Other than normal wear and tear only the crankshaft pulley which disintegrated at about 260,000 miles.
I have previously owned 2 of the earlier Mk1 versions of this car, both of which proved unreliable and were only tolerated because of their superb ride comfort and general refinement.
It is a pity that the earlier model gained such a bad reputation because the Mk2 version is a whole new ball game as far as reliability is concerned, but very few were sold because of the Mk1's bad press.
For a combination of space, comfort, ride, fuel economy and general refinement, there is no other used car in it's class for the price.
I entirely agree with the comments made above about the quality of these motors. My current everyday car is a '95 model 2.1 TD Estate with Auto 'box. My previous '95 model SX saloon was the same, but with less toys!
The quality of the Series 1 ('89-'93) models was ropey for about a year, but my first XM, a '92 SD-Turbo was a fantastic vehicle - quirky interior and larger turbo are sadly missed in the Series 2 cars.
After spending seven years employed as mechanic in a N,Ireland dealership, I became a great fan of Ctroen cars. after owning several ZXs I have recently purchased a 1996 2.1Td estate. the word quirky is perhaps over used, but it is sometimes difficult to think of another. this new car has 130,000 miles, has been sitting for 2 years, but runs superbly, it is hard to find any car as roomy, comfortable,smooth and well equiped, they are ace.
Further to my previous about 96 2.1 td estate. purchased for a bargain £60,after some recentuse apart from some slight sunroof leaks, we are still driving beautifully. only when insuring it did I pay attention to the model a smart vsx.
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