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Update to the Acceptable Usage Policy - Sept 2017

by GiveMeABreak » 01 Sep 2017, 11:28 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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Please note that the FCF Admin Team have amended the FCF Acceptable Usage Policy to clarify the rules concerning Profile Signatures and Commercial Posts as of September 2017.

An extract from the AUP concerning the changes is listed below, however all members are kindly asked to visit the following link and familiarise themselves with the updated...

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See my post above showing the portrait mobile screen on an iPhone 6plus - no avatar section at all, so focusses on the post content. The display is adaptive depending on your screen size and resolution, so different for each person depending on what they use. The changes were mostly to improve mobile use, where display options are obviously very...

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04 Sep 2017, 13:32
French Car Chat Forum
by GiveMeABreak » 25 Aug 2017, 13:05 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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The 'French Car Chat' Forum has now been renamed to ' The Off Topic Chat Lounge'.

There have been no changes to the existing topics or posts. It was just felt that there needed to be a place for posts that did not fit into any of the other categories and to encourage posts of a more general nature to be posted here instead of in the technical...

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hi,

Thx for the answare. I understand .
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05 Sep 2017, 09:09
FCF LDS Fluid Discount

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jul 2017, 12:01 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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When researching some LDS Fluid suppliers, I looked into one retailer Nielson CDG that Elis (EDC5) referred to me for comment. On looking at their description of the LDS, they were referring to Citroen as having 'Hydrolastic' suspension etc. - needless to say, I did contact them and explained the systems used by Citroen and the distinction between...

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I never used the registration utility because it is always wrong on just about every website that uses that facility, so they are not unique here.

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31 Aug 2017, 00:27
Private Message Improvements

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jul 2017, 00:10 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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Just to advise members that we have made some improvements to the Private Messaging System used on the Forum:
We have increased the Mailbox limit from 100 to 200 messages
We have now enabled image file attachments to be sent in private messages.
All effective immediately.

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I have just adjusted a forum setting which should have fixed this issue.

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14 Aug 2017, 21:45
FCF Member Discount - EasyDiagnostics

by GiveMeABreak » 17 Jun 2017, 16:16 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a 15% discount for FCF members from Easydiagnostics as of 17th June 2017. This is for members only and details are in the following link in the members' section:

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The Citroen "cool picture" thread
by vince » 24 May 2008, 23:36

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i cant seem to find any threads showcasing the amazing achievements of Citroen...so i thought id start one. Ive got a bucket load so here is a snippet...you got any more?

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Rat-rod yes, rat no... Both have their place and I like both very much, but for me a true rat trumps a fake-patina & new chrome rat-rod all day.

Rats are about being mechanically sound while the cosmetics are left to their own devices IMO, you don't build a rat it evolves over time. Rat-rods are built (sometimes extremely shoddily!) and made to...
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13 Jul 2017, 11:56
Davie's french attraction.
by daviemck2006 » 07 Mar 2013, 00:58

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Hi guys. Ive been around here for a while now, good some good advice when I had a C5 a few years ago. Had a Pug 107 for last 2 years, so was thinking I was a bit of an imposter, cos it's not really French, well the badge on the bonnet maybe is! I've made a deal to swap it for a C4vts, coming over from Belfast on Saturday. I'm saying deal, I mean...

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The view from my bedroom window today :-D Excuse the bmws and subaru across the road. The guy has as bad as an affiliation as I have! Ive just thought a problem. He has a red m3 with the bonnet and roof wrapped black. Do I care? No! For me an elderly xantia td is better for me than his highly strung m3 :lol: Im struggling...
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Zel's Fleet Blog - Pug 107, Saab 900, Lada Riva, Skoda Estelle & Sinclair C5
by Zelandeth » 12 Feb 2015, 23:43

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So this will document the chaos, madness, tears and general day to day antics of my fleet. Generally focusing on the Xantia and 107, but probably with the odd appearance from my Saab and Skoda.

So today I finally got around to changing my fuel filter...got fed up of the new one rolling around the boot every time I went round a corner!

Bolts out...

