1990 Black Citroen BX 19 TZD ebay

anaconda · Post by **anaconda** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:34 pm

ken newbold wrote:
Roverman wrote: any BX will do 70mph!
Even mine! 0-70 in 16.5 minutes

Wasn't one of the selling points for the BX, that it would do 82mph all day (speed limit - France)

Post by **Defender110** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:34 pm

ken newbold wrote:
Roverman wrote: any BX will do 70mph!
Even mine! 0-70 in 16.5 minutes

The kickdown's working well then

anaconda · Post by **anaconda** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:46 am

BX Meteor wrote:
jacksun1987 wrote:111k Been stood in the gauarge till feb. 05. It has MOT AND TAX.
I asked him how much. Hes loooking for it. He said what it has been put up for. Then i said its auction so ill have to bid.
He wanted around about 1500 for it

lol
Why don't these people check out this club before they advertise and have crazy expectations, especially in the present economic climate. Anyone with that sort of money looking for a "classic car" is not going to spend it on a BX IMO

whare is the maket outside of this club that wants to buy a BX ?

Im not so sure. I got a BX cos I love em. I had a budget of considerably more than what I paid for it, but there was nothing as interesting or in my view as desirable.

I needed a useable (every day) reliable car. I used a DS every day for seven years. So long as you have a well sorted example, access to spares (even just ebay) and someone locally who knows what they're doing (im mechanically challenged) then older cars are manageable. I dont see much in the market thats interesting and practical for 2/3 grand. A saab 900 was one option, but most stuff is fairly uninteresting, certainly amongst the modern classics.

Post by **Defender110** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:36 am

anaconda wrote:I had a budget of considerably more than what I paid for it, but there was nothing as interesting or in my view as desirable.

I needed a useable (every day) reliable car. ... I dont see much in the market thats interesting and practical for 2/3 grand. A saab 900 was one option, but most stuff is fairly uninteresting, certainly amongst the modern classics.

/\ As that, every day reliability with practicality and massive value to boot!

frog · Post by **frog** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 11:07 am

This car has exactly the tail blazer that I am looking for.
Who ever buys it, please sell me the tail blazer! I'm willing to pay!

Or anyone else with one similar!

Edit:
Also just noticed the split fold rear seat, another thing we didn't get here in Aus. Very neat.

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:14 pm

The only guide to the used car market IMO is auctions, because there is no other way to know the true market price of a used car.

Anyone paying more than £500 for any petrol BX in the autumn in thiis economic climate has more money than sense.

I have had Ami's, Dyane's, and DS's. I have always had a BX since 1989, and I also believe that they are practical cars to have. But I would not now rely on a BX as a sole everyday car, no way.

Would anyone here seriously have a BX as their only car ?

If not, then why is the car being bought, surely not to lock away in the garage, they are not that sort of car. So if BX's are being used fairly frequently, they require a backup car for when they sprng a leak, and there is no point wasting money on a petrol version either.

Paul296 · Post by **Paul296** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:34 pm

My BX is my only car and FAR more reliable and cheaper to run than many much newer cars I've had.

As to petrol vs diesel; everyone knows the relative merits of each and depending on what's most important to you you'll make a choice based on that ( I run a diesel because 'performance' isn't that important to me while reliability and cheaper running costs is).

It seems to me that if you're after a 'drivers' car however, then in general the merits of petrol far outstrip diesel. Depends what you're after. Arguing about whether petrol is better than diesel or vice versa is like arguing whether red is better than blue; which you prefer?

I strongly suspect that the 'performance' BXs will continue to attract higher prices purely on those merits - £895 for that 8v looked pretty good to me. They're great cars and starting to turn heads (they always turned mine!)

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:35 pm

A BX as my only car? Yes, I would do it. For heaven's sake, I've had only my 2CV as transport for several times in the past few years!

I also don't understand why you value BX so low. £895 hardly seems like extortionate money.

Matt H · Post by **Matt H** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:37 pm

BX Meteor wrote:Would you seriously have a BX as your only car ?

A ran a BX 16v as my only car for about a year in '08-'09, then again this year for about 6 months. Also due to my age I paid more than £1000 a year just to insure it/them.

I don't actually have much money, but I have even less sense

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:41 pm

I would consider a 2CV, or Ami, or Dyane as a reliable car to have as an only car. The only (big) problem with those cars is rust.

The BX does not have a rust issue, but as they get older the rubber returns start to become unreliable. If someone renewed ALL of the rubber returns, and even all of the metal supply piping, then it might be a reliable-ish car.

The weak point of the BX is the hydraulics, so the BX cannot be a reliable only-car-to-have, compared with other cars. Neither is the BX the sort of car that one would buy to lock away in a garage.

So IMO the BX falls into a strange area, which does not give it a high market value.

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:42 pm

BX Meteor wrote:But I would not now rely on a BX as a sole everyday car, no way.

Would anyone here seriously have a BX as their only car ?

Yes. From the end of this month a BX will be my only road legal transport after the van goes off the road for the winter. Fair enough, I suppose I could borrow my wife's car at a pinch if she doesn't need it, but it's not cosseted weekend toy. I did 600 miles in it yesterday for work, without being remotely worried (I have no breakdown cover) about problems.

Regarding diesel versus petrol, all I'll say is that the diesels seem to have a higher demand (i.e. from a majority), but the petrols have a lower supply. Supply and demand seem to balance each other out somewhat, with performance petrols going for similar money to turbo diesels.

I prefer red by the way, any other colour is vastly inferior.

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:44 pm

Paul296 wrote: As to petrol vs diesel; everyone knows the relative merits of each and depending on what's most important to you you'll make a choice based on that ( I run a diesel because 'performance' isn't that important to me while reliability and cheaper running costs is).

QED

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:44 pm

I had my 16 valve as my daily driver,

Ok my wife has a people carrier but I don't drive it much,
its a nice frugal 2.7 V6

my golf GTi replaced a 3.0 V6 toyota camry in a bid to save some money

In my reckoning,

smiles per miles rules over miles per gallon any day

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:47 pm

mat_fenwick wrote:
BX Meteor wrote:But I would not now rely on a BX as a sole everyday car, no way.

Would anyone here seriously have a BX as their only car ?
I suppose I could borrow my wife's car at a pinch if she doesn't need it,

then the BX is not your only car. Sell your wife's car as well, then come back and say that you have a BX as the only car

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:50 pm

Susan Donym wrote:I had my 16 valve as my daily driver,

Ok my wife has a people carrier but I don't drive it much,
its a nice frugal 2.7 V6

my golf GTi replaced a 3.0 V6 toyota camry in a bid to save some money

In my reckoning,

smiles per miles rules over miles per gallon any day

I think people are still missing my point, we all already have a BX, b we rely on other cars, if we did not have a BX, why go and fork out a LOT of money on one when they can be bought for not much money ?