Fumbler Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 It rose and didn't leak! This is going to be good. michael t and Tadhg Tiogar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoddybanger Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Ah, it is truly a most elegant and beautiful automobile. Hopefully she's still salvageable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 One of the few standout examples where the facelift was a marked improvement over the original IMO. That facelift was a long time ago in this case though, but I have faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 No you are not. Congratulation on the DS. Maybe next year we can attend Shitefest the other way round, ie me in an XM you in a DS! There is a lot of fear over Citroen hydraulics but they are all straightforward nuts, bolts and pipes. I have had a main pump fail, fortunately ½ mile from home and limped it back using the last drop of pressure for the final brake application to get on the drive, then scraped the exhaust on the drive as the suspension had dropped, but all the time I knew what was happening. A replacement was readily available from a specialist and I fitted it myself. RUST, RUST, RUST is the true enemy, the structure of a DS rusts like any other car of the period but a bad one is very expensive to repair. shoddybanger, richardthestag, wuvvum and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Welcome to the green blooded family:) An excellent start with it running and raising - they are a thing of beauty. I hope this is as kind to you as my GSA has been to me. I reckon a wipe with an oily rag and that's all she needs - looks pretty much perfect in my eyes. chaseracer, Sudsprint and GeordieInExile 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 According to those who know, 1968 is the best year for a facelift DS (1958 if you want an early one). I've still never driven one and the way prices are going it's unlikely I'll have a chancertain at ownership, so I'm looking forward to living vicariously through this thread richardthestag, tooSavvy, Asimo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Has there ever been a car more disappointing to open the bonnet of than a DS? Don't get me wrong, I love these wonderful cars and there is so much about them that is splendid but short of opening the deck lid of a 2.7RS and finding someone has grafted in a 1400 Tritec engine I can't think of a bigger let down than the lumps of steel and cast iron that the DS hid in its engine bay. I understand that a lot of it is down to Citroen's ability to manage expectations and anything short of some atomic reactor that runs on positive dreams and angel's kisses is likely to be deemed a failure but they could have at least tried to make the engine bay look space aged. Anyway, petty carping aside good luck with rebuilding that one. Datsuncog, tooSavvy and Skizzer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, JimH said: Has there ever been a car more disappointing to open the bonnet of than a DS? Don't get me wrong, I love these wonderful cars and there is so much about them that is splendid but short of opening the deck lid of a 2.7RS and finding someone has grafted in a 1400 Tritec engine I can't think of a bigger let down than the lumps of steel and cast iron that the DS hid in its engine bay. I understand that a lot of it is down to Citroen's ability to manage expectations and anything short of some atomic reactor that runs on positive dreams and angel's kisses is likely to be deemed a failure..... I think the plan was for the DS to ultimately have a flat-six but there just wasn't the money to fund it, so agricultural fours it had to be. Similar funding problems also affected the engine development of the CX. Apparently you can put a CX 2.5litre block into a DS..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 33 minutes ago, JimH said: Has there ever been a car more disappointing to open the bonnet of than a DS? Arguably yes. Wartburg 311. Uncle Jimmy, sutty2006 and Fumbler 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 This is appropriate... chaseracer, jumpingjehovahs and BlankFrank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Much excite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Much nervousness. Owner has found out computer says no. He's off to the prefecture tomorrow. I reckon he'll have to pay for new rego in his name ? Wack, richardthestag and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Oh, now that's nice! I like the colour too, really suits it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That’s epic!!!! Wow, I’m in awe sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 A DS would be on my lottery win list Good luck , I really hope it works out For when you're finished Datsuncog, gadgetgricey, LightBulbFun and 6 others 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 18 hours ago, JimH said: Has there ever been a car more disappointing to open the bonnet of than a DS? Don't get me wrong, I love these wonderful cars and there is so much about them that is splendid but short of opening the deck lid of a 2.7RS and finding someone has grafted in a 1400 Tritec engine I can't think of a bigger let down than the lumps of steel and cast iron that the DS hid in its engine bay. A couple of years back I was at a classic car auction near Norwich, and one of the entries was a scruffy Daimler V8 250. There was a similarly disappointed reaction when someone popped the bonnet to reveal that it'd been fitted with a 2-litre Pinto. ProgRocker and Skizzer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I first thought wow in the 70s when I watched The Day Of The Jackal I wonder where this line up is now GrumpiusMaximus, sutty2006 and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/General_charles_de_gaulle_visite_isles_sur_suippe_1963.jpg Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well this is a bit of a pisser , it turns out that the origional owner is now deceased .... what that means paperwork wise I've no experience of. I'm still thinking present owner* will have to cough up the rego cost. Maybe I can export* it ? Then re-inport* it ? Do nova and dvla have to physicaly see the car ? Seller is Dutch, no idea of Dutch rego process. Beer. More beer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I hope that doesn't mean the original owner left it to someone else in their will... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Where do you want to register it, here or in France? If it's the UK then you don't 'need' any paperwork for registration, although it makes things a bit easier. DVLA will want to inspect the car regardless but they will send someone to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, egg said: I hope that doesn't mean the original owner left it to someone else in their will... Could be worse than a Will. Could be an intestacy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If it does need to go to the UK for registration, I can probably help by bringing a Disco and trailer down with me for Kolleckshunning. Of course, I promise* to return it afterwards...... Frogchod and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 It's not viable to physically move it to the UK. It'll be cheaper to pay the rego tax twice. Sellers (French ) wife is on the case. It'll be slow for updates as France is pretty much closed at the mo. Tomorrow will be even more closed as its a bank holiday. In other news, my Buick is now French registered. Only took five months ? eddyramrod and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I'm on me hols and mostly having shit wifi, so apologies for being late to this but bloody well done, Sir! The DS in any of its forms is the most magnificent motor ever to grace the Queen's highway... or anyone else's for that matter. Nice to see that it rose up OK - it obviously has a bit of fight left in it - and hopefully you can solve the ownership issues without too much aggro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Long story short... I've offered to go halves on the rego cost into present owners* name. Paper work could be sorted soon In other news I've got some reading to do. I'm still waiting on the DS buyers guide. No doubt when it arrives it tell me not to buy it. stonedagain, barefoot, Wack and 15 others 12 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 At least in the 21st century all the information you're going to need is a click of a mouse away , all the problems will have been solved using time and money Yeah ,don't buy it unless you've got plenty of both ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Chocolate Teapot Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Great save. Sounds like France is similar to Italy, August is a write off for doing any thing. Trying to buy a car with reg documents not in order is almost impossible , costs loads and not for the faint hearted. I have almost finished importing a UK reg bike into Italy, took 12 years to build up courage to deal with the burocracy and about 5 months to deal with the admin, and they still got the reg document wrong ! Looking forward to seeing this come back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 How's this going? I bought a book on them the other day (original Citroen DS), as i'll never own one, so obviously I need to know how to make one original (WTF do I buy books like that? ) However it's fascinating, full of pant wettingly cool pics & I'd recommend it if you're rebuilding one. I'd never realised what incredible cars these are ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 I'm still waiting on paperwork. It's going to be at least a month before I can collect it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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