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Yes, that is much more up to date! :D
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Today, 12:07
Citrojim's Activa, 207 and Bike Tales
by CitroJim » 25 May 2008, 19:50

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before getting stuck into a blog proper, a bit of history might be in order :)

My entry into the world of Xantia ownership happened somewhat by accident. Until I acquired a Xantia, I had been a confirmed Peugeot owner, having run 405 diesels for a good few years and branching out into the ownership and restoration of a Peugeot 205GTi for fun....

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You likely to be about later today Jim?

Not until very late afternoon Zel as I'm working in the morning and then seeing my girls in CMK for lunch... Reckon I'll be home from about three onwards...

Would love to see you... As always, you're welcome any time :)

I'm home from lunchtime on Wednesday and Thursday and home more or less all day on...
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Life on the edge - the diary of a C5.
by Xantianut » 04 Sep 2012, 18:15

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Ay up!

I am a part time mechanic and tutor at a training centre mainly for kids with learning difficulties. We also have a couple of groups of NACRO kids doing a Modern Apprenticeship. Fifi is being maintained in the perfect place. Its the old Sunbeam Factory.

Fifi is my daily transport and about to begin a major tidy-up. A deal for leather...

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Hello, friends.

I am gunnng for one of the gardeners at Moseley or, as Papa calls them, The Wrecking Crew.

You remember the little Murray tractor mower Papa fixed? Well, they broke it again! This time some fool drove the poor little soul into a tree stump and cracked her little petrol tank. Papa was not happy but, if Papa fixes something, it...
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Confessions of a Citroholic
by RichardW » 28 May 2008, 16:10

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I already have a Citroen (ish - there hasn't been much Citroen activity recently!) blog on the BX Forum:

RichardW's Blog

I'll try and put a post on here when I update it.

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Yes, I reckon a job for a garage Richard... Best policy! I tend to farm certain things out that I just hate... CV Joint boots being one of them...
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17 Sep 2017, 09:08
Elmas Xantia V6 and Musical Stuff
by elma » 04 Nov 2014, 07:58

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Back On the 18/10/14 I bought myself a nice old Xantia from a young lad in Liverpool.
He was off to uni and needed to free up the funds.
My vans kingpins, amongst other things, had failed the MOT despite the repairs being simple and cheap I did not have time to do them and get to work.

So having seen these pictures on Gumtree I went over to have...

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The new remote kit has arrived today so it looks like the headliner and the remote locking will be Sundays fun.
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13 Sep 2017, 20:37
Tales from beyond the grave AKA Dan & Emma's Black & White Xantiae... & a 206
by ekjdm14 » 18 Feb 2017, 15:34

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As some of you will already know I recently swapped my running/driving & MoT'd 406 2.1DT for another member's Xantia, a '95 N plate 1.9D automatic with cambelt & camshaft failure.

This morning the swap was completed and I had a quick shufty round under the bonnet to see where we stand... It appears it's going to be more involved than just...

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Excellent Dan :D

French birds eh? :rofl2:

They love playing their games, that's for sure :lol:

They always keep us interested though; never a dull moment with a French car ;)
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13 Sep 2017, 18:49
Simon's new Xantia V6 and Peugeot Ion blog
by Mandrake » 21 Jul 2014, 09:20

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Hi Everyone,

I thought it was appropriate to start a brand new blog for the arrival of the new Xantia V6, and not tag it onto the existing 130+ page behemoth of a thread... :lol: I'm hoping this blog will be a lot shorter, happier, and more of a documentation of the fettling and upkeep of the car rather than the diagnostic nightmare thread...

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The brake caliper slides are remarkably reasonable!

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT Selection
0000444009 SLIDING SLEEVE 1 5.35 GBP 6.42 GBP 6.42 GBP

0000444010 SLIDING SLEEVE 1 5.35 GBP 6.42 GBP 6.42 GBP

They appear to be C-Zero/ Ion only. The caliper yoke is £37 if that's worn.

Hey that's...
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12 Sep 2017, 07:34
My latest Xantia Activa
by Quackers » 15 Jun 2017, 17:11

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Recently purchased Sl4yer's W/2000 Xantia Activa . Really regret letting my old Activa go back in 2011 and whilst the phase 2 C5's are really nice in there own way and the X7 C5's are just amazing, nothing made up for the zero body roll feeling on the country roads and roundabouts. So with it down to just 24 Xantia Activa's left road legal i...

