Faults:

Was given this from a mate who has a scrapyard, it looked too good to die. it was an estate, with blown head gasket. had the head skimmed and had a years trouble free motoring.

General Comments:

Suspension was a bit hard towards the end, was told it needed new spheres, but what a cheap car to own! it never failed to start instantly, did 55-60 mpg and had good acceleration too. could carry anything and handled well, seats were the best I have ever sat on. it broke my heart when it failed the next MOT, the rear trailing arm on one side was knackered, would have cost £900 to fix.

Faults:

Leaking hydraulic pipe, air in fuel supply. Central locking actuators failing, radiator leak. Shabby interior. Needed new accumulator sphere... easy if you have correct tool.

General Comments:

Sounds bad, but isn't really. Bought it for 50p from a mate who was going to scrap it. Changed the leaking pipe, had a new fuel pipe and filter fitted by a local garage, they serviced it too. Put up with the leaky rad for a bit until missus moaned at me. Got a free GTi for scrapping with mint interior, so fitted that, it also supplied the central locking actuators.

Engine great, it starts everytime and has given no problems. Sluggish performance away from lights, but very strong on motorway and is unstoppable up hills. Galvanized body has no rust. 50mpg. Huge load capacity. Basically it's cost £500 to get it working, but has been a useful workhorse all this year and I feel it'll go on for much longer yet. I would advocate the 50p car to anyone!!!

Faults:

Intermittent fault that no one could diagnose.

Engine mounts.

Lots of electrical faults.

General Comments:

Handled way better than it looked. It's a shame that it was so short on power. The GTI version might be interesting.

Faults:

New spheres all round (£80 for 4).

2 new hydraulic pipe (£30).

Anti roll drop-bars (£50 each).

Front discs + pads (£50).

2 heater blowers (£20 second hand).

Exhaust down pipe (£90).

Leaky sunroof.

General Comments:

What a car! 0-60 in 7.0 secs, and off the clock (140mph) on the autobahn! This thing corners on rails! I put a leather interior in it for £60 and lowered it 40mm; now it's better than any Merc, BMW etc that I know. A Ferrari in Citroen's clothing.

Repairs, although difficult, are fairly cheap now, and for a 13 year old car, it still runs very well!

I joined a club for these cars, and things got even better!

Faults:

Suspension pipes corroded. Clutch arm snapped off.

Boot lock failed. Head gasket blew. Suspension belt snapped.

General Comments:

I should have known from the high milage and Citroen reputation for complexity that the BX would be a mistake. However, I was lured in by the superb ride, comfortable interior and distinctive looks.

Over time the car became too much of a liability and soon went to drive on the great motorway in the sky. Since then I have stuck to cars with ordinary suspension and it would take a big lump of cash to change my mind.