BX DIESEL FOR SALE

apt17rd · Post by **apt17rd** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:55 am

I've had this car from new but due to
current low usage will try and do with 1 car.

Would like to sell to a BX enthusiast to keep it running.

Here are the details :-

Model - BX 17RD (diesel) HATCHBACK
Colour - White
Year - 1987
Owner/drivers - 1
Mileage - 272000 (mainly motorway)

Taxed - expires 31-07-2012
MOT - expires 22-09-2012

Work Done :-

Clutch - changed at 219450 miles
Timing belt - last changed 236000 miles
Octupuss pipes - changed 251585 miles
Welding - n/s and o/s front suspension leg top mountings and along sill
Pipework(front to rear)- Replaced with plastic coated at 248519
(other pipes replaced at various intervals when leaks found)
Heater matrix - replaced at 260991 miles
Radiator - changed at 179876 miles
Rear arm bearings - 251585 miles
Rear spheres - 240350 miles
Front spheres - 01/09/10 (271661 miles)
camshaft oil seal - 240350 miles
rocker cover gasket - 240350 miles

Other work - General servicing plus wear & tear parts

Last service - done around 300 miles back
- (engine oil
gearbox oil
all filters
alternator belt
pump belt)

Problems - Operates ok but needs new front wiper unit (play in bearings)
- Leaks rain water into front passenger footwell - appears to be coming
in from around the bulkhead (have tested with jug of water)

location Walsall west mids (10 miles north of birmingham)

Asking £275 or nearest

Photos (all photos taken on 08-04-2012)

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Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:48 pm

Hi Andrew

Was this car advertised last year?.

1 owner BX, thats a rare thing these days, great mileage too! Would love to see it make 300,000!

I have a couple of spare wiper motors, that water leak could be a blocked drain hole or a door seal most probably.

A very fair price too.

Wooscary · Post by **Wooscary** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:53 pm

Very tempting.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:11 pm

These early Mk2 diesels are all but extinct now, most were company hacks and did huge mileage in there first 3 years, so this has done very well to last 25 years.

If I had the space..........

JayW · Post by **JayW** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:50 pm

272k

I like to see a man get his money's worth out of a car!

Bravo!

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:58 pm

Roverman wrote:These early Mk2 diesels are all but extinct now, most were company hacks and did huge mileage in there first 3 years, so this has done very well to last 25 years.

If I had the space..........

One of 12 left taxed, not sure about SORN'ed though.

Windy Miller · Post by **Windy Miller** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:11 pm

I'm liking this a lot !

Still miss my 17TGD (sold to Rodney68)

Windy

Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 3:56 pm

saintjamesy89 wrote:
Roverman wrote:These early Mk2 diesels are all but extinct now, most were company hacks and did huge mileage in there first 3 years, so this has done very well to last 25 years.

If I had the space..........
One of 12 left taxed, not sure about SORN'ed though.

Apparently theres a couple of Mk1 17RD's knocking about according to that, havent seen one of those for a long time. The Mk2 17/19RD was a very common site once, especially on a motorway!

apt17rd · Post by **apt17rd** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:24 pm

Hello Tim,
Yes I did advertise last summer but then needed it. It once had
very high usage - think I racked up about 120k miles in 3 years.
You mentioned the water leak, I have checked all the drain holes I
know of. I then poured water on that ledge below the heater fan
and I got a trickle running down the left side of the passenger
footwell (there was some gunk in there which I cleaned out first), so I
guess thats why I thought it was a welding job.
If I had the space I might consider Sorning it when the tax runs out but
unfortunately its street parking for me.

Willy · Post by **Willy** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:12 pm

I'm from the Midlands too, whereabouts where those pictures taken?

apt17rd · Post by **apt17rd** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:51 pm

they were taken on top of bar beacon ( high spot near great barr just north of brum)

Vince/Three · Post by **Vince/Three** » Wed May 09, 2012 7:27 pm

HI, ANDREW,

I WAS INTERESTED IN YOUR AD FOR YOUR BX. HOWEVER, I DID A DVLA CHECK ON ITS STATUS, AND IT CAME UP AS A PETROL MODEL, NOT A DIESEL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS?

I HAD A BX 1.4 A YEAR OR TWO AGO AND REALLY LIKED IT. I'VE HAD FOUR CITROENS ALTOGETHER. ONE OF THEM WAS AN XM AUTO.

Vince/Three

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:35 pm

Yuo missed the

bits, so here are the piccies. Looks quite good really for that mileage, a wit bit tatty but nothing a bit polishing and fettling wouldn't cure.

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:39 pm

It does indeed come up as a petrol, but says 1769cc quite correctly. Could be a simple admin error. I owned an Austin A90 Westminster with a 2660cc engine a couple of years ago. That's the A90 Atlantic engine size which is only four cylinders!

scooters · Post by **scooters** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:36 pm

Andrew, I might well be interested in this as I am in Scotchland how soon do you need it collected =- might take me a few weeks to oranise and a shiply won't be cost effective over that distance especially what with it being an oil burner!

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