Epic Citroen XM collection road trip! Mot news !

[messerschmitt owner]

Today was the day I was collecting the XM. I'd arranged to collect it at 5pm and set off at 4-30 (mainly because I had to collect Mini M.O. from school and head over to Cheltenham.

Spent part of the afternoon collecting the tool kit (picking up the Halfords 150 piece tool box), air compressor, spare battery, litre of LHM and two petrol cans.

Stopped at the petrol station, filled up the two cans, popped some fuel into SWMBO'd Punto cabrio so she wouldn't complain too much.

Got to the house at 5pm and the garage door was already open. Then I drove the Punto into the garage and popped the bonnet on the XM. Put the jump leads on and it started almost immediately.

Drove the XM out of the garage and pumped the tyres up - three were low but not flat, the other was OK.

Quickly checked indicators and windows worked, adjusted the electric mirrors to suit and did the same with the driver's seat. It was sunny so I also opened the sunroof. Car was quite dusty but you could tell it would clean OK.

Drove home, took the back roads and got home at six, having spent twenty mins chatting to the former owner as the tyres blew up. Topped up the LHM, added a little water and popped the new car on the drive.

Then I cooked dinner, was the least I could do as SWMBO'd is letting me keep the XM. Went out after dinner and washed the car - doesn't half come up well - you could see the clouds in the reflection on the bonnet!

Took some photos, uploading them to flickr later and will update this thread with before and after photos.

Found the security code for the radio - it works now!

So, all in, a successful day. Battery looks savable and is on charge as we speak. MoT tomorrow - it'll fail on washers, which need cleaned through, rear spheres and there is a blow in the back of the exhaust. Next report is what it fails on tomorrow!

Rusty sills? I think not!

Top tip:- don't put foot to floor until the road is clear as an XM turbo moves like shit off a shovel!

[Dieselman]

Sounds good so far Campbell.

[messerschmitt owner]

So, pictures!

It looked like this when I got home!


IMG_0832 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

it was a little bit dirty!


IMG_0830 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

is that my other XM behind it?


IMG_0836 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

dirty, or just rather mucky?


IMG_0839 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

I went in and made dinner and came out and washed it!

It's a little cleaner now!

Let's look at the rear hatch first!

Now, remember, I'm not one of those anal detailing freaks - this was just a wash with car shampoo and water


IMG_0856 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

imagine this polished ...


IMG_0862 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr


parking spaces need to be huge ...

IMG_0840 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

these are 4.5 year old werther originals!


IMG_0842 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

washed


IMG_0855 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr


IMG_0850 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

a nice place to be


IMG_0853 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

isn't Mauritius blue lovely?


IMG_0851 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr

[Ciaran]

Lovely car, looks like a good one, congratulations on saving it

[messerschmitt owner]

Garage has called.

Fail!

So here's what it failed on:
Exhaust - two major leaks, which are also throwing out emissions to unacceptable levels.
Windscreen wiper blades (not a surprise after four years in the garage).
Windscreen washers blocked.


Advisory on
Two rear tyres at about 2.5mm
Rear suspension spheres - which are bouncy enough to want to change soon.

So it's getting a new exhaust and cat tomorrow and the other things attended to. Total cost inc mot is £280.

[captainhaddock]

good news, nice catch - good luck with it!

[Dean]

That is a result! i know its a fail but not unexpected, she is a lovely looking car youve done really well there .

D

[messerschmitt owner]

That is a result! i know its a fail but not unexpected, she is a lovely looking car youve done really well there .

D

Yep, I somehow think I have.

I'm getting it back mot'd tomorrow hopefully and will tax at beginning of month. It'll be handy for moving house.

This week I'll valet it and generally give It a good Going over and maybe even an oil change.

Even swmbo'd likes it.

[Dieselman]

Even swmbo'd likes it.

You just know she doesn't really need that Punto cabriolet.

The car looks great and hardly anything needed to make it a go-er.

[messerschmitt owner]

Even swmbo'd likes it.

You just know she doesn't really need that Punto cabriolet.

The car looks great and hardly anything needed to make it a go-er.

The polite reply from swmbo'd was 'no' to the suggestion she replaced her punto. I couldn't possibly repeat what she really said, not on an Internet forum.

I'm budgeting for a cam belt and two spheres very very soon.