Tell us about life with your BX, or indeed life in general!
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:34 pm
Super clean interior from said car!
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: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:35 pm
If You though bx dash bulbs we're awkward!
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: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:39 pm
Whilst at Barry's these were spotted lurking round the back!
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: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:41 pm
And as its throw back Thursday!!!!
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
Tinkley
1K Away
Posts: 1498 Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:27 am
Location: N Hants England
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by Tinkley » Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:15 am
Jaba wrote: This reminds me that Roverman's first passion was not the BX. The SD1 was a great car at the time I thought although I could only afford a Maxi which I thought was a pretty good car apart from very poor gearbox reliability.
My Maxi was Ziebart treated when new but it still rusted away. I put a twin carb conversion on it to get a bit more performance from a rather gutless 1750 engine.
I thought the Maxi concept and some of the execution fairly good for the time. Unfortunately classic British underinvestment and not enough prototype testing let it down. The only thing like it was the Renault 16. I think in many ways the BX was/is a sucessor to that design concept. Regrettably there are few moderns quite there as the crash regs seem to have forced all manufacturers to narrow significantly the rear hatch opening in particular. Perhaps fully composite bodies will get more strength and collision absorbtion and allow a return to these eminently practical types of vehicle.
Note the Maxi had massive boot space wit seats folded, and Hydrogas suspension. It was even fairly comfortable...a good friend of mine had one and used it for transporting loads of plants and garden stuff. Fortunately it was the 1750, but of course the planned new engines(s) had been binned by the accountants....
Now just imagine dropping a couple of bulbs into that dash Tim! needle and haystack come to mind...
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:19 am
feeling rather deflated about the Athena, one reason why I bought it was that the interior was complete and in good order, which now isn't, so with that in mind if I cant find the correct seats I will break it for parts before Barry starts any major work as an Athena with TX seats isn't an Athena.
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
Philip Chidlow
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Posts: 11592 Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 1:08 pm
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
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by Philip Chidlow » Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:49 am
Sad to hear that.
• 1992 Citroen BX TZD Turbo Hurricane
• 2006 Xsara Picasso 1.6 16v
jamescarruthers
BXpert
Posts: 518 Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:11 pm
Location: Cambridge
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by jamescarruthers » Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:03 pm
I sure you'd tell us off if one of us posted up such things Tim!
Good luck with the seat hunt!
1987 Volvo 480 ES
2002 Renault Avantime Privilege 3.0 V6
Previous BX's:
A966 XRL -- BX 16 TRS
H767 BEG -- BX 14 TGE
B316 AMP -- BX 14 E
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:13 pm
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: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:14 pm
I'm in PC again....
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
Tinkley
1K Away
Posts: 1498 Joined: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:27 am
Location: N Hants England
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by Tinkley » Sat Apr 02, 2016 6:58 am
Camera car SHOULD be a CX or C6.......
Those Rovers were/are good looking cars especially for the day. Pity BL management never put enough investment into the model to really make it world class...
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:06 am
The other car was a cx but an xm is a hatch which allows you do that!
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: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:02 pm
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
MULLEY
Over 2k
Posts: 8406 Joined: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:10 pm
Location: Derbyshire
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by MULLEY » Wed Apr 13, 2016 10:45 pm
Did you ever manage to get your dad's xantia to run properly?
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
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
I'm not just a username, i'm also called Matthew.
Tim Leech
Over 2k
Posts: 15407 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 2003 ROVER 25 1.6 iXL AW03EEA 2005 MG ZTT CDTi PLUS +
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by Tim Leech » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:21 am
ish lol
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