Fast Frogophilia started while on working holiday in UK late 1990s , low mileage, 1 owner white Bx TZD used daily for a year then hit large deer on a country lane and written off !!
The bug had taken hold though so next a well used faded red Bx TZD Estate ( which the missus quickly grew attached too ) This waka took us up through Scotland and down through France on various hikoi and was fast and economical at the same time which is a huge bonus on long trips on good roads .
A predented 1993 Zx Turbo D was added for personal abuse of course till our return to NZ late '05 when a low mileage A31 Cefiro was gifted by whanau .
This waka was daily driver 600km per week from 2006 to 2017 and I took the odo from 90K to 450K before the RB20DE headgasket said enough . The standard chassis / suspension of an A31 is truly one of the best ever , completely stable and planted on the worst Northland corners at what would normally be stupid speeds .
The expiry of the Cef lead to taking up the offer of the current daily , a very faded red Bx Tzd , an ex-Taranaki car that is undergoing a rolling restoration with Citroen maestro Phil Cotter on the spanners . So far its had rear discs/pads , full transfusion fluids/filters , new spheres , full cambelt kit , a set as-new alloys from a Bx TRS and Michelins . The paint can wait .
It great to be back in a fast frog and the bug has caught because I'm eyeing up a dereg silver Zx Aura D (automatic sadly) with dud diesel donk as a project . The Zx chassis / suspension is fantastic and would enjoy Northland !! I have an full ex-TZD motor/gearbox to graft in . Has anyone out there converted a Zx auto diesel to manual turbo D or put a turbo D on to the Auto box ? I'd be interested to hear comments / advise .
I saw a faded red BX one afternoon a few months ago. It was southbound between the Topuni corner and the Oruawharo turn-off.
Considering the scarcity of BXs on the roads of Northland there is a high chance it was your car.
It was a real delight to see a regularly used older Frog out on the highway.
I was heading north in a white 309 5 door.
Welcome to Fast Frogs.
Welcome to fast frogs. BX's are awesome.
Welcome! TZD's are the shizzle 8)