vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 First time AS buyer - currently on train from the North of Scotland to Newcastle to buy a lovely Citroen Xantia from a user here. Costa, disappointing toastie, and we are off. Girlfriend has came along - not sure she has appreciated the chod I am buying though! Extra pair of legs to push 😉 CaptainBoom, tooSavvy, mercedade and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBoom Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Chod speed to you both. From my brief experience of said ex-Purple Barge Ken Xantia, it’s a lovely wafty ride and holds its own on the motorway. The still-decent leather seats cosset you in a most relaxing manner. That means it’s gone/going all the way from the south coast of England, near Seaford, Sussex to north Scotland. Excellent work! vibies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 I did enjoy seeing the map and how it started at the tail of the island, now to hopefully arrive in the North East of it! Thanks, I'm looking forward to the drive. It's nice to buy a car where people have honest experience with it - way better than the random gumtree/autotrader punts I've done in the past! Now just need this damn train to get to Newcastle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob88h Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 I came to this thread expecting one of these: Knowing this forum contains the kind of mad bastards where such a fine* automobile would be lauded. A close recompense was to find it’s “the Xantia of not many shitters” continuing its rapid journey into ironic naming. DSdriver, Shite Ron, beko1987 and 26 others 4 3 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Haha I wasn't sure on naming protocol, realize I may disappoint people now that I haven't bought a Ute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Good luck ! I hope it all goes well. vibies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Chodspeed, and thank you for buying this before I did. PicantoJon and vibies 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Chodspeed, and thank you for buying this before I did. And as a bonus, he is bringing it close to me, a real rareity! CaptainBoom, richardmorris, Tickman and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 Mission failed - poor guy has phoned me to tell me the clutch has failed on his way in. I've no technical expertise so it's unfortunately not going to happen. Don't suppose anyone has something cheap and reliable for sale to get us home haha 😂 No hard feelings towards the guy - shit happens, especially with £500 shitboxes, and appreciate him phoning and letting me know. Cookiesouwest, wesacosa, CaptainBoom and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Yes unfortunately I’m stuck in the middle of a prestige car dealers car park, maybe it’s self conscious? Any advice, don’t really want to call in the scrappers if it can be helped eddyramrod, tooSavvy, Shite Ron and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 i think these are cable and have some plastic joining peices. Have a look under bonnet and see if you can trace the cable from gearbox to bulkhead, maybe in luck and something just popped off MrGTI6 and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, jmsguzzi said: Yes unfortunately I’m stuck in the middle of a prestige car dealers car park, maybe it’s self conscious? Any advice, don’t really want to call in the scrappers if it can be helped Unfortunate on all accounts. My technical expertise are minimal, hopefully someone can give you some advice to get you home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 1 minute ago, jmsguzzi said: Yes unfortunately I’m stuck in the middle of a prestige car dealers car park, maybe it’s self conscious? Any advice, don’t really want to call in the scrappers if it can be helped My terrible advice would be to start it in gear and drive it home. A good opportunity to practice rev-matching but not much fun in traffic. I think @wesacosa's advice is much better though. Hope you get it sorted! The Moog and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Plastic clutch clip from the cable to the pedal. Not too difficult to change when you have done it a few times. When you eventually get pissed off changing them you can copy it in metal and it doesn't snap again... MrGTI6, tooSavvy, grizz and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 or has the spring or clip popped off the back of pedal? tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 This may help: https://frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=32184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Uh uh, clutch pedal clip 😢 Mine went twice, it's not tricky but you'd want to be flatbedded home first for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 'not able to *operate clutch'... 'clutch *borked'... A sea of difference = but not if you cannot fix it 😕 BonChance 🚙💨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 TADIS on this age Citroen. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 2 hours ago, rob88h said: I came to this thread expecting one of these: i also was expecting this - wtf at the title made me look also if id not come back from south east asia yesterday id have done st helens to newcastle if id seen this earlier - north ecosse to NCL woulda took longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsguzzi Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 AA on the way, will get it home and reassess. Cheers everyone for the advise, hopefully it’s just the clip. wesacosa and vibies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Is it clutch engaged all the time or clutch un-engaged all the time? If engaged then clutch cable. Check the top of clutch pedal with your hand feeling for the cable end which slips over the pedal "hook" - check under bonnet at clutch lever for floppy cable. Usually clutch pedal end snaps off. Mine broke near Lisbon but managed the 1500 miles back to London without a working clutch. yes oui si, grizz, lesapandre and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, jmsguzzi said: AA on the way, will get it home and reassess. Cheers everyone for the advise, hopefully it’s just the clip. Hopefully quicker than when my old mx5 broke down, took six hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 hours ago, vibies said: Haha I wasn't sure on naming protocol, realize I may disappoint people now that I haven't bought a Ute The more cryptic, the more weird, the more intriguing the title…….. Trust me, Boring will always be, well, boring. And just to add. I am a 3 times AS buyer, every one is/has been a challenge in their own way, but who said easy was the right way to do things. Chod Speed as they say. (PS. Have you checked the girlfriends bag for a hatchet, machete or antifreeze) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizz Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 OK. I replied halfway up the page….. Before you got the call. When I sold the Blazer in 2019 a day before heading to the USA, the throttle clip at the bulkhead snapped 15 minutes before collection. I made a replacement in metal, and fitted it as the buyer arrived. He thought it was real funny and knew the score, bought it and drove off into the sunset and made good money from turning it into a Stranger Things Sherriffs replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibies Posted November 11, 2023 Author Share Posted November 11, 2023 in pub now so not driving anything anywhere 🥴 Rust Collector, Tickman, ProgRocker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 When does the Xantia of not many shitters become the Xantia of many shitters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 7 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: When does the Xantia of not many shitters become the Xantia of many shitters? What's the cut off point between "not" and "many". Surely this should be in the forum rules somewhere? We simply can't be expected to deal with this ambiguity. PicantoJon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 double figures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: double figures? Triple in my book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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