M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Morning! I know I should have started this from leaving the house, but I haven't so there! Anyway, I'm currently going pazt Doncaster in Mrs M'coli's ickle Kia Picanto (it bowls along quite nicely for a one litre 3-pot, more later! laser wheels, trigger, Skizzer and 2 others 5
tooSavvy Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Good luck!!!... what? Getting past Doncaster?? TS Grundig and Bobthebeard 2
M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Deed done, car bought. Cavcraft and trigger 2
M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Now at The Limes but too late for the FUCEM crew but we're still having a fry-up. I had to stop after we got out of Retford and adjust the throttle cable, it would only do 45 flat-out. Adter adjustment it was ok, merely slow rather than dangerous to lorries on the A1. Could it have the bulkhead problem that Dollywobbler's old one that Dugong drove halfway to Vulgalour's? More photos once I've got better 3g signal. RobT and trigger 2
twosmoke300 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 The bx used to bend/ break the throttle pedal iirc
dollywobbler Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Yup. Very likely that the pedal box has turned to cheese. Can be fixed and strengthened, but does require removal.
vulgalour Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 yay, bullet dodged! I'd actually forgotten about the throttle pedal job somehow. I know a man who hasn't though.
M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Home now, after a good run back. It hold 70 on the motorway inclines but still feels sluggish even compared to the 1.3 Cavalier which is supposed to have around about the same total horsepower. It goes up, it goes down, there's a knock from the back and a part in the boot to solve that, and I suppose I'll have to take the pedal box out to sort that. Some photos! Sorting the throttle cable: At The Limes: Diesel stop: So there we have it, as fat as I am aware, it's only the second Citroën I've been in, and the first I've driven. worldofceri, Bren, Semi-C and 19 others 22
Bobthebeard Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 "So there we have it, as fat as I am aware, it's only the second Citroën I've been in, and the first I've driven." Lol! I am aware that I have also put on a few pounds over the festive period... trigger and M'coli 2
vulgalour Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 If your pedal box looks like this you're going to have a bad time. Happily for me, shiter Cobblers weldified mine and made it all better. Though refitting box and cable is not a job I'd wish on anyone. Bamboocarman, M'coli, Minimad5 and 1 other 4
dollywobbler Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Please make sure you berate the seller, who must surely have known there was a problem. More seriously, that looks nice. Rare to see BXs with the old-style rear lights (which I'm assuming it has). That means the brake lights are actually visible. BX Club are helpful folk, whether on the forum or Faceache.
twosmoke300 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Has the drivers top door hinge pulled off yet ?They all do that sir I think I might start using dads mk1 for a bit , got to be better for it than sitting in a shed dollywobbler 1
M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 The seller mentioned that you needed to push the throttle pedal to the left for best results, and it's a cheap car with ten months' test. How the windscreen wiper has deteriorated to be shite now is beyond me, unless they swapped it for one iff if the Picasso or the Xantia to get it through and then swapped it back. Oh yeah, another thing - the car is apparently called "Buffy" - must've been Buffy the werewolf walker because it stinks of stale dog.
Bobthebeard Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Has the drivers top door hinge pulled off yet ?They all do that sirI think I might start using dads mk1 for a bit , it's a bit like sitting in a shedFTFY.
tooSavvy Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Oh yeah, another thing - the car is apparently called "Buffy Muffy" - must've been Muffy the werewolf walker because it stinks of stale dog muff. TS privatewire and M'coli 2
mat_the_cat Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Another BX owner...there's almost as many on here as there are active on the BX forum!
Bobthebeard Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 ^^ Because here is better perhaps? Bamboocarman, Junkman, scruff and 3 others 6
JohnDeere Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I see it's on a Lincoln plate - was the original dealer Lindum Cars?
STUNO Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Welcome to the fold. The takeover will soon commence.
dollywobbler Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Pah. BXs are so last year. I was going to get you all driving XMs, but that plan has taken a bit of a knock-back with Station's woes...
twosmoke300 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I can't have an xm , can't swim Timewaster, The Moog, STUNO and 2 others 5
vulgalour Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Everyone knows all the cool* kids are driving Xantias these days. cms206, Bamboocarman, Mad Cyril and 1 other 4
steve_earwig Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Has the drivers top door hinge pulled off yet ?They all do that sir Interesting. My first 16 valve did that after I sold it to a mate (then the gearbox fell out...) Same thing happened to my bro's second Xantia...
M'coli Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Everyone knows all the cool* kids are driving Xantias these days.Thank fuck for that, I've never been cool* and would hate to begin to be now...! Bamboocarman, scruff and STUNO 3
mrcitroen Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Good stuff. Much underrated cars. They seem to be gaining a bit of popularity now. One in craptical plastics this month. Have fun.
Inspector Morose Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Pah. BXs are so last year...It's called retro don't ya know. Bamboocarman 1
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