Autotrader Seller wrote:1989 G Reg CITROEN BX 16 RE (trade)
Flight Service Station
39,937 miles
Manual
RED
Petrol
5 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Petrol, 39,937 miles, Red. Insurance Group:7, ONLY ONE CAREFUL OWNER SINCE 1989, WHEN WE DEWAXED AND PREPARED THIS VEHICLE FOR SALE IN OUR WORKSHOP IN CLAPHAM. OFFERED FOR
£1,950
Is this the start of Classic Prices? £50 short of £2K for a G reg 1600?
A prime example for you Tim to keep forever maybe?
That ones been on autotrader for months I think, the guy's on his own planet, it looks nice but the sellers are clearly dreaming!
I don't think BX's will reach classic status (price wise) for a long time, if ever, lets face it as much as we all clearly like them others just find them far too quirky and they haven't got the charm of the earlier CX/GS and DS's either, there are plenty of people out there who just believe them to be plain ugly. The hydraulics still put off the ill-informed and (thankfully) those who want a daily runabout they can just run into the ground and they aren't rare enough to be purchased purely on the basis of no-one else having one so the market is still very niche and as a result the prices are rock bottom and will be for a while yet.
Thats my 10 pence worth anyway and just my opinion, which doesn't neccassarily mean I'm right (although I hope I am).
nstarmore wrote:BX's ........, there are plenty of people out there who just believe them to be plain ugly.
Never heard this as a criticism before. After all they spring from a style Guru who was a designer for Lamborghini.
Even though it is about 13 years since the production of the hatchback came to an end, it still retains it's good looks in the modern era, albeit deceptively appearing a little smaller than it's bland & bloated modern counterparts with comparable interior space.
Not sure on the SORNed one - its a red H plater with no MOT or Tax but apparently has had spheres at some point in its life!
I wonder if he would take half a packet of Rowntrees Fruit Pastilles?
I'd already seen this advert. It's on its way to my insurance company along with the rest of my claim for Snoopy, with a note saying that mine was a more desirable car!