Jon's 19TGD 1991
- Jon Sanderson
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Jon's 19TGD 1991
So I'm 3 weeks into BX ownership and so far so good! I thought I'd post a few photos and introduce myself......
Having been a life-long Citroen fanatic with a few cars under my belt (2cv, Visa, Xsara, DS plus a few Pug 205's) I figured it was about time to try a BX. I bought this one from another forum member, 2 owners from new (the first up until 1 year ago) full main dealer service history and 66k on the clock was all very attractive to a non-mechanic like me!
So far I've had it serviced and the cam belt replaced, I've fixed the non-blowing blower, cured a squeaky steering wheel and shampooed the interior. Managed to get some original rubber mats (thanks for the spot, Tim!) and a sunroof wind deflector - on the hunt for some mudflaps but think they might be a hard find! Still some big jobs to do, rear arm bearings and spheres in the next few months and a dozen little jobs that I'll tackle as and when I have the time.
Above all I'm really enjoying driving it - hope to get to some meets soon.
Having been a life-long Citroen fanatic with a few cars under my belt (2cv, Visa, Xsara, DS plus a few Pug 205's) I figured it was about time to try a BX. I bought this one from another forum member, 2 owners from new (the first up until 1 year ago) full main dealer service history and 66k on the clock was all very attractive to a non-mechanic like me!
So far I've had it serviced and the cam belt replaced, I've fixed the non-blowing blower, cured a squeaky steering wheel and shampooed the interior. Managed to get some original rubber mats (thanks for the spot, Tim!) and a sunroof wind deflector - on the hunt for some mudflaps but think they might be a hard find! Still some big jobs to do, rear arm bearings and spheres in the next few months and a dozen little jobs that I'll tackle as and when I have the time.
Above all I'm really enjoying driving it - hope to get to some meets soon.
Last edited by Jon Sanderson on Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1991 Citroen BX 19TGD
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
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Nice looking car, & with rare green tinted rear lights
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
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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
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1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
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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
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Lovely looking car! Welcome to BX ownership - you won't regret it, though your credit card might be more circumspect I imagine! Having said that as a died in the wool 'Citroeniste' I'm sure you know that already?
'Gris nacre metallise'/grey/tweed interior on TGs does look nice. There are one or two other fans of that particular combination about these parts - me included.
That 'D' lurking in the background looks very NICE! Do you have any pics of that?
'Gris nacre metallise'/grey/tweed interior on TGs does look nice. There are one or two other fans of that particular combination about these parts - me included.
That 'D' lurking in the background looks very NICE! Do you have any pics of that?
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Thanks Mulley - I'm showing my naivety here but I didn't realise that there were different coloured tints on the rear lights? Would the others have been grey?MULLEY wrote:Nice looking car, & with rare green tinted rear lights
1991 Citroen BX 19TGD
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
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They do a pinky red, green, a light smoked(which looks a little bit blue) and a dark smoked.Jon Sanderson wrote:Thanks Mulley - I'm showing my naivety here but I didn't realise that there were different coloured tints on the rear lights? Would the others have been grey?MULLEY wrote:Nice looking car, & with rare green tinted rear lights
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- Jon Sanderson
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Hi Paul, well it would be rude not to share a few pictures of the D!Paul296 wrote:
That 'D' lurking in the background looks very NICE! Do you have any pics of that?
a 1973 DS23 Pallas in 'beige tholonet' with mustard cloth seats and rare front fogs, LHD with semi-auto box. Like driving a space ship - utterly brilliant. I've owned this for almost 5 years now, but alas she's for sale - I just don't drive her enough to justify the maintenance costs (I almost had to re-mortgage the house when the gearbox packed up!). The BX is kind of a DS replacement - and after the DS (these might be famous last words) the BX is going to seem very cheap to run!
I also have a low-mileage 2CV and a very low mileage 205....
(I know you didn't ask for photos of those but I got carried away!)
1991 Citroen BX 19TGD
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
1989 Volvo 740
1987 Citroen 2cv6 Special
1990 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros
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