1990 2.0 Si - Olympic Blue

Picked this up from near Nottingham today - it's the one in the Available section here.

I'll add some more info when I'm a bit more awake!

very nice, pleased with your new toy then?
Im off to Brighton in the morning to get mine too

D

Very smart.

Go on Tim, tell everyone how well a 2.0Si manual goes when they all feel the need
for turbo's and v6's!! Watsit off a shovel. Lovely colour but distressingly, it seems to
show up the dirt easily.

Looks very sharp and even more distinctive than an Xm usually does; stands high
among the surrounding dross!

Andrew

Being an SEi it must have a sunroof? Is it the early Oakley style mirrored thermonuclear
protecion glass finish which is so eyecatching? Much bigger sunroof too isn't it! Different
headlining and switch too!!! Look after it, appreciating classic etc etc

Can you take some pictures of the sunroof or everyone will think I'm loopy!?

Andrew

This post has been edited by Andmcit on January 25, 2009 01:47 am

Oooh - I missed that - what're you getting?

The freebie 2l turbo auto from peeler, havent seen it yet but when i spoke to him it didnt seem like it would take much to mot so..............................?????

Anyway no ones interested in that, what did it go like, she looks realy clean

D

I'll get a photo of the sunroof tomorrow Andrew. The interior is lovely - smells like new!

I'll get a photo under the bonnet too - it's so squeaky clean it's a joy to behold!

There are two or three small dents - nothing too bad though.

I've had a brief look through the service history and it had a new clutch just 7000 miles ago, as well as a recent reconditioned hydraulic pump.

It needs new spheres I think - the ride is a bit firm (the seller had told me this, so no surprise there).

Performance seems fine - 70 all the way on the motorway - who needs more? If I didn't buy an XM it would have been a Renault 25 - 2.0 or 2.2 litre - which would have performed much the same - so no complaints there.

It does look great though doesn't it? Any short-comings, real or perceived, are forgotten as soon as you get out the car and take a step back to look at it! Once you've washed the mud off of course!

This post has been edited by mouseflakes on January 25, 2009 01:42 am

Oh yes the alloys are i my opinion the best looking standard rims you can get and the colour is beautiful. It was up for about £400 wasn't it? if that's what you paid, bargain, in fact if you paid double that in my book it's money well spent, well done sir
The ebay black lpg turbo has sold to a very lucky man amongst us today too plus im getting mine, seems to be a bit of a buying splurge here at the moment

D

I'm not sure about the SEi rims.

Only Citroen would provide alloy wheels on a top of the line car and virtually cover the
entire face of the wheel with a featureless frisbee plastic cover and make the alloy
heavier than the standard steel...

I'd rather run the car without the trims fitted as the moulding under the trims is actually
visually attractive although the wheel centre needs a cap fitting - in the dim and distant
past, I've fitted the wheel centre caps off the alloys used on the GSA and used 2CV black
caps that fit snug over the heads of the wheel bolts which look really smart. Can't find a
picture annoyingly.

Andrew

That's right Andrew, only cit could be that mad, maybe even so mad it becomes beautiful ???????????

D

I'm not convinced one iota!

In the Silly Ideas Department at Citroen they must've been proud of this one!
Covering an alloy wheel with a plastic wheeltrim does take the biscuit for
futile endevours...

Andrew

This post has been edited by Andmcit on January 25, 2009 11:39 am

Andrew..

Shes NOT an SEi, shes an Si, with optional alloys fitted!!!

ALL SEi's had leather, shes not got leather, and if you look at the wings closely you can see Si...

It REALLY is a beatufull colour, but my own 2.oi put me off the unit..

VERY VERY Nice Tim...


Rgds
Paul

Sure Paul: yep, I can't even read the thread title properly!

In fact, one of the main key differences in the two specs was the leather;
not sure everyone got too excited about the set belt pretensioners; I've
seen Si's with the wheeltrim alloys as it was a cost option but that's no
excuse for me losing it (if I ever had it to start with!)

On the early Si or SEi it shouldn't matter with the sunroof.

Andrew

This post has been edited by Andmcit on January 25, 2009 11:38 am

This will always be the car that I let go and posted a link to here instead

It is however great news that it went to someone who loves 'em. Looks FANTASTIC mate.

A very nice. tidy looking car Tim-well done!

Alan.