Tell us about life with your BX, or indeed life in general!
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 6:30 pm
OK as requested, a few older pictures
October 2005 ( I should have kept it))
Summer 2006 (The GTI auto I made mint then sold to a guy who wrecked it)
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 6:35 pm
Summer 2007, the GTi 8v I got for £30! yes £30, knackered starter and nasty wheels, engine sounded rough but its still around.
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 6:39 pm
2007 Again, free 16TGS with 230000 miles, which ended up looking half tidy after lots of work, sold to Artic Steel, who he sold to his Sister and it got scrapped. So many cars I should have kept but I liked doing them up, so once they were nice I sold them and got another (not for profit I hasten to add)
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 6:44 pm
Jump forward to 2008 and my £50 estate car, the FILTHIEST BX Ive ever bought,
Didnt need much for the MOT but had the most knackered front spheres, needed new seats, trim etc etc.
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:10 pm
WTF without the alloys
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:12 pm
Rewind to 1989 in my dads '87 (shiny) 19RD
Last edited by Tim Leech on Wed May 23, 2012 7:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:15 pm
And possibly the whitest BX EVER! Bought for £50, but was filthy, interior was in bits and the front end was all over the place, new wing, fixed the bumper, a good machine polish and some new St Tropez stripes and voila!
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Caffiend
Reluctant BXpert
Posts: 1222 Joined: Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:39 pm
Location: Hertfordshire
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by Caffiend » Wed May 23, 2012 7:21 pm
Loving the green estate, and that Tropez is a real dazzler. I don't know how you can bring yourself to part with them!
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
1991 TZD hatch (Triton Green)
1992 Hurricane
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:23 pm
More recent (2009) a 44000 miles one family owned 16TRS, that was offered free as it had no MOT or TAX, collected by me on behalf of Artic Steel as he was on the BXAgon, I fitted new spheres at the front, a tyre and a oil change later and it passed her MOT plus a good clean.
I bought it back 6 months later as it had been sat gathering dust but I didnt need two 16TRS's so offered it on the BXC, but was sold to a guy in the CCC. Who put diesel in it and wondered why it smoked, claimed the engine was knackered (which it wasnt), parked it up and I dont know where she is now. Wears P2 rear lenses and Z stylee trims to make her a little more youthful. Interior was mint but a fair few bumps and bangs and the silver paint was "de-lacquering on the roof and bonnet and would fade the minute you got near it with water!
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:26 pm
Caffiend wrote: Loving the green estate, and that Tropez is a real dazzler. I don't know how you can bring yourself to part with them!
TBH the St Tropez was a nice car but had issues, plus I didnt like the lack of "gadgets" plus the 19TZI auto (the one I always wanted) came up so had to sell it to pay for that. Its still going but not so shiny now, although alot better mechanically I expect.
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Paul296
Over 2k
Posts: 3483 Joined: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:39 pm
Location: Newark Nottinghamshire
My Cars: Citroen BX 17 TZD Hurricane Citroen BX 17 TGD
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by Paul296 » Wed May 23, 2012 7:34 pm
And the Citroën motor cars, lifetime achievement award, for services to the Citroën BX, goes to. . .(pause to open envelope) . . . Timothy Leech.
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:42 pm
Paul296 wrote: And the Citroën motor cars, lifetime achievement award, for services to the Citroën BX, goes to. . .(pause to open envelope) . . . Timothy Leech.
Hmm well not everyones seen it that way, Ive made a couple of quid on a few (if you dont take into account all the hours I put in) but also lost an awful lot on others, I think It would have been cheaper to buy a new C5!
I guess being single and having only one main hobby (this) allows me to spend lots of time doing a bit here and a bit there. Ive got 4 beauties now, which if funds allow I will keep, so doubt I will be back to my BX buying again for a while.
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:55 pm
Bought this last year too, but it had to go to make room for the battered DTR
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:56 pm
and this in December 2010 which turned out to be a big more buggered than I thought!
The paint was mullered after 2 years sat under a bird laden tree,
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15367 Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:12 am
Location: Burton on Trent
My Cars: 1963 VW BEETLE 1200 KGJ413A 1979 Rover SD1 3.5 V8-S TSL 982 1980 Morris Marina 1.7HL DBV468W 1985 CITROEN BX 19DTR C943DYA (again) 1985 CITROEN BX 19GT C1TBX 1991 CITROEN BX 19TZI AUTO A/C BXi 19 1994 CITROEN XANTIA 1.8 SXi M908HRY
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by Tim Leech » Wed May 23, 2012 7:57 pm
To be continued...
1963 VW BEETLE 1200
1985 BX 19GT Mk1
1985 BX 19 DTR Mk1
1991 BX 19TZI Auto A/C
1994 Xantia 1.8i SX
1972 Morris Marina 1.8 SDL
1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1980 Morris Marina 1.7 HL
2003 Rover 25 1.6i XL 5 DR