French Car Forum

Just wanted to say hello to all the forum members , been a big fan of French cars for quite a while now here's a list of them 1xBx Gti , 4xBx16v's , 1xBxTzd , 1xZx1.4 Reflex , 1xpeugeot 405 mi16 , 2xZx1.9i volcane's , 2xRenault 25 V6 turbos , 1xXantia 2.1td sx , 3xXantia 1.9td's , 1xXantia Activa , 1xRenault Laguna II 1.9 dci dynamique , 1xC5...

From the Wirral - long time Bx owner, just got a Xantia in the stable now and will be along with queries directly! Feel like I've got to relearn how to fix my car 'coz I've been working on old tech with the BX for so long :)

Hi Everone,
Just signed up and been browsing already fixed a few problems.
I bought my first Citroen a C5 a month ago and Im very impressed with this beast, I have owned a few estates over the years but this has to be one of the best cars I have owned.

I bought it with a speedo problem and switched the stepper motor from the rev counter.Managed...

hello guys

hi all current car c5 110 sx before that had a xantia 18 estate all started with my dads old citroen gs just loved the quirks
current car is estate as well me and the wife call her the french tart
she does love her to get her bonnet up

Hi all,

Just joined & thought I'd into myself.

I live in St Ives Sydney Australian, married , one 6 old daughter ( who is the meaning of my life)

Work for the Police as a mouse pusher.

Own a 1995 VSX Xantia since new, it is not a touring car due to it tendenecy to break down but still goes well when going. It's still much loved.
Just bought a...

hi all, just signed up as i've been told that my car's been spotted on ebay for sale :)

been into ax's,and part of the axoc... had a few 1.0l's, a gt and a couple of gti's, and enjoyed taking at least 5 of those to castle combe on track days.. :) then had a zx volcane and a xantia, both Turbo derv's

see you all round the forum.. :)

Hi every enthusiast,

My name is Farid.
Yes, I'm from South East Asia, Malaysia is my country.
My ride is Xantia I, which built in 1993 and shipped to my country in 1994.

Yes, it is old Xantia with-out anti-sink and with FDV. I'm a third owner for this car and had ride this for 6 year ago.

Hi just dropped in for a look.
Regards Eric :D

Hi I'm Mick from Durham.

Obviously I'm new to the forum and I organise cheap Trackdays at Croft Circuit.

Looking to put something together for you guys, if your interested?

I have a 205 GTI 1.9, and a Renault Clio so will be interested in some of the advise from other members.

Thanks

Hi, I'm Brian, 46, from Bromsgrove, drive HGV's for a living, and (as any of you who frequent the Retro-Rides forum, which I've been a part of for years now, will know) drive French cars coz I love 'em!

I was indoctrinated at an early age, when I was a lad in the 70s we pulled a caravan all over the UK with a succession of Peugeot 504 Familiales....

Hi gents can you help me out?

In a dilemma as to what to do next. Here goes had a 406 p reg upto feb 09, since i ve had 4 motors and not 1 equalled it. All had good reason for buying and for getting rid of. Bought an 06 punto had it 10 weeks and then got a brand new 09 corsa diesel, had that for 10 months and traded in for an 08 1.8 tdci...

Hi guys , i have a remapped and de-Fapped 407 1.6hdi

Hi everybody! :D
I'm stuck with citroens for, well, all my life. Even before! So, in my childhood there were fathers ds and cx, then in some short time in early '90s I've changed serie of my own, my first car gs, then few bxes and zx. For many happy years my daily drivers were two xms v6, 12 and 24v. Last one saved my foolish life in a bad crash....

Have been looking at this forum for a while and thought it's time I'd join in. Have already used some of the info avaiable to try to solve the dreaded heater blower problems. Have had a number of Citroens over the last 30 odd years starting with a GS1220 and from there GS 1015, DS23 HYD EFI, CX2400 Cmatics x 2, BX 19 estate, Xasra and the current...

