Strange obsession with small engined french cars...

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:46 pm

As in the title, I feel drawn to them somehow. I've started entertaining the idea of one day buying a Greek/Italian BX11. Then I saw this on ebay.it!

http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/auto/tor ... x/23376075

MK1 BX11 in Ivory, with the funky alloy wheels *dribbles*, now I have to amend my list of dream/wanted BX's to include this one (and swap the mk2 19TRS for a GT). SO beautiful.

Dollywobbler · Post by **Dollywobbler** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:48 pm

Cor! Miserable motoring indeed. I may have to pinch that link for a discussion about 'big car, tiny engine' we've been having on Autoshite...

Not a car for Wales I suspect!

Paul296 · Post by **Paul296** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:07 pm

That is DEFINITELY a bit lovely!

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:07 am

Only marginally better than crawling, but a BX novelty nonetheless. Those ain't no alloys I'm afraid

Paul296 · Post by **Paul296** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:42 am

Philip Chidlow wrote:Only marginally better than crawling, but a BX novelty nonetheless. Those ain't no alloys I'm afraid

Well you know what they always say - second class riding is better than first class walking any day!

This one might ring your bell Phil? . . .

http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/auto/man ... 4/18456955

citsncycles · Post by **citsncycles** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:07 am

Small engined cars can be great, and Citroen can be particularly good at them!

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:50 am

Paul296 wrote:This one might ring your bell Phil? . . .

By bell has rung .... that's yummy. Like the Birotor-like colour!

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:55 am

Philip Chidlow wrote: Those ain't no alloys I'm afraid

Wheel trims then (he states the obvious), never mind doesn't make much difference to me! Prefer wheel trims in fact, they are more easily swapped about/painted etc.

Paul296 · Post by **Paul296** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:45 pm

Philip Chidlow wrote:By bell has rung .... that's yummy. Like the Birotor-like colour!

Yep - 'yummy's' the word. In fact while gazing longingly at that ebay page, I had a day dream where I find 10 grand in the street, then fly to Italy. After a brief stop over in Mantua - where I purchase the car - I spend a long weekend of art galleries and good restaurants in Venice, before a leisurely drive across Northern Italy, Switzerland and France. Obviously with enough dosh left over to be as decadent as I bloody well like! The car will behave perfectly and probably do the whole trip on one tank of fuel - it's my daydream after all! And then I woke up

What do you mean this isn't the SM owners club?