Scruffy shed estate

Post by **docchevron** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:44 pm

We're all men here?
Well some of us...
Apart from the ones that aren't..

You could have saved yourself some typing soreness by doing the old FFS thing though FFS

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:52 pm

I know, Doc. Men an' all...

There might be some gentlemen amongst us though!

Speaking of anonyms I liked this one I saw the other day: LIGAF, or the LIGAS...

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:48 pm

Philip chidlow wrote:I know, Doc. Men an' all...

There might be some gentlemen amongst us though!

Speaking of anonyms I liked this one I saw the other day: LIGAF, or the LIGAS...

Look I'm Going Away, Frank?

Look I'm Going Away, Simon?

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:19 pm

Like I Give A ****

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:35 pm

Philip chidlow wrote: Like I Give A ****

That wasn't very nice, I was only having a guess

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:57 pm

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BX Bandit · Post by **BX Bandit** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:33 pm

Philip chidlow wrote:Has the asterix key on your keyboard broken, BX Bandit? Not that I'm easily offended it's just a sort of 'convention' to avoid spelling it out for ****'s sake.

Where are my manners!!! I adjusted the '*' button so that it said 'fuck' instead...much quicker!!

Swearing FTW, *'s FTL

Noted tho'...apologies if I offeneded anyone's eyes..

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:09 pm

Standards, eh?

It's up to the mods to decide anyway!

Post by **docchevron** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:19 am

Since teh owner of the site used the very same word un asterisked in his blog I shouldn't think it's a major problem..

Gentlemen are the worst offenders, just visit any "gentlemans club"

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:25 am

Too true, Doc! I will now get my bloomin' (oops!

) coat...

DLM · Post by **DLM** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:43 pm

Ah - opinion - isn't it a fine thing. If this car were local (and I had access to garage space) I'd at least try to look at it - but I've got no illusions about it being A1. Good BX bodyshells are getting harder to find, and that's the basis for a sustainable BX. If the bodyshell's reasonable, it doesn't have to keep an XU5 under the bonnet.

Didn't the GS die off in the UK because nobody could be bothered to save any? A local BX is nearly always worth a look.

Oh well - just give me that car and box of matches and I won't trouble anyone any more....

BX Bandit · Post by **BX Bandit** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:29 pm

Don't get me wrong DLM, cosmetically my cars (esp the TD) are tatty/dirty but mechanically sound. Having a 'dirty shed' doesn't bother me in the slightest, infact I quite like my cars that way. Of course, and I think this was the initial point of your and Toms comments, a dirty car doesn't mean a cr@p car. But what we don't know, because it is not listed, is what the chassis and other rust prone areas are like. As you say, only from an inspection can that be ascertained. You made a rational breakdown of work to be done etc.

Whereas the initial posts erred on the pessimistic side, you quite rightly pointed out an alternative view point. But:

tom wrote:Absolutely. Had this car come up with a good polish for £125, it would be a rare bargain. Leak is a return hose (it ain't HP for sure) so that's cheap. The bootlid wants a look at and it is forty quid for a winter's driving and £100 worth of spares. Wake up and smell the coffee, guys.

I'm sure we've all bought a BX with a list to repairs, only to find that when to take it apart to repair the car, there is almost always more wrong with it than 1st suspected. Tom should know cos he's spent over a grand on a front end rebuild. A bargain it maybe at £40 to run for 6 months until the MOT expires, but as a keeper it's an unknown quantity.

tom wrote: This one's a good deal in a shabby coat. I've restored worse in a couple of weekends.

To fix listed problems, fair comment. But the word 'restore' conjurs a return to fault free status inc all body work + welding + mechanical issues(at least it does to me).

Citroen CX = binned.........Q.E.D.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:46 pm

I do word restoration in my spare time. Today I managed to turn '****' into 'fuck'

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BX Bandit · Post by **BX Bandit** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:09 pm

cavmad wrote:I do word restoration in my spare time. Today I managed to turn '****' into 'fuck' .

Post by **docchevron** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:41 am

Gold!

It's fair comment though.
I've had my valver for nearly 4 years,and I thought I knew where all the rot was.
But having started dismantling it, I've found WAY more than I thought it had.
Not a vast problem, since I'm great and all, but non the less, thats a known car.
Having found what I have on that car, I suspect nearly all BX's of that era will be just as bad, it's just the underseal that hides it.

I'm really begining to wonder if there are ANY BX's left at all that are totally rot free.
The answer is no I reckon, certainly non in this country.
Although mine will be soon.