mountainmanUK wrote:I thought that this might have been a "local" Lancashire car for most of its life, seeing as it's a "BV" registration (BV and CB were both originally Blackburn registrations!)
If I was looking for a decent diesel BX, this is one that I would be seriously considering, but £800 is way too much. I reckon if you waved £400-450 in pound notes in his face he would hand over the keys, although he will probably try negotiating extra for all that Tax!
Regards,
Dave
We could have had it off him on Saturday there and then for £300! My guessing is another guy from the garage has come in and said it is worth more than that £300, but it isn't worth £800.
Also the number plate says ''Barkers of Preston'' which used to be a big Citroen Showroom on Ribbleton Lane in Preston but is now just an any car dealer.
Having made some investigations into the inner wing rot I have now decided to abandon this car as a project.
And the wife wants it off the drive.
I have started to cut out the inner front wings and also discovered that the thermostat housing has a pin hole leak (corrosion of the al body.)
Seems a pity because mechanically it was in good condition.
Anybody interested ? South Herts. SORNed,Will need a trailer as coolant has now escaped.
Scrap value collected £140, but may consider (slightly) less from someone who has the time and enthusiam!.
My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
Surely you can get hold of a 2nd hand thermostat housing for a few quid & all that needs doing is welding the inner wings that rot on every bx at some point in time? Doesn't seem that much effort compared to say someone like Des's St Tropez
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN