greendale65 wrote:Say what you like I'm sticking with my ( VALVER)
as you mentioned the valvers get all the eyes
and can keep up, with the flow of traffic
mine loves it.
You can keep up with the flow of traffic with a diesel, it's jumping out and blatting past it that you need the 16v for
I don't get many people looking at it, which suits me fine as I hate attracting attention in a car, unless it's from the odd bloke at a petrol station who actually knows what it is!
The Diesels are going to become less attractive though with the likes of Boris and his intended ultra low emission zone at £10 premium over a petrol car. You may say that London driving doesn't affect you but the councils of many other towns and cities are looking towards adopting this policy too.
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
I always revved the nuts out of the TXD, it was the only way to overtake other cars, it liked it
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
I do too, they take it. Those who have never driven a diesel BX should try it be it n/a or turbo.
Driven my Hiluxes and L200s the same and by do they go so valvers dont have it all their way. Ok, faster cos their petrols with ecus n big engines but not the only BX that can be driven hard. Not the case with BX14s n 16s, they certainly aint up for it!!
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
I remember being in a 1400 doing 100+ early one morning on a fenland road, yikes
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
MULLEY wrote:I remember being in a 1400 doing 100+ early one morning on a fenland road, yikes
What trying to escape? They are strange folk in the Fens.
The TZD is a great economic road eater, before things got heavy and computerized. It is a most useful car and newer machinery fails to offer as good a package for those who find no need to be told what to do, how to do it or drive like a loony crashing into people who happen to be in the way. The only downside is the Road Fund tax which might be avoided by use of other vehicles, but at what cost? Most BX are collectables area and can gain cheap insurance. If towns ban me, good. I do not want to go there. Its lack of spares/skilled support that will put the cars off the road unless the attractions of gadgets and fashion statements are to great to keep loyal owners.
Miguel - 16 TRS Auto S, light blue, 43k miles - £450
Pluto - 14 E S, White, 105k Miles - in work
Egbert - 19 16v Gti, White, A/C & Leather, - Keeper
Walt - 17 TZD Turbo S, graphite, 70k miles, good op extras - Keeper
Scraper- 17 TZD Turbo E, blue, 208k miles - parts
Homer - 19 TXD E, Red, 189k miles - £250
Gary - 17 TZD Turbo E, 118k miles - in work
Miguel - 16 TRS Auto S, light blue, 43k miles - £450
Pluto - 14 E S, White, 105k Miles - in work
Egbert - 19 16v Gti, White, A/C & Leather, - Keeper
Walt - 17 TZD Turbo S, graphite, 70k miles, good op extras - Keeper
Scraper- 17 TZD Turbo E, blue, 208k miles - parts
Homer - 19 TXD E, Red, 189k miles - £250
Gary - 17 TZD Turbo E, 118k miles - in work
Got the old G VOT back last night, and corrected the misfire turned out to be a coolant temp sensor.
Bodywork is awful but not why I bought it, interior a bit shabby but should clean up to go in my white ph2, engine as said running spot on now so that can go in the silver one. So all in all good car for part salvage.
1991 Citroen BX 16v - Red
1991 Citroen BX 16v - Silver
1992 Citroen BX 16v - White
1989 Peugeot 205 MI16 - Miami Blue
2002 Peugeot 406 est. HDI110 exec - Dark Blue
2006 Citroen C6 2.7HDi Exclusive - Storm Grey
Scrapped:
G650PGX 1989 ph.2 red BX 16v
G-VOT 1989 ph.1 White BX 16v
Leobx16v wrote:Got the old G VOT back last night, and corrected the misfire turned out to be a coolant temp sensor.
Bodywork is awful but not why I bought it, interior a bit shabby but should clean up to go in my white ph2, engine as said running spot on now so that can go in the silver one. So all in all good car for part salvage.
Really? CTS causing a misfire?! That's a new one on me - not sure it's even possible with the way motronic is configured.
Either way, it's worth that for the spares all day long! Good work!
Shame really, as I could have got it ship shape, but as you can see the time and effort needed would be big. Then consider it was a paying job......I can see why Alex threw in the towel!
