I think McGuinness roasting a car only speaks positively of the car.

@ClassicTrialsChannel

Ай бұрын

McGuinness isn't funny

@krisyung

Ай бұрын

wot is roasting is it like woke , ahd, , lgbgt, cat fishing etc etc disgusting grandfather east end london uk europe sothern hemosphere earth universe and beyond

@mjames978

13 күн бұрын

@@foff73 Sounds unprofessional, cheap laughs.

Paddy McGuiness has killed off so many things on TV. Don't let him kill off Brian, we need more Brian on the channel 😊

@alanreilly2754

28 күн бұрын

The dark destroyer of primetime TV

McGuiness is a no mark that owes everything to Peter Kay , otherwise we'd have never heard of him .

@helenarmour184

5 күн бұрын

@@bramolini4835 I remember when he first started out with Peter Kay aswell, always going around telling everyone how he was going to be a comedian, and they all laughed at him, they’re not laughing now though, are they ? ;-) ;-)

I was a bit shocked when I saw the length of this video, but what a great story, and what passion you show for the BX 16V and how it has been a part of your life for the past 20 years. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and although you say it won’t be appearing again on the channel I think members would be very interested to watch the routine maintenance and repair that is needed to keep a 34 year old car on the road.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Thanks! To be honest, the length was irrelevant to me when editing. A case of 'It is what it is'. I also see a lot of other long-form videos from much bigger channels than mine, and people seem to enjoy those. I'm happy if anyone watches it and enjoys it in some form.

@kaisersoze5236

8 күн бұрын

i owned both well my dad had bx which i flogged to death from i was about 15years old then i bought a whiye mi16 405! both cars were so comfy and fairly fast back then 😂😂

That is a lovely Citroen.

I've mentioned before but I worked for a Peugeot/Citroën garage in the 1980's when these were new. We sold masses of 1.4s but very few 16v cars. Citroën sent 3 pre registered 16v without them being requested and due to the price we just couldn't sell them. They also dealt with VW/Audi so on the forecourt they were not only fighting the 205/309 GTis but the Golf's and Audi Coupe. They were expensive and a hard sell...but awesome cars. The garage owner drove one that he just couldn't sell. My favourite car to drive around the lake district in they couldn't sell was a red Visa GTi ohhh how I loved that little car, faster than the 205 by quite a bit. I was offered it at a fair price but the wife said no fkn way with "that" look! She broke me as a little later I even sold my Mk1 Metro Turbo and got a Triumph Acclaim....kids n stuff won the day 😂😂😂

@PROPHETS-BAIN

Ай бұрын

..ax gt wouldn't touch s 205 1.9 gti , I've had plenty of both.

@Mastertoad84

Ай бұрын

@@PROPHETS-BAINagree 100% ive had a couple of ax gt back in the day and a 205 gti the pug would have destroyed the ax found the ax very high at the back

@richpolecat6527

Ай бұрын

@@PROPHETS-BAIN he said Visa GTI, which had the same 0-60 time as the 1.6 205 GTI.

@Rosso-red0

13 күн бұрын

I had a silver Citreon visa gti back in the day . Was a little pocket rocket and handled like it was on rails

I absolutely love 16 valves. I had one for 3 years when I was 21. Bulletproof engine and surprised so many cars of that era. I still wish I had kept mine. Thank you for the video.

I’ve had it with magazines etc. I’ve booked days off work before for film shoots just to be told, when emailing for final details, oh we’ve changed our plans we don’t need you any more. They take the classic car community for granted. They never offer money either.

@Professional_Youtube_Commenter

25 күн бұрын

@richardmorris3297 having worked on the other side. When you're putting something together, you don't really have a clear idea of the end product so you need to first find out what you can source. That might entail making phone calls and chasing what's available. You shouldn't assume you have a booking until you have a contract signed, with a break clause where they pay you for cancelling the booking. Usually full payment for cancellations within 48 hours of booking. 50% for cancellation between 2 days and 7 days. 20% for cancellation between 7 days and 14 days. And then they can cancel before q4 days without penalty.

