New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

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stinkwheel
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New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by stinkwheel » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:42 am

Hello good forum folks,

Some of you may know us from various citroen forums and even real life face to face meetings, Im Matt and im sure some of you also know my better half Charlotte who is a previous XM owner and has posted here in the past.

The pair of us have Citroen experience rangine grom 2CV/Ami/Dyane through visas. BX's, CX's, Xantia, H van etc etc We are taking custody of a 1989 G plate White 2.0i this evening and will undoubtedly be soon asking dumb and annoying questions here about it :lol:
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by citsncycles » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:31 am

Can't be any more dumb and annoying than mine! Welcome!
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by stinkwheel » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:32 am

citsncycles wrote:Can't be any more dumb and annoying than mine! Welcome!

Haha, thats good to know Mike.

Hows the new to you XM behaving itself since you got it?
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by citsncycles » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:38 am

Oh you know, the usual things, occasional ABS fail (although getting less frequent), occasional rear light warning message, occasional failure to operate the starter, and as posted elswehere it's running slightly warm. TBH, it makes a nice change to have a car where so much is actually working!
Mike Sims
Mk1 XM Turbo SD
Lots of other Citroens, including 3xBX, GS, Visa, Dyane, Dyane Nomad, 2CV, HY pickup.
Also Land Rovers, Trabant, DKW cars, Honda, Ural, CZ, Mobylette and Puch motorcycles, and lots of bicycles and tricycles.
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by stinkwheel » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:45 am

citsncycles wrote:TBH, it makes a nice change to have a car where so much is actually working!

That may be the best forum post i've ever read as it very closely mirrors my own experience's with old Citroens ;)
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by mds141 » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:38 pm

Welcome aboard the good ship XM Matt ( and Charlotte ). It's an interesting and occasionally frustrating journey. :-)
Mark Smith.

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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by MTXM » Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:48 pm

Well done for taking on the car and it will be nice to meet you in the future and to see another early XM at future rallies! 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)
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by stinkwheel » Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:06 pm

Thanks Mark and Matthew for the welcomes. Hope to see you all out and about somewhere over the rally season.
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by MTXM » Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:01 pm

I will be at the National this weekend and XM25 in September Matt so hopefully see you then! 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)
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Re: New Members - Picking up the XM tonight

Post by Dieselman » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:31 pm

Hello Matt and Charlotte (who we've never met, but do remember the posts of her car)

That white G plater is a cracker, I was tempted myself, but got "pressure".
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