citroen bx what to look out for??

[Chris_1990]

   
   
   


Seen a nice citroen bx on Facebook for sale looks mint so going to look at it tomorrow it's a 1992 straight diesel. Any one got any knowledge on these? I'm OK looking at the engine standard stuff but never looked or drove a bx before so what do I need to look out for?? Also what these sell for now days? Will have full mot it's not massive miles on it something like 100,000 and really does look in good condition spec level is tzd I belive, I'll try and add some pictures.

[Seb_Ryan]

Make sure all the suspension works properly.. Got those accumulators that leak

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[procta]

Before you buy anything like this, have a look on what they are like for spare parts too, remember these went out of production well over 20 years ago, and I think were the most binned off citroen due to the price of the suspensions. I remember reading about them in a few mags years ago that they cost nearly £700 quid to fix the suspensions.
But who's to say that is true anyway.

[Chris_1990]

Parts on any old/classic are always gonna be hard to get hold if but the one think that does put me off is the hydrolic suspension cos I know if something brakes on that then it's gonna be big money.

[tigerstyle]

Parts on any old/classic are always gonna be hard to get hold if but the one think that does put me off is the hydrolic suspension cos I know if something brakes on that then it's gonna be big money.

I think a lot of those horror stories are from dealer pricing, if you DIY everything, it probably won't be that bad if you can successfully diagnose.

[Paul Baldwin]

Check the hydraulic pipes that run all the way under the car. I went to buy one of these off a mate years back, tidy looking car. It pissed it's hydraulics all over the driveway just before I got it off his driveway. These particular pipes meant it was a diesel tank remove job to replace so that's where it stayed as I couldn't be arsed with all that at the time. If you can bend pipes, flare ends, change accumulators etc and have space to do it then it doesn't have to be too expensice I shouldn't think?
Good looking old skool motor now imo, with 12 months ticket on it I'd be tempted :-)

[procta]

Parts on any old/classic are always gonna be hard to get hold if but the one think that does put me off is the hydrolic suspension cos I know if something brakes on that then it's gonna be big money.

Not always the case mind, The mini/ mgb the ford escort mk1 and mk2, you can get nearly everything for those.
It goes by how popular and sort after the car is, If there isn't any demand for the car, then no one will bother supplying parts.
Also another thing chris is the price of the parts too, when you do manage to get hold of what you need.  The proper mini, is a great example for part prices. Prices have jumped up stupidly, for daft things.
bare that in mind, also I do strongly recommend if you can get hold of one, is a proper workshop manual, not the Haynes manual. The workshop manuals are proper mustard and are more detailed than the Haynes manual.
If you are handy with spanners, have a bit of budget, and are a massive fan of these cars. Know of any good forums and owners clubs, you will be able to tackle everything.

[bashbarnard]

Check the front subframes they rust through, hydrolics are fairly easy fix on these my boss has one and somehow manages to get new bits for it.

[Chris_90]

Just realised i was signed in to a different account when posting this thread up

Check the front subframes they rust through, hydrolics are fairly easy fix on these my boss has one and somehow manages to get new bits for it.

Ill keep that in mind bash thanks hopefully cos he works in a garage we can get it on some lift look under it.



What do people think its worth? dont wanna pay over odds for it he's asking £1000 for it from how i see it, its only gonna go up in value with the age of it but could be wrong??

[Danny Wideboy]

It certainly given me the horn. Get it bought and ask questions later!

[Chris_90]

It certainly given me the horn. Get it bought and ask questions later!

HA HA thats what i feel like doing as said my only worry is the hydro suspension engine and body etc im fine getting my hands dirty with.

[tigerstyle]

Never going to be as popular as the GTi (was it called a GTi?) or the factory turbo diesel versions, actually surprised they aren't all turbos.

[powerandtorque]

Never going to be as popular as the GTi (was it called a GTi?) or the factory turbo diesel versions, actually surprised they aren't all turbos.

There was indeed a GTi model that had a 1.9 8v (XU9J2) engine shared with the 405 SRi/GRi, but the daddy was always the BX 16v that had the 1.9 16v (XU9J4) engine the same as a 405 Mi16... although they're probably getting rare now given the number of them that were engine raped by 205 owners in years gone by.

[Chris_90]

I now own it gotta be the slowest thing I've ever driven but still strangely attracted to it   the white bx behind was the guys also 16v one.

[procta]

enjoy it chris,

[Toms306]

That looks really cool, and should be proper comfy unless the suspensions broken...but that's a lot of car for a NAD to move!!

[mr_fish]

Just realised the steels are solid. Looks square, whats the plan?

[Chris_90]

Yer soild steels, As it stands I have no plans a good service and get it running veg oil, long term (in the 3 week I keep it ) maybe d turbo it if I can over come the hydrolic pump being driven by the cam, it definitely needs more power it's painfully slow.

[1616six]

Has the Audi gone then?

Can't see this working as a family car with 2 littlens if I'm honest!

[Chris_90]

Has the Audi gone then?

Can't see this working as a family car with 2 littlens if I'm honest!

Audi still here but it's going up for sale soon, I'm sure it'll be fine with 2 baby's boot is a decent size, cars decent size inside I think it'll be fine but as it stands now I only have 1 baby and the next one not due till January and I'll have had a minimum another 2 cars by then, I'd like to think I could keep it but it's same with every car I get board to quickly.

[1616six]

Haha fair play for the honesty, I'm exactly the same.

[RetroPug]

gti6 conversion would be a laugh.

[Toms306]

I'm sure it'll be fine with 2 baby's boot is a decent size

You know you're not allowed to put them in there right...

Dunno why people can't just stick to one car tbh.

[Chris_90]

gti6 conversion would be a laugh.

Gotta be cheap to run, so must be burning veg.

[procta]

Has the Audi gone then?

Can't see this working as a family car with 2 littlens if I'm honest!

of course it will be ok JJ, after all these were a family car of the 80s and early 90s

[1616six]

Has the Audi gone then?

Can't see this working as a family car with 2 littlens if I'm honest!

of course it will be ok JJ, after all these were a family car of the 80s and early 90s

Buggies are different sizes now, you also carry shit loads more round with you nowadays compares to back then.

Not to mention the safety aspect, God forbid the worst to happen but I'd rather a bump in an Audi estate than a little BX.

Maybe I'm just boring but I don't think I could cart two kiddies round in an early 90s sardine can!

[Chris_90]

This bx is now for sale with a turbo diesel engine and hdi gearbox, it's sold as spares or repairs as need some work on to get it right.

Having to sell as I'm unable to work as I need to look after my wife. Hopefully some one might be able to copy the Facebook add across for me.

[Chris_90]

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