The easiest classic Citroen to own?

I'm just here the number plates. Gorgeous Serck font! BX 14s are nice. Bit busy on the motorway but they go surprisingly well.

"Racing beige", there are no two words that go less well together.

How the hell did my old car find its way to you? That's fantastic! I thought it disappeared for good! I don't know if its service history file was lost after I sold it as it's been through at least two owners since. It's had quite an eventful life for sure. I can send you a message with what I remember if you wish.

Brilliant humour as always, loved the 1.9 diesel I learned and carried my mates around in. It needed filling with water every journey towards the end but could drive up any hill in 4th and had a splendid bass output

I had a MK1 14 Leader as my first car 1998? And it was basic but great! For the size of the body it was soo light! 850kg I think. It had the old motor which was leaned backwards and it died suddenly with a broken Diff (Bamm! - no drivetrain) which was uneconomical to repair because other BXes were soo cheap those days. In total I had 4 of them: BX14 Leader in silver-grey, BX19Break in white with caramel interieur (trunk almost like Volvo Brick), BX16 TR sunroof in metallig blue, BX16(?) with ABS in silver. I loved the unique appearence and the simple but efficient hydropneumatic suspension, breaks and power-steering. The dash of the older Versions were great, reminded me of old space movies.

My first two cars where Citroens and honestly loved them and wish I was still driving them today. Had so much fun in them plus they never left me down

My first car was a 1984 BX16 in 1991. I did rather enjoy it when it was working ok. The alternator failed when I was in Edinburgh, I had to drive 3hrs south non-stop whilst in total fear of getting stuck with no lights and a flat battery, no mobile phones in those days either. I just made it back home with the headlights on the power of one candle each. Car did go quite fast though. I think I turned it in because the carburettor got fiddled with and couldn't get it back working properly again. Since then I've owned nothing but the most blandest of cars. It was a quirky car even in it's day without great adulation. People are probably more curious about them now than when they were new.

Fascinating history and helpful advice on what to go considering all models they made. Great video as always. :_laC6::_laSM::_clement::_upndown:

I own a BX GTi and it's great to see so many views and people interested in this car, I thought it's not that relevant since my videos only get a few views. I guess it's not depend on the car itself but rather the content/channel.

The Citroen BX always reminds me of the Dutch film, The Flodder Family / a family to smooch. Thanks to the social worker Werner, the anti-social Flodder family is relocated to the noble Dutch district of Sonnenschein (Zonnedael = Sonnental in Dutch) as part of a “socio-political experiment” because the previous property is contaminated. The family consists of the single or non-parental alcoholic Gertraude, called Ma, her five wayward children Johnnie, Klaus (in the original Kees), the daughter Kees, and the younger Tina (Toet) and Holgie (Henkie), the one in the wheelchair sitting grandfather and dog whiskey. Within a very short time it becomes clear that they are simply out of place there. While Tina and Holgie let their grandfather race around with mother's whiskey as fuel and without brakes, Klaus is chatting up the women from the tennis club. The whole family is making life more and more difficult for the neighbors. So Ma Flodder causes a serious accident with a sales van on the highway. The grandfather dies after Tina leaves him alone at the railroad crossing. And after an attack on the family's car, they blackmail their neighbor for an expensive BX 4TC with some sexual photos. When asked how he wanted to pay, with Mastercard, Eurocard, in cash? He replied.. With Polaroid and put the photos down.

I was given a lift from the ferry to Amsterdam about 25 years ago in a very early BX 14E with a 4 speed box. Rather busy on the dual carriageway but I remember the big, squishy back seat and cushy, floaty ride was wonderful. A short ride made a big impression.

In 47 years of driving, the BX is the only car I caught myself falling asleep on a long drive. SO comfortable !!

My mechanic has a BX 14 RE with the fancy model name Mistral. I have driven it a couple of times while my Xantia was in for some work at his shop. It is brilliant! Very low gearing though, so even though it is a 5 speed you often find yourself in 5th gear already at 30-35 mph and when reaching motorway speed it is already starting to scream a bit. But very very charming 😃👍👍

I unfortunately never got a chance to drive a 14. I drove a couple 16s and a GTi though. I fully agree with all the points in this video, and it made me interested in trying a 14.

I love your work! Witty, informative, loaded with humour. Now, I want a Bx 14

"Commiserations" 😂😂 good man

I had a 1990 bx 1.7 diesel and I lived it, everyone said oh that will cost you a fortune when all that fancy pants suspension goes wrong but I maintained the car and was so impressed with brakes

The 18 diesel must have been a beautifully comfy long distance cruiser. The Visa was squashy enough, with that ectra space? Lovely.

Loved my BX 1.9RD, changed it for a CX 2.5DTR Turbo when I swapped my caravan . The CX defined torque and smmoth ride. Plagued by rusty seans along the roof. Swapped that for a Peugeot 505 2.5 diesel when I bought a building plot and wanted something simpler. All great cars

Nerd moment. The XY suitcase engine was a joint development between Peugeot at Renault, no Simca input. As always a great vid