRS and fully equipped.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2018 13:53

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I'd honestly be tempted to go with C personally, but I'm a horrific cheapskate.

# ¿ Nov 1, 2018 20:07

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I'm sure there's a difference between good and bad paint but I can't imagine anyone who wants a good reputation long-term would cheap out there, not after spending the hours in prep needed to get a good finish.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2018 16:17

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Rattle it over some cobbled streets, that'll settle it down properly.

Saw this the other day and thought of this thread

# ¿ Jan 25, 2019 02:03

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Electrical problems in a French car? :monocle:

Funnily enough of the French cars I've owned my bx had no electrical problems despite having electrical everything.

# ¿ Jan 27, 2019 11:33

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I admire your perseverance, and the self control required not to yeet the whole drat car over the fence.

# ¿ Mar 11, 2019 19:47

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I've never seen an XM in that colour and the wheels are amazing, great find!

# ¿ Jun 24, 2019 20:38

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

I wasn't sold until I saw the original seats

# ¿ Jun 26, 2019 12:41

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

loving awesome.

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# ¿ May 18, 2024 14:30

cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Chrpno posted:

So next, I'm looking at:

- Pug 607
- Citroen C5
- 407 sedan
- 407 coupe

all with the lovely ES9 V6, similar age and mileage and price. Which one should be mine?

#07's all look terribly unbalanced to me, very nose heavy. The C5 only looks okay in wagon form but then it's only redeeming feature is the incredible load space.

So I vote 407 wagon?

# ¿ Oct 30, 2020 13:18

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