1992 Citroen BX 19TGS review from Spain
"So French - inside car driving: not bad, outside car looking at it: embarrassing in the extreme.."
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Rubber hose burst (perished) after a week causing overheating.
Rear wiper does not operate.
Temperature control was stiff to turn, took me about 5 minutes of owning the car to snap it off whilst trying to force it round. Now its on hot, and I live 10 miles north of Africa in 40 degree heat. Nice.
Too rusty for a dry climate and for year.
General comments?
This is easily the ugliest car I have ever owned. Suspension is just pointless - why? I have a BMW, never thought "Wish it had a little lever to make it go up and down"...
Engine okay, goes well for an 8v carb engine and not a bad exhaust note too when its pushed. But you have to pretend people are not cringing at the shape of the thing...
So FRENCH!!!
Plus side - has PAS, EW, central locking. But even back when it was launched it must have been out of date. No airbags. No sun roof. No a/c. And it runs on... yup I can't quite believe this for a 1992 car... leaded petrol. Mon ami, if it hadn't been virtually given to me I wouldn't own it.
Good to see Citreon are finally selling more cars these days, now they look more like, well, cars.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1992 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9 petrol Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
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| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 122000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 123000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 13th July, 2007 |