@geroutathat

15 күн бұрын

​@@Professional_KZread_Commenter Pretty typical response. Why should he have to force you to sign a legal contract for you to do the right thing? Why cant you just do it? If you know its standard to pay someone 20% for cancelling, why not just say "sorry, its out of my hands but we can get you 20%". not "Well look budy you never got us to sign anything so its all on you". Is it the first thing you look at when cancelling? Oh we can cancel this guy for free but have to pay this other one, we will cancel him, and do a bit on the other one? How many times have you done that to people?

@Professional_Youtube_Commenter

14 күн бұрын

@@geroutathat i have an AV hire company and we never really cancelling anything where we were out of pocket. for covid we provided free cancellations 24 hours before booking because events were pulled last minute. you have to be flexible in events because it's chaos. if there's no contract you have no booking and we make that clear. some people say "can you hold it for us until we confirm" we always tell them, "no, the items might still be available but will not reserve it for you and potentially lose business".

Forgot to add: If anyone ever had any doubts about the overall dynamic ability these gems posess, it's enough to study Peter McLeod's success with racing these in Bathurst (Mt.Panorama), in Gr.N-like spec. (almost completely stock spec.!), where he regularly spanked the factory Peugeot team with their 405 Mi16, factory -prepared in France. Being almost 200kg down on the 405, with vastly superior oleopneumatic suspension, colossal braking power, and way smaller aerod. cross-section, it was pure maths. Says it all, really.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

I read everything I can about MacLeod's exploits

This really got me thinking about the importance of a story. My BX may not be the most interesting, most rare or even the one I like most. However, it is my BX, and has been for three years now. The story that comes along with that is definitely worth more than what model it is. Thanks for sharing your story, and making me take a different approach to BX ownership. Cheers!

How man of todays cars will look as cool as this in the future ? I don’t think there will be many. The styling and design may be of it’s time, but your car sands up, and stands out today, a point in history to many that brings back fond memories, you must get people commenting on it, it’s effortlessly cool and has earned that crown.

Great story, and may BAH keep on making you happy. People think I'm mad because I would like a Citroën ZX Volcane 2.0i. The fact we are all differant, makes the world a better place.

@MaxsLoungeMusic

Ай бұрын

vive la difference!

@carmadme

Ай бұрын

I have a N/A diesel ZX a volcane would be a fantastic car

@danielrussell446

Ай бұрын

Great choice a ZX Volcane!

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

I'd like a white 5dr 1.9i Volcane. Had a red 16v once.

@JohnnyPaton

Ай бұрын

I've got a 1.4i ZX. I'd absolutely love a Volcane. My boss had one in the 1990s in that dark blue colour. A 1.9 Turbo diesel Volcane and it was fantastic.

I think this is as wholesome as Mr. Kitch can get. Loved the video.

What a perfect looking and especially perfect sounding BX. Thanks for the story Rich! 😊

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Used to live in London next door to a couple who both worked in TV. From the stories they told me, it was clear that most people in the industry came a close second to politicians for lack of integrity.

Ooof the burn with the Peter Kay comment

@AbstractType1

Ай бұрын

And from the rumours about Peter Kay's comedy 'recycling' it hits double hard.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

I love Phoenix Nights so had to get it in there!

I had a BX TZD Turbo Diesel same colour back in the 90's , was the best car ever to drive, extremely comfortable, Fast & very reliable never missed a beat in 3 years off ownership, Great Car.

@eyeswideshut7732

Ай бұрын

pug 405 no turbo diesel i had it was A+... was the bx the one with the lift kit on it

@playlists1168

24 күн бұрын

My dad had the BX GTI 16V, also a very good and fast car for that time

That's a lovely car, and very rare, shows the ignorance of the TV people, and I don't blame you for being angry.

Wicked video - what a story that old boy’s got. Cheers for telling it

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Wow, thanks! That's very kind.

This was a lovely way to spend a little over an hour. I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and memories. The photos throughout were the icing on the cake!

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I owned this exact model ,it was absolutely brilliant.

