On 07/10/2011 17:29, harry wrote:

I had a Citroen that had absolutely no footbrake when the engine was
off. The pedal was rock solid. It was one of the proper Citroens, ie
all hydraulic.

I still have one :-)

The hand brake wasn't very good either.

The CX was a pain to adjust and only worked for a bit afterwards. The BX
was actually rather good. The Xantia seems similarly effective.