My bodged Citroen BX 16v
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Poor Simon.... I don't know either of you, but have read a number of your threads on here. 
@ LR Disco comments!
Test drove a new Disco about 2 months ago.
2 things troubled me:
1.) f
king bullst offset number plate
2.) infotainment shouldn't be as st as that in a car, which, optioned as my test driver was, was north of €100k!! 
(Apple CarPlay in family Octy wagon is far, far better!)
Although it did seem better behaved on twisty roads than a similarly priced Q7 I drove earlier this year.
@ LR Disco comments!Test drove a new Disco about 2 months ago.
2 things troubled me:
1.) f
king bullst offset number plate2.) infotainment shouldn't be as s
t as that in a car, which, optioned as my test driver was, was north of €100k!! (Apple CarPlay in family Octy wagon is far, far better!)
Although it did seem better behaved on twisty roads than a similarly priced Q7 I drove earlier this year.
Kitchski said:
........ and that the rear end of the new Discovery troubled us:
You've photoshopped that for full-on trolling effect!There's no way JLR would sign that design solution off and release on an unsuspecting public.
Frail old women and children of a nervous disposition would see it! The Daily Mail would be up in arms, and even Donald Trump would probably have tweeted some random syllables and vowels about it.
Come on, fess up.
Kitchski said:
....saw a Vulcan bomber we couldn't get anywhere near:
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This car looks brilliant. Always remember when my father had one when i was a lot younger, always had a soft spot for this era of Citreon..
Anyhow, on your quote, if you're ever up near Newark, go to the air museum there, last time i went 50p got us in the rear portion of the cockpit of one and a good chat with a member of the ground crew that worked one when they were flown.
Sillyhatday said:
Couldn't agree more, the Disco is hideous, but each to their own.
Sillyhatday, pls 
RC1807 said:
Poor Simon....
It's fully deserved. He's just....awful.JonChalk said:
You've photoshopped that for full-on trolling effect!
There's no way JLR would sign that design solution off and release on an unsuspecting public.
Frail old women and children of a nervous disposition would see it! The Daily Mail would be up in arms, and even Donald Trump would probably have tweeted some random syllables and vowels about it.
Come on, fess up.
I promise you, it's not. Simon wouldn't know how to Photoshop (otherwise those images of his 3in penis wouldn't have surfaced).There's no way JLR would sign that design solution off and release on an unsuspecting public.
Frail old women and children of a nervous disposition would see it! The Daily Mail would be up in arms, and even Donald Trump would probably have tweeted some random syllables and vowels about it.
Come on, fess up.
As for Trump, I hate the new Disco as much as Trump. They're equally gopping, and equally offensive.
MrBrightSi said:
This car looks brilliant. Always remember when my father had one when i was a lot younger, always had a soft spot for this era of Citreon.
Anyhow, on your quote, if you're ever up near Newark, go to the air museum there, last time i went 50p got us in the rear portion of the cockpit of one and a good chat with a member of the ground crew that worked one when they were flown.
Yeah, I did Newark a year or two ago. Cool place. You can go in the one at Coventry too - I think there are some pictures earlier in this thread, as it was a Parking with Planes day, where I took the AX and the BX.Anyhow, on your quote, if you're ever up near Newark, go to the air museum there, last time i went 50p got us in the rear portion of the cockpit of one and a good chat with a member of the ground crew that worked one when they were flown.
Kitchski said:
TooMany2cvs said:
I know where my sympathies lie - a full day of the pair of you together in the car? Poor BX.
We should film it, and become all famous and celebrity. People will WANT to watch us. They will!I could make loads of money.
Update time for 'BAH'!
Not masses of content to go through, but since the trip to Donington it's been behaving nicely and continues to run sweetly. One of the bugbears the car has always suffered from, are front brakes that clunk when you apply them while reversing. I say 'clunk', I really mean 'OMGWTFWASTHAT?!?!' noises. It can be quite disconcerting! Managed to find a pair of refurbed calipers on the bay of E, so those are with me now and will probably be fitted in 2032 sometime.
One bummer is that the driver's door moulding decided to come unstuck (again) at the leading edge. Aesthetically this is not pleasing, but practically it's annoying as piss, as it means you can't open the door very much as it fouls the arch spat on the wing.
Unless one day you forget not to push the door too hard, and the moulding penetrates the spat:
Knock knock....
Oh fk!
Luckily the spat is fibreglass, so can be repaired easily enough. I might even have a spare, somewhere.