20 years and i still get flashbacks to the A3 incident on the way home 😂

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

It was hilarious 😆

You can NEVER trust TV/film companies, I won't go into any detail but they pissed me about disgracefully, lied, didn't have us on in the end, and then begrudgingly sent me a tape of the programme, after asking many times, TOTALLY UNTRUSTWORTHY!

This is the most animated I've ever seen you. And you know what. It really does show how much you love that car. You see certain KZreadrs that say they love cars, but are very two dimensional. But you aren't at all. Watching you literally explaining your love for BXs does help those who feel geeky and nerdy, that it's perfectly fine to be geeky and nerdy! So thank you!

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

You should have seen me during the playoff final the other day! Thanks though. Life is too short to not be who you are.

@vaffangool9196

3 күн бұрын

​​@@UPnDOWN She's a beauty and you've been proved right. Everyone who knows cars-and also Doug DeMuro-has an appreciation for this car. It's weird, it's French, and the even rarer homologation BX 4TC was a roadgoing version of perhaps the biggest failure in Group B, but _we love everything Group B._ I will fight anyone who doesn't 😂. Brian doesn't need you to feel oversensitive for him any more. He's got over the humiliation long before you did, he never blamed you for it, and he deserves to be filmed at every opportunity. If anyone told you the French once built a Delta Integrate from the rear end of an ur-Quattro, the front half of a Maserati Shamal, and a Honda CRX front clip, obviously you'd be dying to see it. Please don't keep him hidden away 🙏.

Come across your channel today while smoking a brisket at 3am lol wasn't really watching seriously but as your video went on your love and enthusiasm shines through and is exactly the reason I got into cars. Passion and turning non hero cars being loved. Exactly why I love vauxhalls everyone else under appreciates them. Beautiful Bx you have and a great story.

Love the tinfoil hat!! Hope to see more of it in future videos

I can't imagine that scene came off very well with most enthusiasts 😅 jokes on them buddy.

You've made me want another BX even though the last one blew up nearly 30 years ago (my fault, thought the low oil light in my 17rd could safely be ignored for a week :) )

Great story! The year before your 16V was born, I was finishing my first stint selling Citroens, at what would've been your local dealer at the time. One of the bosses had a 16V and it was always fun to drive (although not my favourite, that would be the CX GTi Turbo II) as was almost all the BX range. I believe I'm right in saying 1988/89 was the period when Citroen doubled their UK market share and I'm pretty sure I sold more cars in that 12 months than I ever did, before or since; a major part of that success was the facelift BX and I had a great affinity to the brand in general and the BX in particular. By the time I started my second term in 1993, we were in a limbo period between the end of the BX and the launch of the Xantia but, as a new franchisee, my dealer were allocated a TZD turbo estate and a 16 Auto as part of our opening stock, which were looking extremely old hat and proved very difficult to shift, but I still have very fond memories of the car that, in all my 40 years in the trade, had more interesting things to talk about than any other I can think of.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Nice one, enjoyed reading that

They've always been gorgeous to me! 👍 Another great story.

Kiitos! Awesome video, you're a great storyteller! A coworker used to have two BX GTIs in mid-late 90s, I liked them but they seemed always be leaking LHM from some place...

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Thank you mate, that's very kind. And yes, the LHM does tend to find ways of escaping.

I owned a BX 16 RS Pilot in the mid 90's. I used it to represent my University in Navigational Scatters and Road Rally events. It won us a couple of trophies. Supposedly, it's still out there somewhere, on SORN, but it's more than likely become bean tins by now. There was a time when every other mini-cab was a diesel BX, but they're all gone now. I recently saw a similar BX on a sales forecourt, and gave serious though to going back for a second look.

@andyb3666

9 күн бұрын

@@SD1fruitbat I don’t remember that many or any BX minicabs, or Xantias, maybe it depends where you were. Peugeot 405s on the other hand..

