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Ferdinand
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New member from Denmark

Post by Ferdinand » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:12 pm

Greetings from a newbie from Denmark!

I've been reading for some time now - signed up yesterday - and now it's time to raise the flag and say: Hello everyone!

From 1997 - 2001 I had a white 1990 XM 122i Prestige Berline with 24V rims. It drove fantastic and I've never stopped missing the car - therefore I'm now looking for a "new" one... preferably a 1999 or 2000 XM Y4 2.1 D12 with automatic transmission - white or silver Exclusive would be fantastic!

Tried a 1995 3.0 V6 today, had lot of umpfh... but hated the steering - think the DIRAVI was dead since it was very lively no matter what speed I drove.

On my old XM I had a "tailblazer" plate behind the rear numberplate - been trying to find a new one - with no luck... do any of you have the part number or even a new one that you want to sell??

I read tons of posts from this forum yesterday - saw a picture of a XM with 15" rims I believe - sort of turbine look (Peugeot maybe??) - now I can't find the .... picture again GRRRR!

When I find a "new" XM - I'll buy mudguards front and rear, replace the Y4 rear spoiler with a Y3 spoiler and also swap the mirrors with the old style - I think they were much nicer...... maybe even the front grille... and fit alloy rims from the 24V on it - it'll be just like old times :mrgreen:

But for now, I'll have to do with my BMW Z3 3.0iA and a P38 Range Rover 4.6 V8. They are both great fun - but neither give me the driving pleasure I had in my old XM....

Oh by the way.... I grew up with Citroën CX: 22 TRS, 2400 GTI and 25 GTI - all great cars - preferred the 2400 GTI!!!- the GTI's with Michelin TRX tyres 8-) So I was brought up with LHM in my veines.... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Cars:
Range Rover 4.6 V8 HSE
BMW Z3 3.0iA Roadster
Volvo: 3 x V70 D5, 1 x 144S
Citroën: 2 x Xsara 110 HDi, 1 x C3 1.6 BlueHDi, XM 2.5 BVM Exclusive 1999, XM 3.0i V6 BVA Exclusive 1998, XM 3.0 V6 BVM Pallas, XM 3.0 V6 Exclusive BVM 1997

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by MTXM » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:35 pm

Welcome to the Club Ferdinand and before very long you will be a serial XM owner like many of us! I am a series one enthusiast, myself, in particular late petrol turbos and early V6 12 and 24v, which cannot be beaten I think!! Regards, Matthew T.
1989 V6 Exclusive (Poland car) - Now living in a local Motor Museum!
1990 V6sei auto (grey auto)
1990 V6sei manual (gold car)
1990 V6.24 Pallas (Germany car)
1990 V6.24v (Scotland car)
Other previous XM sold and broken too many to mention!

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by vive la difference » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:18 am

And a warm welcome from me to, i currentley have a S1 V6 and a S1 TD!" (the V6 is superb) I will try hard to keep the kilometers down! difficult I to have a RANGE ROVER P38 1995 4.7 HSE or maybe we should not mention that on an XM forum!

bienvenue Brian
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Alfa Romeo 147

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by robert_e_smart » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:33 am

Welcome Ferdinand.
1990 XM 2.1 Turbo SD
2008 Volvo V70 D5 SE Lux Automatic
2009 Volvo XC90 D5 SE Automatic

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by Ferdinand » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:12 pm

Thanks for the welcome!

Owning and maintaining a car has become a lot easier with internet and different fora... it's almost always certain that someone else has tried whatever one is about to do mrgreen: Shared experience/ knowledge is a great thing!!

I'm currently looking for:
A lowmilage LHD Y4 XM 2.1 D12 hatchback, silver or white
tailblazer for XM
24V alloys

And also still looking for the picture of a dark blue/ black/ green XM with jet turbine looking alloys... been through all the pages and still haven't found it yet (can't see the forrest because of trees I think)...
Cars:
Range Rover 4.6 V8 HSE
BMW Z3 3.0iA Roadster
Volvo: 3 x V70 D5, 1 x 144S
Citroën: 2 x Xsara 110 HDi, 1 x C3 1.6 BlueHDi, XM 2.5 BVM Exclusive 1999, XM 3.0i V6 BVA Exclusive 1998, XM 3.0 V6 BVM Pallas, XM 3.0 V6 Exclusive BVM 1997

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by Dieselman » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:20 pm

I think the car you are looking for with the turbine wheels was steelcity's car,. The wheels were Volvo wheels.
92 2.1SED M.RP5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24.Rp 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1SD M.RP 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
Prev
90 2.1SD M.RP 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1SD A.RP 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1SD A.RP 6218 ERT Triton Green
91 2.0SI M.RP 5187 EWT White

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by Ferdinand » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:50 pm

Nope! - Saw that one - those wheels came from a Volvo 850 T5.

The rim I'm looking for is like this:
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It's from a Peugeot 605 SV24
Cars:
Range Rover 4.6 V8 HSE
BMW Z3 3.0iA Roadster
Volvo: 3 x V70 D5, 1 x 144S
Citroën: 2 x Xsara 110 HDi, 1 x C3 1.6 BlueHDi, XM 2.5 BVM Exclusive 1999, XM 3.0i V6 BVA Exclusive 1998, XM 3.0 V6 BVM Pallas, XM 3.0 V6 Exclusive BVM 1997

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by Dieselman » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:01 pm

I've never seen one with wheels like that, but the original 24v wheels were similar.
92 2.1SED M.RP5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24.Rp 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1SD M.RP 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
Prev
90 2.1SD M.RP 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1SD A.RP 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1SD A.RP 6218 ERT Triton Green
91 2.0SI M.RP 5187 EWT White

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by Ferdinand » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:44 pm

Oups!!!!! Just found the picture - and it was on another website - sorry!

Actually I like this rim a lot!!
Cars:
Range Rover 4.6 V8 HSE
BMW Z3 3.0iA Roadster
Volvo: 3 x V70 D5, 1 x 144S
Citroën: 2 x Xsara 110 HDi, 1 x C3 1.6 BlueHDi, XM 2.5 BVM Exclusive 1999, XM 3.0i V6 BVA Exclusive 1998, XM 3.0 V6 BVM Pallas, XM 3.0 V6 Exclusive BVM 1997

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Re: New member from Denmark

Post by casalingua » Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:09 pm

Welcome: I´ve just registered and I am Aarhus, Denmark. I look forward to following the discussion here.
My car is a 1990 2.0 SEi but the catch is that it´s a RHD car. How it perplexes people with its Danish plates.

Richard

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