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Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I came across this while googling for information on the Xsara.
At first I was quite interested - an export-only model with quite an attractive face, in the first picture. Then I scrolled down a bit...
At first I was quite interested - an export-only model with quite an attractive face, in the first picture. Then I scrolled down a bit...
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
So its a chinese ZX like they have been building for years, but with a C4 or whatever face stitched on and fuck knows what going on at the back.
Hmmmm, pass. Do they seriously buy these in china?(or whatever country it is)
Hmmmm, pass. Do they seriously buy these in china?(or whatever country it is)
OK, so i've got some stuff, some of it goes, some of it doesnt, some of it never will again!
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I actually think that considering they're gonna be cheap as chips, using proven running gear and with a mass of spares available over here they'll be quite doable on the import market in a couple of years...
I heard talk on a forum somewhere of them arriving in the UK secondhand for £2.5k... with all the paperwork completed you could have one on the road for under £3.5k, for a car less than a year old!
On that basis, i'd have one... think of the individuality
I heard talk on a forum somewhere of them arriving in the UK secondhand for £2.5k... with all the paperwork completed you could have one on the road for under £3.5k, for a car less than a year old!
On that basis, i'd have one... think of the individuality
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I like em
I liked the ZX ( I had a few). The arse end of that looks a bit garish, but no worse than the arse end of the wifes Zafira I suppose.
Would I have one?
Yes.
I liked the ZX ( I had a few). The arse end of that looks a bit garish, but no worse than the arse end of the wifes Zafira I suppose.
Would I have one?
Yes.
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I had a ZX Aura 19D and although a bit bland I couldn`t fault it.
A tarted up ZX back end, Xsara doors and a C4 ish front end.
Good mechanicals so for 3 grand, what`s not to like?? gets my vote.
A tarted up ZX back end, Xsara doors and a C4 ish front end.
Good mechanicals so for 3 grand, what`s not to like?? gets my vote.
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Now XBX And into HDI.....as well as other ...err.... things.
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
hmmm, if I were blind I'd have one!
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
Gone now in favour of the C4 (almost certainly the previous C4). It must be nice to have somewhere to send any redundant tooling and carry on making money out of it, without an official receiver being involved.
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
You reminded me there FB. All the AX stuff and some BX tooling was sent to Borneo about
7 years ago. I was wondering if there could be a parts supply?
7 years ago. I was wondering if there could be a parts supply?
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Really? Thats interesting.. Road trip to Borneo anyone?
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1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
Fuck yeah - with your bus. Turn up, take a borneoean bird or two, find the toolage, fuck it all in the back of the bus and drive on back to blighty - The Borneo Job
....There he goes, one of God's own prototypes, a high powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production......too weird too live.....and too rare to die
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I'm in! I got this from Darren a Cit mechanic. Before he worked for me he was out in Borneo training locals up on Cit equipment.
I'll see if I can contact him for more info
I'll see if I can contact him for more info
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I know someone who's visiting Borneo very shortly - but as a retired district nurse with zero interest in cars spending part of a holiday there, she may not be the best person to ask.....
On a slightly more practical note, Borneo is a rather unusual island in that it's split into three national parts: one Malaysian part, one Indonesian part, and Brunei. So which part did they go to?
On a slightly more practical note, Borneo is a rather unusual island in that it's split into three national parts: one Malaysian part, one Indonesian part, and Brunei. So which part did they go to?
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she might find it most engaging... then agian...
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
Well the North coast is full of pitates and drug barons. So I would keep well clear of that lot.
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
Philhod wrote:Well the North coast is full of pitates and drug barons. So I would keep well clear of that lot.
Pilates?
Wouldnt bother me
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haha! The bloke at the back is clearly checking out the bird in fronts arse!
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1971 BL 350FG ambulance
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1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
I've had 5 ZX'sFather Ted wrote:I like em
I liked the ZX ( I had a few). Would I have one?
Yes.
They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away...
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
but now that most of them are muslim, I find bacon and sausages work better!
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
And I had one of them off you Boring car to look at, but good fun to drive.smiffy wrote:I've had 5 ZX's
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Stu
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Re: Presenting the Dongfeng-Citroen Elysee
Yes, but clearly her arse is better than her face.docchevron132 wrote:haha! The bloke at the back is clearly checking out the bird in fronts arse!
I has had 3 - all 1.9 N/A dizzlers with a variety of trim, though I did fuck the engine up quite royally on one by running it on used hydraflush. DONT.