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is the "non Fiat" members motors section guys
Anyway, I do have a soft spot for the older Citroens when they were on the wacky side of insane
After that they just became reworked Peugeots and lost all the flair that Citroen were famous for.
As to the collection, the BX was definitely old school Citroen looking like a cross between an Airfix kit and a spaceship! It also had hydropneumatic suspension all round and in GTi spec was a rapid car. Wouldn't mind one myself, but only if the build quality was substantially better than my old AX GT...
And that Visa GTi with a 1.9 engine in it!!!!!! Jesus that thing must fly. I know the original (if I remember correctly) had the same 1.6 GTi engine that was fitted to the Pug 205 GTi yet the Visa is almost unknown whereas the Pug became a legend. Kind of strange because I'm sure the Visa also had excellent handling but just looked a little bit on the weird side. I suspect it may even have been quicker than the Pug GTi because I think it was smaller and lighter.
Plus the Citroen GS, now there's another old school Citroen. Kind of like a shrunken, slightly more sensible version of the DS. Air cooled flat four engine and hydropneumatic suspension, stainless steel bumpers and a bonkers dashboard! My mate had one years ago and loved it.
The last of the mad Citroens in my opinion was the XM. It was sort of a bigger and even more weird BX for eccentric executives. Plagued by electrical problems and build quality issues it signalled the end of old school Citroens. After that they just went mainstream and rather bland in comparison, with perhaps the exception of the higher spec Xantias (most of the lower models had conventional suspension). And as for the Paxo... Just a rebadged 106 that turned into the Chav car of choice for kiddies :yuck:
Anyway, nice car history Busdriver!