On 17 Jul, 09:45, "Mike P" wrote:
"DanB" wrote in message

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"Elder" wrote in message
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If the details are right and it has full history?
http://smallr.com/3d5

With the arse ache I'm having with the replacement alarm and even higher
petrol prices going on and on and on, time maybe for something a little
newer with a lot less miles and a more reliable history.

Well, whilst that is newer and less leggy than yours, it's still well over
10 years old, built in the run when Mercs were at their absolute worst,
with almost 100,000 miles on it. *Just give in and get a Saxo diesel or
something.

Ha Ha, I never met Carl, but I know from his postings he's taller, heavier
and has bigger feet than me! I'd pay to see him commute in a Saxo Diesel ;-)

I used to commute 200 miles a day in an AX Diesel - I'm 6'3" and have
a penchant for pies.

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JackH

On 17 Jul, 10:26, Adrian wrote:
Douglas Payne gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

There was, I believe a normally aspirated Diesel ZX Auto. *Heheh, jings
crivens help ma boab it must be slow.

Indeed. The non-turbo ZX diesel's hardly a ball of fire with a manual box..

No, but they rev quite nicely for an NA diesel of that era, as does
its sister, the 306, ergo they don't feel that slow really.

There was an XM on fleaBay a while back which had had an engine swap. For
a non-turbo XUD.

A 1.7 non-turbo XUD...

I suspect it didn't need a speedo, it needed a calendar.

LOL

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JackH

"Douglas Payne" wrote in message
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Mike P wrote:
"DanB" wrote in message
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"Elder" wrote in message
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If the details are right and it has full history?
http://smallr.com/3d5

With the arse ache I'm having with the replacement alarm and even
higher
petrol prices going on and on and on, time maybe for something a little
newer with a lot less miles and a more reliable history.
Well, whilst that is newer and less leggy than yours, it's still well
over 10 years old, built in the run when Mercs were at their absolute
worst, with almost 100,000 miles on it. Just give in and get a Saxo
diesel or something.

Ha Ha, I never met Carl, but I know from his postings he's taller,
heavier and has bigger feet than me! I'd pay to see him commute in a Saxo
Diesel ;-)

I'm reasonably tall, but the problem with Saxos and 106s for me was not
the distance between the seat and the pedals, it was the narrow footwell
and the distance between the pedals which meant I can't easily drive one
wearing shoes.

Me too. Something Fiat manage successfully with the smaller Cinquecento,
Daihatsu manage with most of their ubersmall things, the PSA group don't.

There was, I believe a normally aspirated Diesel ZX Auto. Heheh, jings
crivens help ma boab it must be slow.

And a Xantia too, because we wanted a test drive in one for our diesel-only
fleet. They're fairly rare; I'd suppose Citroen's idea was that only a few
people wanted a diesel automatic, so it would corner the under-premium
market (otherwise, you'd opt for a Mercedes, pretty much) for company car
drivers who *needed* the automatic (rather than wanted it, because nobody
really wants a 1.9 NA diesel auto, surely?).

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The DervMan
www.dervman.com

"Douglas Payne" wrote in message
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Elder wrote:
If the details are right and it has full history?
http://smallr.com/3d5

Just get an MX-5 and be done with it.


No no, if you want _that_ sort of car, get a Ka...

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The DervMan
www.dervman.com

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On 17 Jul, 09:45, "Mike P" wrote:
"DanB" wrote in message

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"Elder" wrote in message
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If the details are right and it has full history?
http://smallr.com/3d5

With the arse ache I'm having with the replacement alarm and even
higher
petrol prices going on and on and on, time maybe for something a little
newer with a lot less miles and a more reliable history.

Well, whilst that is newer and less leggy than yours, it's still well
over
10 years old, built in the run when Mercs were at their absolute worst,
with almost 100,000 miles on it. Just give in and get a Saxo diesel or
something.

Ha Ha, I never met Carl, but I know from his postings he's taller, heavier
and has bigger feet than me! I'd pay to see him commute in a Saxo Diesel
;-)

I used to commute 200 miles a day in an AX Diesel - I'm 6'3" and have
a penchant for pies.


*****

The AX footwell always seemed a little spacious to me compared with the
Saxo. Perhaps it's crash protection; the AX was wider inside.

thinks Bet it's the side impact funkiness.

--
The DervMan
www.dervman.com

"DervMan" gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

There was an XM on fleaBay a while back which had had an engine swap.
For a non-turbo XUD.

A 1.7 non-turbo XUD...

I suspect it didn't need a speedo, it needed a calendar.

Wha..? Seriously?

Seriously.

"Adrian" wrote in message
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Douglas Payne gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

There was, I believe a normally aspirated Diesel ZX Auto. Heheh, jings
crivens help ma boab it must be slow.

Indeed. The non-turbo ZX diesel's hardly a ball of fire with a manual box.

There was an XM on fleaBay a while back which had had an engine swap. For
a non-turbo XUD.

A 1.7 non-turbo XUD...

I suspect it didn't need a speedo, it needed a calendar.

Ugh, that sounds even more horrid than the non-turbo BX I had years ago.
Saying that it would do a ton and stay there all day if you got a long
enough road to wind the speed up on.

Mike P

"DervMan" wrote in message
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"Douglas Payne" wrote in message
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Elder wrote:
If the details are right and it has full history?
http://smallr.com/3d5

Just get an MX-5 and be done with it.


No no, if you want _that_ sort of car, get a Ka...


Dervy - what's the Ka like for mpg so long as it's not caned? My missus
tested one yesterday and fell in love with it.

I'm going to buy an older MX-5 that I can play with and mod, and a Ka for
the missus as she likes them. Should have them both by the middle of next
week.

Mike P

"Mike P" gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

There was an XM on fleaBay a while back which had had an engine swap.
For a non-turbo XUD.

A 1.7 non-turbo XUD...

I suspect it didn't need a speedo, it needed a calendar.

Ugh, that sounds even more horrid than the non-turbo BX I had years ago.

Non-turbo BX diesels could be had with either the 1.7 or 1.9 - and
weighed about 60% of an XM...

Still, at least we never saw the 1.1 BX that the Italian market got...

"Adrian" wrote in message
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"Mike P" gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

There was an XM on fleaBay a while back which had had an engine swap.
For a non-turbo XUD.

A 1.7 non-turbo XUD...

I suspect it didn't need a speedo, it needed a calendar.

Ugh, that sounds even more horrid than the non-turbo BX I had years ago.

Non-turbo BX diesels could be had with either the 1.7 or 1.9 - and
weighed about 60% of an XM...

Still, at least we never saw the 1.1 BX that the Italian market got...

The tax break specials I suppose. The last time we were in Italy, every
other Italian young male had a 14x 1.4 Twin Spark. A pity that engine never
made it over here, because whilst small, they sounded great and have bags
more character than other similar small stuff.

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The DervMan
www.dervman.com