170 mph BX

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:14 pm

Well it must be true, it says in the ad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-CITROEN-BX-G ... 0327406769

And it obviously used to be white. But in all fairness, it is listed as spares or repair, so could be worth considering as a donor/project. (Back you Puggers, back I tell ye!

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Post by **Tim Leech** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:19 pm

That pic is from a totally different BX phil, which looks like a TXD automatic, as you say that looks like donor fodder to me. at 170mph the engine would need to be doing 8500rpm, I dont even think Docs car does that!

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:20 am

Philip/Tim !
I think the person who's put the listing on flea bay 'For A Friend' has probably got MPH mixed up BHP

Are those SIX spoke alloys in GOLD really SPEEDLINES as we know them ? as the listing states "SPEEDLINE ALLOYS delightful edition to the car"

Also its states :-
"This rare black Citroen BX has only covered 134000 miles designed to run forever."
That must be a 1st for any car ? Also is it a Rare Black ? As Philip has pointed out it was white !
When you look at the paint colour of the bottom left photo you can just see the O/S/R door on the inside is of a white finish and the drivers door opening is also white !

BUT IT IS OFFICIALLY BLACK ACCORDING TO THE DVLA INFO:-

The enquiry is complete
The vehicle details for G808 KGO are:

Date of Liability 24 01 2009
Date of First Registration 11 08 1989
Year of Manufacture 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1905CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £101.75
12 Months Rate £185.00

I also wonder if the crack in the front bumper is on the N/S as the 'FIT' of the N/S/F wing with the edge of the bonnet is also probably a 'RARE' feature of the vehicle?

But as the listing states its for spares/repair and if it goes for a small amount of money its probably worth every £ it eventually gets !

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:25 am

'Designed to run forever' Yes, the miracle everlasting car that's what they say about the 16v - saviour of the car industry, never have to make new ones!

And 'the crack in the bumper does not hamper driveability' ( that's the beauty of gas)

I've seen this one before or at least those Ratners wheels!

350ci muppet · Post by **350ci muppet** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:32 am

this was sold a few weeks back on ebay for about 250 if memory serves right. or who ever had it got it bid up and his mate 'won' it

Post by **docchevron** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:19 am

Roverman wrote: at 170mph the engine would need to be doing 8500rpm, I dont even think Docs car does that!

Indeed not, mine does 142MPH flat out.

Odd that some random picture found it's way in to the listing though!

I'm sure that was the car that had buggered synchro's wasn't it?
IIRC a garage was selling it last time?

RxBX wrote:I think the person who's put the listing on flea bay 'For A Friend' has probably got MPH mixed up BHP

Er, I think it's more likely they're toalking bollocks TBH. A spec D6C was quoted at 160BHP, although very few that ever left the factory achieved that figure.

Mine outs out 172BHP at a tad over 7100RPM, and it's all standard..but the engine was built by a bloody genius.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:44 am

There's so much wrong here, approach with caution. I'm impressed Tim with your observational skills, it would appear that the pics show two different BXs - one indeed an auto.

Speedline do make other alloys so I guess they could be made by them, but given how mixed up the description is, who knows? (If it were me, I'd respray the alloys dark graphite. Hate the gold.

Worth £200 for parts though.

350ci muppet · Post by **350ci muppet** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:22 am

just noticed the pics of interior and the white door shut are from the white td auto thats for sale on the bay

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:57 pm

Agreed, the 4 interior photos are of another white car, not a 16V.

I expect it will go for £250 or so for the engine as it runs.

I suspect its condition is much worse than the listing suggests, hence no MOT.

Who would ever auction a car with no MOT if they knew it would get one easily?

Mike

Post by **mat_fenwick** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:12 pm

I emailed the seller with the following message:

Hi, please could you tell me why the interior photos show a white car, but it is black in the exterior shots? Also, it appears to have an automatic gearbox, but that was never fitted to the 16v engine.

And recieved the following replies:

myerror

...and...

Completl my fault he sent me all the pics of his new car and i have mixed them up, its manual and black.

I wonder why it's back for sale again so quickly though...

Post by **docchevron** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:36 am

Philip Chidlow wrote: Speedline do make other alloys so I guess they could be made by them, but given how mixed up the description is, who knows? (If it were me, I'd respray the alloys dark graphite. Hate the gold.

They are definitley Speedlines, I seem to remember some talk of them being an optional extra or something?

Mat Fenwick wrote:I wonder why it's back for sale again so quickly though...

And me...

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:30 am

Seems to be suffering from sort of epic fail in the bonnet gap department.