Cheap(ish) CX anyone?

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:13 pm

Think there`s a few fans of these on here. This seems pretty well described, no idea of whether it`s good value or not but doesn`t seem to bad.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-CX-CX2400 ... dZViewItem

I`ve also spotted some form of CX around ten miles from here in someone`s garden.

Stewart (oily!) · Post by **Stewart (oily!)** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:03 pm

I was in crewe today and somewhere along the road spotted one of those peeping from behind a barn, might be the same one.
Stewart

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:32 pm

Cheap car and saveable to someone brave.

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:51 pm

I can now report that my friend Chris (who bought the BX19TRD MK1 to Stratford) has bought this car! He put a speculative bid on it and ended up winning it; he's crazy!!! More news as and when. Oh and he just bought a Renault 18 Estate too.

Mark.

BCXM · Post by **BCXM** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:59 pm

Yeah I know Chris beat me to it!!!!

How did he get it home?? If I remember correctly the fans weren't working and it was up north???

Funny that about the Renault 18 as I've got a Renault 18 Diesel (Must be rare???) I was going to offer him for £40...

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:06 pm

That has the potential to be a nice car - but will take blood, sweat and tears in the process. Not to mention £££s. Good luck and if it wasn't for people like Chris these beasts would be rapidly disappearing completely from our roads...

BTW BCXM Renault 18? Nice or Nasty?

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:36 pm

Here here, and thank god its not still in the hands of the previous owner!

BCXM · Post by **BCXM** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:40 pm

Hi Phil...

It's been stood a while haven't heard it turn over I just bought it blind as it was the only 80's Renault I've never owned...I also was offered a Renault 30 Auto but declined it...

It's in red so needs a good scrub and polish i'm sure there is work to do on it how much I can't say...

It's a toss up between getting this car ready for summer or the visa...

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:43 pm

mnde wrote:I can now report that my friend Chris has bought this car! He put a speculative bid on it and ended up winning it

Point him in this direction won't you. It's all gone a bit quiet over there recently.

That CX am teh lovely, and no doubt about it. Had I the space, I'd have had a pop at it myself. MK1 wings are still available new.

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:32 pm

Ok I shall

Have you seen THIS one??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :B:EF:UK:2

That is positively gorgeous-o

Chris hasn't got the CX yet; the owner is driving it down to London maybe this week cos he's got business there or he's seeing friends, whatever... Mighty lucky for Chris that!

That's if it makes it that is....

The R18 Estate is v nice... no rotting arches, but it stinks of damp inside so there must be wet stuff getting in - as usual!!

It has an unusual feature (apart from the rare alloy wheels)...

If you select reverse it goes forwards

It's like the linkage is shagged and it's selecting 1st instead!

Mark.

tom · Post by **tom** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:08 pm

I had that once on an Escort van somebody gave me. (I gave it away myself two days later). In this case somebody had fitted a Vauxhall gear knob. My gearbox man wet himself laughing!

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:03 am

Argh, we're going in my BX to pick the CX up from Hanger Lane area of London about 8pm tonight

Gawd help us!!!!

Apparently it's near the A40 and the "traffic should have eased"... but I'm dreading the worst, if the rad fan doesn't work....

Mark. titanic

adamskibx · Post by **adamskibx** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:01 pm

Id take some thick wire and some spade connectors with you so you can put the fan on constant to be safe. Just directly to the battery once youve started it.

mnde · Post by **mnde** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:56 pm

Hmmm... how about a good old-fashioned paper clip to temporarily bridge the connectors... or will that burn out? I can't come up with thick wire and spade connectors at this short notice...

Mark.

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:13 pm

Were it summer, I'd have said you'd definitely need some method of keeping the rad fan on, but given the time of year, I doubt it will be a problem to be honest. If you do get stuck in traffic, the heater should be able to keep the engine from getting too hot.

If you do use a paperclip to bridge the terminals (which works a treat), make sure you have some insulation tape with you too.