Giselle the Citroen GSA visit The Chevronic Centre
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Sometimes, you just need to visit a specialist and let them unleash their knowledge. Their fine work left me in no doubt that had I tried to sort out the LHM leak and gearbox oil leak myself, it would have gone horribly wrong! Chevronics also gave Giselle a full service, going to far greater lengths than I ever would. (an oil change is a service, right?)
Includes a look around the new Chevronics showroom, their remarkable parts stash and around the back! Features Citroen GSAs, an H van, several C6s, many BXs, 2CVs, a DS and CXs plus a Singer Vogue!
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I drove down to the Le Mans 24hr in an AX GT. A hoot of a car. Great to see characterful cars being kept on the road.
For God's sake, Ian, that first few minutes with all those CXs, AX and GSAs, C6s , DS, XM AND BX was pure pornography, it needed a NSFW classification
Non C'est Cinquante shades de gris?
Alexander - just my thought! :D
@@forkhandles6139 Oui je t'aime.
a fantastic garage in England "Chevronic Centre "good job to save all old this Citroen , Bravo 👍...and congratulations for your beautiful GSA😉
Lovely visit, loved your roam around the cars there 👍
I'd love to see you test a C6!
I deal with Chevronics from Australia and they have been delightfully helpful in sending parts.
Pretty much my 5 favourite cars of all time on one lot. The red BX is beautiful!
Thank you Ian for this Citroen fest! Brought back memories of my Grandfathers CX, very similar to the Italian one in the video apart from RHD & brown velour interior. Nice to see you showing Giselle some love (financially!), she's definitely worth it
What an awesome place!
That beige GSA in the back lot is exactly like the one I bought about 6 months ago and am getting back on the road (soon, fingers crossed)...mind you I did pay a whole lot less for mine 😲
I've also got a Dyane, in Jade Green! (and you are correct sir, it looks very good indeed)
I can’t remember ever taking a car to the garage and it not costing considerably more than I planned/expected.
True that brother. If you want the repair to cost almost exactly as planned, you gotta do it yourself apparently. 👍👍👍👍👍
My kind of garage. 🥰. Wonderful people keeping these cars on the road. Initial shock at the bill but good to keep Gisellle happy.
The only Shitreon i've ever owned was a red 1988 F reg BX TRTD Estate. Forever had the pipes blowing off the back of the front struts cus the struts were knackered be replacing them with nearly knackered struts.I had just purchased my first house and was skint. The head gasket went, quick new head gasket, all ok for a few weeks then it went again. Had the head skimmed, pressure tested, better quality head gasket and new head bolts etc, all ok till a week later when it went again. "2nd hand head head sourced and all ok after that" Did have a play with the diesel pump and turbo boost when i was doing all that. Was really quick and rev'd like the clappers. Loved sitting at 90mph on the motorway. Loved that car lol. Bought with 17500miles on the clock, scrapped at 250,000 because i could not be bothered to replace the rear suspension pipes that would spring a leak if i put some weight in the boot. Would love to drive another one some day.
Hi Ian I love the ax it brings backloads of memories I had two mk1 1.4 tud's and managed southend to Manchester and back again on £22.50 worth of diesel to pick up an extremely rare motorcycle engine in about 2008/9 . I also had a number of 1.5's as well they were great cheap transport and cheap to tax too being under 1550cc . And great when I had a younger family . My favourite tud was a 3 door 1.5D Echo in white with gt alloys which I fitted a full forte interior with beautiful semi bucket seats and also upgraded to central locking and electric windows from a forte as well as the tailgate spoiler as well . But never fitted bad boy bonnet I had on my turbocharged saxo vts engined ax with cold air intakes cut into it lol . But that one went much better than the diesel's and looked great with lacquer peel all over the paintwork that wasn't bloomed red lol . A real little hot hatch sleeper
If I win the lottery tonight, I'm having that DS, and the AX diesel!! I drove an AX diesel to the Dordogne for a camping holiday with the wife and kids... it was cramped, but economical, even fully laden. We stopped at a hotel just outside Paris on the way home, and woke up to the death of Diana on the television... Blimey, that was 24 years ago!!!
I was the Parts Man at one of the last franchised Citroen dealerships in the United States back in 1982 and it was great to see the cars we never got (except for a few gray market ones like a beautiful red C X station wagon).
What a lovely car park!
Amazing cars.
One of my teachers in high school she had a BX Estate that was red. It had a curbed exhaut tip going to the outside which ik hindsight could have suggested it was a Diesel perhaps? I remember very well that by the end of the day she waited and waited before the rear end got up.