Thank you for sharing this experience, and your car still looks great for that age. I really like my Peugeot 206cc and I remember an episode where they would roast different types of Peugeots on Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond and they mistreated those cars a lot on that show and made a lot of fun about the broken electronics, but even while they tried their best to break them, they all reached the destination on that show and that told me enough about the quality of those cars. They can have some small electric issues over time, but for me that part is all easy to fix. The plastic interior still looks great after 20 years and it is still easy to find replacement parts. I still think French cars are the best option when roads are in bad condition.

really enjoyed watching this , thanks for presenting , love your style

So good to see a video on BAH & hear the story. What a life you've had with that car. I remember seeing some of the piston heads pics & seeing the odd video of this car thinking "wow, that 16v is everywhere, must be a special car" & I'm right

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

It got 'everywhere' too much. That's part of the reason I'm keeping it behind closed doors, to try and balance it out!

Don't normally comment but that was a great video. Reminded me that possibly one of the most stupid things I've ever done was to sell my very early Saab 9000 cse that I'd owned for fifteen years . As for McGuiness ,pretty much an over hyped talentless individual that reminds me where the TV off switch is located whenever he appears.

Very Cool! Love these videos. The story of the car is as important as the car itself. Lots of familiar places mentioned too! In the early 00s I was living in Winchester, going to Uni in Southampton and working in Hedge End. My eldest was born in Winchester in 2003, so you've brought back lots of memories for me.

Splendid you gave it some beans, great story, you clearly have a great love and affinity to that car, less said about Mr Mcguiness, the better

Mate....loved this video and I know how you feel behind the drivers seat as I owned a BX19 around the same time too...Great riding car and the car never let me down❤❤❤❤❤❤

The algorhythm loves you my man, and this bx looks really tight in a positive way. The rims suits well too, such a beauty, i like the ph1 too, never owned a bx in my life tho, must be very comfy.

A man and his motor, anyone wonder why the two can become one, here's a great story of why. What an adventure you two have had. Loved listening. 👌

Excellent video, thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Thanks for sharing the story of BAH.

I said it before but it really is a stunning looking car. I've had my Alfa 145 Cloverleaf for over 15 years now too, only been on the road for one year, I really need to finish the work it needs.

Thought I recognised that car from our C-side days, nice to see you still have it Kitch. Looks great.

What an absolutely outstanding video! For me it was a trip down my own memory lane. In early 1996 I travelled over to England from Dublin and acquired my one a only Citroen at Blackbush Market. A 1992 BX 16valve in white. A glorious car it was. I was 34 years of age at the time. I kept J401 HAT until April 2003 when I gave it to my brother, in Maidstone, for the cost of the ferry ticket. Yes I did spend a lot of money on it...a gearbox rebuild and a couple of hydraulic pipes but it was worth every penny. Twenty one years on and I still regret parting with it...

I had a BX Turbo Diesel back in the early 200's. It was a Mk2 like yours, in silver grey and interestly had the same seats as your GTi. It was a good car, but I was forever putting right issues bodged by the last owner. The most comical issue was the leaking factory sunroof. When it rained water never quite managed to completely get down the drain tubes, with the result that the passenger got an impromptu shower at the first junction that you stopped at after a downpour...

Cracking storyline video.. Our paths may have crossed back in 2004 then, Penenden Heath is very close.

8am or 9am is certainly not early in the morning. 😂😂😂 Getting up for work at 3am to start a 14hr shift like I do, is early in the morning!

What a treasure. Hope which ever kid gets it Knows the real value it contains.

Your video was the first recommended video after i passed a bx on the highway. What are the odds right. But am i glad i clicked on this loved hearing this story you have a great presenting personality. Definitely subscribing to see what comes next

Realy? That car is a superstar. You realy told a nice story and I watche it to the end enjoying it. Good job

I've still got your leather seats in mine, which I've just realised I bought around the same time you got BAH! It's not (quite) the vehicle I've had the longest, but the one I've done the most miles in by quite a way.

That was a really interesting story about your car. Every car has a story ans it was great to hear the story of your car.