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Those paint quotes sounded good to me; £90 for a door? remember my £400 quote for, an admieddly large, bonnet?

Never mind wonky plates/assymtric screws (actually I hate that too, definitely not OCD in my case, just offends my sense of aesthetics) having got some Yank size plates for the red Cherokee (pure affectation really) I bought a nice, I...
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09 Sep 2017, 15:48
Eifion's Peugeot 205 Van
by eifion » 13 Aug 2017, 21:19

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I knew this van for a few years before I bought it as it was owned from new by a local woman. When she retired from driving she gave it to the local garage who had always serviced it. They'd then used it as a courtesy and staff car and while they'd looked after it mechanically, it was rarely washed and was full of rubbish.

A few weeks ago my...

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There will be some from autoshite there who are also members here.

It was the fine folk of Autoshite that I went there with. There was one other 205 there, an N-reg 'Inca', along with a 305, an XM, a Visa and two BX's, so we had quite a selection of French cars on show. The weather was a bit of a let-down, but not too bad.
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03 Sep 2017, 18:21
All Things V6 & a Turbo!
by DHallworth » 13 Feb 2010, 19:08

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Just thought I'd start a big of a blog thingie.

In 2007 we purchased this Xantia V6 with 27,000 miles on the clock from the daughter of an elderly gentleman who had died.

Since we've had it we've given it a full set of spheres, set of new Michelin tyres and plugs and leads as it started to miss quite badly.

There's a scuff on the front bumper...

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It's interesting that in any car cull we both opt to keep our Activas David... Says a lot about them I believe.

I nearly lost mine though... Thank goodness the sale fell through....
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02 Sep 2017, 07:53
MikeT's C5r 1.6 hdi Estate
by MikeT » 21 Jun 2015, 20:32

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Today I took posession of a 2005 C5 1.6 Estate with under 70K on the clock. It wasn't in the red I wished for (it's just a grey like every other car out there which I'm sure will provide much merryment in large car parks) but it does have towbar. electrics, roof bars and a dog guard.

It also comes with it's acquired faults, like the tailgate loom...

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Just when I thought I had found a guinea pig damn blast it anyway :rofl2: :rofl2: . If there is no knocking from suspension i would tend to agree with hell razor ride height, If there is knocking kind of a slapping combined with a side slip would suggest control arms but any bushing that has failed will add to sway Mike. the lag is a funny one...
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30 Aug 2017, 22:51
FakeConcern's C4 VTS
by Fake Concern » 19 Mar 2013, 18:39

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Having seen that everyone else with a black C4 Coupe (Citroening, Captain Slower & Davie) all have a thread on their cars, thought I'd better do one myself!
Bought the car last year after writing off the last one(don't ask!)
Love the look of them from all angles, so different from usual Golf/Focus/Auris etc. Inside the speedo pod is digital...

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I like the red calipers too and it's held up remarkably well!
Not sure about decals, I like the stealth look. I do have some new VTS badges to go on as the originals are now very faded.
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30 Aug 2017, 08:19
C5, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
by demag » 03 May 2017, 22:36

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As I did a blog on the Synergie I really ought to do one on the C5 to keep things all together and up to date.

I bought it last week in Borrowash near Derby and it's more or less what I wanted, being a 2004 Series 1 2.2 hdi automatic Exclusive estate with leather and satnav.
I actually wanted the 2.0hdi not the 2.2 but it's turned out ok and it...

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I don't recognise it either but mine is a 2L 8 valve.
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29 Aug 2017, 20:43
Dean's Activa/XM blog
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...never thought i would be typing that with all my body parts still attached but so far she's been ok ish with it :lol:

Driven it 3 minutes home and although it has no go at all, its smooth as silk and handles like a go cart, all be it a big go-cart.

Anyway this will be a bit quiet for a good while ive got two weeks off to do the kitchen and...

