Looking for a very comfortable car/SUV

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Originally Posted by TonyC

Hi Shane,
That seems very cheap, is it?

Tony

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It depends on spec and quality if the car. They are an extremely robust car, but you still need someone that "knows" them to look at one if you are interested. They are a 'Hull/Chassis', where all the body panels are just decorative and can unbolt. This Hull needs to be rust free. You can't tell this from pictures of the outside. The usual giveaway is the boot area (they had a big sponge boot seal that soaked up water and held it against the boot opening almost indefinitely once wet).

The market for classic cars has really softened over the last couple of years. The covid hysteria has passed in the classic car market. If I was in the market for a nice DS it certainly would be worth a drive to look at it.

You do understand the youngest Citroen DS is now 50years old. Its not a modern daily driver, that will never need to be looked at between services.

They are just a lovely old car. It will be noisy and hot in summer ... and noisy and not hot in winter (heaters are ok).

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Its not a modern daily driver, that will never need to be looked at between services.

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Bloke up the road solves that one by having two of them.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Bloke up the road solves that one by having two of them.

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I have three ..... um, no five old cars here. I did daily drive them until abut 8 years ago. It just got to hard with teenage kids. I had no time to look after them. I would end up with four cars needing work (nothing huge usually, just dozens of minor things) so would end up often with nothing to drive that I would trust long distances. All of them I could drive, but they would be leaking ... or the windows stuck down ... or the indicators not working ... or failed windscreen wipers ... etc... You know, just annoying stuff that builds up over time.

At the moment I have here:

1 x 1963 Citroen ID19. still in bits .... I finally got it back together this weekend.... To find both front brake calipers are leaking. Which is a considerable amount of work to get back too. I did fit new seals to these while it was apart. I'm guessing the EPDM 'O'rings I specially ordered in are actually nitrile and have disovled in the brake fluid.
1 x 1963 ID19. This one I converted to mineral oil. Its awesome, its a hideously ugly salmon pink "survivor". about 1/2 of the paint is original and lifting ... I accidently let its club permit expire last year (bugger!). It will need a lot of time spent on it to pass a stringent modern roadworthy. (what citroen is bone dry underneath for roadworthy pictures?).
1 x 1950 Citroen Traction Avant. I have its brakes in bits at the moment to re-seal and check. the old single circuit brakes of death aren't something to be taken lightly :)
1 x 1985 Citroen CX2500 GTi Turbo ... Lovely old car, I've been slowly getting it back to standard. the paint is battered, but I'm working my way through cleaning all of the electrical switches in the car, all the hydraulic leaks that have popped up over the years... and getting it back on the roads for reliable daily use.
1 x 1992 Range Rover Classic (aka: the ****box).

The upkeep on niggly little things when you work full time, have a family is no small undertaking!

My neighbour lives alone, looks like Doc Brown from Back to the Future and obviously has money, so just perfectly eccentric enough to drive the DS.

One of the most comfortable cossetted rides I have been in , in recent years, is the Range Rover Evoque.

A friend has one so I have had opportunity to use it occasionally.

I tried to convince my wife to get one, but she is on her second Suby xv which I dont really like at all and just doesnt compare in any area except initial cost.

When my Amarock grows a little older as I am, an Evoque will suit me fine ....as my last vehicle.... and I wont let her drive it.

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Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

The Hyundai 2.2 diesel is an absolute honey - economical but surprising performance plus seems to last forever.

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Have recently driven a 2021 Kia Sorrento Sport + and 2019 Hyundai Highlander.
Preferred the Highlander.
Is the small diesel in these cars the same one? Assuming so as they are sister companies.
Having recently had an expensive experience with a 'modern diesel' - I am leaning towards petrol varieties.
Have added Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed to the list but have not driven one.

I like the Evoque suggestion but they are too small for us - we are both tall and carry lots of stuff and the dog on trips.

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

One of the most comfortable cossetted rides I have been in , in recent years, is the Range Rover Evoque.......

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All the more impressive as IIRC they don't have air suspension.

My wife drives a lx570. Perfect car

A bit off topic.....


The bloke next door has an E poke.
It wouldn't start one day about 8 yrs ago,and it hasn't moved since.I think it was the wifes,she has since done the bolt.
In front of it is a Farrari,it has been there longer.

He drives a Great Wall ute around.

Certainly is a wierd character,always cries poor.
One day a Govt letter for him, arrived in our letter box and SWMBO opened it accidently.
It was for an overdue tax bill for just over $650K....:eek2:

To sign off on this thread - we bought a Pajero Sport top spec.
About 80K on it, heated seats, roomy, and comfy enough for us and the dog.
5 years warranty.
Pretty impressed with the DID and 8 speed auto at this stage.
Prefer driving my D1 though.