Love your passion for your car. I had E414LEW in the nineties. I loved it sooo much. Miss it every day 😢

Great video & story , i lived not far from where you got BAH as well , any car that puts a smile on your face with such years of memories is a keeper . And I never watched anything with that paddy Mac bloke and what does he know about cars ? I do feel your pain as my wife calls my Capri “ The Prat mobile “ after the only fools and horses Capri 😂😂😂 Thank you for sharing 👍

What a story, happy 20th and may the Deos Soupapes watch over its beautiful body, A pillar welds and all Acquired a very nice and wafty Xantia HDi 110 Exclusive for a bargain the day this was uploaded, now sitting in my mk.1 BX project car, hoping to be sat in my own 16 Valve someday!

Mate. Love your passion for your car. I had a total of 6 rear engined Skodas in Medschool. So many insults. Still loved all of them.

I used to enjoy Used Car Roadshow, maybe not that entertaining for most, but I liked it.

A story that needed to be told. Thank you 👏👏👍

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Great video as always Kitch ... although I rarely have the time to watch such long videos I'm glad I make your videos the exception. The 13th of June is also a special day for me, but not due to a car ... My wife and I started our relationship 33 years ago today (or yesterday, I had to watch to the end and the day has clicked over). During Brian's ownership of BAH, in fact ... Thanks for so beautifully explaining how cars become part of our lives ... I've got some great car stories - less hairy now I'm slightly more mature. They really are the backdrop to our lives. Keep up the great work - always a pleasure to see you

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Thanks Tom

I remember being taken out in one of these as a kid. Fantastic car. Felt like a rocketship compared to my dads company Sierra! Anyone that roasts this is clearly clueless!

i had the luck to see one today in white and thought it was still a stunning looking car mate love them!!

Always liked the BX , I owned one, it was a much more interesting alternative to the Cavaliers and Sierras of that era and their bodies were rust free which definitely could not be said for the competition 😊

Well done rich a brilliant video and so good to hear your passion for that car and belief in it I say well done for keeping that car on the road for all these years I have always loved the BX and my cousin had a few brand new mainly 16TRS and 19TRS and I treasure my memories of riding in them Sounds a pretty rubbish TV show it will probably get more love here on up and down! All the best to you all Daniel

My dad owned the citroen BX GTi 16V and it was a beast! It beat many cars on the road back then

I had 2 BX's ( or Magic Carpet Ride) in the trade, both were diesel and both were ultra reliable as long as you kept the 'spheres' topped up. I loved the way way the diesels would purr like contented cats and both were very comfortable and like an absolute dipstick I eventually traded the second one for a Peugot 306 TD....regretted that decision ever since. (sigh!).

Thanks Rich, that was an absorbing hour-and-a-bit of viewing. It is truly a lovely, and loved, car. You seem surprised by the viewing figures. You shouldn't be. You have discovered in yourself an ability in front of the camera, an ability brought to the fore by cars such as WEP and BAH. What power an inanimate object has! I gave up watching TV about 5 years ago. My viewing of an evening is sourced entirely from a very select few KZread channels - of which yours is one. I need say no more... I bought a secondhand red GTI from Sands of Burnham for my wife to drive in about 1990. I part-exed a red MG Metro Turbo. It proved to be the right thing to do with two daughters growing up and the Metro becoming rather too small. Both cars were great fun to drive it must be said. My older daughter was born in South Africa in 1980. She came home from hospital in a carrycot resting on the ledge behind the seats of my MG Midget. Times have changed somewhat!

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

How fun would an MG Metro Turbo be today though? I'd LOVE a go in one of those!

@Canalsman

Ай бұрын

@UPnDOWN It was a hoot back in the day. I believe that Lotus were involved in the engine and suspension modifications. The Metro was bought in 1983 and in 1985 I bought an MG Montego Turbo in white as its companion. They looked great together on the drive! The Montego was quite a rapid machine, handled well too...

What a fantastic story. I really like Citroën's like this. To me French cars are either quirky, fast or both. I remember having a G reg Citroën XM 2 litre manual with leather interior. I loved how unusual it was. Some of the styling reminded me of a D'Elorean. The car looked like something that belonged in the Jetsons. That single column steering wheel was novel and a great idea. It was an education to drive. The handbrake is a footbrake to the left of the clutch. Stopping at moving away traffic lights left your feet doing something very different. The brakes were electrically power assisted. You had to be sensitive to them. The whole car rose like a hovercraft on a cold start. The suspension was brilliant over speed bumps and the harsh concrete motorway surface of the M42. It wasn't the most reliable car by any stretch of the imagination. However, if I had the chance to drive an XM, CX, BX of that era, I'd jump at the chance. With a sympathetic bank manager, specialist mechanic and garage to put it in, I'd have one.