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I hope so Jim, just came back from two weeks in Ireland last Sunday and both the Wife and i have decided we could get away more often and enjoy life a bit more rather than sleep walk through it with a Camper, the hope is we can nibble the savings a little to buy a Camper but not lose any money by getting a van that's at the bottom of it's...
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23 Aug 2017, 21:41
MikeT's Dashcam captures
by MikeT » 11 Jun 2017, 13:26

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Does anyone else feel they've developed a sixth sense regards other certain roadusers? No, it wasn't the "Out of EU" sticker that troubled me, it was his lack of lane discipline I found unnerving.

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I was passed yesterday in a 50 zone by some moron who must have been doing damn near a ton through the solid white line hatch marks on the A48, have it on dash cam but couldn't work out how to post it here.
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14 Aug 2017, 17:09
Travels & travails with a C15 (& other vehicles)
by van ordinaire » 05 Mar 2017, 23:48

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Just got the C15 back up to London (with the benefit of its £30 Devon MoT). Not exactly a fun drive but it gave me time to reflect - & I came up with this idea!

I'll try to do a retrospective to put this into some sort of perspective but, for the moment:-

Last weekend had tyre (one of a pair I had bought earlier) fitted in place of the flat...

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Yes, the P6 and the 2.5PI are my choices :)

I still lust after a nice P6... One day maybe...

Re-wind far enough & the PI would've been a regular sight in your neck of the woods, fully utilising its more than reasonable performance to the full, between N'mptn & Newport Pagnell.

Used to want one of those v. late 3500S's with leccie windows,...
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11 Aug 2017, 01:07
Herc the c15
by dets » 02 Jul 2017, 20:51

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In January 2017 I was scouring the classifieds and auction sites for a cheap as chips van to help me move my beloved vespa and some other stuff from Kent to Normandy. I stumbled across an ad on eBay for a vandalised ex fleet citroen c15 1.9d I put in an offer of 125 English pound notes but was turned down my missus discovered what I'd done and...

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Personally, that's exactly what I'd do with it - but know the French do have a few hang-ups about originality, so you may not have that option.
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26 Jul 2017, 00:30
Across the Pond
by svip » 13 May 2017, 10:32

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I realise my Xantia already have its own thread , but I feel it can actually deserve another (and I think - once you've read this - you'll agree).

As you therefore also know, my Xantia recently got a new paintjob. But that's not all it got. It has several fixes down to it, to prolong its life. And after the last visit at the shop, two Citroën...

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Hehe, yeah, it was a fun place to eat. Now, a lot has happened since then, as you can probably tell from my journal. I am now near the West Coast.

Meeting Citroën people over here is a lot of fun. And even meeting people who recognise the brand is interesting. Older people over here remember them from back in the day where they were sold over...
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21 Jul 2017, 03:58
C6 - The adventure continues........in blue
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Okay, this should be fun, never done this before, but, hey ho. Bought the car a month ago, after years of wanting one, a 2.7 V6 Exclusive. There were a couple of issues and debates with the dealer. mainly over the lack of mats, and yes they are expensive £98 a set plus the dreaded VAT. from a different dealer, it does pay to shop about, the...

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So the next job on the agenda, is to tackle the faulty speedo, this has completely failed, it's totally blank. I understand they are prone to a couple of blown resistors and some potential dry joints........ lucky a fellow Citroenist has repaired a few of these and will be getting this job too..........
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05 Jul 2017, 06:11
The C8 bus blog
by bxzx16v » 28 Jun 2015, 19:41

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After having two attempted break ins on the berlingo I decided enough was enough and decided a replacement was in order .I came across this C8 in a garage just down the road from me ,it's a 2009 2.0 16v hdi Sx ,it comes with the full complement of seven seats with the front two being captains seats, it's also got climate control ,cruise control,...

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I know the Freelanders not French but it does have a French heart , nearing two years of ownership and very happy I am too , it's not needed much other than a pair of rear shockers and a new throttle body due to the old one playing up . It was treated to a full set of Pirelli Scorpion Atr's but we didn't get the weather to test them . It's...
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01 Jul 2017, 22:26
C5 2.0HDi (110bhp) LX Est - Typical cooling fan problem
by wurlycorner » 12 Feb 2015, 22:25

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A few pics of what I've just bought for £650, MOT'd till Sept.

