Unexpected Collection Thread!

[brownnova]

No plans to buy a car today when I woke up this morning… 

But… here I am driving a vehicle I have exchanged monies for home from Liverpool… 

 

PC: 1 (prior to the decision) 

Its Silver… 

[fatharris]

Spontaneous vehicle acquisition is a serious condition.

Good luck!

Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk

[Nibbler]

Sometimes you need to move fast!  As the Japanees record collector Neal Tanaka once said. -I see, i want, i buy!

Well, my guess is a silver Citroen CX Diesel.

 

[mk2_craig]

Please let it be a Brown Nova. 

[brownnova]

So far so good on the collection mission… 

It won’t be staying long. But it seems good so far! 

[brownnova]

20 minutes ago, Nibbler said:

Citroen CX Diesel.

You don’t know how close you are… and yet how far away you also are 

[brownnova]

Economical ✅ 

Low mileage ✅ 

Chinese takeaway ✅ 

[FakeConcern]

Citroen C4, I hope it's a VTS.

[brownnova]

1 hour ago, FakeConcern said:

Citroen C4, I hope it's a VTS.

This is not piston heads… 

… its more AS spec.

1.6HDi                          Automatique! 
 

[brownnova]

Ok, so the tale of the purchase.

A very good friend can only drive an auto, and has been looking for a more economical vehicle due to a bit of a change in circumstances. We saw this on marketplace late last night and thought

a) this ticks the box for our friend and she has agreed to buy it from us. 
b) it has a numberplate with the initials of a family member and this would make a good birthday present for them…. (Shhh it’s a secret). 

Messages exchanged this morning, and a run to Croxteth was arranged to view said vehicle and on viewing it seems good… 

Genuine low miler, clean and drives lovely, got superb MPGeees on the way home, few bodily marks and the glove box lid is missing, but other than that, absolutely spot on. 
 

So… now to hide it from said family member until the V5 is through, swap the plate for its existing one, then swap it with their existing car… and then sell that.

One in… and then out… soon. 

[Cavcraft]

A 1.6 HDi automatic. On Facebook Market Place. In Liverpool.

Have you thought about a career as a lion tamer?

[FakeConcern]

17 hours ago, brownnova said:

This is not piston heads… 

… its more AS spec.

1.6HDi                          Automatique! 
 

Never mind I still love any 1st gen C4, they are super quirky Citroens from the central backlit digital dash and fixed hub steering wheel to the rounded silhouette of the exterior.

Fun Fact the roof of the 4 door and Coupe (two door) is the same even though they look quite different.

[brownnova]

1 minute ago, Cavcraft said:

A 1.6 HDi automatic. On Facebook Market Place. In Liverpool.

Have you thought about a career as a lion tamer?

[brownnova]

1 minute ago, FakeConcern said:

Never mind I still love any 1st gen C4, they are super quirky Citroens from the central backlit digital dash and fixed hub steering wheel to the rounded silhouette of the exterior.

Fun Fact the roof of the 4 door and Coupe (two door) is the same even though they look quite different.

It’s surprisingly endearing actually. I really like the interior/dash… 

[gadgetgricey]

Are these proper torque convertor auto's or some robotised manual?

[brownnova]

6 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

Are these proper torque convertor auto's or some robotised manual?

I think robotised manual… it has flappy paddles… 

Also…. 

The mats, they were the real clincher… 

 

[RoverFolkUs]

45 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

Are these proper torque convertor auto's or some robotised manual?

Can confirm robotised manual, with only moderate borkage potential 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Sprog has the later version C4 base model - it's a rather pleasant, simple car and drives nicely. However it has managed to lose any sort of unique look and blends into the masses whereas - this generation C4 is much better looking.
Good buy

[MorrisItalSLX]

14 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

A 1.6 HDi automatic. On Facebook Market Place. In Liverpool.

Have you thought about a career as a lion tamer?