Mk1 Low mileage Diesel on Ebay

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:33 pm

Item no 4608823199

Mucky silver MK1 BX diesel in St Neots

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-BX-spares ... dZViewItem

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:22 pm

Another one gone to the great car park in the sky.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:47 pm

Expect to see some more ad`s for stupidly priced BX parts on eBay anytime now

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:47 pm

maybe not.Just had a search for "edridge cars" A very similar "edridge motors" appeared who seems to sell french cars,Who's betting that this car comes up oh nis website?

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:47 pm

I'd have thought £50 was rather a lot to pay for a car to break it?!

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:06 pm

They also paid £160 for the D reg diesel auto that's listed elsewhere on here last week.

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:16 pm

Very interesting Mr Bond

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:27 pm

I've had on and off correspondence with Edridge cars (AKA Leroy) and he is a genuine Citroen nut. He seems to have a few passing through at any one time... a CX, a Visa and I think, a GS/GSA he wants to sell. I was interested in the Visa and he was going to send some pics to me...

I think he's less concerned with the 'cosmetic' side than some, but he seems very genuine.

I certainly think the Edridge Motors site you mention is his, as a CX Fam' I was, at one time interested in (he wanted £295 but needed work) is now 'done up' and on there for £995. When I first spoke with him a year or so ago he was still working full time and it was more a 'hobby' then so he's obviously found a way to make it work.

I have suggested he registers with us... when he gets a mo.

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:32 pm

And the plot thickens

Good idea to put him in touch with us though.I e-mailed a chap in the CCC the other day who had some parts to sell and also wanted to buy something.

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 1:10 am

I rang him about a week ago about replacing my radius arm bearings and he quoted me £120 for the pair which seems a pretty good price. He said that he has customers lined up for diesels but he can’t get enough of them. If anything he seems to be restoring rather than scrapping Citroëns. I say good luck to him !

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:38 am

That`s fair enough then. I`m wasn`t his biggest fan as he wanted £90 for some second hand struts and talked telephone numbers for second hand struts and a rear load cover with blinds

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:59 am

Interestingly, when I later spoke to his (Leroy's) mechanic on a different number the price for the bearings went up to £200, saying that the bearings cost £50 each. In fairness I didn't tell the mechanic that Leroy had quoted me £120 for the pair. My local scrappie recently quoted £20 for a BX strut with 90 days warranty, which seems pretty reasonable. The best quote I got for the bearings down here (near Southampton) was £240. As a mater of interest I also got a quote of £20 and 90 days for the radius arm (to be checked by them for useable bearings); does this seem a sensible alternative to changing the bearings ? As you can gather, I have very little heavy duty mechanical experience; I have been toying with the notion of buying the gray Meteor with the blown head gasket that has been relisted for £50 on eBay and swapping the arms. Presumably I could also swap the struts and reclaim other useful spare parts. It would seem to be a pretty good way to get some mechanical experience.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:49 am

I think, in the end anyone will tend to charge what the market will bear, and in Leroy's case I think he's probably got much higher overheads now so is unable to do jobs at a very low price. I don't know - the choice is always the customer's...

Anyway, I just had an email from him and he wants to join this Club so I gave him the info. He also was trying to tempt me with a TZi auto estate!

Mmmmmm...

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:06 am

I`m certainly going to get the rear radius arms/bearing off my (scrap) petrol BX to keep for spares as well as every possible other part that I can too. The estate arms seem fine but as the petrol ones seem so good I think I`d be wise to keep hold of them.

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:09 am

.... which he also bought on ebay.