dollywobbler Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 That Xsara looks a very VERY sensible option. So naturally, I'm unleashing two entirely separate plans that aren't as good, starting Wednesday. HarmonicCheeseburger, wuvvum, Cord Fourteener and 7 others 6 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: There's an easy answer to all that - one I have found myself being tempted by on a number of occasions recently. You know...with the steelies and the black mirrors and bumpers, I actually kind of like the look of that. Bamboocarman, wuvvum, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Me too. It's just a shame Dacia have gone all decadent and fitted electric windows in the front and central locking. egg, LightBulbFun and Bamboocarman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Just now, wuvvum said: Me too. It's just a shame Dacia have gone all decadent and fitted electric windows in the front and central locking. Capitalist running dogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 0-62 in 16.7 seconds though, so the performance is even more shite than the old model. The Moog and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, R1152 said: Capitalist running dogs! That’s the French for you! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 15 hours ago, wuvvum said: 0-62 in 16.7 seconds though, so the performance is even more shite than the old model. Ouch...out run by a Lada Riva (measured mine at 15 after the injection conversion). That is a tad leasurely by the standards of a modern car! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 9:46 AM, dollywobbler said: Wow. That's certainly special... As was this. I remember seeing it about in Coventry. My first thought when scrolling past that image was that it was an LTI TX1...! 2cvspecial 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: Ouch...out run by a Lada Riva (measured mine at 15 after the injection conversion). That is a tad leasurely by the standards of a modern car! I've been trundling around in an Iveco that takes almost a minute to hit 60, so 16.7 seconds would feel positively dragster-like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 18 minutes ago, wuvvum said: I've been trundling around in an Iveco that takes almost a minute to hit 60, so 16.7 seconds would feel positively dragster-like... True...my van is similar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 20 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202103099953134?include-delivery-option=on&make=CITROEN&radius=1500&fuel-type=Diesel&postcode=bb13jp&price-to=2000&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-desc&transmission=Automatic&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&body-type=Estate&page=1 2 bags for a 20 year old Citroen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 In one of your recent videos you said you liked the phase3 Allegro. have you seen PCs latest video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Every time I look at an Allegro 3 I am catapulted back to 1981/82 and learning to drive in a Damask Red one: MAV 766W. Edit: is that one of the add-on electric window units you could buy from Halfords at the time? Edit Edit: oh my goodness, I know Ian and Dawn but from a different sphere altogether. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 21 hours ago, R1152 said: Every time I look at an Allegro 3 I am catapulted back to 1981/82 and learning to drive in a Damask Red one: MAV 766W. I had a W plate Damask red Allegro 3. 1.0L it was, slow as feck but amusing to punt around town in until one of the suspension pipes let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: I had a W plate Damask red Allegro 3. 1.0L it was, slow as feck but amusing to punt around town in until one of the suspension pipes let go. This was a 1.3 HL. The driving instructor taught my father, elder brother and myself, using BMC cars: respectively an A35, an ADO16 and an Allegro, He changed this to a Pug 205 when the diesel ones came out. Sadly he passed away not long after that: he was ex-RAF and could be a bit of a martinet TBH. Became untaxed in August 1992 according to the DVLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 10:58 AM, wuvvum said: I've been trundling around in an Iveco that takes almost a minute to hit 60, so 16.7 seconds would feel positively dragster-like... Oddly enough, my oul 635 took 16.7 secs to do a quarter-mile at Santa Pod, at best. Was considered very slow, because automatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT606 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 7:16 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said: Oddly enough, my oul 635 took 16.7 secs to do a quarter-mile at Santa Pod, at best. Was considered very slow, because automatic. my 1944 MB Jeep took considerably longer than that....although I did beat the other jeep..... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 My 2CV did the quarter mile in 28 seconds at Santa Pod. Into a headwind. Wonder if she's any quicker now she's 652? Six-cylinder and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 49 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: My 2CV did the quarter mile in 28 seconds at Santa Pod. Into a headwind. Wonder if she's any quicker now she's 652? Autocar road test 1975 did it in 23.6 Secs. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 New motor. Coprolalia, maxxo, wuvvum and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 18 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: New motor. excellent choice! i am also a recent mk1 owner and they are truly wonderful i have an aftermarket radio shroud which covers the lock and alarm buttons if you want it? LightBulbFun, OM646 and dollywobbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 13/04/2021 at 11:42, junkyarddog said: 2 bags for a 20 year old Citroen!!! Here in PT it's the 1.4 HDi's that fetch some serious money. I'd much rather own a 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 regarding the tailgate struts, in a typical citroen fashion they are behind the headlining does the split tailgate operate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 2 hours ago, maxxo said: excellent choice! i am also a recent mk1 owner and they are truly wonderful i have an aftermarket radio shroud which covers the lock and alarm buttons if you want it? Cheers. That'd be worth having - ian@hubnut.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, maxxo said: regarding the tailgate struts, in a typical citroen fashion they are behind the headlining does the split tailgate operate? The tailgate window does not operate. Switch is buggered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 minute ago, dollywobbler said: The tailgate window does not operate. Switch is buggered. That was my second estate and I didn't even know there was a split tailgate 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cvspecial Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 knew it was a C5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 46 minutes ago, 2cvspecial said: knew it was a C5 Sinclair is not the same as a Citroën Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I've got to be honest, I absolutely hate these (nothing personal, it's not really not my kind of car), but, it does look utterly spectacularly comfortable. I've got to give it credit for making absolutely no sporting pretentions whatsoever, the driving position looks fantastically comfy. Waft-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 2 hours ago, dollywobbler said: The tailgate window does not operate. Switch is buggered. might be worth taking a look at the wiring that enters the tailgate, there crap and often break does the rear wiper function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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