citroen xsara 1.4i

[miken2k8]

80 pounds 9 months mot mechanically fine 50 mpg use bumpers to park not a nail but looks like someone washed it with a wool mit most of the laquer peeling. This is true shedding

[miken2k8]

spent 5 quid on paint and laquer spray was and a bucket from the pound shop.

sprayed the species and bumpers gave it a good wax looks slot better

still get looks of peasantry of people though. it's a car surely any car is good

[miken2k8]

[miken2k8]

16 quid on 2 ok speakers thks amazon. and A chinese hu 25 quid seems to do everything sounds ok

[Trustmeimadoctor]

bang on proper shed and looks in remarkably tidy for less than £100 !

[miken2k8]

put 2000 miles on it in 2 months now on 57000

bit of a step down from a gs300 but it's saving me 300 quid a month

[Trustmeimadoctor]

the shocker is it actually looks clean inside!

[miken2k8]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

the shocker is it actually looks clean inside!

it is not a mark on the brittle plastic anywhere. not seen another one since I've had it. getting parts is a nightmare though you type in xsara to Google and Picasso comes up

[FerdiZ28]

£80!

Incredible value, smugness must be off the scale especially when confronted with the judging looks you mention.

Love the phase 1 looks, reminds me of my first vts, Helios (piss) yellow.

That went the way of the scrappage scheme to make way for the wife’s jazz.

Regret.

[miken2k8]

I just like seeing clean unmodified older cars. even if they are a bit rubbish. saw a mk1 focus today they still look good

[Kitchski]

Xsara was a good car. It's a 306 underneath, and they were epic. Rode beautifully and handled sweetly - certainly better than much of the over-bloated dross on sale today. OK, it's a bit uglier (alright...a LOT uglier) but for that money you can't go wrong! I've had two Xsaras; a 1.8 VTR Coupe, and a 1.9TD 5 door.

50mpg though? Me thinks your calculations might be a bit OTT

[feef]

miken2k8 said:

it is not a mark on the brittle plastic anywhere. not seen another one since I've had it. getting parts is a nightmare though you type in xsara to Google and Picasso comes up

Are AEP and GSF still the GoTo for Citroen parts?

[bungz]

French
On steelies
Cheap.

Propper shed is that.

I think they are quite decent looking cars in 3 door guise but maybe I am odd, certainly not the bloated mess most modern cars are.

[Raino144]

And I think from the side badge it is a West Coast special edition?
Reminds me of my ‘99 free insurance Saxo with 4 different coloured Seat belts

[miken2k8]

it is a west coast but has not aircon which makes my balls sweat. electric windows are in the dash which doesn't make much sense

[Kitchski]

Yeah, but the heated rear screen switch is on the end of the wiper stalk, which is GENIUS!

[miken2k8]

wondered where it was

[aka_kerrly]

I was once given a Citreon Xsara VTR coupe, a phase 2 with the 1.6 16v engine in It & finished in a dark wine red with 14inch steel wheels. It was by no means a shed & had been in my family since new but wasn't getting much use.

I ran it for a year during which time i did numerous repairs, replaced an entire exhaust system, several electrical sensors, throttle potiometers x2 , ECU + countless other niggles. It got to a stage where the OBD diagnostics tool was permanently attached so i could reset the ECU as a coasted to a halt.

What annoyed me most about the car was that the chassis/suspension was actually surprisingly well suited to British roads but I could never enjoy driving it as the steering wheel /rack ratio, seating position, gear change, gear ratios, rev limiter, combination of cable/electronic throttle all combined to ruin what could have been something quite special. It's a dam shame when you consider the way people go on about 306 GTI-6/S16 and the VTR is essentially a 306 chassis with a slightly tamer 106 GTI engine in and the VTS is the 2.0 16v of the 306 but it misses out on the 6 speed box.

The final nail in it's coffin was when a captive nut in the chassis leg sheared off and the engine mount needed replacing- I was out on the drive swearing at it when the local "scrap metal" guy drove by an I did I deal to swap the car for a few sets of alloy wheels ( most notably some Mercedes MonoBlock 18s worth 10X the car value)

I'm pretty sure I have a Haynes Manual for a Xsara if its any use to you.

[Kitchski]

aka_kerrly said:

I was once given a Citreon Xsara VTR coupe, a phase 2 with the 1.6 16v engine in It & finished in a dark wine red with 14inch steel wheels. It was by no means a shed & had been in my family since new but wasn't getting much use.

I ran it for a year during which time i did numerous repairs, replaced an entire exhaust system, several electrical sensors, throttle potiometers x2 , ECU + countless other niggles. It got to a stage where the OBD diagnostics tool was permanently attached so i could reset the ECU as a coasted to a halt.

What annoyed me most about the car was that the chassis/suspension was actually surprisingly well suited to British roads but I could never enjoy driving it as the steering wheel /rack ratio, seating position, gear change, gear ratios, rev limiter, combination of cable/electronic throttle all combined to ruin what could have been something quite special. It's a dam shame when you consider the way people go on about 306 GTI-6/S16 and the VTR is essentially a 306 chassis with a slightly tamer 106 GTI engine in and the VTS is the 2.0 16v of the 306 but it misses out on the 6 speed box.

The final nail in it's coffin was when a captive nut in the chassis leg sheared off and the engine mount needed replacing- I was out on the drive swearing at it when the local "scrap metal" guy drove by an I did I deal to swap the car for a few sets of alloy wheels ( most notably some Mercedes MonoBlock 18s worth 10X the car value)

I'm pretty sure I have a Haynes Manual for a Xsara if its any use to you.

The VTS used a quicker-ratio rack IIRC, as well as lots of bespoke suspension bits (well, shared with a GTi-6 no doubt). They're a good steer, but any other Xsara is set up for town driving/comfort, regardless of its badge. The 1.8 16v VTR was similar - might have looked sporty (if you drank 14 cans of Special Brew and stood into the sunlight, squinting) but underneath it was a totally standard car.
The VTS is the only one that wasn't, and of the ph1/ph2, the ph1 was the one to have as the ph2 lost some of the 'raw' parts, or so I'm told.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

does it have the same off center pedal/wheel/seat combo like the saxo