Hi there, just joined tonight, many thanks to the Admins for helping me get here :P

I live in East Yorkshire and currently own an ill Citroen Xsara 1.4LX, a thread asking for advice will follow somewhere, lol. Have had it since I bought it new in 2004 and before that had a Saxo 1.1 Desire. Both cars never let me down apart from the usual wear...

hi all,thought id join up,drive a xantia td,right mess when i got her getting a bit tidy now.Ijust love the way it drives allways been a ford man but converted now ,drive to southern germany farely often and she doesent miss a beat.With the fords i always had aches and pains when i got there but xantia is a pleasure still fresh after 800 mile.when...

Hi to all, i have Xsara2 Hdi 110cv, and want to share and lear knowlage! live in Portugal.

Thank you

Hi folks, I run a Xantia 1.9 td now after zx td and several 2cv's including a gs 1300 engined hot rod...scary! As my name suggests I'm into Brit bikes and enjoy the perthshire lanes in summer.( a Tuesday this year I'm told.) I'll be posting a couple of Xantia tips on bad starting, overheating & faulty temp gauge reading...all related.

Hi folks! Long-time PSA driver and forum lurker...but mainly on the XPic forum as that's our car that has corresponded to the Rise of the Internet.
So flipping reliable! But now we have a C3.......

(I also have a SAAB - please don't hold that against me!)

Hi all , i have already done a couple of posts .

Currently have a xantia 1997 sx td , previously have had 3 Zxs ,one after the other , mostly td volcanes', but was unable to find another so i bought this xantia which came along .

After more than 10 years with ZXs' i had a run of bad luck , a year ago my fav volcane failed it's mot on back axle ,...

Hi and a big Hello from Gozling2 in Westhill, Aberdeenshire.

Just wanted to say hi to all here on the Frenchcar forum :bouncy: , I've just become the owner of a 2002 Citroen Berlingo Multispace, 1.6 petrol which has been adapted for wheelchair access, :shock: I'm Quite impressed with the car :D , It's just gone through it's MOT and only one...

Hey guys!

I've just bought my first Hydraulic Citroen and am slowly falling out with it already (Although, I secretly quite like it too!)...

It's a 1997 P-Reg Citroen Xantia 1.8 16v Desire model... With All the extras, minus Leather, Traffic Master and Active Suspension. It's Mot'd for a stupid amount of time, Taxed for another 24 days and has...

Just brought a 1997 Peugeot 406 2.1td estate. My 1st french car so still finding my way around it and its got a couple of problems but then i did only pay £200 for it. Lol

Hiya all im abz from the West Midlands, I'm 28 married with one daughter and another kid on the way, had a quick look on this website and found it to be fun, friendly and full of great advice, whatever car I have I always join an owners club as the people ive met and the advice has been great

I have two cars, but my french one is a citroen...

Hi everyone,I am pleased to be able to join the forum, have just bought a w reg. Activa from ebay which appears to need a few jobbies doing, so am looking forward to asking for your help and advice on a few things when they crop up.

My name is Martin and I'm a long time hydraulic Citroen owner. GS, BX's, Xantias, XM (2) and now another Xantia.

I bought the 44,000 mile, 1.8 16v one off Ebay this weekend.

In answer to a post referring to this car, why bother putting miles on this?, well, I also have a G plate TZD which makes 60 - 65 to the gallon, so between my wife and I...

Hello my name is jason just bought my first xantia its a 1996 1.9TD vsx estate this seems to be a helpful sight car has done 86 thou and is very clean and was a good price i hope :D i do have one question and will pop to the right section and post

i have owned my 1997 xantia 2.0 l estate auto for 2 years im married with 4 kids and i have 11 dogs, ( 2 greyhounds 1 lurcher and 8 whippets) most are rescued :D

Hello there,,,, Just joined today but have had French cars for years now,,, peugot 306,,406estates x2 106 renault scenic2,, xantia estates x2.

Currently have a Xantia 2.0 hdi lx estate W reg with 245000 on the clock. Been all over the place with it lol.

Is there a high mileage page on the forum?

Cheers

Bud

hi everybody

had a number of citroens over the years including a' pallas' 2 cv, bx, now have a berlingo. always liked citroens, bit of a francophile really. visited andre citroen's grave last year in paris ( WELL WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO IN PARIS ) :o would like to aspire to a citroen ds. if i win the lottery that will be one of my first...

