1988 Citroen AX Reviews - Page 3 of 5

Well nothing yet, I just have a knocking noise on the gear box when changing gears and I was wondering if this is normal on the mk1 AX's. If you know email me on metal_belly@yahoo.co.uk.

Apart from that I'm a hells angel in it.

Cool car, nice suspension, very comfy for a small car.

Electrical faults concerning the headlights.

A jerky motion when accelerating hard.

Nippy, shifty and if you're a young first time driver, get one.

New CV joints.

Head gasket blew.

I wanted one for ages, and when I got a mint one I was WELL happy.

I put a Pipercross on it too which made it even better!!!

Best car I've ever had - I've got a Saxo VTR now, but the AX is quicker!

Overheating.

CV joints.

Wheel bearings.

Fuel pump.

Very fun and quick car to drive. Better performance with a powerflow exhaust and performance airfilter.

Seized brake calliper - 61,000 miles.

Cracked distributor cap.

Re-conditioned gearbox and a new clutch at 67,500 miles.

Two new exhaust boxes.

Broken weld on the driver's seat.

Far less rust prone than most British contemporary super-minis.

Has never broken down, very quick and nippy around town.

Comfortable seats, quite good quality trim and a soft suspension with bags of grip.

Still gives superb economy on motorway runs, 50+ mpg.

Overall, reasonable performance and cheap to run and insure.

Rear seats fold down to provide plenty of space.

However, parts are too expensive and sometimes require unusual tools.

Uses quite a lot of choke on short urban runs.

A little noisy at high speed and prone to wheelslip in the wet and bodyroll when pushed hard.

Tends to sit on its springs when loaded with 4 adults.

I still prefer driving it to comparable Fiesta/Novas of a similar vintage because of the easy gear change and the quick acceleration.

As I bought it when it was off road it needed some work to be brought up to scratch.

I have had a new brake and exhaust sytem.

New tyres (partly my fault for hitting kerbs!!!)

Also the central locking has disappeared!!

More recently the master cylinder has decided to go too.

I think these are one of the most wicked cars on the road. They are popular, but not too popular so they are always a head turner.

Seriously fast but I would not recommend going round corners too fast in the rain as the car spins out of control due to it being so light. I am a girl therefore I show all of the other boy racers what a woman driver can do in one of these cars!!!!

I love it to bits and would definitely get another one!!

The only small car I know which can burn off an XR3i.