Otherwise not much to report. It's only done 500miles or so in the past few months. Did get a picture of it with another mode of transport that rides (or rode) on a cushion and spent a lot of time in France, while on the way to work:
A couple of weeks later, me and the little 'uns took it out for a run, and swung by a newer form of transport that crosses oceans:
You'll have to spot what I'm on about! Honestly, it's much bigger in the flesh than on camera. Ooh, got Deja-Vu for a minute there!
Lastly, I've heard that tomorrow sees the release of the new Practical Classics edition. Apparently, this the one featuring the top-secret photoshoot the BX was at, so looking forward to that one
Will have some videos up on Youtube soon, too. Went out with the BX and a GoPro on Saturday. Most of the vids were useless (still getting to grips with it) but a couple came out OK. You can really get a feel for how it sounds on the move, and the wheel-tracking shots are pretty cool, as Citroen suspension is awesome! I'll aim to get some vids up soon, and I'm even toying with the idea of trying to make ones where I talk in them. Not convinced by the idea yet, though!
Not masses of content to go through, but since the trip to Donington it's been behaving nicely and continues to run sweetly. One of the bugbears the car has always suffered from, are front brakes that clunk when you apply them while reversing. I say 'clunk', I really mean 'OMGWTFWASTHAT?!?!' noises. It can be quite disconcerting! Managed to find a pair of refurbed calipers on the bay of E, so those are with me now and will probably be fitted in 2032 sometime.
One bummer is that the driver's door moulding decided to come unstuck (again) at the leading edge. Aesthetically this is not pleasing, but practically it's annoying as piss, as it means you can't open the door very much as it fouls the arch spat on the wing.
Unless one day you forget not to push the door too hard, and the moulding penetrates the spat:
Knock knock....
Oh f
k!Luckily the spat is fibreglass, so can be repaired easily enough. I might even have a spare, somewhere.
Otherwise not much to report. It's only done 500miles or so in the past few months. Did get a picture of it with another mode of transport that rides (or rode) on a cushion and spent a lot of time in France, while on the way to work:
A couple of weeks later, me and the little 'uns took it out for a run, and swung by a newer form of transport that crosses oceans:
You'll have to spot what I'm on about! Honestly, it's much bigger in the flesh than on camera. Ooh, got Deja-Vu for a minute there!
Lastly, I've heard that tomorrow sees the release of the new Practical Classics edition. Apparently, this the one featuring the top-secret photoshoot the BX was at, so looking forward to that one
Will have some videos up on Youtube soon, too. Went out with the BX and a GoPro on Saturday. Most of the vids were useless (still getting to grips with it) but a couple came out OK. You can really get a feel for how it sounds on the move, and the wheel-tracking shots are pretty cool, as Citroen suspension is awesome! I'll aim to get some vids up soon, and I'm even toying with the idea of trying to make ones where I talk in them. Not convinced by the idea yet, though!
Like many, I have fond memories of the 2 BX's my old man had. Loved them both especially his red TZD (think that was the correct model name). I remember lusting after the GTI when it was released as did my Dad. I haven't seen one on the road in years and to see yours in such lovely condition is a rarity. Well done, bud.
Jonesy
Jonesy
Jonesy1972 said:
Like many, I have fond memories of the 2 BX's my old man had. Loved them both especially his red TZD (think that was the correct model name). I remember lusting after the GTI when it was released as did my Dad. I haven't seen one on the road in years and to see yours in such lovely condition is a rarity. Well done, bud.
Jonesy
Thanks Jonesy. It's really not that tidy up close though! It's well 'used' Jonesy
S100HP said:
Saw one of those discos today. #sadface
Yeah, I'm feeling a bit blue having now seen the PC article (and the fold). I hope I don't see one of those Discos today, as it might tip me over the edge!Dazed and Confused said:
Great cars. I used to love mine.
They are. The majority of people wouldn't agree, but then people don't like things they can't figure out MarkwG said:
Just reading the PC Citroen article - you're there! But in the flipping fold, stuck behind the SM! Fame is such a fickle beast...
Yeah, I just picked it up myself. A bit gutting really, as to travel around 350miles to be a part of something you're not really a part of....yeah. It's a bit like being persuaded to go to a party by a girl you like, with the promise of going home with stinky fingers, only for her to swan off with another guy when you eventually get there. Well, maybe it's a bit like that....
Well, overdue a bit of an update! Haven't got time for one now, but the BX is now off the road (again) and this time I really don't think it'll be coming back for a couple of years.
In the meantime, Autocar came out today, and on page 74 I can read all about it to remind me what it's like! He's done quite a good job of the write-up, but then he used to own one, so he knows them well enough!
In the meantime, Autocar came out today, and on page 74 I can read all about it to remind me what it's like! He's done quite a good job of the write-up, but then he used to own one, so he knows them well enough!
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