1971 Citroën DS - Jay Leno # 39; Garage
PetrolBlog regular readers may recall the message there is a month when a distinct whiff of PetrolBloggyness we took a rarest French cars look to Britain Well, as promised, we're now turning our attention the individual actually kick off with a very similar brand Citroën our hearts.
Are there any surprises on the list that for you to decide, but one thing is sure, there are one or two Citroens are definitely on the machine life support It is our duty to maintain alive and as before it is cars of the era PetrolBlog, so think of the years 1970 to 1990, with a slot for the C6.
There'll be some who scoff at the inclusion of the Citroen Saxo on this list, but PetrolBlog we happen to think it has real potential PetrolBloggy and all the cars on this list, it is one that is most likely to escalate into oblivion the figures are high, but the used car values are low, which is a recipe for an impending disaster.
The decline began at its peak, there were some 229000 Citroen Saxos on the roads of Britain Today, that number is 83,000, with most of them PetrolBloggy all Saxo VTS already up to 1400 a future classic.
More than 100,000 to less than 8,000 in ten years, the decline of Citroën Xantia was dramatic It does not help that the Xantia is considered a car for enthusiasts, often in need of specialized care to keep it current execution.
Of course, the one we all want is the Xantia Activa, which, despite the air of a yoghurt drink healthy stupidly, presented a pretty trick active suspension setup Unfortunately, there are only 41 left on the road today.
Ah, the Citroen ZX car loved by PBHQ Well, we run a ZX 16V.
The figures are just over 7,000 now, but with values generally ranging from 500 to 1000, you will know Sá car to a few hundred years in a few key models, the number of ZX 16vs is 20, with gasoline and diesel Volcane to just over 200.
The AX is likely to spiral in the French automotive oblivion even faster than the ZX numbers are already at a little over 4,000, with 500 disappear from our roads each quarter at this rate, the Citroen AX will be extinct in a few years .
There are only 55 Citroen AX GT left on the road, but it is encouraging to see the values are on the rise as people finally see their potential value.
The Citroën 2cV is a perfect example of a car that's long cherished, with stabilization numbers for a dozen years.
Do not be surprised to see the 2CV as the most familiar car on the list if we recalculate the figures in a few years.
The Citroën the most modern on the list, but already one of the most rare and indeed most PetrolBloggy.
The Citroën C6 values are now the magic mark 5000 Who dares to take the plunge.
The Citroën BX is one of those cars where further examination of survival data is needed, with several variants of models down to a single digit.
As Hurricane GTI, the data suggest that there is only one left on the road Fortunately, the BX is now widely regarded as a classic, so expect the number of survivors to stabilize.
It is a similar story for the Citroen XM, where the days of rapid decline seems to be behind us At its peak, there were 18,000 XMS on the road, but that number had dropped to only a thousand by the end of 2010.
Today, there are 541 on the road, with good examples commander strong currency.
Many of them will be pampered and values are very strong Eccentric and wonderful, but unfortunately outside the fields of PetrolBloggyness.
Is it wrong to say that we prefer for a Dyane 2CV on a well we would.
Introduced in the UK in 1968, it was designed as a more luxurious version and more practical of the 2CV, in fact, in order to replace the popular car.
The current owners of the tastes of the DS and ID welcomed as a second car in the household, but it was never the success Citroën had hoped you only need to look at survival figures as proof of this, but hey, the guy appears above to appreciate the player Oh, wait.
Who remembers the Safari CX used by the BBC for its emissions outside In 1975, my aunt bought to replace the DS-23, which had itself replaced the DS-21 he purchased Citroën in the United United.
For some, the Citroën CX presented at the Paris Salon in 1974 was the last true Citroën Naturally we HANKER after 2 delightful series CX-25 Gti Turbo 2 fastest car of the French period.
We are critical numbers until now, with the Citroën GS the first car on the list below 100 And for such a remarkable car bar to be until these small numbers, which makes pretty sad reading.
It made its debut at the London Motor Show award 1971 and duly won the European Car of the Year, beating the sublime SM in the process Available in saloon and estate, all models were first fed by the same 0 1 liter flat four engine air cooled It has hydro-pneumatic suspension and disc brakes all-out to the masses and a coolness factor that was just off the scale.
You had to be a real enthusiast to enjoy the Citroën Ami was a good car Marmite Why else Citroën rely on ridiculously beautiful women to promote his tough style.
Even marketing as midsize car as comfortable in the world could not help the cause Only 75 remain today.
What Citroën and Maserati combination working in tandem to produce the SM.
Nearly 13,000 were sold in the world SMs before the Maserati V6 engine car was killed by the Suez Crisis Today there are 58 SMs adorning the roads of Britain.
It is terribly sad to see that there are only 44 Citroen Visa remains on the roads of Britain.
But it is even worse to note that there are only six GTIs on the road, but take encouragement from the fact that in late 2010, was believed to take advantage of daily service While art a reason to be cheerful there.
But there are no such signs of joy for the unloved Citroën LNA, which there are only eight cars left on the road.
This makes it the rarest of all Citroens PetrolBloggy Britain Look Show some love to her pretty little face.
All Citroen images All data courtesy How many left.
The most pleasing thing is that many of them should stay about the numbers, they are now I can not disappear all SMs for example, unless they're unlucky enough to be written off in accidents or theft.
The Saxo actually care if I have said for years absolutely the line, a good VCR or VTS will be as highly regarded as a 205 GTI is just witness today how the car the previous oik of choice, the Vauxhall Nova is considered something of a classic nowadays bodykitted those are all dead, and the good are left UNS same will happen with the Saxo, but makes me want to get one before the prices go up.
In fact, I kept an eye on the VTS for a while now If an owner, low mileage and unmodified crucial example came, I'd probably snap up future classic usable.
I shame to see some of these cars on the list of endangered species on my work cycle, I pass by three BX s, all within the same chapter Unfortunately, it seems that two manybe spare car parts for the third I forgotten how XM s looked as well.
Oh, and the picture on the main page of the function with the Visa probably contains the best possies model in the world.
I think I went through a phase of Citroen AX GT early nineties-, Visa Gti and laughable ZX; Gavin sorry, the halo of Volcane me buy a ZX Reflex in all white and totally characterless it was also a lemon that didn t help.
The account does Saxo shouldn but I get the interest in the VCR and VTS.
I have owned Xantia and currently has an XM main reason why it is so little left on the road is because Citroën in its infinite wisdom tongue firmly in cheek they sent most of the parts, panels and trim to recycle discarded after the system of scrapping once saw a new property XM near May 2 TD metallic red to chop into something plasticky looking C2 boring thing was, the saleman was a young man who didn t realize fan base for XM owner could have sold several times but no it was still squared chills thinking about it.
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