Evening...

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mrduke
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Evening...

Unread post by mrduke »

...and greetings from Anglesey :)

I'm a rather big fan of the XUD engine, and after searching in vain for a decent-but-affordable 405 estate, I've just taken ownership of a '96 Xantia TD instead. I've always been scared stiff at the prospect of owning a Citroen with 'that' suspension, but I think the driving experience might just make up for the horror of potential problems :lol:

I shall be posting a large number of very stupid questions, so apologies in advance :oops:
Northern_Mike

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Unread post by Northern_Mike »

They're really not that scary. I've had plenty. Never had a suspension problem other than flat spheres on any of the "normal" ones I've owned. You'll be fine with a TD. Welcome..
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Welcome :-D

And as Mike says, no worries at all.. In fact you're lucky in being near to Paul (citroenxm) who knows all Xantias inside-out. Any issues you have and he's your man!
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Unread post by Hell Razor5543 »

Welcome to the forum, mrduke. Once you get used to it, you will love the suspension (as will anybody with aches or pains).

As it says in my signature, there are no such things as stupid questions, but stupid mistakes do exist. If you are not sure ask. If the answer doesn't make sense, ask for clarification. This is (very definitely) a friendly forum, and the members will try to help (well, we want to keep all the citroens we can running!).
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Northern_Mike

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Hell Razor5543 wrote:
If the answer doesn't make sense, ask for clarification.
...and don't be surprised if answers don't make sense at first. These cars can be quite illogical, yet amazingly at the same time..
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Unread post by Eddie Nuff »

mrduke wrote:I shall be posting a large number of very stupid questions . . .
. . . and we've got an equally large number of stupid answers! :P
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The answers aren't normally stupid, but illogical in the same way Citoens (and those who own them) are.
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Welcome to the forum and Xantia ownership :)

As Jim says, your in a very handy location ... :lol:
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Hello welcome to the French Peugeot, Citroen and Renault car forum.