Tatty but potentiall cheap TZD. T&T, eBay.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:43 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1991-CITROEN-BX17 ... dZViewItem

Should do someone a good turn and despite appearances seems to have been pretty well maintained.

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:19 pm

Is this the "meepmobile"?Just guessing from the user ID

Ian_Fearn · Post by **Ian_Fearn** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:43 pm

Fairly typical 'London' car. Often well maintained but look ratty as hell!

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:45 pm

Actually they mention the BXClub in the listing so quite possibly it is Mr Meeps.

meep · Post by **meep** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:55 pm

Well spotted everyone!!!

It is indeed mine (at least for another week

)

Me and Suzie have decided to have a mid-life crisis and have bought a Porsche 944s

So, that's the only reason it's up for sale, otherwise I'd have carried on with it through the next MoT.

I've kept on top of the mechanical bits, but as it's a London car, I haven't worried about the bodywork, which is justified, as in the nearly two years I've had it, I've replaced the driver's door mirror twice, the rear n/s quarter light, and both o/s big windows

I hope it does go to someone here, with a bit of work on the front suspension, and a look at the hydraulics, it should keep going for a while yet.

Suzie always said she hated it, but when she took it out on her own, she was always saying how well it goes

I'll be a bit sad to see it go, it's a great car, very comfortable and great fun...

Any questions, fire away!

Iain

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:07 pm

Good luck with the sale mate

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:15 pm

A good clean and something to cover up the black wheels would make a HUGE difference.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:46 pm

Good luck with the sale. It's taxed and tested so will find a home alright, hopefully at a fair price for you. The current condition of the bodywork and lack of wheel trims all add to the patina of age and for someone who wants a decent cheap runabout it'll be a good buy. Pointless spending time, money and effort tarting it up imho.

meep · Post by **meep** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:13 pm

cavmad wrote:Good luck with the sale. It's taxed and tested so will find a home alright, hopefully at a fair price for you. The current condition of the bodywork and lack of wheel trims all add to the patina of age and for someone who wants a decent cheap runabout it'll be a good buy. Pointless spending time, money and effort tarting it up imho.

You're thinking the same way as me

Someone who wants a cheap car won't be worried about a bit of cleaning and some wheeltrims

It did have them, but one disappeared after the first MoT, then another cracked, and TBH I'm really not keen on them anyway. A happy hour or two with some black hammerite would tidy it up nicely...

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:05 pm

Someone could spend an afternoon on that and with more effort than money score themselves a nice little runabout. Cars like this often appeal to people because they can see the potential and the modest outlay.

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:11 pm

You call that white

Perfect London car - good nick underneath but so shabby-looking that with a bit of luck it won't get broken into.

That's what my old 19RD was aiming for but it didn't work