The mark 1 C5 is not a looker from the front IMO...

But is smart from the back

It needs a clean but the interior is in great nick really;

Typical modern engine bay, covered with plastic crap everywhere, but in good nick and I know when the cambelt was last done;

Tiny dent...

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There isn't cover.
I had it off during fitting the fan, because I needed to re-route the cable slightly and wanted to check overall tension on it from start to finish, as well as give the connectors in the Relay box a quick check over at the same time. All refitted now.
It's annoying that the cover of the Relay box has 4 clips, but the back of...
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13 Jun 2017, 22:18
wurlycorner's silver s2 CX Gti Turbo - troublesome sod...
by wurlycorner » 28 Nov 2016, 21:09

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First proper appearance on here of this particular CX of mine.
I've owned it for something like 20 years. It's been off the road for about 12 of them. Can't remember what caused me to buy this one (I already had inherited another previous to it :lol:
Short summary of the 'entertainment' that this particular one has given me over the years......

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I could probably be persuaded to part with one, tbh...
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12 Jun 2017, 20:34
GEEEE'z what an adventure!
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I think I'll have a go at documenting my Xantia tales :D
I suppose a bit of history is in order to start us off.

My first car was the most basic 3cyl 1ltr W reg Corsa B which I purchased from my boss at the time, the day before my 17th birthday. That was the car I learnt to drive in when not with the instructor. The insurance was a bit eeek at...

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Great to see an update Kev :D

Don't worry about enthusiasm, it naturally waxes and wanes... Totally normal...

You have a good plan... It looks to some as if I may have lost a bit of enthusiasm but I've not, it's just I do loads of other things too...

The XM will wait patiently for you ;)
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29 May 2017, 17:50
Bargain Odd Spec VSX
by yannbeam » 10 Dec 2016, 20:52

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Collected my purchase this morning in the pouring rain. Not in bad condition overall. The body work is quite respectable for a 22 year old car. Does need a really good clean though. The only real problem I can see is the heater mattrix appears to be leaking #-o Ironicly the dash needs to come out of the TD which is partly why I bought this one...

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I think the gearbox in the VSX may be living on borrowed time. Second gear is nearly constantly slipping now, with much reduced forward momentum. Also the engine temperature rises quite substantially. A manual conversion may be on the cards quite soon.

The other problem is the rocker cover is leaking oil onto the exhaust manifold. Although I'm...
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22 May 2017, 22:44
Shock Renault content! Megane Coupe 16v

by djoptix » 16 May 2017, 09:31
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Bought a Megane Coupe as a fun motor to run alongside the C5 which does general load lugging duties. £400 bought unseen (well, there was a picture, I'm not completely insane) from eBay, it's only done 62k and amazingly everything electronic works!

It's the Privilege spec which means leather and AC (but still no decent cupholders). This one has a...

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F4R was my first Renault engine and it's a damn good one. I take it yours is the non vvt version at 140hp, it's better than the vvt 170hp version, I had nothing but problems with Renault vvt. Watch out for the pencil coils, they fail almost daily. Other than that I had no issues. Keep the clutch in good order too, the gearboxes seem to wear out if...

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16 May 2017, 10:15
Tales of a C3, a Goddess and some BMW's.
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After reading the blogs of other members its time for me to contribute.

Having spent some time enjoying the thrill of running an BMW e30 M3 and a Dax Cobra I had built complete with a Jaguar V12 engine and manual gearbox, in 1995 I needed a change of direction in my motoring (families :roll: ) which is where Citroën came to the rescue as I can't...

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Best check tomorrow that she has not shrunk in the wet !

And turned into a GS ;)
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13 May 2017, 06:51
Mickey's Musings.

by mickeymoon » 05 May 2017, 18:19
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Well, I have a Berlingo 2.0 HDi on an 04 plate, with a 123bhp remap, and my wife has an 07 plate 207 1.4 sport, in a lovely blue.

The Berlingo has just turned over onto 130,000 miles and the Pug has done 83,000.

