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Not a single one

Post by Ciaran » Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:12 pm

I drove from Scotland to Northhampton today, and didn't see one single XM :(

Where are you all hiding? :lol:

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Post by citroenxm » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:56 am

I ALWAYS wonder that, I goto scotland from North Wales now and again , and rarely see another, and IF I do its never a member on either this or FC fourms... So theres a few more out there then we have listed, no doubt... all hiding in various corners.. :lol:

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Re: Not a single one

Post by Ciaran » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:44 pm

Well, I've to drive down to Kent tomorrow or Tuesday (If I can get my bloody 5th gear fixed - long story), so we'll see if there are any more in evidence in the south :D

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Re: Not a single one

Post by Dean » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:45 pm

An unknown one has just appeared at the top of my road! a MK2 green vsx hatch, with a bit of rear end sink, never seen it on the island before, seems to get a lot of use!

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Post by Peter.N. » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:37 pm

The last twice we have been from the south coast to the very north of Scotland and back, we havn't seen one. A red one has twice been sighted in Axminster by my son though.

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Re: Not a single one

Post by ItsGrimUpNorth » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:27 pm

Today I spotted three XM's on a travel to the shops.

I waved to all of them but I don't think that any of the people in the other XM's were as proud to own one as me... :roll:
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Re: Not a single one

Post by onthecut » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:37 pm

Definitely getting thinner on the ground as sightings, along with BXs, which also seem to have disappeared. Have been noticing lately that Peugeot must have actually shifted a few 607s over time, as they are definitely about.

My prize for the fastest appearing new car on the road, directly at the opposite end of the scale from the C6, has to be the Vauxhall Insignia -- whatever the car is like, their marketing people must have done a cracking job.

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Re: Not a single one

Post by robert_e_smart » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:35 am

That's an easy one Mike,

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Re: Not a single one

Post by Peter.N. » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:43 am

Have you noticed how many 405s there are about, some in really brilliant condition and even the very early ones still look good, produced around the same time as the XMs and obviously of the same sort of quality. They must have sold thousands, I reckon they give the best value for money available today - apart from the uncomfortable seats in the late ones - if only they had hydropnumatic suspension ...

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Re: Not a single one

Post by onthecut » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:19 am

Hi Peter.

Must be a regional thing ---- haven't seen a 405 around here in as long as I can remember. Always thought the estate was a practical looking piece of kit. Mind, I reckon the 406 was their high water mark -- don't think the 407 is anything like as big a seller -- and the so called estate is a joke. I think the presence or otherwise of an active dealership has a significant effect on vehicle representation in an area. Have just been oop North to the Dales and higher and it's pretty obvious the local Jap pick up seller has been busy taking trade from Land Rover; elsewhere Land Rover still clearly have the market. When XMs were more commonplace, it was very noticeable around the auctions that someone in the Leeds area must have been a lot busier than the dealers down here.

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