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Let's get one thing straight at the outset. You pronounce it "zan-ti-a". Almost everyone knows that now of course, but they didn't back in 1993, when Citroen's stylish mid-range Xantia was launched to warm press and public acclaim. The good news is that it's now an affordable option on the used market - and there are plenty about.
A five-door family car that was amongst the medium range class leaders. This is mainly thanks to the unique Citroen self-levelling suspension which provides an astonishingly good ride; speed bumps just vanish. Immature drivers, I'm told, have been known to abuse the system (there's a control by the handbrake) by bouncing the car up and down while waiting at the traffic lights - to the bewilderment of other users. Tut, tut...
Citroen executives described the Xantia as the return of the real Citroen, though if you haven't tried one, youll be glad to know that fortunately, that doesn't mean a return to the days of quirky brakes, cyclops-eye speedometers and hopelessly complicated mechanicals. Instead, they said, the car was produced to stand apart from the herd. It looks different from its competitors, it drives differently and it feels different to own. Marketing flam perhaps, but at first acquaintance with the Xantia, the rhetoric doesn't seem too far off the mark. Opt for pricier models and you'll get all the electric add-ons you'd expect. Arguably more worthwhile however, is the access that your thicker chequebook gives you to Hydractive II, Citroen's latest 'thinking' computer suspension system. Its availability on the flagship Xantia 1.9TD VSX made its handling unique in the diesel class. The idea is that the suspension adjusts automatically to suit your style of driving.
Thus it is that as soon as you corner hard or accelerate heavily, the system will change from being soft and absorbent to firm and roll-resistant. Should you then encounter a section of lumpy road, the system will flip back to the 'comfort' suspension setting in the same way. This concept was subsequently taken a step further with the 'active suspension' Activa model.
Prices start at around 600 for the first 1993 L-registration examples in entry-level 1.6-litre form. In truth, the 1.6 wasn't really the engine to have. Try to stretch to a 1.8 - 900 is an average price for a 1994 L-registration example with LX trim. A bit more - say, 1,000 - would buy you a 1995 M-registration 1.
9-litre DSX diesel, while around 1,200 would secure you a more recent top-of-the-range 95 M-registered 2.0-litre VSX. Air-conditioned 16-valve 1.8LX models start at 1,200 on 96P plates or 1,300 in two-litre VSX form.
The premium for diesels ranges from 200 for a normally-aspirated 94L 1.9 but youd be better off paying about 1,000 for an early turbocharged 94L TD LX. Prices range all the way up to 1,400 for a 98R TD VSX estate with air conditioning. 2.
1TD diesels range from 1,400 and the 110bhp HDi diesels are desirable if you can find one. Pay from 2,000 on S-plates.
Avoid examples that do not come with a full dealer service history. The Xantia's hydropneumatic suspension system uses fluid and gas and, though reliable, does not take kindly to DIY maintenance. There were early high-profile concerns over the performance of the handbrake, but this was quickly improved. Get the brakes checked out too. On the road, non-Citrophiles tend to find it difficult to adjust to a pedal that has very little travel.