Lovely interior from that race-purposed BX inside.
Oh and a friend of mine, also in primary school, had a lovely Renault 25 fully equipped with cruise control and leather interior. It was a very deluxe spec car, quite full option.
Good times!
These old Citroëns reminds me of young times of mine.
Went to chevronics to get a few bits for my own GS, run by a great bunch with a great selection of cars.
Zut alors, what a fascinating place! I love the red GSA in the showroom. 😍
I love a good garage backyard tour. Amazing amount of lovely Citroens. Glad that Giselle had those items sorted, you got a cracking car there!
On the engine noise, would you consider adding additional soundproofing?
Do not overthink, GSA is you best car...got to keep it right. Worth all the money.
I would love to have one of those mighty CX time-machines!
Less than a minute in and there's a lichen joke. Result! :) As you know, services on modern cars involve ticking lots of boxes on a pad and maybe changing the oil, then getting an ink stamp in your service book...all for a lot more than you were charged. That was indeed a proper service you paid there and it was great to see. :)
Miss my BX16 Valve so much. What a car
I am warming to French cars, courtesy of HubNut.
The repair bill makes me feel a bit better about the £1600 I am going to spend to have my autobox on my Jeep rebuilt. The Jeep only cost £1100. Hmmm. But it is pretty rare, fewer than 250 left on the road.
I just spent £1800 having the autobox rebuilt on my 300,000 mile 2004 BMW. Having driven a succession of brand new hire cars whilst that work was carried out convinced me I did the right thing. Modern cars are hateful - too much electronic tech.
cool to see inside/around Chevronics. They're the only people who I've found to be any help with Citroen issues... if I lived near such a place I'd probably keep a Citroen (maybe even get a CX!) but alas most garages will barely lift a finger....
Seeing that GS X3 just made it for me. It was so striking and in its day with the colour and the boot spoiler.
My family have always had a soft spot for PSA cars (everything from a Mk 1 CX to a C15 van and Peugeot Ion EV) - lovely to see so much weird and wonderful engineering all in one place! :)
The Ion wasnt really a PSA car, it was a rebadged Mitsubishi. I m not saying it wasnt good, but the only PSA about it were the badges, apart from them it was 100% Mitsubishi.
What a great place,hubnut please do a c6 video👍🏻
Love those C6
Fascinating video, Ian. I wanted to see around the Chevronics place too so this has been very insightful indeed. Keep up the good work, and many more happy miles.
Have a fondness for the AX as I had a fair few driving lessons in one with my instructor Ivan “the terrible” swift. 😂😊
I'd better not get let into Chevronics' car park on payday... :oP
You must have some job to be able to afford to go there with just one payday!
@@BrikMT Weeeell, everyone feels a bit richer on payday even if they're basically skint :o) )
Thanks for this Ian, incredible place and not too far from me. Would love to visit but looking at their website would probably end up going home with a C6. Then again that XM looks fantastic and my heart goes out to giving the Xantia with the poor paintwork a good home. Stick with my 04 C5 for the moment as I've just spent a load on it (new cam belt, 4 tyres, fixing mot issues and service).
The early cx is a thing of beauty. At specialists you are paying for expertise. I remember a time when £40 worth of repairs would secure another MOT.
i miss my 16valve bx... i took it here for some wheel arch rust 15 years ago.
If you ever want to do a video with my BX 16 Valve Ian, you’re more than welcome to borrow it. Just need to get it back into service again.
What an incredible garage! I am glad you decided to farm out the repairs to the GSA. I think that was a very good decision. Some things are best left to the experts. This kind of work would have taken you weeks of work and tons of frustration because you do not have the specialized tools.
Had an AX diesel 1.4 back in the day ,cheaper than walking to run ,ran it on veggie oil no problems at all...xxx
1982 i had a green metallic gs pallas. Great car ,never got any problems at all. That car was my first citroen. Later i got visa ax 7 cx bx xm and finally a blach metallic c6 2,7 diesel. Must admit i’am a citroen hubnut. Now i’am driving a peugeot rcz . Great motor.
What I would say about the C3 Picasso(being a long term owner, and so not at all biased...!) - is that it retains a bit of Citroen odd looking quirkyness, while managing to be a proper normal car with nothing weird going on under the skin....!
This allows it to be very reliable and, well, just keep going for years and years without requiring me to lift the bonnet, or get oily and stuff - or own any tools....!!
I can thus take pleasure from watching other people struggle with grease, oil, ice, rain, wind, mud, bloodied knuckles and general disappointment, frustration and suffering from the comfort of my laptop...!