Have owned a c5 2.2 hdi exclusive for a couple of years now and have searched this forum for answers to problems that I have had with it. I am happy to say that I have always found the answer somewhere in the site.

And hello some more...

Hi all

I am very new here because although I have had a lot of French cars I have not had many problems over the years.

The Xantia I have just been given is going to make me a regular though.

Anyone doing a weekend trackday at Cadwell let me know. I take loads of bike photos down there and would like to try out a few car ones.

Hi all.

I'm Writing from the land with entirely too many Volvos on the road... and yes; they're driven just as badly here. :roll:
I moved here 10 years ago, and have no plans to leave.

I'm a Renault kind of person, but have plenty of hours under friend's 205s. I have 2 clios, a 1991 Mk1 16Valver and a 2001 Mk2 ph1 172 sport.

Me, as briefly as...

Used to be member of Citroenz forums under user ID, Rhothgar, (my name Roger in Anglo-Saxon) which seems to have been taken on this site.

Probably stolen from me by AndersDK seeing as Rhothgar was a Danish legend linked to the story of Beowulf! :lol:

Probably a simpler answer like I just forgot my password because I haven't used this excellent...

Hello all,
I'm a second time Xantia owner and part-time forum lurker!
I've got lots of questions to ask and lots of virtual (or even real) beer as a thank-you.

Happy New Year and I hope the first days back at work have not been too hard on you all.

FuzzyEdges.

ive actually been a member for a while but not had the chance to chime in so hi and expect some chiming!

Hi guys,iam a newbe from dorset..this is a great little forum!!

hope to see you about..
jez

hi all just introduceing myself my names rob and i have a 1999 306 hdi meridian estate
with all the dodgy electrics :lol:

Hi a new member from Brum with a Pug 306 1.6 T reg... :)

Hey folks.... Well, stumbled across this site as I researched solve-it's for my 3 strokes of bad luck...... throttle cable, bonnet catch, no cold start....

any ways, after ankle biter number 2 appeared the need for a family estate arrived... so wife bought a Vectra.... on the way home from buying it it blew up, so i fitted a new engine..... 8...

Hi. I have just purchased the 3rd cit in my lifetime. :o
1st car was an ID 19. Saved my life. :lol:
Second, DS 23 Pallas. Wife removed funds to restore. :(
C5 V6 Exclusive this time. Different wife. :D
Would appreciate help to maintain this one with info parts etc.
Cheers, ozm

Hi

Just joined the club, having just put deposit down on an 05 reg C5 1.6 HDI estate. I wanted something economical and cheap to run as my current R reg Fiesta ( for free from my mum and still only on 35000 miles) is getting a bit long in the tooth despite the low mileage and want something with more space.

Whilst I know this is know rocket...

Greetings fellow List-folk.
My name is Mick Popka and I'm a Citroholic!

First symptoms of this appeared in the mid 1980's when I gradually worked my way through a succession of Traction Avant models until I Bit the Bullet and Joined the Traction Owners Club. This was followed in 1987 by my acquisition of a 1949 11BL.

Time and Miles (18 years and...

Found this site on google so thought Id have a nose on here! I currently drive a 2002 Renault Laguna DCi Sport which has been entertaining to say the least, and not in a good way lol Hope to speak to you all soon anyways!

Steve

Hi, this is the first time I am posting to this forum and I would love to spam

hi all just introduceing myself my names mike and i have a 2001 ph2 citroen xsara 1.4lx

First time on this forum but no stranger to French vehicles. Started with a Citroen Dyane (engine seized) and an ID19 Safari (stolen) in the early seventies and progressed to a CX. Since then have had more CXes, another Dyane, Renault Lagunas and a couple of XMs. Briefly experienced a Diesel AX and some Peugeot 305s.

Sanity? prevailed and I have...

Hello all, we're a two French vehicle family living in France. We have a 1996 Renault Traffic and a 1996 Citroen Synergie. I have just swapped the Synergie engine for one from a 1994 Xantia, great fun, not, but the result was well worth the effort. Have had a look around this site, well impressed, hope I can contribute at some time.
Cheers for...