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Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:42 am
by spanners
Hi everyone, just thought I should finally get round to introducing myself.

I'm Jon AKA Spanners and I tend to "loiter" around various Citroen related forums including the BX Club and www.international2cvfriends.com to satisfy my addiction!

Earlier in the week I bought a rather nice 2.1 manual saloon from Peter N of this here "Parish", although not my first XM I'm getting to know them again as it's been 7 years since my last one which was a 2.1 auto saloon-never owned another car that was so relaxing to drive!

I'm into Citroens generally with my real passion being 2CVs and my old faithful BX TZD-7 years and 107k miles in that time and still counting and I can count the breakdowns on my thumb! Guess mine really does love driving, hate garages then? ;)

I'll shut up now but here's a couple of pictures of my "fleet"

Most recent aquisition with the cat realising that black cars in the sunshine are what he lives for!!

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My beloved BX on it's way back down Stelvio Pass in 2008 (I took a 1969 2CV van over Stelvio the previous September!)

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And lastly, my road legal racing 2CV, built for the princely sum of about £400-"Big thrills, cheap bills" as the club used to say.

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Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:54 am
by Citroenesque
Excellent fleet you have there... that 2CV looks great fun.

Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:24 am
by robert_e_smart
Welcome John,

I love the BX. Class shape. I kind of wish I had kept mine, but I had and have too many cars.

Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:39 am
by Peter.N.
Hi Jon

An official welcome to the club :D Glad you are pleased with the car, I'm sure you will soon have it knocked into shape. That BMW doesn't ride like the XM :(

Peter

PS. Did you notice I had changed the cam belt, there is a sticker on the engine.

Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 11:14 am
by Jan-hendrik
Nice pictures, nice vehicles. The BX, yes that car served me well too for 7 years (had 2 in succession).
I can count the breakdowns on my thumb!
Just wonder what kind of thumb you have :?

Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:07 pm
by colinxm
Welcome Spanners, if ever there was a reason to "de-cat" an xm the top picture says it all :shock: :D

Colin.P

Re: Hello everybody

Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:41 pm
by paschal
Ya nice cars!
Maybe you are being a bit unfair to the cat, you know the way they can hear things that we cant, maybe its trying to adjust the aerial for best reception!