Keep following your passion. Well done for giving your car a voice. I feel your pain as I approach others faithfully and optimistically in the same way and usually end up being let down. My fault too. That said, you have a wonderful car and what’s a better story than a 20 year love affair and getting what you dreamed of? As an aside, there was a mass produced multivalve engine fitted in the Renault 21 TXI (or GTI in some markets) from ‘88/89; 2.0 and a mere 12v but it produced 140 bhp. Later used in the 25 too. A warm option instead of the turbos and could be had in Quadra spec too.

I had a bx14 for my first car loved it always wanted another yours looks awesome 👌 and it's a 16v with the great bodystyling

Thank you for sharing the stories of BAH. As for TV: the problem is that TV shows (and movies, and novels come to that) lose the specifics, the actualness, of what they're about, and just fall into the cliches of a TV programme or a movie, or a novel). Or, to put it another way, I'm so old I can remember when Top Gear was interesting and Clarkson was funny; but then they just did stupid stuff like making Reliants roll, which is just sneering at people for whom the Reliant was important. Anybody going to sneer at a 1930s Austin 7? Objectively, a crap motor car; but full of significance. In fact, why I follow this channel, though I'm not all that much into cars, and have never had a Citroen (though I still remember my only ride in a DS) is that you haven't turned into a KZreadr. Sorry if that's embarrassing.

@nimaforoughi7266

Ай бұрын

Not at all embarrassing, and the sentiment did resonate with me. Entertainment seems to have become the main purpose of many media outlets, and it reflects the way many consume their media. There is plenty of educational content available, made by people with a love for their field of expertise or their hobby, but this type of content will rarely gain the mass-following that a provider of more broad and easily digestable content will see. In the end, what we offer up is fundamentally our time and what we spend it on is a good way to show what kind of content we value.

TV people think they're someone but they're really nobodies. Back in the day, being on TV was considered the epitome of success and achievement. This is because there weren't many household-famous figures (3 or 4 TV channels was all most people had). These people are dinosaurs and will die out like dinosaurs. I think the "Yards" guy was probably a professional fixer. These people have to procure stuff, plus break rules and laws whenever their charges tell them to do so. Only encountered one in my life, and he was on a collection mission (some movie producer had sent him out to collect an antique chess set from me). Big dude, dressed like it was the 1990s. These are the people who break firearms and safety rules on set just to please their prima donnas (e.g. live ammo on the set of Rust with Alec Baldwin, probably just to have a bit of fun). Sounds like a fun industry but I don't think it is.

I once agreed to do a newspaper interview about small business owners thriving in lockdown, in the Sunday Times. They didn't use any of the interview and made up a story to suit a narrative they wanted to make about banks not supporting businesses. I had angry messages from my bank who somehow found out about it and contacted me, I had messages from people threatening to come to my house for complaining about minor problems when they couldn't feed their children. Not a word I said was used in the 1/4 page article and they never apologised even after months of harassment. I won't lend my name or anything related to me to articles in media again. They have their agendas and it isn't likely to be truthfully communicated to those they involve.

@UPnDOWN

19 күн бұрын

Ah man, that stinks. Sorry to hear that!

Lovely car. I've owned 4 BXs but never a 16 valve. I was desperately trying to think at the start which celebrity owned a BX, and the only one I could think of was Fulton Mackay. But of course he would have been long gone, sadly, by the time that programme was made. I remember reading an article about him and he owned an early 16TRS in red, very similar to VEP!

Car is still looking good mate, it’s been a good few years since you and I last had a chat in person!

Really enjoyed this

What a beautiful story.

