Popular Post Lankytim Posted November 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2019 I need to cut down on my screen time, I seem to spend far too much time on Facebook and AS. Yesterday was one of those times and I spotted a little Visa for sale very locally. It had been left semi abandoned in a yard and had disappeared under a row of conifer trees. The yard was being extended and the overgrown area cleared and out popped this little Citroen. All 652cc of it (2CV engine!) I was expecting a right rot box but amazingly I can’t find any real grot anywhere, the odd patch of sill has surface* rust which should clean up OK, the flange on the bulkhead where the spare wheel goes also looks a bit flakey and might need repair. It was last on the road in 2010 and drove to where it was parked, I’m unsure whether the engine has seized and the brakes are very stiff but fingers crossed it won’t be that bad. I left a deposit and I’m A framing the thing back home tomorrow. The keys are missing so I’ll have to remove the steering lock, I’ll then have to replace the locks or order a key, if that’s possible. Anyway, some photos.. MKT, clayts450, dieselassist and 81 others 80 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Utter winner. Well done! richardmorris and tooSavvy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 It was me who posted that, result it's joined the fold!Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk richardmorris, djim, mk2_craig and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Absolutely fantastic. Love the interior colour. Absolute WINbox right there! LightBulbFun, Sudsprint and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Wow. Low miles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 All of the YES. michael t and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 101% win. So glad it is in the fold. LightBulbFun and Longbridge Apologist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 ^^^ Fantastic news!!! Really pleased this one is safe. There are only four of these in the UK - the Visa II with the satellite pods. We have one but not sure who owns the others. You might find the Citroen Visa Forum useful. Mike Harker who is the Moderator is a fount of knowledge and is happy to share it. He has posted up the parts books, user manuals etc. and is also 'in the know' about various caches of spares. He is a busy chap these days so not always quick to reply, but the quality of his help is worth the wait. https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/visaforum/ Sudsprint, Skizzer, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Excuse me whilst I have a crisis. Coprolalia, shedenvy, Tadhg Tiogar and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Excellent Excellent Excellent!!!!!! Absolutely love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1. bassa 2. bassa 3. jelus 4. bassa 5. want 6. bassa (cos its a twin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 FIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Is that the one from the tat thread? Phwoar! [rubs trousers] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Here a photos from 1983 of our visa during a huge forest fire in the drome valley in France. Bamboocarman, Mrs6C, Stanky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Slightly blurred, and in the first photos the firemen had stopped to evacuate us from the gite, the engine behind was about to start spraying the roof with water and the car was already covered in red fire retardant spots dropped from planes. I was 11 it was quite scary. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I am so pleased you have this, it looks like it is going to make a great car. I thought about getting it myself, but with 3 running Visas and a project car it was hard to justify, particularly as already have a Special! In case you are wondering the wheel trims on mine are off a 14TRS and were there when I bought the car 4 years ago. DanGleables, Burnside, Skizzer and 14 others 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 They really were on the pastis when they came up with these various visa wheel trim designs, epic stuff. mk2_craig and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 100% win, that's an Autoshiter's dream find/buy.. Fumbler and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 13 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Slightly blurred, and in the first photos the firemen had stopped to evacuate us from the gite, the engine behind was about to start spraying the roof with water and the car was already covered in red fire retardant spots dropped from planes. I was 11 it was quite scary. Glad to see you were rescuing the cats - were there any nuns in need of assistance too? brownnova, bangernomics, Sudsprint and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 I genuinely didn't see this in the Tat thread, it appeared on Facebook- it's almost like FB knows what i'm in to and targets ads at me knowing I'm a bit weak for crunchy old tat. Mrs6C, Floatylight, stonedagain and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Perhaps the only time Facebook's algorithms have been used for the powers of good. Excellent purchashing. Floatylight and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 34 minutes ago, Mrs6C said: ...were there any nuns in need of assistance too? Think they were already on the run. Shep Shepherd, Vince70, LightBulbFun and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Ace, well rescued. Nothing says AS quite like the words "I left a deposit and I'm A framing the thing back home tomorrow". Winnah. James, Vince70, Bamboocarman and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Did you have to kill the Zombie that was trapped in it or is that red stuff forest fire retardant all over the windscreen ? Loving the fact that 50% of the instrument cluster is there to remind you "Still Citroën" Skizzer, Cavcraft, Sudsprint and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, HMC said: They really were on the pastis when they came up with these various visa wheel trim designs, epic stuff. They definitely were if you worked at Paul Ricard.... Dave_Q and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Superb. So glad someone on here nabbed this - I was getting worryingly close to doing something stupid. I'd still love a 2-pot Visa one day. mk2_craig, egg and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, vulgalour said: Excellent purchashing. Bravo, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Best thing on here for ages! shedenvy and 500tops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Well done Tim! I look forwards to watching your progress with it! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I just have to say....... Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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