One for the Brighton-ish contingent?

Tell us about BXs you have spotted on the road, or BXs/parts spotted for sale including eBay finds.
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One for the Brighton-ish contingent?

Post by DLM »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-CITROEN-BX19 ... dZViewItem

The seller may not know his Citroens, but I laughed at the description, even if it is an octopus jobbie. The car shows a distinct lack of "Etanchéité".
Back on two wheels and pedal power for the moment.
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Post by MULLEY »

Isnt the problem that he's got just air in they hydraulic system & thats why it wont rise??? could be a bargain.....
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Post by mountainmanUK »

Why are all these eBay BXs so bloody far down South? GRRRRRRRR!

When we get a Northern one, it's usually way overpriced, or only really good as a donor!
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Post by MULLEY »

Get a cheap train/bus ticket, job done :D , no club members nearby?
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Post by mountainmanUK »

Yep...there are probably about half a dozen members within 35 miles of me!
I think I would be a bit wary of buying a car from 250-300 miles away without looking it over first, and I certainly don't have enough free time to go trolling off "daan Sarf!!" :wink:
For every BX that comes available North of Watford Gap, there are 15 from South of there! I guess it's because everything South of Birmingham is in actual fact...France!!! (That's what my old Dad used to tell me! :wink: )
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Post by MULLEY »

Take a gamble, when i won my Gti off e-scud i had to go to Glasgow to fetch & all i had to go on was the owners ad & answers to a few questions..... Arent there any members near to where that car is? thats what i meant to ask 1st time round....
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Post by Philip Chidlow »

I've bought six cars off eBay - and each without viewing - just a few Q & As plus in a few cases phone calls. Just use your common sense and insist on cash on collection. You can always walk away - or negotiate down if the description was misleading. BTW Always ask if it's been smoked in or had dogs!
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Post by stuart_hedges »

It's only down the road - i'll happily go check it out.
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Post by mountainmanUK »

It's not particularly that I was thinking of buying it....rather it was simply a comment on the small percentage of BXs that come up for sale in the North, compared to down South!
Must be 'cos it's closer to France? Or maybe that us Northern folk like to hang on to our cars longer? :wink:
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1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
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Post by MULLEY »

They're richer darn sawth, so they can afford to chop in their BX's for newer motors :D
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Post by stuart_hedges »

Yeah but we spend all our money on accommodation :(
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1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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Post by MULLEY »

Forgot about that :(