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Originally Posted by SMHarman
If the Oleopnumatic green balls look in good nick then the suspension is highly unlikely to go wrong.
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It neads servicing every 90,000 miles or so if memory serves which can be a bit pricey, and you can have the balls re-gassed, but that won't last as long as replacement.
Advantages are:
Stability if you have a blow out
Low chance of engine fire; it's diesel and the LHM doesn't burn
Excellent if you have people with reduced mobility as you can raise the car up to help them in and out.
Great in floods as you can raise the car up (tho don't go fast into deep puddles as the air intake is down behind the front passenger fog light on the Xantia and you can flood your engine literally, although mine survived this)
Very handy if your auto matic garage door gets stuck halfway up as you can lower the suspension and get under (as demonstrated in an old citroen advert)
