French collection

[Rocket88]

Off to Northshire….from ‘ere

Breakfast 0 Poo count 0

Two travelling companions

[Rocket88]

Next change, the heady delights of Doncaster…..

[Rocket88]

Waiting for a train….. avec demented furry idiot……

Looking suitability pensive….😱

[High Jetter]

Chodspeed, but isn't France south from there?

[Rocket88]

It is but apparently destination is an arrondissmont…….

[Andy F]

Chodspeed, I do enjoy a collection thread from the safety of the other side of the internet. I need another French car, ze Germans have somehow managed to equal the number of Frenchies here.

[Rocket88]

An intolerable situation…..

[GeordieInExile]

Ooooh, XM content incoming?

[Rocket88]

And home…. No pez or Wolarding pics due to inclement weather….. wafted back beautifully. Big fuel tank😱

[Matty]

Vat eezz eeett?

[Rocket88]

One of these……too dark for actual photos…..

[Schaefft]

Here's one from this morning! May it waft for many more years to come.

[hairnet]

how was the house of barge

many coffee many sausage?

[Matty]

Tres chic. Tres bonne 

[Rocket88]

A brief summary….. the V6 ( even with a slight exhaust blow) suits this car. It does feel like the chassis could handle a lot more horsepower, but that’s not really the point.

These are about ride comfort, primarily, but the handling is bordering on the bizarre. It will go into fast sweeping corners that would cause a spot of buttock clenching in other large saloons, and it will “just go round them” with no drama.

[stuboy]

very nice.

[Rocket88]

A few issues to sort out…. Exhaust blow, and abs/airbag lights on. Paint on roof and bonnet has gone flat

[wesacosa]

apparently the ABS light should blink when you turn the key on to indicate a fault before staying on. If it comes on without blinking it indicates an issue powering up the abs module.  Usual suspect is the green  abs relay which kind of hangs in space in front of the battery tray and is susceptible to corrosion on the pins. 

[Rocket88]

2 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

apparently the ABS light should blink when you turn the key on to indicate a fault before staying on. If it comes on without blinking it indicates an issue powering up the abs module.  Usual suspect is the green  abs relay which kind of hangs in space in front of the battery tray and is susceptible to corrosion on the pins. 

Thanks…. Apparently the relays are the cause of most electrical silliness in these…. For what they cost, I may replace any that look a bit iffy

[wesacosa]

6 minutes ago, Rocket88 said:

Thanks…. Apparently the relays are the cause of most electrical silliness in these…. For what they cost, I may replace any that look a bit iffy

The abs ones are tricky to get hold of as they are 4 pin plus one small pin. Although they are switchable for a more readily available BMW one, although that's assuming you have the Teves ABS system on that year model. If not ignore my comments!

[Schaefft]

I've had a look in that area when I installed the grille and noticed that some electrical gizmo already received some kind of splash protection. Since the abs light does come on only occasionally it will most likely be a contact issue, and therefore a free fix. I just haven't had the time to investigate as it's usually off.

And yes, the combination of ride comfort and cornering ability is very unusual, you can feel how the suspension suppresses  body roll, the magic of hydraulic suspension I guess.

The book pack goes in the fuse box lid under the glove box btw.

[Rocket88]

Been having a good poke round today….. 4 good tyres, but 4 different brands, one a Michelin, the other 3 of dubious parentage. It’s getting a  set of Falkens tomorrow.

Tomorrow , going in to vinyl wrap bloke to see what we can do with the bonnet and roof 

Going in on Thursday for exhaust blow investigation. 
Frustratingly, glovebox is locked, and the key seems disinterested in unlocking it

[Schaefft]

The glovebox does open, pull the lever and help it up a bit.

Any idea what colour you wanna go for?

[Rocket88]

4 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

The glovebox does open, pull the lever and help it up a bit.

Any idea what colour you wanna go for?

 

4 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

The glovebox does open, pull the lever and help it up a bit.

Any idea what colour you wanna go for?

Been having a good poke round today….. 4 good tyres, but 4 different brands, one a Michelin, the other 3 of dubious parentage. It’s getting a  set of Falkens tomorrow.

Tomorrow , going in to vinyl wrap bloke to see what we can do with the bonnet and roof 

Going in on Thursday for exhaust blow investigation. 
Frustratingly, glovebox is locked, and the key seems disinterested in unlocking it

[Rocket88]

4 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

The glovebox does open, pull the lever and help it up a bit.

Any idea what colour you wanna go for?

Will try that 

Depends on if we can match the existing silver….. but possibly a black roof

[Rocket88]

Vinyl wrap man has a silver that’s pretty close. Decided to do the roof black. New tyres today!

[Rocket88]

New tyres fitted….. Falkens all round. Previously it sported 4 different makes of tyres. Now sitting on a ramp at the exhaust fettleing centre to find out where the exhaust blow is coming from 

[tooSavvy]

I wanted Kumho on MrGetz... My ATS guy couldn't source them so Sumitomo are on....

I have discovered wet cornering is disconcertingly limpet like >> I rather hope not to find the limit 😵‍💫 .... Noisy, like chains dragging across tarmac 😕

🚙💨

[Stinkwheel]

On 20/11/2023 at 19:21, Rocket88 said:

It will go into fast sweeping corners that would cause a spot of buttock clenching in other large saloons, and it will “just go round them” with no drama.

Thats what real Citroens do, they just do, no drama, end of.  Its why i've adored them for years

[Rocket88]

Exhaust is pretty much borked from the cats back. It consists of a weird looking twin box middle bit, which is unobtainium. Back box is pretty freely available.

Got a reasonable quote to hack off everything behind the cats and get something custom made, so will be doing that