And again....off I go...Citroen Xantia Activa
Discussion
After selling the XM, I have been on the look out for something to replace it. I believe I have now found it and I'm off shortly on a roadtrip to go and get it.
This time the trip is only to Dunstable rather than Ipswich, and I'm getting a lift opposed to the train.
My journey starts at 9am.
This time the trip is only to Dunstable rather than Ipswich, and I'm getting a lift opposed to the train.
My journey starts at 9am.
0a said:
That's it. Don't think they know what they have. This will be my second Activa, and the only car I have had two of. It's a late phase 2 car.Anyway, my journey has started. My first lift from home to Eastleigh
Home now after my trip to see the Activa. My day started in the civic, followed by a blast up to motorway to Dunstable in a saxo vts
We arrived at the worst car lot in the world full of utter crap, including this lambo....
To find this very tired, unloved xantia Activa.
The stop light was on constantly, the bodywork was in bits and the brake lights didn't work. The guy was on his own and wasn't overly keen on getting it out unless I was really interested at the price, shown as £499.
I really should have walked away, but we fitted a new battery and started it up. It sounded spot on. I was interested, but not at that money.
It was still reasonable value at that price, but it was time to play hardball. I offered £300, which was rejected, then £350. For this I would take the car away as it is, without driving it, and without his one week warranty. A deal was struck for £370, to include the tax (end of Jan) and I drove it away.
My first port of call was the local halfords for some LHM.
Twelve quid later, and the stop light issue was fixed.
I then stuck twenty quid of fuel in it, and set about the 2hr drive home, where I am now. I even made it without breaking down.
Initial reactions are good. The spheres need replacing as the ride is rock solid, but crucially the Activa part works, and the car doesn't lean. I need to fix the brake lights, along with a few other small jobs. The bodywork is in a bad way, but can be saved.
The interior isn't too bad, if you ignore the wood
It has a 6 cd changer in the boot, and a traffic master button too. I need the key code for the radio tho.
Oh, and I found a quid in the ashtray, so this one cost me £369.
We arrived at the worst car lot in the world full of utter crap, including this lambo....
To find this very tired, unloved xantia Activa.
The stop light was on constantly, the bodywork was in bits and the brake lights didn't work. The guy was on his own and wasn't overly keen on getting it out unless I was really interested at the price, shown as £499.
I really should have walked away, but we fitted a new battery and started it up. It sounded spot on. I was interested, but not at that money.
It was still reasonable value at that price, but it was time to play hardball. I offered £300, which was rejected, then £350. For this I would take the car away as it is, without driving it, and without his one week warranty. A deal was struck for £370, to include the tax (end of Jan) and I drove it away.
My first port of call was the local halfords for some LHM.
Twelve quid later, and the stop light issue was fixed.
I then stuck twenty quid of fuel in it, and set about the 2hr drive home, where I am now. I even made it without breaking down.
Initial reactions are good. The spheres need replacing as the ride is rock solid, but crucially the Activa part works, and the car doesn't lean. I need to fix the brake lights, along with a few other small jobs. The bodywork is in a bad way, but can be saved.
The interior isn't too bad, if you ignore the wood
It has a 6 cd changer in the boot, and a traffic master button too. I need the key code for the radio tho.
Oh, and I found a quid in the ashtray, so this one cost me £369.
v8will said:
A lex said:
Great find!
I wouldnt even bother with the bodywork - its an honest £400 car and it looks all the better for it!
What happened to the XM?
He got bored and sold out.I wouldnt even bother with the bodywork - its an honest £400 car and it looks all the better for it!
What happened to the XM?
I agree, a little patina does it no harm. Run it till it needs something expensive and then move on IMHO.
northwest monkey said:
At the risk of sounding stupid, what's the deal with this car? I'm with your Mrs here (not literally) - it just seems like a Xantia to me.
For the uneducated on here tell us about this car
Pretty much as above. The car has an active ram front and rear which basically keeps the car level as it corners. It can 0.98g round a corner, which was more than a lot of supercars of its time.For the uneducated on here tell us about this car
Kitchski said:
Good demo of what these are like around bends, even if the driver is a massive codpiece for doing it on the road:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v1CF_fY4nE&fea...
Those roads look brilliant.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v1CF_fY4nE&fea...
Hoygo said:
S10GTA said:
You mention the Xnatia is s
t, yet you want to find one with the V6. You confuse me?
st, yet you want to find one with the V6. You confuse me?t car=non performance car,nothing to do with the car itself just with its performanceI dont want the 1.6 or the 1.8 but the V6 is preferable as it's decent performance wise,i get these are no sports cars but the V6 gets close to it,i have at least seen 3 LHD ones on different shows in UK,as i spend my time in Europe mostly i guess is no trouble finding one in France or Italy.
First i thought the "Activa" was a trim available only with the low powered 1.6s or max 150 hp 2.0s with the suspension included.
The car has a 2ltr Turbo in the UK, with 150bhp as standard. A simple bleed valve will see that increase by a significant amount. The performance isn't too shabby, and there is very little between it and the V6.
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