Where's the fun in that? you say?!
Well .....
Having said all that, I thoroughly enjoy episodes of Hubnut/Miss Hubnut in its portrayal of the rich and varied tapestry of life in all its glory and humour! Keep up the excellent work between you.....!
I'm sure I remember Chevronics being next to the railway line just south of Arlesey station.
oh, damn, would love to have an AX Diesel, especially a series 1
Seen you going thru our area today 🤗
Have a great weekend
You would have heard my heart thumping all the way from here under the volcano Mount Taranaki that you took a drive up when here , my tongue is hanging out, wow the price of those GS and GSa,s do miss my Citroens thanks mate oh if I win a lottery I am sure I would buy a car from Chevronics
A someone who just spent $900 (for labor only!) to sort out misc items on a $500 golf tdi...I can relate. (Video to come this week). And yes, you need to do a PGA warning about all those yummy Citroens casually strewn around. I wish there is more of a following here in USA, but I dont dare to bring one here because finding a Citroen mechanic in mid-west would be similar to Odyssey's quest for the Golden fleece.
Ian! That is only up the road from me you nutbar - I could've shouted you some lunch, lol.
I think the AX is a super rare late 1.4DTR with the late longer gearing?
Wow interesting video Mr Hubnut... I was astonished at the stupid prices on some of those old models for sale round the back...
When old becomes classic, values rise. I bought my 2CV for £450. It's worth a fair bit more now.
@@HubNut yes I totally agree, was just taken back just how much.. Beautiful cars tho👍👍
👍 very enjoyable video 👍
I've never owned a Citroën. Several great Peugeots though and a Mobylette sports speciale moped in the the 1970s. French engineering par excellence
Nice to see some tinkering again..... even if someone else's is tinkering
With your equipment!
Plus judging by your statement of taking Ellie this weekend I presume she's back together...(ish)
Sounds like a good amount of work.... and not a bad price for it all.
Wow what a small world I know rob from a few years ago as I was a Volvo mechanic
Wish I had known you was around this area I have a 2 oldish Hyundai’s you could of done a review on😀
I think that you should liken to the lichen sometime in the future Ian.
Looking at howmanyleft you can count the number of XMs on the fingers of one foot. Very scarce now.
I once had a ax diesel they were amazing on fuel regularly got 65/70 mpg so basic no power steering no frills cheap motoring. Only sold after needing a 4/5 door
And miss my GSA special too
That equates to about €1000 Euro, you could probably double that bill here in ripoff Ireland. I've all the gear for making brake pipes but havn't been brave enough to try it yet on my fiat's.
Only about 15 miles away from me I might take a look
Was that a BX Meteor Estate in the corner? Makes me sad to think mine went to scrap... :(
I don't think it was a Meteor, but it may have been.
My dad used to run them as taxis one did 150k in 18 months absolutely fantastic car's .
Small world, I passed Chevronics whilst working in Hitchin a few days ago (I live in the Midlands). When were you there?
Tuesday and Wednesday I was.
@@HubNut missed potentially seeing Giselle by a day, was a nice unexpected surprise to see a collection of old Citroens parked in a forecourt I have to say. Also took my Vivaro past its birthplace in Luton last week, didn't even occur to me until I saw the signs.
It's great that specialist like this exist. Your bill is definetly specialist. You end paying through the nose. I'm just curious why you didn't service the car yourself to get the basic stuff done to lower that bill and let them do the stuff you definetly can't tackle?
Because my 'servicing' really isn't! They know exactly what needs checking and when.
@@HubNut fair enough!
Even the name Chevronics is so clever.
I know the location well, but I've never stopped for a look around.
I sent you details of this on Twitter 22 jul 2020 ... glad you found it ! .
I've known Rob for years. It's just taken me a very long time to arrange a visit.
@@HubNut Nice to see they have the place up and running ..
I'd love to have that DS, mmmmmm.
I really love the C6. Hmm, I wonder what it would cost to import one into Canada. It would have to be a 2005 or 2006 model to be legally brought in and I would have to get the idea passed the family minister of finance aka she who must be obeyed, but it's an intriguing thought...
Good service. All needed doin
That red bx has got a Pembrokeshire plate on it 🤗
OMG - Citroen heaven! I want all of them!!! - Well, maybe not the new C4... don't like the silly SUV-look they had to force on to it. - Please test drive a C6 - and any of the other classics ;)
You missed the only Hubnut sticker in Hitchin !
I want that c6
Lots of rare and interesting cars at the dealership. Interesting
that Citroen here on main Europe doesnt have a good rep
of their durability but they charge still high from average
prices, also in the U.K. 20k for a CX GTi Turbo? Come on,
i buy a Saab.
