My 2000 V6 - Still blown away by this car!
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 8:19 pm
I don't drop in to the forum very often but I thought it was time for an update.
Well I've had the car since October 2013 and am utterly amazed how an old car (no insult intended) can be so damned good.
Up till last week, since I bought the car my total expenditure has been £98.00 comprising £50.00 for a tyre, £10.00 for wheel balancing, £30.00 for an MoT (flew through with no advisories), a couple of quid for wiper blades and bulbs and that's it - nothing else whatsoever. No oil (hasn't used a drop ), no fluid, no repairs - nothing.
Last weeks I decided it was time to do a service so I spent £170.00 on new brake discs and pads all round, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, plugs and drop links to cure a minor donk donk on the front. Fitting was easy with no traumas and within a few hours she was back on the road, all the better for some TLC. She was never a slouch but Jesus this car responded well to new plugs and flys now. In fact I took a friend out in it the other day and he commented how quick and responsive it felt which in itself isn't that odd but his everyday cars are a new Bentley Speed 12 and a Maclaren Mercedes - high praise indeed !
The brakes were good before, in fact they didn't really need changing yet but I did it anyway and they're phenominal now. The donk donk has almost gone and now is just a tiny little noise, more like a tyre noise than anything else so I wondered if this is how an XM should sound. If not, maybe the shock absorbers or mounts are worn ? It's so slight I'm not worried by it but would appreciate an opinion or two.
Last year I mentioned that I needed a drivers side indicator lens (cracked) and possibly a drivers side headlamp (small stone chip hole) and I'd like to sort this so if anyone has either part please let me know.
The more I use this car the more I fall under it's spell - I've done 12k miles in it, loaded it with untold weight without problem, been up and down the motorway in supreme comfort loads of times and had conversations with many people about how unusual it is to see one - I've only seen one other since I've owned it.
These really are great cars and I for one am totally hooked and have no intention of letting her go in the foreseeable future.
Well I've had the car since October 2013 and am utterly amazed how an old car (no insult intended) can be so damned good.
Up till last week, since I bought the car my total expenditure has been £98.00 comprising £50.00 for a tyre, £10.00 for wheel balancing, £30.00 for an MoT (flew through with no advisories), a couple of quid for wiper blades and bulbs and that's it - nothing else whatsoever. No oil (hasn't used a drop ), no fluid, no repairs - nothing.
Last weeks I decided it was time to do a service so I spent £170.00 on new brake discs and pads all round, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, plugs and drop links to cure a minor donk donk on the front. Fitting was easy with no traumas and within a few hours she was back on the road, all the better for some TLC. She was never a slouch but Jesus this car responded well to new plugs and flys now. In fact I took a friend out in it the other day and he commented how quick and responsive it felt which in itself isn't that odd but his everyday cars are a new Bentley Speed 12 and a Maclaren Mercedes - high praise indeed !
The brakes were good before, in fact they didn't really need changing yet but I did it anyway and they're phenominal now. The donk donk has almost gone and now is just a tiny little noise, more like a tyre noise than anything else so I wondered if this is how an XM should sound. If not, maybe the shock absorbers or mounts are worn ? It's so slight I'm not worried by it but would appreciate an opinion or two.
Last year I mentioned that I needed a drivers side indicator lens (cracked) and possibly a drivers side headlamp (small stone chip hole) and I'd like to sort this so if anyone has either part please let me know.
The more I use this car the more I fall under it's spell - I've done 12k miles in it, loaded it with untold weight without problem, been up and down the motorway in supreme comfort loads of times and had conversations with many people about how unusual it is to see one - I've only seen one other since I've owned it.
These really are great cars and I for one am totally hooked and have no intention of letting her go in the foreseeable future.
