Epic Citroen XM collection road trip! Mot news !
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:49 pm
Today was the day I was collecting the XM. I'd arranged to collect it at 5pm and set off at 4-30 (mainly because I had to collect Mini M.O. from school and head over to Cheltenham.
Spent part of the afternoon collecting the tool kit (picking up the Halfords 150 piece tool box), air compressor, spare battery, litre of LHM and two petrol cans.
Stopped at the petrol station, filled up the two cans, popped some fuel into SWMBO'd Punto cabrio so she wouldn't complain too much.
Got to the house at 5pm and the garage door was already open. Then I drove the Punto into the garage and popped the bonnet on the XM. Put the jump leads on and it started almost immediately.
Drove the XM out of the garage and pumped the tyres up - three were low but not flat, the other was OK.
Quickly checked indicators and windows worked, adjusted the electric mirrors to suit and did the same with the driver's seat. It was sunny so I also opened the sunroof. Car was quite dusty but you could tell it would clean OK.
Drove home, took the back roads and got home at six, having spent twenty mins chatting to the former owner as the tyres blew up. Topped up the LHM, added a little water and popped the new car on the drive.
Then I cooked dinner, was the least I could do as SWMBO'd is letting me keep the XM. Went out after dinner and washed the car - doesn't half come up well - you could see the clouds in the reflection on the bonnet!
Took some photos, uploading them to flickr later and will update this thread with before and after photos.
Found the security code for the radio - it works now!
So, all in, a successful day. Battery looks savable and is on charge as we speak. MoT tomorrow - it'll fail on washers, which need cleaned through, rear spheres and there is a blow in the back of the exhaust. Next report is what it fails on tomorrow!
Rusty sills? I think not!
Top tip:- don't put foot to floor until the road is clear as an XM turbo moves like shit off a shovel!
Spent part of the afternoon collecting the tool kit (picking up the Halfords 150 piece tool box), air compressor, spare battery, litre of LHM and two petrol cans.
Stopped at the petrol station, filled up the two cans, popped some fuel into SWMBO'd Punto cabrio so she wouldn't complain too much.
Got to the house at 5pm and the garage door was already open. Then I drove the Punto into the garage and popped the bonnet on the XM. Put the jump leads on and it started almost immediately.
Drove the XM out of the garage and pumped the tyres up - three were low but not flat, the other was OK.
Quickly checked indicators and windows worked, adjusted the electric mirrors to suit and did the same with the driver's seat. It was sunny so I also opened the sunroof. Car was quite dusty but you could tell it would clean OK.
Drove home, took the back roads and got home at six, having spent twenty mins chatting to the former owner as the tyres blew up. Topped up the LHM, added a little water and popped the new car on the drive.
Then I cooked dinner, was the least I could do as SWMBO'd is letting me keep the XM. Went out after dinner and washed the car - doesn't half come up well - you could see the clouds in the reflection on the bonnet!
Took some photos, uploading them to flickr later and will update this thread with before and after photos.
Found the security code for the radio - it works now!
So, all in, a successful day. Battery looks savable and is on charge as we speak. MoT tomorrow - it'll fail on washers, which need cleaned through, rear spheres and there is a blow in the back of the exhaust. Next report is what it fails on tomorrow!
Rusty sills? I think not!
Top tip:- don't put foot to floor until the road is clear as an XM turbo moves like shit off a shovel!
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