If you love your car then it's very justified plus as I always say...its cheaper than buying another car.
I suppose being part of your business and something you enjoy driving you can absorb those costs in both your budget and in your mind. But heaven help someone else if something big! goes wrong with their Citroen. At that rate, I think the only old Citroen I could consider is a Berlingo, the famed driving experience would be way down the list of priorities..
How much😳😱🤔
It's not that bad for work done/time taken.
I guess I could have paid a fair bit less for someone to not actually fix it.
I just feel for you getting a bill like that, that’s all. Clearly someone charging you less and not fixing it properly is wasted money. I suppose we all search for the sweet spot where it is done well but not quite ‘full retail’ if I can put it in those terms. Bit like the price on the red BX 😳
Good look round the Chevronic garage, but ouch on the bill _ and more to come. Ah well that's specialist cars for you.
You deserve to sit back and relax while *other people* fix stuff for you :)
very expensive for us in indonesia
NEVER HIT LIKE SOOOO FAST!!!!
£68 for that brake pipe😳
Hubnut very 🤓👍
I could live in the Chevronic car park. What fantastic cars.
839 pounds well spent (and 15 quid on the Burger King!). Good stuff keeping her healthy
Citroëns are always worth it! I had heard about Chevronics, but nice to see what the place looks like and what lovely cars they've got.
What a place. Citreon heros! Glad Giselle is feeling better for all that work. And there was a AMi estate too! What more could a boy wnat.
A bit of an expensive couple of days, labour charges sound reasonable for such specialist work Mr HubNut.
Enjoyed this video Ian. Good to know that such garages are remaking parts that were obsolete.
CitroHeaven! Really nice to see these cars; love the little diesel AX and the 'fast' red diesel BX. Giselle is so chique in black and beige, I'd say I prefer it to the vinyl roof Pallas. The bright red GSA inside is probably the cream of the crop
I really liked the vinyl roofed Pallas with the polished wheel covers. Am I strange?
I bought an AX that was right at the back of the service shop yard, windows thick with green mold, old tyres piled on top, looked a total wreck. Got an MOT, oil change & battery, it ran for years, only broke down once when the in line fuel filter under the car blocked. The front bumper fell off so I fixed it with cable ties.
It was very capable in the snow, I remember, one hill that was strewn with spun out modern cars; my AX had no difficulties even on well worn tyres.
I eventually sold it for more than I'd paid for it. Great car.
@@royhowardjenkins7378 I had 2 Fiat Pandas like that a 1987 and a 1990. Unstoppable.
Rob Moss is a hero having such a great garage and supporting this era of Citroens. Glad it was a good visit. Enjoyed the video
"Lichen roof, I'm LICHEN it alot."
*click on the thumbs down button*
What a fantastic video. Great to see Ian giving such a brilliant independent business some exposure. Citroen certainly made some cars that deserve preservation so great to know that there are people out there keeping them on the road.
Expensive day but worth the investment.
Love the look around the yard and showroom .
I'd just move in opposite Chevronics and just stare out of the window all day like a love struck teenager. I'd get absolutely nothing done !
BX's are awesome looking cars, like something out of a French graphic novel. A pity I didn't notice that while they were cheap!
Beautiful cars, all of them.
A review of the lovely AX 😍 would be great.
Sadly the AX isn't running properly yet. Seems to be a problem with the pump.
I have a mk1 AX GT if you’re interested 😜
Thanks. Have already driven a mere 1.1. I don't really like the driving position...
Shocked by the prices of the cars on forecourt, especially the BX
OK I'm late to the party, but I scanned down through the comments and didn't see anybody else pick up on the "BOOSe LOVe" number plate at 0:34 for the seasoned drink driver 🍺🍻🍷
I was so hoping to see an SM in the video. A very pleasant looking showroom as well.
I'd imagine just about any SM at this place would be in the stratosphere, pricewise...'round about 7th Grade, the SM was one of my favorite cars, tho I don't recall ever seeing one in the States.
@@craigmclean8260 sadly as you know SMs for the US market were ruined by the law that meant the front lights had to be fixed.
@@RideCamVids Yes; I recall that we had the antiquated "sealed beam" law for many years, whereas Europe had gone w/ the "BOBI" (separate bulb and reflector assy) long ago.
Those old Citroens are getting to the point where you can buy a much newer, better designed, quieter, safer, more fuel efficient, better equipped Citroen - for the same money!
Oh, I know - you're gonna say that's missing the point, aren't you......?!