RE: SOTW: Citroen CX Croisette

RE: SOTW: Citroen CX Croisette

Friday 27th January 2012

SOTW: Citroen CX Croisette

More French than garlic-flavoured Gauloises and striking lorry drivers, reckons Shed



The recent news that Citroen only managed to sell four Citroen C6es in the UK last yearhas inspired a very Gallic Shed this week.


In recent years Citroen may have become better known for irritating balloon-shaped MPVs named after a certain famous artist (although the C3 Picasso, at least, does look like a cubist drawing of a car). But its continued production of the sleek and futuristic C6 reminds us that the Double Chevron badge was once a committed producer of wonderfully quirky, wafty cars.

So for today's SOTW, as a tribute to Citroen's apparent commitment to quirkiness, however few cars that actually sells, we've picked out what many consider to be one of the last appealingly odd Citroens. It's a CX, the last model to be created by the company before Peugeot took over in 1976 - and the one whose swoopy fastback lines the C6 proudly echoes.

It's also a rare Shed. We've featured a CX before, but you won't see us doing it all that often, as the ever-inaccurate but at least vaguely representative How Many Left website suggests that there are probably only around 100 CXes left running on Blighty's roads, despite almost 1.2 million examples being built between 1974 and 1991.


This particular car, a 1989 'Croisette' special edition, is powered by a 2.2-litre Douvrin straight four, which the vendor describes as famously reliable and economical. We're not sure the former adjective could ever be applied to a 105,000-mile, 23-year-old Citroen, but the seller does also make the reasonable point that this is a carburettor-driven motor, so there is no electronic fuel injection or associated electronics to 'spoil the fun' as he puts it.

And what with an MOT that'll last until this August (though you will have to put your own tax on it) this could be a fine way to float stylishly around the place. And if you do break down, you can pop your Ray Bans on, hang a Gauloise from your lower lip and glare insouciantly at the passing traffic, safe in the knowledge that, until the AA van shows up, you'll look super-cool.


Advert is reproduced below

1989 Citroen CX Croisette For Sale
£999

I am offering up my 1989 Citroen CX Croisette for sale.
The Croisette was the only special edition series 2 CX sold in the UK. As such it is based on the 22 TRS version of the CX saloon.

The 2.2 petrol engine used in this car is one of the very reliable and economical Douvrin engines developed in partnership with Renault and Volvo. The performance from the 2.2 engine is more than adequate for a car of this size, and having a carburetor there is no Electronic Fuel Injection and associated electronics to spoil the fun.

This car has covered 105K miles and was registered new in Northern Ireland on 31/01/1989 and supplied by Shaws of Bangor.

During the past summer I have done some recommissioning work to the car after a period of time in storage. The car passed its MOT on 09/08/11. Car can be taxed at buyers expense if requested.

On the whole this is a very presentable CX which has no sunroof, as many CX enthusiasts will know is a major plus point.

Also included in the sale is a set of CX GTi imperial 14" alloy rims in need of refurbishment.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or photographs.

Please note that this car is in Northern Ireland.

I can assist with delivery of this car to any part of the UK or Ireland.

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Discussion

dufctubs

Original Poster:

191 posts

151 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Nice shed, can see where the new shape c6 look came from !

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Brilliant shed - the best one since the 106 Rallye in my eyes! (And thank goodness it's not another german barge...)

A good wafting-car line up - a C6 and one of these. When one is broken use the other!

Dr Banjo

655 posts

148 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Quirky and different. Love it.

Wasn't this the model advertised by Grace Jones ?. Think I remember a very good 'Spitting Image' parody if my memory is correct.

carinaman

21,224 posts

171 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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That's been advertised for a while now. I think it was last year when I saw advertised. redface

I approve of this shed. smile

Owlwood

251 posts

155 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Yes! Top quality shed.

cybersimon

199 posts

168 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Grace Jones was in a CX2500 Gti Turbo. Some models had names longer than would fit across the boot lid.

Fartgalen

6,630 posts

206 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Oooff - don't think my bag of sand would go on that one.

Twincam16

27,646 posts

257 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Excellent shed. One of my all-time favourite saloon cars.

r129sl

9,518 posts

202 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Wonderful car. My dad had a CX Reflex in silver. Registration NVK 530X, I think. I wish I had the guts to buy a C6. If only the interior and powertrain were more interesting.

Raoul Duke

929 posts

162 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Come in Mr Duke - your shed has arrived!
Love it.

thiscocks

3,127 posts

194 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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nice, always fancied a CX. Maintenence of the suspension the only thing putting me off thus far.

BMWill

447 posts

178 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Thought SOTW rules required tax and MOT.... at £999 and tax at buyers cost, this puts it over SOTW's famed £1k mark....

Nice car though...

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Nice car for shed money but prefer the earlier styling on these.

Mini1275

11,098 posts

181 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Good shed, I've always had a soft spot for these.

Rob81

148 posts

152 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Brilliant shed. I had a CX 25 ie Pallas Automatic a few years ago. I loved it!

Mark-C

5,010 posts

204 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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I like that a lot .... made me wonder about XMs ... only one on Autotrader (shed money as well) so did they sell next to none of them, have they all broken or do people like to hang on to them?

johnniek

31 posts

193 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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cybersimon said:
Grace Jones was in a CX2500 Gti Turbo. Some models had names longer than would fit across the boot lid.
I think the longest names and widest badges were:

CX25 Prestige Turbo 2
CX25 Limousine Turbo 2

The 22TRS was a bit of a nightmare with the crappy carb.. Getting very rare now.. Had quite a few of these and a company called Mikonics tuned the petrol turbos to mad bhps... bit more than the chassis could handle...

Better as a supreme wafter and cruiser

hope2421

446 posts

212 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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I love it..

SWoll

18,206 posts

257 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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Go on then, I'll stick my head above the parapet.

Absolutely bloody awful. Give me a german barge any day of the week over this ugly, badly built monstrosity.

It might be at the more "interesting" end of the shed spectrum, but that doesn't make it any good...

And for anyone who asks "why don't more cars have rear wheel spats?", it's because, as proven here, they look dreadful.

paperbag

Edited by SWoll on Friday 27th January 09:43

Munich

1,071 posts

195 months

Friday 27th January 2012
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I really need to buy that house in the country that has a barn. Good shed.