Model: Citroen Xantia Activa 2.0 Turbo
Year: 1996
Mileage:127,472 (as of today, but it still gets used occasionally)
MOT: 23 July 2018
Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Price: SOLD
I'm finally selling my Citroen Xantia Activa. It' a car that's done the rounds on RetroRides, ending up with a car collector,petrolhead and motoring journalist in December 2015. I then bought it from him in May 2016, so it remained with another car collector,petrolhead and motoring journalist - me! You can see the original sales / purchase / sales / purchase thread at forum.retro-rides.org/thread/184112/1996-xantia-activa-1100ono-devon?page=1&scrollTo=2140029.
The fully active suspension works perfectly!
There are no visible leaks from the hydraulics, lines or pipes, so it should continue to give good service for years to come. Although it is a 20 year old Citroen, so... Clutch is good, as are the brakes (although the front pads are getting low), gearbox, electrics, etc. The air-con doesn't seem to blow anything cold into the cabin, which could just be a re-gas, but it's got electric windows all round (that all work) and an electric sunroof (also working) so I've never been too worried.
Driving the car take s a little getting used to. The combination of a beautifully supple ride combined with near zero body roll, dive or squat means it feels a little unnatural at times, but you soon get used to it. You'll never tire at seeing just how fast you can take a roundabout, showing any hot hatch a clean pair of tail lights. Braking is tougher to get right; the combination of unnatural feeling suspension and a traditionally French brake pedal that is either on or off means smooth stops take some practice.
However, they're all quirks of the breed. On the whole, it all works and works well, with nothing that has worried me when facing a long journey, hence the fresh 12-month MOT.
Good Bits
It's actually quite nice
It all works
Honestly, this old Citroen works
Surprisingly quick
Very surprisingly agile
Bad Bits
Battery is pretty much on its last legs and runs out of charge if left for any length of time.
Interior lights on switches have faded to such a degree that it's tough to tell if something is on or off sometimes!
Radio needs code entering each time for some reason
Alarm sensors for the interior have gone awry so the alarm has been disabled- there's a switch in the engine bay to turn it on or off
Year: 1996
Mileage:127,472 (as of today, but it still gets used occasionally)
MOT: 23 July 2018
Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Price: SOLD
I'm finally selling my Citroen Xantia Activa. It' a car that's done the rounds on RetroRides, ending up with a car collector,petrolhead and motoring journalist in December 2015. I then bought it from him in May 2016, so it remained with another car collector,petrolhead and motoring journalist - me! You can see the original sales / purchase / sales / purchase thread at forum.retro-rides.org/thread/184112/1996-xantia-activa-1100ono-devon?page=1&scrollTo=2140029.
The fully active suspension works perfectly!
There are no visible leaks from the hydraulics, lines or pipes, so it should continue to give good service for years to come. Although it is a 20 year old Citroen, so... Clutch is good, as are the brakes (although the front pads are getting low), gearbox, electrics, etc. The air-con doesn't seem to blow anything cold into the cabin, which could just be a re-gas, but it's got electric windows all round (that all work) and an electric sunroof (also working) so I've never been too worried.
Driving the car take s a little getting used to. The combination of a beautifully supple ride combined with near zero body roll, dive or squat means it feels a little unnatural at times, but you soon get used to it. You'll never tire at seeing just how fast you can take a roundabout, showing any hot hatch a clean pair of tail lights. Braking is tougher to get right; the combination of unnatural feeling suspension and a traditionally French brake pedal that is either on or off means smooth stops take some practice.
However, they're all quirks of the breed. On the whole, it all works and works well, with nothing that has worried me when facing a long journey, hence the fresh 12-month MOT.
Good Bits
It's actually quite nice
It all works
Honestly, this old Citroen works
Surprisingly quick
Very surprisingly agile
Bad Bits
Battery is pretty much on its last legs and runs out of charge if left for any length of time.
Interior lights on switches have faded to such a degree that it's tough to tell if something is on or off sometimes!
Radio needs code entering each time for some reason
Alarm sensors for the interior have gone awry so the alarm has been disabled- there's a switch in the engine bay to turn it on or off