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Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:41 am
by Peter.N.
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:34 pm
by citroenxm
Very early estate 2.1 .. manual to start with. . Plastic inlet manifold meaning NO egr .. and thirdly with being early lucas mechanical pump.. and steering wheel is correct for age too..
A nice S spec too and not a base model..
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 9:57 pm
by jonathan_dyane
Looks really tidy. I must say I've always struggled with the styling of the rear of the estates to the point where every time I see the back of one it gives me an unpleasant surprise.
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:09 pm
by Dean
I know what you mean, such a nice well thought about design in hatch form, such an awkward 'that's do' look to the estate, if I were to be kind about it I would say it looks functional. Having said that silver doesn't do it any favours, they look much better in a dark colour but that's just me.
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Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:27 am
by White Exec
If you want a real nasty surprise, get behind a Rover P6 Estate...
P6 Estate.jpg
SD1 Estate.jpg
The SD1 Estate was rather better though, and Rover missed a trick against Volvo by never putting it into production. Only four were ever made.
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 7:20 am
by ekjdm14
As a silver estate owner, I have to agree with part of what's being said, the design (or lack thereof) at the back end is somewhat bland and it occurs to me that PSA at the time had one etate back end that they modified the dimensions of to suit whatever hatch/saloon they wanted to add loadspace to, the ZX estate for instance is broadly similar, and the 405 estate also looks even closer to it... Xantia however was rather better and more thought out.
I must defend the silver though, while it's no mandarin I feel it really rather suits the XM in estate guise, more so than hatch certainly & it helps make the car's backside look less vast at a glance
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:45 pm
by citroenxm
White Exec wrote:
The SD1 Estate was rather better though, and Rover missed a trick against Volvo by never putting it into production. Only four were ever made.
Wasnt that the story of brg and austin and rover etc.. the best ideas were never manufactured!! The allegro should of been a hatch. The princess should of been a hatch was eventually but was soon dead.. should the marina coupe been a hatch or good enough as a saloon?? The only car they seem to get right was the maxi .. 5 speed and a hatch..
Re: Mk 1 2.1 estate
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:48 pm
by Dean
ekjdm14 wrote:As a silver estate owner, I have to agree with part of what's being said, the design (or lack thereof) at the back end is somewhat bland and it occurs to me that PSA at the time had one etate back end that they modified the dimensions of to suit whatever hatch/saloon they wanted to add loadspace to, the ZX estate for instance is broadly similar, and the 405 estate also looks even closer to it... Xantia however was rather better and more thought out.
I must defend the silver though, while it's no mandarin I feel it really rather suits the XM in estate guise, more so than hatch certainly & it helps make the car's backside look less vast at a glance