Nice one 😁

I bet the owners heart sank.

This BX16 was the second of three that I bought one after the other, so needless to say that I was very happy with the car as a type.

Great to read some extra history from a previous owner. Think it must have had a front impact as front wings, bonnet and bumper are all blue and being plastic, clearly didn't rust. Hopefully as it is for sale, it will get some new love to get it all matched up again.

Hi Tim, I run the CCC's BX register. I know the last owner of this car, and he did some of the bodywork modifications himself. Crazy that you found it here!

Coincidentally I also bought a BX from Charles Lewis - Mine was a red BX14RE. Bought in 1988. It was quite posh to me in its day, with electric windows and central locking :-)

Also really loved the hidden coin tray, the fold down radio cover and the pull up sun blinds in the rear parcel shelf. 😎

is it a reliable car? is it hard to find parts for it when it brakes down?

I had it from 2004 to 2008 and put 30,000 miles on it, only two problems I had was a hydraulic pipe leaking and failed starter motor. Both easy fixes and excusable on quite an old car. I've had numerous Citroën's ( BX, ZX, Berlingo, C3 and currently a 2cv6) and, fingers crossed, not had any serious problems.

I like to see cars how they came out the factory rather than cars with wrongly painted body panels and tacky aftermarket spares and extras fitted

grim reaper I agree. I‘ve restored 6 BX‘s and can tell, that this shown example is on its last leg. The 1.4s were never really so popular, because they are weak powered and lack the servo steering. When the bumpers are on an angle like here , you can be assured that the rust has been on a very advanced level, because all the holding brackets are gone basically.Anyways: In England there is the Chevronics Service Center, who are specialized on BX and GS/A. You can get all the parts there, but nonetheless: I’m not sure whether these cars will survive.People don’t appreciate this awesome Gandini design somehow.I do. That’s all I care for and a good example drives magnificent. You can do everything yourself, which is also important in my eyes , especially in today’s world of hypercomplex cars.

I enjoy infiltrating classic car shows in my '86 Volvo 340 - it gets just as much attention as the more classy cars and cost a fraction of what they're worth.

Brian Farrington so right, snobbery is the downfall of this country. The Brits are terrible for badge snobbery! Look how our streets are now littered with modern BMW, Audi and VW crap. It’s all boring crap.

I have had my 1999 Nissan Primera for 11 years and my wife and I want to keep this as long as we can. I would love it to reach 30.

An added point of interest, is my dads amazing choice of number plate. Having one that rhymes makes it easier to remember all these years later 😁

I have however read that some of this was parallel work. If I remember correctly the Tundra was actually designed later then the BX but seems an earlier design because it got much quiker to public attention because it was a concept car.

@@christoffersundin1815 Yes, agreed - but they were too expensive for me at the time :-)

the caliper themselves NEVER seize up because of the LHM fluid...... is not like brake fluid (hygroscopic) which is a good thing !

@@martinparker6536 agreed but my dealer always had to remove the pads and copaslip them as they seized in the mounts.(this was not part of he standard service schedule when new)

@@chrispenn715 agreed the pads always seize around the sliding parts i was talking about the actual piston

no disrespect but ALL cars pads seize in there resting place and bikes too....ask me how i know

@@martinparker6536 yes but the BX was particularly prone. Not many cars had discs at the rear at the time.

Citroen was long gone from the USA by the time the BX was introduced.

@@SeattleSoulFan Too bad. The French made interesting cars back in the day. I've only seen one Citroen in person.

I think that the reason none of the hydropneumatic citroens were sold in the US were because of some stupid american law that did not allow cars with adjustable suspension

@@onelyone6976 Stupid would be putting it mildly. I'm American, born and raised, and I don't agree with many of the laws imposed on people by our govt. Many of them are unrealistic at best.

@@onelyone6976 There was definitely no such law. The DS, ID, and SM were sold in the US.

absolutely right pal......i guy with his finger on the money !

Stephen G Bloody Cheapskates! Your virginity was safe driving around in that.

1.6 TZS (correction)

I saw that reg thing on a *bus* in 2009 (522 front and "552" rear on an R-reg Arriva Dennis Dart) but I reported it and they thanked me and changed it!

I believe HubNut and furiousdriving have done Xm videos

Oh yes Steph, this would be an amazing review of a fantastic car!

Heh, is there such a thing as a 'budget' XM? Beautiful cars but they did have quite the reputation for expensive problems.

@@rich_edwards79 I don't know how things where in England but on the European mainland the XM range was nearly as broad as that of the BX, although of course positioned higher. The most expensive versions where V6's, then there was a 4 cilinder, 150 bhp 2.0 l Turbo and a diesel and nearer to the bottom a normally aspirated multipoint 2.0 l. In the Netherlands a still more simplified version had a single injector in the intake manifold and somehwat less power still. That one cost just below Dfl 50.000 at the time, which would be about Eu 23.000 / 21.000 pound (not correcting for inflation). In France and Belgium they even marketed the Seduction which had no injection but a single carburator and BX / CX type non-Hydroactive suspension. That one was even cheaper. I'd have to check it but I suspect these cheaper versions where on the same price level as the top of the line BX's. As far as dependability is concenred: I have had very little trouble with the 2 normally aspirated 2.0 l's I've owned. That simple mono injection version still had a near to 0 oil consumption after 400.000 km and only went because the rest had become rather tatty. The Turbo seems to be a bit more susceptible but mine also only started to become troublesome after 300.000 km's. I've just put a fresh 190.000 km "only" block froma Xantia in it. Much of the XM's reputation stems from the early versions which where put on the market too hastily (like the DS and CX) and especially the first V6's. Under normal circumstances the more simple versions, so with only few electric gadgets, are however far removed from being a money trap. A small example: On a BX the rubber windowsills start to harden out after about 100.000 km's. On a garaged XM they seem to last for ever. Furthermore: The first troubles with rust only set in after 20 years or so.

The guys at our local specialist mechanics used to race eachother to see who was fastest at replacing them

Yeah, Bertone (Marcelo Gandini) designed both

I had one as well and now a Civic, but doesn't just come close in comfort, handling, stability and outside sound isolation.