A while ago, that nice man James Hell Razor (not Alistair) picked me up some VHT black paint from Lidl as I was unable to get there....

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Thought I'd post the results as people were vaguely interested when James mentioned the paint in the Lidl/Aldi thread..

I'll do the rusty bits of the calipers and front hubs later when I change the pads. They're only half worn but they have no feel and aren't great (think I was skint!) and I have a set of new Brembo pads here...

Sent from my...

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06 May 2017, 07:30
Hi.......................... im back......
by citroenxm » 21 Feb 2017, 22:44

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After a small absence im back. Not full time but enough to report on the current situation..

Ive been handed a Xantia HDi 110 Exclusive to sort out.

Car was bought for 150 quid. On a W plate.. in silver. . With slightly rarer cream leather and suede leather trim door cards. Pictures to follow when ive taken them.

Its NOT mine.

So. What do we...

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Haha this just reminded me, I found a tin of Fry "Fluxite"

That's some jolly good stuff... Treasure it ;)
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01 May 2017, 13:47
Louise's 308 CC
by xantia_v6 » 02 Nov 2015, 21:13

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In danger of being kicked off the forum for lack of (an available) French car to write about, we bought a 2011 (pre-facelift) 308 CC THP 156 HP automatic.

The car is still a bit dirty, as it was not cleaned properly by the previous owner, and not groomed by the dealer, but here you go:

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Excellent news Mike :D
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01 May 2017, 07:18
Xantics latest blog

by Xantic » 23 Apr 2017, 21:18
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Ok where do i start.

In another post i was asking about reyro fitting electric leather seats in a C5.

Well i found a C5 exclusive 2.0 hdi manual with leather seats today and nagged the guy to open up his lock up for me to see it as i didnt know when i could get to him during working hours due to my job.

Ok he agreed in the end but what i did...

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Hoping to collect this car on Friday.
Chilling out tonight in Wincanton it will be nice to be home tomorrow to sort things out.

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27 Apr 2017, 18:37
It's been a while (C5 Adventure)
by Trainman » 24 Feb 2017, 11:42

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Well, It's been a while..........

My DS4 got stolen and burnt out almost a fortnight ago, so I decided to get a stop gap car for now. I was looking on eBay and found a 52 plate 2.0HDi Estate with full service history, an A4 envolope full of receipts. The car has had both the timing and cam belts done, The water pump replaced, new Discs, pas and...

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That was a bargain Steve :D
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16 Apr 2017, 15:58
Citroen Synergie 1.9td.
by demag » 28 Oct 2016, 14:58

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Well I'm not quite sure where this will lead to but I'll try and document what I do to the new arrival.
First off the controls have settled in over the years and miles and are quite heavy so I'll treat it to a new throttle cable, clutch cable and maybe a new set of gear change cables. Throttle cable will be delivered later today so providing the...

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I think its been tracked slightly off centre hence the pull.

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28 Mar 2017, 13:49
Xantia, Activa & XM - just another French Citroholic

by Green fluid » 05 Mar 2017, 19:03
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Hi everybody,

It's time to present my cars now...
So... as said, I've been crazy about cars for as long as I can remember. One year ago, after my graduation, the question was : what would my first car be ?
I wanted it to be recent enough to be able to drive it on a daily basis (without being afraid of missing an essential part for months), I...

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Lovely selection of cars, perfect colour combination too!

You can get special leather treatments which form a barrier to prevent the dirt from sticking, I bought some from the Manchester Classic Car Show last year.

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23 Mar 2017, 09:17
Activated V6 driver
by Koukku » 29 Apr 2009, 14:06

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My journey with a V6 Activa. :)

My first experience with a Citroen is from 1976 at the wheel of my grandfather's 1975 CX 2200. I was two years old at the time, but I do have a picture to prove it. ;)

After getting my license I drove some Mitsubishis, Nissans, Fords, and even couple of Opel Astras, until I ended up with my late...

