Citroen XM Forum

Found this on Youtube
https://youtu.be/aSiVn9a88E8?si=NDZBY1Up19hQZL4S

was sold on Facebook Marketplace

That was member maxferreira's car. It has fairly corroded hydraulic pipes and from that video has a fair amount of corrosion in the sills.

2.1Sd Auto, L382 CKK, RP6043.

Could be made into a nice car again. From memory, it's Astral Blue/ Mondial Blue code KLS.
It will be interesting to see what he does to the seat covers, which have already been repaired once.

Yeah

Was basically forced to sell that car as my partner disliked it, sold it for way less than it was worth as she didn’t care in the slightest

I miss that car every day, sign of life when it was wAy easier

Stuck with a 2008 C4 Picasso now

I miss my XM and my old life, that’s an excellent example of an XM that was torn away from me

Hope it lives a long and healthy life

Now you know why some people grow a thick skin.

It all seems to have gone a bit quiet on the YouTube front from the chap that bought it, but his repair of the hydraulic pipe is illegal and not going to pass an MOT.

"Repairs to the pressure lines of hydraulic brake systems are unacceptable unless suitable connectors are used. Compression joints of a type using separate ferrules are not suitable."

Apologies in advance for resurrecting an old thread, L382CKK has just passed into my hands after winning it in an online competition. I'd be interested in any information that anyone has on it (good or bad!) as it has NOTHING with it. I'll do an introduction post when I get home from work tonight!

The car appears to have been a bit neglected, for example it has rust at the door bottoms, which is unusual for an Xm and shows it has been driven in all weathers and not had stone chips dealt with.
Xm are normally pretty resistant to body panel rust as they are galvanised and have rubberised, anti-chip, coating part way up the body.

The previously mentioned hydraulic pipe fix will need attention to be safe and shouldn't have passed an MOT. The YT joker used a compression fitting on the pipe, whereas it needs to have a flare, or swage, and back-nut type fitting. It doesn't have to be a Citroen type jointer as it doesn't screw into a Citroen component, so a regular Din type brake flare would do, but one can make a Citroen flare tool very easily.

Other than those points and the seats need dealing with properly, it has real potential to be a nice Xm again. The seat coverings are Sonata style.

I suspect you only purchased a few tickets for the raffle, so have won the car at very low cost, so should have a few pounds to spend on bringing it back to life.

Congratulations blue twin, with a blue XM now

Thanks all. I really like the XM, having grown up with BXs and other 80s and 90s French lovelies. I particularly miss the old Renault 12TL - I think there are only a handful left in the UK.
Back to the point of this post it is with regret that the XM is going to have to go. I don't have the skills to take on the hydraulic pipe change, and didn't know it was a MOT fail, there is galloping rust and a lot more issues besides, it's not as practical I thought (the estate would have been perfect) but above all the wife doesn't like it one bit, especially as I've already got 4 out of 6 of my current fleet of vehicles off the road needing work!
I did post on the group on FB that attracted low ball offers and no-shows so if anyone is interested in rescuing this lovely old machine please ping me with an offer. I don't want to see it scrapped or driven into the ground, and, as it owes me very little, net proceeds of the sale will go to the Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance. Oh, and I have a couple of spare wings to replace the rusty ones. Cheers, David

BlueTwin wrote: ↑

Thu May 28, 2026 12:50 pm

I don't have the skills to take on the hydraulic pipe change, and didn't know it was a MOT fail, there is galloping rust and a lot more issues besides, it's not as practical I thought (the estate would have been perfect) but above all the wife doesn't like it one bit,

Which all begs the question, how was it "sold" with current MOT. Would you buy a used car from that person?

Repair of the hydraulic pipe can be either complete pipe replacement, or let a piece in using connectors that fit over a swage, or flare in the pipe to give a mechanical fixing. Citroen flare tools are easy to make, but the connection could be done in SAE, or DIN fittings, if one has those tools.

Welding is either something you are prepared to get involved in, or not.

I understand your decision to move it on, but have you or your wife actually driven/ridden around in it, yet? The Xm's appearance is challenging for some, but it is a fantastic driving/riding machine.

Having both saloon and estate, the estate has the obvious advantage as a load carrier, but I prefer the saloon for overall comfort and generally cosseting feel.