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MTXM
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Re: New to the forum

Post by MTXM » Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:47 pm

I removed the inner glass from one of my saloons recently to carry a spare V6 engine that was all fairly easy and I do not recall having done it before in six years of owing the car!! Regards, Matthew T.
1989 V6 Exclusive (Poland car) - Now living in a local Motor Museum!
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Re: New to the forum

Post by messerschmitt owner » Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:49 pm

maybe it's just me - but as I load mine up every weekend, and used my R Reg VSX once and never again, I hated the screen. I found it a pain as I loaded 15 cases into the boot and then added five boards on top.
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Re: New to the forum

Post by CitroJim » Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:38 pm

Dieselman wrote:[
You are now at the top of a very slippery slope. Once you show the slightest interest they just draw you in.

I'll give you 3 months...
I'll drink to that. Took me a bit longer but now I'm well down the slope...
Jim

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Re: New to the forum

Post by Dieselman » Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:32 pm

Jim,

Why do you think the XM is better than a Xantia?
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Re: New to the forum

Post by CitroJim » Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:02 am

Dieselman wrote: Why do you think the XM is better than a Xantia?
Ahh, difficult question Will :twisted: Did I say that?

The XM and Xantia are very different cars and impossible to say that one is better then the otehr as they occupy, for me ast least, different niches. The Activa is for sheer fun; the V6 is perfect for the day to day stuff and the occasional long journey along fast roads and motorways But the XM is a car to enjoy for it's comfort and atmosphere; more about getting there than actually arrriving. A car to enjoy gently wafting along scenic roads and byways when you're not in a great hurry to get somewhere. A car to enjoy the drive in. The Activa is a car to enjoy the drive in but for entirely different reasons whilst the V6 is a car to get you very effectively from point A to point B quickly and efficiently when the emphasis is on getting there.

The XM just induces in me a different, more relaxed and laid-back attitude that the Xantias don't. And with what's going on in my life right now that's just what I need :D

Hope that makes some kind of sense?

I know something: the XM is more characterful...
Jim

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'95 AX
Three bikes - Road, Aero and TT

Ex- owner of several XMs and many Xantias!

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Re: New to the forum

Post by Dieselman » Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:32 am

CitroJim wrote:
Dieselman wrote: Why do you think the XM is better than a Xantia?
Ahh, difficult question Will :twisted: Did I say that?
You didn't actually say it, I assumed since you said driving the blue one made you want one.
CitroJim wrote: I know something: the XM is more characterful...
Definitely.
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 to the forum

Post by red_dwarfers » Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:59 pm

Welcome to the forum!
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