Waterlogged boot area under the carpet and rear foot well.
Poor starting when hot (glow-plugs and battery have been replaced - any suggestions?)
Expensive replacement remote keys although 'normal' keys available at £6.00ish.
Height adjustment on the driver's seat lowers on its own.
Not as good miles per gallon as expected.
Generally pleased. It is a roomy comfortable estate. I was looking for a Laguna, Mondeo or Xantia estate, I thought the interior of the Mondeo drab and dated but drove well. Next available a Laguna, but an AA history check found it had been an insurance write-off and rebuilt so forget that one. As I had to get a car fairly quickly, an Xantia was available so I bought it.
Reversing can be awkward and niggly faults as mentioned, but the ride is brilliant. Lower insurance premiums pay for the additional diesel servicing requirements.
All in all I'm happy!
I am on my second Citroen, the 1st was a Xantia 1.9 TD and this one is a ZX 1.9 TD, both of these cars have never fired straight up even when the engine is hot, you have to wait for the glowplugs. I've been told it's normal by a Citroen mechanic so don't worry about it.
1996 Citroen 1.9 LXTD Estate.
I wrote the earlier report a couple of months after buying the car. Here is the 8 month follow-up.
The water leak has been fixed. It was the membrane in the tailgate. A reasonably simple job. I replaced it myself for £40.
The starting problem was a loose copper union connector on the injector - repaired at no cost and working fine.
Car seat adjustment, fixed it myself, just a loose screw.
Keys - bought a none remote central locking key for less than a fiver and it passed its MOT 1st time, something I'm not used to.
Alls well and really pleased with it. Love the sound of the turbo kicking in - Little things please little minds!
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