Reluctantly selling my BX14TGE - need the space & money!

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:16 pm

Due to space and financial issues, I've decided that I cannot keep both my BX and GS so one has to go, and by a narrow margin the GS is staying.

The BX has a new MOT and 6 months tax. It's done 148K miles, but the engine uses no oil (no need to top up between oil changes). In the last 12 months I've done the following:

fitted 4 new tyres (8k ago)
new alternator and hydraulic pump belts (5k ago)
fitted 2nd hand Citroen tow hitch, complete with Citroen plug n play wiring kit.
general service 4k ago
fitted strut return pipes on front passenger side.
welded up inner wings, rear of sills and the boot floor for the MOT.

general good points in addition to the above include a fully funtioning heater and fan, tidy interior and solid bodywork.

not so good points include a few dings, scratches and flaking laquer on the (delage red) bodywork, the rear suspension sinks quicker than I'd like (but works fine in use) and an intermittent fault on the low coolant level warning wiring (doesn't actually loose coolant).

Overall I'd say that currently the car is a good daily driver, but could be made really good with a bit of time an effort thrown at it.

I'm after £300 ono for it

I'll post some pictures when I've scrubbed it up tomorrow, and if the tax disc arrives in the post in time, I'm willing to take it to Stratford if anyone is interested in having a look.

Matt H · Post by **Matt H** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 5:24 pm

I know I shouldn't, but I'd love to see some pictures...

Getting all nostalgic about my old 14

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:44 pm

Will post some pics as soon as I remember where my camera is!

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:32 am

I forgot to mention that there's a radio cassette with CD multichanger fitted that will go with the car if I get the asking price

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:22 pm

Well, the BX is off to pastures new after a trip to Stratford to find a new owner.It's going to a Citroen collector who's buying it for his son, who will restore it ready for when he passes his test - not that it needs much IMO.

I've advised them to join up here and they were already aware of us, so hopefully we'll see both them, and the car here again.

That's me BXless for the foreseeable future, but I'll stick around, shoving my oar in here & there. Once the GS is looking a bit more respectable I may rejoin the ranks of straight edge Citroen ownership (unless you count all those Dyanes in the barn!), although it may be a while as my ideal BX would be a suitcase engined Mk1 estate, which would probably have to come from France!

harley bx boy · Post by **harley bx boy** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 12:40 am

hey mike cars coming along nicely i have chanced the intera so far loving it though hope you ok ( harley )

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:31 pm

Glad to see its doing well, good luck.

harley bx boy · Post by **harley bx boy** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:57 am

yea thankz

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:45 pm

Glad it's gone to a good home - I miss it sometimes, especially at the moment as the GS's heater controls aren't the best!

smiffy1071 · Post by **smiffy1071** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:59 pm

Ahhhhh!!! It now makes sense who's who!

I met both of you, mike and harley at stratford. This red BX was parked next to my white one at stratford.

Though I live in Bristol, I do frequent the Stroud, Dursley, Arlingham area quite often!

Post by **docchevron** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:07 pm

not that often! Where were you today when an extra pair hands would actually have been useful!?! Bloody part timers!

smiffy1071 · Post by **smiffy1071** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:18 am

well, as I'm on holiday, I didn't bother getting out of bed till 3pm, then I got some sad news, and I didn't feel like going out after that...