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General => Chatter => Topic started by: neisel on January 06, 2022, 03:13:48 PM
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Not mine & nothing to do with me, I just have a soft spot for these quirky beasties after owning a petrol version years ago & keep an eye out. This one sounds OK & with a little TLC could be a keeper.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185244842853?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=94f1a53119514c5fb8a50ae06de13d26&bu=43931276378&ut=RU&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20220106073727&segname=11021&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid
P.S. Do we have a spotted on ebay section?
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Never had one but always wanted one for the hydraulic suspension. Phenomenal bit of design, shame it went out of fashion.
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The French are great at inovative design. Surprised that they've not designed a vehicle with the handbrake located in the glovebox and the indicator stalk under the front passenger seat😊
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I had a couple of Diesel BX models. Very comfortable.
But they had an dangerous fault.. If the hydraulics suddenly failed, so did the brakes.
A bloke close to here was killed by one. He was using the hydraulic suspension lift to give enough space to enable him to work under it. And the engine stopped.
I still have a full set of front to rear hydraulic pipes in the shed. Brand new in their original wrappers should anyone be interested.
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I had a couple of Diesel BX models. Very comfortable.
But they had an dangerous fault.. If the hydraulics suddenly failed, so did the brakes.
A bloke close to here was killed by one. He was using the hydraulic suspension lift to give enough space to enable him to work under it. And the engine stopped.
I still have a full set of front to rear hydraulic pipes in the shed. Brand new in their original wrappers should anyone be interested.
There is supposed to be a hydraulic accumulator attached to the regulator. These run down and need replacing , if done before they are totally flat they could often be recharged. This would give a reservoir of hydraulic pressure to enable a driver to stop. Sadly as these cars became cheap the maintainance was never done, so no reserve of braking/ suspension pressure
I'm afraid it is a myth that these cars come down if the engine stops. They do come down - albeit very slowly- usually the back drops to half height overnight. Later cars have an anti sink system, I have a Xantia parked up in the yard - the suspension is still on full lift after 6 years parked up...