Sold AXually Sold! But There's Another AX For Sale...

[rml2345]

And so it begins...
As you've probably gathered by now, I'm off to pick up a Citroën AX.
Bit of background...
FATHA_RML's Omega failed the MOT a few weeks ago and was consigned to the great car park in the sky. It wasn't a massive failure list but it just wasn't loved enough to justify chucking more money at it. Meanwhile, I was making noises about selling Blob the Carisma. It's actually great at being a car. Comfortable, roomy, economical, reliable and a surprising good drive.
It's dull as fuck.
So he made an offer and the offer was accepted. So far so good.
But what to replace it with?
For some inexplicable reason I've wanted an AX for ages. There's just something about them that appeals, so a suitable example was located in Leicestershire and brother in law Swampy21 was roped into assisting with collection.
So now you're up to date, we can get started...

[Guest Breadvan72]

Flat white and a plain croissant, cheers.

[Jim Bell]

Is it a 1.5D for maximum grim/mega miles?

[Swampy21]

We've made it over the border with minimum fuss, apart from a nasty incident when the border guards at todhills asked Abe for his passport and was summarily beaten with a 5 day old roll and sausage.

Anyway, we're still north of Carlisle and coalville still looks a long way off.

Amazing what you'll do for a 1993 4-speed 1 litre AX.

[Swampy21]

How much? 4 pound fucking 95 for a cheese and ham sarnie?

We'll be at Tebay then....

[320touring]

SVM small car devision approved collection thread!

[Ben_O]

I like these and have had 3 of them.

 

A 1988 1.1TRE 5 door

A 1990 GT

and a 1994 1.0 spree

 

There is defiantly something about them.

 

Now i want another

[skattrd]

WTF, you're travelling 300 miles each way for 1 litre 4 speed Citroen ... Was a Volvo not available?

[rml2345]

Tebay has indeed been achieved.

 

No disiesel mingebaggery, just 954ccs of petrol mingebaggery instead.

Much excited!

There is something about them that appeals beyond frugality. Wasn't the GT something of a weapon in it's prime?

[rml2345]

WTF, you're travelling 300 miles each way for 1 litre 4 speed Citroen ... Was a Volvo not available?

Yes and yes. It makes perfect sense.

[Jim Bell]

The gt was a right weapon. Pretty much a 205 XS.

I do have an AX itch. But I don't like to think about it or admit it on the Internet.

[Craig the Princess]

AXs are for winners

 

[the judge]

They are fucking alright these. I had a "splash" one years ago,954 and 4 speed. Was mega on fuel and handled wobbly but really well. Good man!!

[vulgalour]

I love the AX, I even wanted a purple one as my first car.  The driving position in them is so freakish that I couldn't do it.  Dreams shattered.

[Keymaster]

Brilliant little cars. I had a 89 14TZS in red/pink and a 93 954cc spree in turquoise. Loved them both, AXs just have an indefinable charm.

[dollywobbler]

I love the AX, I even wanted a purple one as my first car.  The driving position in them is so freakish that I couldn't do it.  Dreams shattered.

 

Indeed. The driving position is utterly, utterly horrible. Enjoy the drive home!

 

They are surprisingly indestructible though, and entertaining - even in 1-litre povo form.

[skattrd]

I seem t remember someone reading about a blue AX called smurf ... was that Ruffgeezers old one? that was a bit modified and quick I think.

[DSdriver]

They are fucking alright these. I had a "splash" one years ago,954 and 4 speed. Was mega on fuel and handled wobbly but really well. Good man!!

So did we, bought new when I had more money than sense. 

MrsDS was following me in my 740GLT Volvo in it one day and complained she couldn't keep up. So we swapped and she still couldn't keep up.

It was eventually sold on when the local riffraff realised how flimsy it was and only had to tap a panel for it to invert.

 

New owners will wonder what the metal ring sticking out at the back is for. Its so you can put the car on your keyring.

[rml2345]

 

Founded in 1179, the M6 connects the northern south to the southern north via the Middle Kingdom.

And pies.

[vulgalour]

mmm pies

[skattrd]

Did someone say pies?

[Craig the Princess]

Never really had a problem with the driving position, I suppose as it was/is my first car it was what I got used to. Certainly less weird than a Metro's driving position.

 

Pedals are too close together however.

[cms206]

It's blue and looks very grim indeed. Much like a French Pride.

 

We are now the SSBMHM (Scotoshite Small Blue Mingebag Hatchback MASSIV).

[Richard]

We must have just missed you in Tebay, we're there now. I'll look out for the AX heading north.

[barefoot]

Coalville is about ten miles from me, it is a former mining town and even grimmer than it sounds with only a decent bikers pub and a tyre repair place to redeem itself with.

Good luck with the collection.

[rml2345]

I'm an odd shape so unusual driving positions suit. Currently at Keele, who want a mind boggling £1.329 for diesel. Luckily the last duty of the Carisma is to collect the AX and still has 3/4 of a tank.

[Swampy21]

We're back at Keele. Both cars are fuelled,drivers currently refuelling..

We'd have been here sooner if I could read a map and hadn't taken us on a 50 mile round trip, where turning the right bloody way would have been 2 miles.....

Bugger it.

[vulgalour]

What a super wee thing that looks like it could be.

[DodgyBastard]

Awesome! I'm yet to experience an AX, I missed out on one a couple of years ago when Mrs Foad's father was scrapping his.

[phil_lihp]

Top work, you won't regret it.  That's the spit of my first car - or at least it would be if it was dark blue and if it's leaking and burning as much oil as petrol.  Fun, characterful little cars and it remains the only one I was ever sad to see drive off with a new owner despite a constant love/hate relationship over the 3 years I had it.  Mine was knackered from years of neglect by previous owners and for the first two years I had it it broke down constantly but once I'd sorted its gremlins out it soldiered on for a further year with no trouble at all.  Terminal engine wear killed it not long after I sold it, I think, poor thing had 121,000 miles on it when I sold it but I don't think it'd seen an oil change for years before I bought it and it never really recovered.

 

Oh, and yes, the driving position is ridiculous.