The Shitroen Crapso Broke Again.

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 08/31/2015 at 11:24 • Filed to: None

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Luckily something minor this time, brake light switch. Although the timing is fantastically awkward, bank holiday Monday when every parts store is shut. I could give my Twingo to my dad for the day, but I really don’t want to...

His driving isn't dangerous but it is unsympathetic to the car. Poor clutch control, in the wrong gear all the time etc...

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 11:38

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Huh, for some reason I’ve never realised you’re in the UK.

CalzoneGolem > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 08/31/2015 at 11:40

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I was confused for awhile because his avatar was the New England Patriots logo.

Laurence > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 11:40

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Citroen reliability, yo!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 08/31/2015 at 11:42

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I guess the only clue is that I post RHD interior pics from time to time.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > CalzoneGolem 08/31/2015 at 11:42

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That confused and also angered several people. With the season back soon that avatar may return.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Laurence 08/31/2015 at 11:44

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They’re second to none! (in giant panel gaps, water leaks, broken dipsticks and constant electrical faults)

Laurence > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 11:46

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Good to know my family isn't the only one that's had these problems XD

CalzoneGolem > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 11:47

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I was all excited thinking you had a Panda in New England but alas only in Olde England.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Laurence 08/31/2015 at 11:48

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Haha I think any Citroen owner becomes familiar with their "quirks."

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > CalzoneGolem 08/31/2015 at 11:49

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Indeed. Although the Panda would have been crushed into a cube in New England, whereas it's still on the roads here. SAVE THE PANDAS.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 12:07

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Is it sad that I would buy one anyway...? 0_0 If I had the money and lived in Europe, the Cactus would be near the top of my list for a DD!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 12:09

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Yep, and I bet you write stuff the proper way (I may or may not have had an inkling that you lived in the UK without realising it).

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/31/2015 at 12:11

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The newer stuff is much better. That said the Saxo can be fun on the right road. The rubbish pedal positioning and garbage seats ruin that a bit though.

I'd love a Cactus too.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 08/31/2015 at 12:13

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My grammar is terrible so probably not haha.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 08/31/2015 at 12:25

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Just tell people you’re from Bethnal Green :P

MultiplaOrgasms > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 08/31/2015 at 12:44

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Get a 97 Xantia Break with the 1.9 TD. Probably the most reliable Citroen ever if you drive on highways only for 350.000 miles.

duurtlang > MultiplaOrgasms 08/31/2015 at 13:43

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The BX I just sold had that engine, but without the turbo. 323k km and counting. Barely broken in, according to my colleague who daily drives a... Xantia with the 1.9 TD. His is like new, no issues ever. He drove his previous one to 450k. My Peugeot 406 coupe, (basically a Xantia with normal suspension underneath) has been without significant fault as well. Only things I needed to replace after the first week of ownership that weren’t normal maintenance items were the mid section of the exhaust, battery (preventive) and radiator (preventive). So, basically all normal stuff as well. 257k on the odometer, of which 90k are mine.

MultiplaOrgasms > duurtlang 08/31/2015 at 14:26

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I did previously mention that my dad had a 97 Xantia Break 1.9 Turbo D some ten years ago didn’t I? Which he drove for 550.ooo km with very few issues, because literally 95% of those kms were done on highways doing 130kph in 5th?