1999 Citroen Xantia LX Estate from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing has gone wrong with the car.

A very comfortable car. Plenty of leg room in the rear which I think is important and something many cars lack.

A pleasure to drive.

Why doesn't it feature more in the car sections of national newspapers?

Keep an eye on your door hinges - they will fail, also the lights in the dash.

Keep up your AA membership for when the clutch cable comes adrift. Make sure it's AA Relay, it cannot be fixed at the road side.

Having owned a Xantia 2.0 SX for 3 years (and 50,000 miles) I have to disagree with the comments posted 20th Jan 2001, 14:17. I have had no problems with door hinges, dashboard lights or clutch cable, perhaps the latter is because I paid attention to a little preventative maintenance.

Kev.

I have read a lot regarding the plastic clutch connector breaking in the owner reports which concerns me. Apart from not using the clutch or changing gear is there anything, during routine maintenance, that can be done to preserve or prevent this plastic connector breaking? are there now metal replacements?

When the plastic unit on the clutch pedal breaks, it can be fixed on your drive way easily. Tools required (1 padsaw - 13mm spanner - 13mm socket). I can also supply further fixes for indicators sticking when using remote central locking, and possible fixes for the central locking plip.

I love my Xantia, a joy to drive, but my batteries have gone in my remote. It has deadlocks how do I re-activate my remote? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Interested in the ref to a plastic clip failing... the clip which failed on my wifes 97 TD Est (@85K) was a metal "U" shaped clip with a Keyway in it to locate the nipple on the end of the cable. The Citroen agent quoted 5 hours labour! An independent specialist should do it in 1-2hours.

I seem to be the latest in a long line of people whose clutch clip has given up the ghost. A post from Sept 2001 said it was easy enough to fix with the appropriate tools (namely a padsaw, 13mm spanner and socket). Does anyone have any more info on how to go about it???

The clutch problem doesn't arise on HDi engines, which have a hydraulically activated clutch mechanism (Thus, no cable or clips to go wrong).

The HDi 109 Diesel engine is by far the best engine for Xantias - very fast and torquey (210 km/h / 132 mph if chip-tuned to 135 HP), extremely economical (5.5l/100 km / 42 mpg, only 70 € cts / l Diesel vs € 1.10 for 95 petrol).

It easily outpulls a V6 on low revs going uphill across the Alps, low-end torque is truly amazing. Furthermore, Citroen's build quality has improved dramatically over the past years - later Xantias (after face-lift for model 1999) are an extremely good buy if one can live without an overpriced Germanic badge on the bonnet.

I never had even a minor fault during 2,5 years racing the Xantia up and down German Autobahns, usually at speeds above 180 km/h.

Thumbs up for the Xantia HDi - you will not even think about buying a petrol car ever again! A pity the Brits are charged premium money for Diesel, although the UK is an Oil-exporting nation ;-)

Oli.

I have a V6 Xantia and I hope I see you on the road some time. If I do I don't care if you have 130 bhp because I am 100% sure I will blow you away no problem.

What you don't understand is that your car will need to be revved up to 5k to produce the same in gear pulling power to overtake (torque) as the chipped hdi will make at 3k without dropping down a gear or two. This makes it feel more powerful and much more flexible. Your car is probably still quicker 0 - 60 but won't be for in gear acceleration, and if asked to pull at 2.5k in top gear (average road driving) the hdi will be quicker by far. Given that you don't have to rev the hdi and even driven hard it will give 45mpg (over twice what a hard driven v6 will give) means the v6 is a very out of date choice only good for those that have money to burn on fuel and don't mind the lack of mid range punch!

Hi I'm about to buy a Xantia HDI 2.0 1999 and I'm very excited to drive it from Tegucigalpa (capital's nation) to San Pedro Sula. It is a twistie road full of mountains, and some straight sections, it looks more like a 278km long speed circuit.

I've have always had european cars, at this moment I own a Fiat coupe 16V turbo Plus, Í will drive it to pick up the Xantia and leave it there for service. I am sure I will enjoy the Xantia.

My clutch link failed on my 1998 1.9 TD estate also driver's door hinge needed welding and had the air con re-charged twice in 2 years! otherwise 141,000 miles and still going strong I need a 2.1 to pull my new heavier caravan,- are these any good?

Xantia 2.0 HDI Estate.

The Hydralic light and STOP lights suddely came on. I bought the recommended LHM fluid for £7.00 and topped it up and within minutes it had all leaked out.

Is this a costly repair, and what do I need to look out for from garages who may give me the runaround?

I have a citroen xantia, T-reg, 1.8 which will not change into 1st and 2nd gear very easily and sometimes not at all! It is also leaking fluid into passenger side. Any help much appreciated.

I have a xantia v6 model, could you advice the kind of automatic transmission fluid recommended.

Thanks.