So after a few very quiet months I am coming out of my forum hibernation and the best way to do this, in my opinion, was to start my own Member's Cars thread.
I've lived with the XM for a few months now and have become accustomed to it.
Some thoughts:
I have fallen in love with the ride quality (surprise surprise). Motorways are just lovely and at the moment I actually look forward to such journeys.
Surprisingly I have fallen in love with the handling as well! Yes, I have seen the XM/Elan handling comparison video on Youtube but I am surprised by its prowess in the bends nonetheless. I have to grudgingly admit that it seems far more capable than my Saab 9000 Aero (which is to some extent polybushed, has uprated shocks and Eibach springs). I've driven it on the beautiful tight twistys of the A83 down the west coast of Scotland, where I've also driven my Saab many times. My conclusion is that it can take the bends and turn in at greater speed than the 9000, in more comfort! Fantastic.
I haven't done any work on her yet as it is far too cold and I hate being freezing!
List of jobs that need to be done:
Fluids change (Oil, Filters, Dex2 box change).
I think I may have an LHM leak, need to trace.
Passenger door mirror motors not behaving as they should. May be the console controls but I don't know.
2 inoperative window mechanisms (OS front
and NS rear).The front bumper seems loose on the OS and has dropped a bit. I don't think the car was like this when I got it and it is annoying me now! I do remember hearing a loud metallic report when on the motorway and only noticing the dropped bumper after this? Definitely further investigation required. also the front bumper is scraped on both sides and I'd like to rectify that eventually (not my handiwork I hasten to add!)-
Cruise inoperative (perhaps to be attended to at the same time as the bumper as Jim told me the vac pipe for it goes down there and bumper removal is required to access).
Headlamp washers are in a state.
And of course, the S2 left dot matrix is illegible. I have great fun matching up the few pixels that do show up to the handbook messages (and I'm getting quite good at it
).I took some pics that I quite like in an Asda car park of all places.
Even though this one (which was just a test) doesn't show the car properly, it is a great example of why I imagine people on here love their XM- not just for its technical achievements, but for how its design stands out amongst the sea of bland and faceless modern metal that frequents our roads (and therefore, ahem, car parks).
A few more:
Why Zelda? I have no idea! It just came to me. I don't name cars, I never have done, so, as in many other ways, the XM represents a departure from my motoring past. It's a departure I am very much enjoying so far.
Rohan
As it should or will be with an XM! 
It has MIG Welder written all over it