CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

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CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by Duke » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:09 pm

If you're in your local shop then pick up the latest edition of Classics Monthly - there's a feature comparing the CX and XM.

You may recognise one, or maybe both of the owners! :wink:

Not got it myself yet as none of the local shops have got it in...
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Re: CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by Vince » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:09 pm

You beat me to it :P I just spotted it whilst at Tesco so picked it up....

I dont recognise the owners by face, but the xm guy is probably on here i guess :oops: :) What a lovely example too.....very tidy, hope its at the rally this weekend...its famous now :)

Great pictures etc, and whats greater still is the xm making it into a classic car magazine :D

The article is ok, but clearly not written by someone who knows anything about xms....the xm write up is particularily weak....

Weak spots i noticed:
On the cx it lists - Car of the year 1975. But on the xm, no mention at all of its "european" car of the year status. 1989 wasnt it :| ;)
The cx gets mentioned on body roll in corners, and the xm is cited as improved...but absolutely no mention of the hydractive system at all :( the car featured is hydractive too being a uk model, but that omission sealed my suspicion that the writer was no citroeniste.

Nice to see that the magazine editor is a fan of both the xm and the cx though ;) What was also a nice feature was the fact that both models had a thriving enthusiast scene........the great unwashed...we have been acknowledged :lol:

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Re: CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by russ92xmsed » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:15 pm

I must get this. Very interesting.

Anything written about the XM in mags is always wrong. This is very poor, especially If it is a proper comparison. Typical

Vince, I think it was 1990 European car of the year.
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Re: CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by Vince » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:17 pm

No doubt Russ i am wrong and you will be right....; )

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Re: CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by Duke » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:22 pm

I've yet to see the article myself, however should pick one up tomorrow.

The CX owner is infact my dad, and the XM owner is a mate Geoff - not a forum man but CCC Member and he'll be at the X Rally...

As they say, all publicity is good publicity - another of dad's CX was photographed today for another magazine feature in the near future...
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Re: CX & XM Magazine Feature - "Classics Monthly".

Post by Dieselman » Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:27 pm

Duke wrote:
As they say, all publicity is good publicity
Absolutely. Expect there to be greater demand for XM as a result of that article. Look what the TV series "The mentalist" did for the DS.
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