Citroen CX Diesel | Mercedes 300D | Car Review | Drive In | 1976
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- Tony Bastable takes a look at the new Diesel Citroën CX saloon and the Mercedes 300D.
First shown: 20/10/1976
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That Mercedes 300D is still running and will continue to run until the last barrel of diesel is pumped
W123, one of the best cars EVER made. Quality and reliability were and are unmatched to this day.
I wonder if anyone ordered the Citroen in black and wondered why people were always looking for a coffin inside?
Tony showing his characteristic disdain for the blasted continentals producing better cars than British Leyland.
P.S Cheaper until it becomes too popular: prophetic words.
Eventually Citroën put a 120hp 2.5 Turbo Diesel engine on the CX, making it the world's fastest diesel with a top speed of 195Km/h. A bit of a dream car when I was a kid. I'd still love to have one of those.
7600 pounds was A LOT of money in 76... Average house was 12,700 pounds and average salary 3600 pounds.
Technically interesting Mercedes????????????? And he just drove the CX? I think Mercedes paid him....
I used to work for Mercedes-Benz and the W123 and the W124's were the best cars MB ever built, without a doubt. The worst would be the W163, the first generation ML. Anything pre-1995 from MB were great to excellent cars.
The irony of ironies... In 1987 it was exactly a TurboDiesel version of the Citroën CX that became the first-ever diesel car to break the 200 km/h speed barrier.
A lot of TV camera crews used the Citroen to film the Horse Races as they had to travel on the grass or rough track, next to the race course. The Citroen CX was the only car that had a smooth enough ride to achieve the footage.
Love Tony’s slightly pissed off presentation style.
Tony Bastible was a producers dream. A true professional. Chances are that Merc is still running, having clocked half a million miles.
Short but to the point. What a legacy Tony Bastable left us. I've watched many of his videos and most of his observations are pretty much spot on - and rarely lose their relevance with the passing years, witness the comment about lower diesel fuel taxation " until it becomes too popular..."
The Citroen CX is a gorgeous piece of automotive design imo. I'd be all over one in a heartbeat.
Tony was spot on with the cost of Diesel fuel
The motor on that Merc was legendary, it simply lasts forever...
And in 2018 one can still see these 300d (and petrol) cars driving around. What a classic.
Proper door closing.
The Merc, in particular, is lovely, but £7,600 in 1976 is the equivalent of £55-60k today!