BX Admirer

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:32 pm

Went to the petrol station in the TZI today as I filled her up with the proceeds of selling that nail of a Beetle, chap at the next pump in a smartcar was very complimentary and said what a lovely example it is

rayfenwick · Post by **rayfenwick** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:51 pm

Nice one

I don't think many people will be admiring my BX for a while :S

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:27 pm

Yeah well he was right!

Wooscary · Post by **Wooscary** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:41 pm

Had a guy in a recovery truck at a filling station the other day proclaim he'd never had a BX on the back of his truck. That was reassuring. I think?

Post by **Tim Leech** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:25 pm

Wooscary wrote:Had a guy in a recovery truck at a filling station the other day proclaim he'd never had a BX on the back of his truck. That was reassuring. I think?

True, but its probably because when it breaks down and ends up "on the deck" you cant get them on?

Joking apart Ive never been stranded in a BX yet (fingers crossed) and ive had more than most lol yes they have given trouble but never bot got me to my destination.

Linegeist · Post by **Linegeist** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:17 pm

Roverman wrote:Went to the petrol station in the TZI today as I filled her up with the proceeds of selling that nail of a Beetle, chap at the next pump in a smartcar was very complimentary and said what a lovely example it is

Don't do this to me.

Herself is off to Manchester to buy herself a new Smart Cabrio next month ........................ I wouldn't mind too much - but guess who's going to have to maintain the damned thing.

I made the mistake of opining that she ought to get two - one for each foot. I spent 3 nights in the guest bedroom .............

messerschmitt owner · Post by **messerschmitt owner** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:53 am

is she getting a brand new one?

If so, petrol or diesel - the diesels have huge issues with the DFPs if used as a city car and the petrol MHD is a bit rubbish.

I'd get her to get a roadster version.

There are numerous smart forums but the best one for advice and technical stuff is smartmaniacs.co.uk

maintenance is easy on one though - I do all the work on mine.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:50 am

Hmm my brother had a couple, horrid to drive, unstable and rubbish residuals, ok if you crash them but I would rather walk (sorry).

messerschmitt owner · Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:13 pm

Roverman wrote:Hmm my brother had a couple, horrid to drive, unstable and rubbish residuals, ok if you crash them but I would rather walk (sorry).

each to their own!

The horrible ride on a fortwo is caused by a combination of short wheelbase, single leaf spring on the front on the early ones. plus skinny tyres designed to induce understeer to prevent the 'moose' test results of the smart's big brother, the A Class.

The roadster is a totally different kettle of fish though! It is a proper sports car in the MG Midget/Sprite mode. I doubt you could criticise the handling in one of them.

Rubbish residuals in a smart? You can't buy them for £300 in any condition, you know! With a decent engine, the cheapest smarts are the best part of £1500 - not bad for a 10 year old car!

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:26 pm

I've been thinking about an electric car

Not a hybrid, but pure electric; and if I got some appropriate A-Tec generating capacity I'd have a seriously cheap to run car with zero emissions... and no tax... and a nice green halo to keep the rain off whilst walking the rest of the way home.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:04 pm

My brother bought a new coupe in 2004 on a 3 year pcp, I drove it a couple of times, yes it went well and the handling was fab but that gearbox is pap unless you shift yourself, the ride was atrocious as were the seats, when it was 3 years old and time to change it was worth a heck of alot less than the agreed buy back price and so he ended up with nowt.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:18 pm

Back O/T - sort of - I have just come back from town and I got not one, but two people admire the car. Blimey - what's going on.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:29 pm

Yes sorry, if you have a smartcar and like it then thats great, lets face it alot of people would think our obsession with a 25 year old french car a bit weird!

Matt H · Post by **Matt H** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:34 pm

Philip Chidlow wrote:Back O/T - sort of - I have just come back from town and I got not one, but two people admire the car. Blimey - what's going on.

You'll get used to it... If you don't wash it for a couple of weeks the effect will soon wear off

When I took the valver to Santa Pod, I had loads of people just come up to me and say how great it looked, or 'They had one of these back in the day'. And the same happened (to a slightly lesser extent) when I took the white one to Race Retro a couple of years back.

If you think about the huge number of them Citroen sold compared to the modest amount left on the road, it's hardly surprising. Most people will have had a BX in their family at some point.

Mickey taker · Post by **Mickey taker** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:29 pm

scarecrow wrote:I've been thinking about an electric car Not a hybrid, but pure electric; and if I got some appropriate A-Tec generating capacity I'd have a seriously cheap to run car with zero emissions... and no tax... and a nice green halo to keep the rain off whilst walking the rest of the way home.

here you go

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