Thread: Little boring boxes with wheels

Originally Posted by Tins

This guy talks about things being way ahead of their time. I think he got into the spirit of things a little too much, because he sounds like a voiceover model that is usually done by AI these days...

I'll have to watch that later. Ahead of its time in 1988 ... interesting. The CX was already 13 years old in 1988 (from memory they started building them in 1975). They are a lovely old car. But like most old cars, far from perfect. They are horrendously hot to travel in. The ventilation sucks. The drivelines are agricultural to say the least (Yes, the turbo charged models were very fast for there time. The turbo diesels broke all of the speed and enconomy records for passenger cars when new).... But they are still gruff and suffer poor NVH.

I've been driving and working on Citroen CX's since I was about 16years old. I'll never sell the Citroen CX2500 GTi Turbo I have here.... But that doesn't mean they are perfect. There is however no doubt in my mind, that cars abilitity to do the seemingly impossible when I despately needed it has saved my life a couple of time when I was young and stupid (I'm now old and stupid ). Especially its ability to avoid ... drive around obstacles at speed.




Citroen is all about suspension, even where no hydraulics is involved. Check this out

Cars are no longer looked at by the majority with the "love" they once were.
New generations are even abondoning the idea of having one... My 30 yo Son and his Fiance dont even have licences.

When a vehicle is looked at as just a conveyance, and need be nothing but fit for purpose, the price point lowers and style becomes of little consequence.

I'd suggest the packaging excercise is also driven by attempts to lower drag, theres only so many ways you can curve plastic/metal to make it work and meet crash standards..



In our applications - look at what gets bolted all over them, how we modify them.... When something bog stock can do >95% of what most actually do with them.


I am a fan of nice vehicles, I enjoy the drive.. I can however, see the other side of it.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

The other big design factor in modern cars is the coefficient of drag.

Way too big a factor in the design-balance, IMHO. When considering that air resistance is of relatively. little influence under, say, 70 km/h, the balance being 'rolled' by significant drivetrain resistance & tyre deformation... in that lower region of 0 - 60km/h, where we spend most of our time in suburbia.

It is a wisdom in Archery, that the Bowman will be affected by the wind - more than his arrow.

If I stay out of 'freeway traffic, I can get up to 8+. mpg. out of the Big Orange SchoolBus I've been driving. The 59 seat one.


Edit: Attribution & removing expressive excess !!!!!!!

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Actually it might have been a glove, as most of them worked and volunteered as nurses, paramedics and first aiders.

Cut the tips off the "fingers" to put the leads out through... We also used Vaseline to seal them. I spent a VERY wet few days at a servo in Wollongong, Fig Trea perhaps, and spent a LOT of time getting called out to stranded cars. Lucas dizzies were the worst, but not alone. Didn't seem to have any impact on the Corollas and Dattos though.
Didn't have WD** in those days, but we did have RP-7, which worked.

speaking of boring little boxes .....

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I haven't seen a CX for sale with nice interior like this in probably 25 years!

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damn .... I guess I better make some more space in the shed You don't need to be nuts, but is sure does help!

seeya
Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

speaking of boring little boxes .....







damn .... I guess I better make some more space in the shed You don't need to be nuts, but is sure does help!

seeya
Shane L.

For some reason, I've always thought you were married. Now? I'm not so sure.

Originally Posted by Saitch

For some reason, I've always thought you were married. Now? I'm not so sure.

Hmmm.... would she notice another car in the yard ... After all the best place to hide a car is among many other cars

my father purchased this one.... it'll probably come here to live for a bit until it ready to be put on the road. It will no doubt need a million and one minor jobs done to it (hydraulic leaks, normal servicing, endless electric/wiring connectors cleaned and protected etc).

seeya
Shane L.