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James, that would be excellent :)
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10 Mar 2017, 10:57
My dark grey C5 :)

by b12cky » 22 Feb 2017, 16:29
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This is my limo...:)
It's '02 2.0 16v with AG LPG conversion that has been done when the car had only 25km on odometer (29.05.2002.)
This C5 was imported from Holland back in 2009. It was a friends car and I bought it from him 3 months ago.
I have every service record and every invoice. :)
I'm a freak about cars, so every plastic has to be right...

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Same colour as mine. I have found that the colour does not show up the dirt so much. IE. it gets dirty, but does not seem to get any worse. I have not washed my car in 18 months. It really does not look that bad either. Maintained to high standard though. I just wont wash a car unless the body work is perfect. I feel I am only polishing a turd, so...

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04 Mar 2017, 23:34
Forum change
by Paul-R » 22 Feb 2017, 20:30

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Um, well I'm not too sure this is an improvement. I like to look across the posts for three sections only (For Sale, Citroen and Peugeot). Just looking at the Citroen section I find it very difficult to get an overview. I would have to go in to each sub-section and back out rather than just refresh a single page. It just takes too much time.

I...

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A Poll will be created later today which will run for a fortnight. As no further time and effort will be expended on taking this work further at present, the Forum structure will be returned to the previous state so that posts are not split into several locations for longer than is necessary.

A revised announcement and the Poll will be posted...
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25 Feb 2017, 16:44
My Activa got some fresh paint
by svip » 19 Jan 2017, 12:53

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And a new bonnet, front bumper and headlights as well.

Don't worry, it was painted in its original colour.

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Looks gorgeous 8-)
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04 Feb 2017, 12:36
jgra1 blog
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hi all...

I think I should have a blog here to help me think aloud and leave the main forum to more 'succinct' postings

:twisted:

For anyone that doesnt follow the verbose stuff I normally natter on about..

I have a series 2 TD xant, which I brought blind on ebay (Oct 07) and has had a patchy previous life. I have been running it on...

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A bottle of Forte might be a good call too John ;)

Maybe just condensation or old coolant (from before the change) still milling around perhaps?
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03 Feb 2017, 16:05
My "love" of all things xantia...and Xm...and Cx..
by davetherave » 29 Apr 2009, 18:56

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Heres my first blog!

My obsession began when when my first car a fiesta was writen off (long story not my fault but technically was) there fore i was given the xantia that my grandad had given my dad. Yep it was owned by three generations!

I recieved it with a measly 190,000 miles on it (estimated due to broken odometer)

Then i thought wahey...

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Good to hear from you Dave. I'm impressed by your commuting!

At least you've managed to experience a C6 for a while even if it didn't end quite as smoothly as hoped.
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12 Jan 2017, 12:50
Xantics latest C5
by Xantic » 21 Feb 2016, 19:02

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This is my latest C5, the type i have been looking for ages.

Stickyfinger gave his input on this car as well as a nice gentle ride in the Activa. :shock:

Anyway it's a 2.2 HDI Auto with 96k on the clock
Cambelt done at 80k. Dpf topped up along with a new pump

New brakes front and rear. So far just put diesel in and go, once i have used the...

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Hello, and may the best of 2016 be the worst of 2017.
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29 Dec 2016, 10:49
Back to bicycles.

by Gibbo2286 » 02 Dec 2016, 12:50
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There was a run of bicycle pics earlier, can't remember which thread but I thought I'd post this.
I was looking for info on a road I lived in back in the 50s, Potter's Hill in Birmingham, now gone the way of redevelopment. came across this:

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Viewing a couple on the road, I have to presume that most of the riders were killed off :? . Cycling on winding country roads with tall grass verges and sporting a "flag" on an aerial; due to forward motion rendered it the thickness of the material(!!) was bl...y dangerous in my view. The riders were lying almost horizontal and could not...

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06 Dec 2016, 22:28
Hello Again.
by tim leech » 27 Jul 2009, 14:30

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Howdie guys, been a member on here for over 3 years, but kinda forgot about the site! :oops:

Anyway heres some updated pics of my current fleet.

1989 BX 16TRS 43000 miles from new, FSH.

1990 BX 16v, 140000 miles, aircon, money pit! (now sold and scrapped)

1985 BX 19GT MK1 53000 miles from new, uber rare (famous and a keeper)

1994...

