Sold Citroen AX Elation. !!SOLD!!

[Jim Bell]

It seems like these are all the rage on Autoshite at the moment, so I thought I would get in on the action.

 

 

 

Spied on on the old ebay and decided to have a gamble/grumble/ramble.

 

 

 

It was only 20 miles away in posh Darras Hall.  Where Alan Shearer lives.

 

 

Its on 66 thousand miles, with a stamped Fistory to 56 thousand miles (in 2012).

 

 

Its a 1.1 petrol with 4 forward and 1 reverse gear.

 

Its got a sunroof.

 

Thats about it.  No PAS, manual everything else.

 

Has just had new track rod ends and has a full MOT.

 

 

 

 

The collection was without incident and the Mrs drove the Rover home.

 

 

 

 

MONEY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After putting a thimble full of Pez in and shooting some air in the tyres (its been sat a while), it was off onto the open road..

 

 

Full speed ahead!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gets along well enough for a little lump.

 

[Jim Bell]

Stopped to take some more snaps when I was nearly home, though the light was fading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLEET SHOT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLEEEEEET SHOT

 

 

[Jim Bell]

And home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want to see inside?

 

 

 

 

 

WIne bottle holder in the door for the lolz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twosmoke300]

Four speeder ! Haven't seen one in years . Lovely cars though and punch well above their ( tiny) weight . Well done

[320touring]

Monseur Rml2345 is in his happy place!

[Junkman]

OMG no outboard airvents shocker!

[beko1987]

That looks tidy! Seems odd your odo having a zero at the front, so used to mime having a 2!

[Novanick1]

Its nice to see a car with a real clock, ace collection by the way!

[Jim Bell]

Cheers everyone.

 

I hate it to be honest.

 

 

The pedals are all very close together, and I have size 12 and a half feet.  Dunno what I was thinking.  Should have done a bit of research before buying one!

 

Most likely try and persevere with is for a bit, then give up and sell it.

 

As is my M.O.

[The Moog]

Ooof love a massive clock in the dash.

 

If I am not the lucky* winnah on raffles may be tempted by this when you give up on it. Would make a lovely car to run to work and back

[jonathan_dyane]

I did my work experience at Croxdale Citroen and well remember helping to PDI these in 1996!

[rml2345]

That looks great! The wine bottle holder is very French but surprisingly useful.

[rml2345]

And yes, the pedals are like piano keys. I've got size 8 feet and still struggle occasionally.

[DVee8]

Numbers 6 and 45 next week when you get bored..

 

Rockin the red car lot there. looking good.

[Lacquer Peel]

These are well known for having small squint pedals and awkward footwells.

[EssDeeWon]

When there is bugger all on TV why not pop out and pick up an AX? Genuine low miler with FSH, and from near Shearers Gaff. I see some serious profit in this one. And the plate is worth £££ cos it says WAJ, private innit.

[Lacquer Peel]

Service history from 5 years ago = FULL SERVICE HISTORY.

 

Ms. Peel likes the look of it and she needs a car to learn to drive in. ROFFLES please.

[Six-cylinder]

  On 20/08/2015 at 19:03, jonathan_dyane said:

I did my work experience at Croxdale Citroen and well remember helping to PDI these in 1996!

I sold these new in 1996, looks like a 954cc?

[Jim Bell]

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:18, EssDeeWon said:

I see some serious profit in this one.

 

 

[Jim Bell]

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:36, Lacquer Peel said:

Service history from 5 years ago = FULL SERVICE HISTORY.

 

Genuine barn find.

 

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:36, Six-cylinder said:

I sold these new in 1996, looks like a 954cc?

 

It is indeed.  Raw power.

[Craig the Princess]

AXs are for life's winners.

 

Pedal problems can be solved by cutting half of each foot off.

[EssDeeWon]

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:39, WilsonWilson said:

 

Actually LOL'd at that ^^

[vulgalour]

Why does your rev gauge have two needles, mister?

[richardmorris]

If you put both wheel trims on the same side it will look like you have a full set, or none at all!

[vulgalour]

Actually, it's got a bit of a lean on it too.  What's that about?

[Jim Bell]

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:48, vulgalour said:

Actually, it's got a bit of a lean on it too. What's that about?

I really don't know. But it's definitely there. It's like a hyrdogas car needing a top up, but without the hyrdogas.

[cobblers]

This no revcounter bollocks always amused me, the massive clock cost almost exactly the same as the revcounter would have to make. I've never seen anything with blanking panels over airvens before though, that's impressive mingebaggery.

 

That wine bottle holder is fantastic though, I thought it was a myth!

[Six-cylinder]

  On 20/08/2015 at 20:56, cobblers said:

That wine bottle holder is fantastic though, I thought it was a myth!

Best part of the car the wine bottle holders.

 

I went to the UK dealer launch in 1987 at the NEC, sea of brand new white AXs for the dealer demonstrators and all the cars were prepared for the dealers to take them home with sparkling wine in the door pockets. I think our MD took ours!

[Lacquer Peel]

[Six-cylinder]

Remember AX dash's used to look like this.