Theese look so damn good and sporty.. It's a great unicorn the 16v!! Awsome car you got👍

Love your car it is a true classic an honorable classic keep up and don't let people take advantage of you cuz they see you have a nice car 👍💯🚘

Hey Rich consider yourself lucky - you ended up with the car back after all the features in the condition it started - I did a feature for a car magazine where they were reviewing my all time favorite car - The Vauxhall Senator - 4 cars turned up for the feature (3.0 24V auto, 3.0 24V manual, 3.0 12V auto and 3.0 12V manual) only 3 cars were driveable - one 3.0 24V manual was comprehensively written off during a test drive - the original intention was the journalist to drive all four the 24V manual was the first - none of the others were driven after that......... Great video on the BX 16V - really enjoyed it but you really have to be very careful when vetting magazines/TV programs before allowing them access to your pride and joy

That Peter bloke was a nice guy lol

Very fond memories of Dad doing 3rd gear pulls just like that in his phase 2 valver. Great video mate! Tin foil hat look suits you too!

I like McGuiness in Max and Paddy and some of his programmes with his kids who had Autism, but I never took to him In Top Gear. A fascinating insight into BAH it just sounds Rev Happy and sounds like a fun car to drive.

thankyou for a very special entertaining video.

I love your story telling. I really like the 21:42 Love Brian as a name. Not loose, broken XD. Please do the sump job so that we can learn more. Gotta go to bed, "rM-Gee" cute :)

your story was awesome and so was you bx i had a 4x4 version and my dad had a turbo diesel Gandini when i was 15

What a beautiful machine, i grew up in citeron, my grandad owend so many. Such underated cars

That car will always be 'barr' regardless of the registration. And I love it. And it is a lot of the inspiration for keeping mine on the road!

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Probably the other way round to be fair. Seeing your progress with yours and XPO kept BAH in the front of my mind.

I looked at the length of the video but clicked on it anyway and thoroughly enjoyed the story.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Paddy WHO! your videos are more informative and funnier than the tosh the 3 who ended top gear

I think "tops" is something else... 😂 I was a non-believer until you took me out in it not long after you got it. Now I will sing their praises to all that'll listen.

@veedubgeezer

Ай бұрын

Also, do we know who owned that Boxster? He was beaten by Jon's Mk3 Golf VR6 as well.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Boxster was on the M271 sliproad, totally unrelated. I do remember 'beating' the VR6 though 😆

That is one good looking bx!

I did own this car,red and loved,the only problem was that the hydraulic system to go up or down broke very often and cost me too much in mechanics,so at the end had to sell it

These long form story time videos are great Rich. Really shows your enthusiasm and love for your cars. When you stop and think about all the memories you collect in cars, it gives them a life of their own. Makes it extremely hard to part with them.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

I did this one knowing it's not going to 'do well' on YT. It's been a long time in the making, though!

I would personally like to see more of this car. It’s awesome & this was a very enjoyable video. I’ve always liked the BX. They don’t make cars like them anymore do they.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

Professor Tomato will have to do 😆

Lovely. Really enjoyed this. I was the guy driving Luke's BX at Santa Pod. Happy days.

@UPnDOWN

19 күн бұрын

Were you? Swore it was his brother!

@KeithAdams-kadams1970

19 күн бұрын

@@UPnDOWN I know! Luke entrusted me with his car for those runs, which was lovely of him.

What a beautiful car, I love it.

23:28 that little giggle in a car you've already spent hundreds of hours in is what regular folks don't get. I prefer not to drive anything but my 500k km 30 year old shitbox. Why? Gives me the fizzies

From the past experience of other vehicle owners. Never let it out of your sight. Never sign a waiver. ALWAYS make sure you know why it is being used and what it is being used for, ALWAYS take photographs of everything about your car. ALWAYS inspect it before and after. NEVER let anyone drive it without a cast iron guarantee in writing (Make sure *your* lawyer draws it up, *not* the production company). NEVER let the actor / presenter drive it.

@UPnDOWN

Ай бұрын

All true, but the easier approach is to just say no I reckon 😆

Vastly underrated cars - fast quiet and comfortable - lovely Car to drive !