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It was made for the conservative budget buyers who wouldn't buy a funny complicated foreign car and sold like hot cakes so did what it was required of.

Torsion bars and leaf springs were quite the norm back then...

It did have minor derived suspension but none was interchangeable
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05 Dec 2016, 08:50
Completely OT I know ...

by xantiamanic » 29 Nov 2016, 22:07
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... but from my time on the forum I know that one or two of you 'afficionados' out there enjoy tinkering with old AV equipment so I guess I'm at liberty to ask.

I have 'acquired' an old Technics system, amp, tape deck, tuner AND importantly a turntable (SL-B2, the missus wanted to blow £300 on a new one but that's not an option in my book) BUT it...

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First off take a look at the belt. I've seen them where part is more flexible than the rest causing issues.

Most likely though I would reckon is dried up old grease. With the belt off give the turntable a spin by hand, it should take a good while to coast to a halt and do so very smoothly, and obvious braking effect shows something is amiss...

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02 Dec 2016, 20:16
Delayed retirement.. again. A conversion...
by citroenxm » 21 Nov 2016, 20:47

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Continued attempts to retire just doesnt happen, and while waiting for some parts for ANOTHER XM, blogged else where, another arrived today safely ...

The Car: Late W reg, V6 24v Auto

The Issue: No forward drive, only reverse, real awfull noise comming from the box.

The Job: Bin the awfull ZF 4HP 20 and replace with a Manual Box!

The Job is...

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Good news, Paul.
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29 Nov 2016, 08:36
Pauls HDI Xantia Exclusive.
by citroenxm » 29 Nov 2012, 19:53

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The dreaded MOT loomed on the Xantia Exclusive due 5th December....

So after adressing a bottom ball joint on the nearside I thought ok.. lets go for it!

So went in today, at 228,000 miles and sat patiently waiting while watching the MOT man go around...

The result, a PASS.... Yaay... Only one dust cap on a drop link, a rear brake pipe slightly...

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The HDi had been owned and driven many miles by the last but one owner before you who was a particularly rotund chap Jim :)

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25 Nov 2016, 20:47
Davie's Activa Clutch
by CitroJim » 26 Mar 2016, 12:47

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This little blog is a chronicle covering the replacement of the Clutch in Davie's Activa...

Since arriving yesterday aboard an AA recovery lorry, some good progress some good progress has been made :D

The Hub nuts have been loosened and thank goodness for S1 Activa wheels having removable centres! Due to the non-operative handbrake I had to pop...

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Oh yes, it's a heavy old 'box for sure!
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22 Nov 2016, 14:18
1.9TD Temptation 2 Xantia had it for a year today 31st Dec
by CGATCX25GTITURBO » 17 Feb 2013, 16:07

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Well, still missing my 1.9 TGD BX and learning to live with the Xantia :)

It had done less than 7500 miles when I picked it up and is now at 8500. The history with it didn't mean much, it was probably a 'well it hasn't been anywhere so it'll be ok affair'

I had to change the rear spheres as those were flat on collection, the LHM was brown and...

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Well, I posted on facebook about the clutch clip breaking on my old bus, almost 4yrs and 44k miles in.

I'd done one one a mk2 before and the bolt was in the easy way ont that one, mine had the bolt in where the head was next to the brake pedal. I'd read in previous posts about people slackening off the nut enough to cut the bolt head off.

This...
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18 Nov 2016, 20:06
Dom's Car Blog
by Dommo » 15 Aug 2010, 21:43

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Renamed thread, please see the following page for more (page 9)

Edit - New car on page 4

Following on from this thread , I bought this car yesterday!

First impressions, it's quite rough around the edges, and the interior smells like someone's done a large number two inside, and then died.. So the first job after we got back was to strip...

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Slow reply sorry chaps, been busy at university again this week! It's funny that you mention the 6w bulbs blowing so easily, because the car came with 4w bulbs (not offset pin) jammed into the housing. I didn't realise that the bulb was supposed to be the 6w bulb so bought a 4w non offset pin LED's. They do fit in but it's not ideal so we've come...
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