Engine is a 1996 TD from ZX with slightly increased boost pressure, 4 speed automatic gearbox from GTI, GTI seats.
Last time the car was on sale last summer at 1000 eur. I offered to take it at that price, if no-one needs it more (in order to save it from being broken). Someone needed it at that time, but now it's being sold by a commercial used-car dealer.
..and a nice bumper-sticker at the rear: "Evading car taxes since 1990."
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.
My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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Postby MULLEY »
Wow, i really like that, but not at that price. Somehow the autobox with a td engine sounds really ace.
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
The previous owner (and the maker) comments on the Finnish Citroën forum, that the engine torque could be utilized quite well, as the gearbox and kickdown cable have been adjusted to the purpose. The legal top speed on most roads is either 80 or 100 km/h around here, so max speeds are not necessarily needed. And since the performance of the turbo has been somewhat improved, the car has somewhat higher top speed than one might think.
Comparing against the normal price for old BX Vans with MOT (around 200 - 400 € for petrol engines, maybe 400 - 800 for diesels, and 1000 for especially good ones), the asking price of 1900 € is out of this world - even taking in into account the rather fresh ZX TD engine. I'm pretty sure they would sell it for ~ 1000 € after some negotiation.
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.
rmattila wrote:The legal top speed on most roads is either 80 or 100 km/h around here, so max speeds are not necessarily needed. And since the performance of the turbo has been somewhat improved, the car has somewhat higher top speed than one might think.
It might be true that it has good performance in town, but what I'm getting at, is the auto-box was designed for a petrol engine which has maximum of 6500rpm. The diesel engine, no matter what you do to the turbo, has a maximum of 4500rpm, so I would guess it will be fairly unpleasant at higher freeway speeds.
smiffy1071 wrote:It might be true that it has good performance in town, but what I'm getting at, is the auto-box was designed for a petrol engine which has maximum of 6500rpm. The diesel engine, no matter what you do to the turbo, has a maximum of 4500rpm, so I would guess it will be fairly unpleasant at higher freeway speeds.
That's true: if I understood correctly the engine runs at around 3000 rpm at 100 km/h with that gearbox, whereas the most pleasant maximum torque occurs around 2500 rpm. Not much chance to go beyond 100 km/h legally here, so the ultimate top register is not so much of an issue. But I'd certainly prefer 2000 - 2500 rpm on highways.
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.
smiffy1071 wrote:Are you the chap who uploaded a video on youtube featuring a BX estate, with a 16v engine, being driven VERY fast in the snow?
No, that wasn't me.
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.
