I'm with you on the Citroens, Leadfingers.

We've had ZX 1.9 diesel for the last 10 years. I think the 1st one had done about 170,000 when someone rammed into the back of it writing it of and the I think the "new" one which shows about 115,000 cost about £1000. In our part of the mileages, I can't think of anything more than a clutch go.

I guess the the models with the funny suspension might have put people off buying used - I believe a few garages would refer people to main dealers for some jobs (although when we had BXs, my brother worked in a Citroen garage so we didn't worry) but the ZX isn't one of those.

I'm not sure what the replacement for the ZX was but my (now ex - he's a gardener now) mechanic brother has one and likes it.