"N" reg AX 1.5D, Tax + long MOT, Sunderland - NOW SOLD

[nomad]

Model: AX 1.5 Diesel

Year: "N" reg (1996 ?)

Mileage: 122,000 (in regular use - 500 miles in the last 4 days !)

Tax: End August

MOT: Feb 2014

Pics: see build thread for more info






Location: Tyneside NE33

Price: £*** (lowered when we got our new car - 04/08/13)
Contact details: PM me please (sorry - I get grief if folk call when I'm at work and have found too many folk in the past don't understand what "ring after 6pm" means in an advert

Has been great as a super-economical Retro mile-muncher for us.
For sale as I've moved house - am looking at picking up something different - and can't justify (or find space for!) 3 cars.

Good points / new bits since I got it early last year :
Pair new driveshafts
New bottom arm / bottom balljoint
New rear brake shoes for first MOT
New front disks, pads, and a handbrake cable for last MOT
Full lockset fitted to make this a "1 key for all locks" car
2 as-new front wings recently fitted (close to the right colour but could do with painting to match the rest of the car)
Now has decent tyres all round + 1 legal spare + 1 "emergency only" spare
Ultra-reliable, economical, great for commuting or running around the county !

Other stuff :
Recently swapped the snow tyres for normal tyres ( not mentioned in the build thread)
2 hubcaps recently went missing so it may be an idea to pick up a 13" set sometime...
We have a couple of trips planned this month so will need to keep the car for a couple of weeks (until late July?) viewing / inspection welcome now.
Car is now oficially up for sale - turn up with cash and take it away

Useful background / inspiration

Build thread
retrorides.proboards.com/thread/120463/1996-citroen-poverty-spec-all

Road trips
retrorides.proboards.com/thread/135939/alway-time-tat-tour-2012

retrorides.proboards.com/thread/140467/another-weekend-tat-tour-2012

[nomad]

For once - I'm surprised !

I knew we have been making the most of this great little mile-muncher since we got it but have just noticed we did about 14K in it last year and 5k since the MOT in February earlier this year  
Add in anything we did between buying it and our first MOT and let's say we've had over 20K trouble-free miles from it in just over 18 months

We're just back from a 500 mile trip to view a possible new ride (which we didn't buy ) so we can now let the AX go anytime.
Turn up with cash, have a coffee / chat / poke around / cruise along the seafront (no expense spared here! ), and take it away.

I'm not impressed with the new-style MOT certificates but they do have their uses...


So there you have, it's great as a slightly unusual Retro daily, super-cheap first car, or just something fun to chuck around corners without slowing down


Would prefer cash but might consider 60's project (Ford Estate?) - nothing 70's or later thanks.

We are now acceping PMs - fire away !

[nomad]

We collected the new daily today (and had another 250 troublefree miles from the AX ) so this is now officially surplus to requirements !

Price lowered - so you can now grab yourself a taxed & tested piece of Retro history for super-cheap

It has alway been 100% reliable for us and running costs are next to nothing, could be ideal as a first Retro or a fun daily

Just ask if any questions.

Cheers!

[robbie77]

Pm sent

[nomad]

All PM's replied to

[nomad]

Right, as I like most of the folk on here and don't want anyone to get any surprises, I've tried to give a list of niggles / known issues / daft bits that could do with looking at sometime (many have been on my to-do list since I got the car so are not urgent )

Cambelt - I've never changed it and have no idea how long it's been on, expect it to work fine until it stops working
Radio has been removed and put into our new car, AX now has no radio (but may have somehing in before it gets sold  )
1 tyre goes flat when it wants (sometimes it's fine for a week, other times it's 0 psi flat overnight. Could be a rusty spot on the rim or maybe just local kids having some fun ), I keep a 'leccy footpump in the car and just blow it up if it's flat.
 Rust - notjing serious but there's a scab just behind the passenger door that needs cleaning and rustproofing to stop it getting any worse, and it could do with a patch the size of a playing card behind both headlights* (only needed if you're fussy or if Mr MOT notices - but as they're out of sight I've just left them....)
 The front end has had a small bump and bumper and bonnet are from a different car. All done before I got it - including the paintjob which is now starting to lift in places  It all adds to the charachter !

Now the good news - fresh pics today from the sunny seaside

[Fat Jack]

That is a quality cheap runabout - If you pop it on ebay I'd expect to see more like £400 on there.

I used to buy several of these, and 106 1.5d cheap on gumtree/local for sale sites and ebay them. The MPG is amazing. I remember buying one with a huge roofbox attached and the thing trying to take off on the M25.

[bigjohn]

bosch or lucas pump?

[maxlee]

cheap cheap cheap little car as said above buy other will pull more on ebay and do 60mpg glws and a free bump

[madmalx]

Really fancy this but my insurance company won't quote for it for some reason :/

[bigman1207]

I had a one couple of years back, bought at auction with 260K on the clock...it just kept going and going with the Bosh pump I ran it on veg oil no issues!

Free bump on me

Oh cracking airshow in sunderland the other week too!

[nomad]

Thanks for all the positive vibes etc - is all appreciated !

I now have details for 2 people who are going to buy the car but it's still for sale until they can get the cash together (how difficult can it be to find a couple of hunded quid these days??) or get time off work to collect it or take delivery.

Bosch or Lucas pump? I forget - details are in the build thread if you think it's important (I'm away from home and using dial-up, will look next time I find a working broadband connection)
Not mentioned in the advert above but I got near 65mpg on the last motorway run I checked - beat that for economical!

Ebay is an option but I'm happy to offer it here as a cheap runabout / first Retro (at reduced R.R. price!) just to give something back to the forum (why don't we have a "Halo" smiley? )
It's already advertised on free advert sites for a non-reduced price
It should get a good price on ebay but the problem is FAR too many idiots who bid - win - then don't take it, and I don't want to mess around for the next few weeks then find the sale has fallen through (I already have 2 non-pay cases on the go for daft little things)

For anyone joining the forum just to buy the car at the reduced price (slightly cheeky but not a problem - hope you stay and join in ), can I point you at the non-RR price for info
www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/citroen-ax-taxed-with-long-mot-ultra-economical-and-reliable-65mpg-well-maintained/1027714910

"Insurers won't quote you" - maybe because it's so cheap it makes their cut not worth their while
for info, we're with Co-op and they had no problems giving us cover...

Sunderland Airshow - Oh Yes!
I went along on the pushbike to miss the traffic gridlock, even managed to time it for sunny Saturday and to miss gloomy Sunday
The only downside to the weekend was when I found out the zoom on my idiot-proof camera doesn't work
Hilight for me this year was the Catalina - shame they're not landing on water nowadays due to the salt corrosion - was very impressive when they landed in the bay a few years ago

[nomad]

The good news is the AX is now sold and gone.
The bad news is I'm really going to miss having such a relaible little motor that costs pennies to run.
For anyone into budget motoring, my vote goes to the AX / 106 / Saxo family !

We still have a few leftover bits :
Tailgate spoiler (see build thread for pics), self-colour black crinkle finish, £30
Tailgate with glass + rear light cluster + shabby front wing - ALL FREE to a good home (or anyone who can use them)
PM if you can use any of them, would hate to have to scrap them...