3.0 V6 24 Valves For Sale x 3?

[Betweenthewheels]

I see from Car and Classic that at the moment there are 3 of the above for sale in the UK.

These are the only XM's for sale on C&C at the moment (none on eBay) and one of them appears to be there quite a while.
Is there a reason why there is such a 'supply' of this specific model?

Any thoughts?

[Dieselman]

The Series-2, 3.0 Exclusive is the most common version of Xm left on UK roads.
A fantastic car, however you have to want a Series-2 and automatic gearbox. This version has one significant Achilles heel, the HP20 is not as long lived as the HP18 and obviously less so than any manual gearbox.
The HP20 were originally classed as "filled for life" gearboxes and the filter is inside the gearbox, not accessible unless fully stripped down. Even with fluid changes, the filters can block causing the gearbox to fail rapidly.

In addition, there are no aftermarket exhausts for the ES9j engined Xm, so bespoke is the only way forward.

In short, a UK spec ES9j Xm will be really, really nice, but will be more costly to keep running.

[Betweenthewheels]

Thanks for that Dieselman - it all makes sense.