Low mileage VISA

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:41 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLASSIC-CITROEN-V ... 286.c0.m14

jonathan_dyane · Post by **jonathan_dyane** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:04 am

>NICE LITTLE CLASSIC CAR 50 PLUS TO THE GALLON- SHOWROOM >CONDITION. FULL MOT FOR ONE YEAR. 750.00

Not a particularly expansive blurb...

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:42 am

jonathan_dyane wrote:Not a particularly expansive blurb...

That struck me as well. It looks like it was written by someone shifting a cheap runabout, not a collector's car - I'd have thought all Visas were in the hands of enthusiasts by now!

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:15 am

I am always deeply suspicious of phrases like 'showroom condition' or 'mint'.... we all have different interpretations of these concepts. In my mind, showroom condition is concours. If this is so, then fair enough... doesn't look or sound like it to me....

Visas are soooo rare now, that you're right, why the minimal blurb?

mountainmanUK · Post by **mountainmanUK** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:20 pm

I'm not 100% sure, but I think I remember seeing this Visa at Stratford last month?
Can anyone confirm this?

RichardW · Post by **RichardW** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:34 pm

[Visa spotter's hat on]

That does look to be in good condition - look at the scuttle panel, and you will see that it is painted black only halfway across in an arc. This bit of the car rots voraciously, and often gets repaired, and usually painted all black. If it was a 2 cylinder (which it isn't since he says it's 1100 cc - actually 1124

- and it's got plastic rubbing strips on the doors) I would have to be seriously restraining myself!! I think unfortunately a B reg will have been saddled with the much less interesting stalked dash.

[/Visa spotter's hat off]

paulwitchard · Post by **paulwitchard** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:08 pm

We had a B reg one new in 1984, a Visa Club in a sort of cow muck brown colour, but it did have the interesting 'satellite' (think thats how it was described) controls for lights etc. Can't think why they stopped using it, much more user friendly than all those stalks scattered about the place!
Brilliant little car, the 652cc one would just about exceed the motorway speed limit on the flat or going downhill, but ran out of puff going up.
Citroen were a bit like Henry Ford then - the club model only came in brown!

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:20 pm

Yep, got to agree with Phillip, again.

I had the 1124 cc with satellites and got rid of it for a BX. Did try a 2 cylinder job, but those hills in North Yorkshire, well it just didn't cut it.

Mine was a nice little mover-cut through traffic in York nicely on a busy Saturday afternoon.

I well remember those TV ads with a Visa going up some steps with a pseudo Frenchman behind the wheel. Seem to remember he was a Scot in reality.

grecian · Post by **grecian** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 9:23 am

my first Citroen, after driving my father's series of GS's, including a very early one, was a 17RD with ordinary istruments; a great lttle car; it makes me wonder how much fun a Visa GTi would be. After I met a tree one icy night I ran a BX19TRD (DTR?)for several years, then bought a 4x4 as a toy; both long gone but I will have another - SWMBO is not in favour though