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SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 03, 2008 08:16 pm
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
Given that the XM will undoubtedly need to be taken off the road here and there for love, and the wifes car is a Herald, and therefore likely to take itself off the road often, and finally, the Herald is a convertible, and leaks like a sieve, I thought it might be a good idea to get a backup. And, being a Citroen fan, I thought it'd better be an appropriate one!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...:MEWN:IT&ih=005 -------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
steelcityuk |
Posted: February 03, 2008 11:24 pm
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Double Chevron Group: Members Posts: 689 Member No.: 388 Joined: June 21, 2006 |
Nice car. I drove one years ago that belonged to the company. I was surprised just how fast it was for a small diesel, guess it's down to the light weight.
Steve. -------------------- XM 2.1 SED - RP5876
Prius T Spirit - MB A170 CDi XM S2 2.0 TCT LPG Exclusive Hatch RP6654 C5 HDi110 Exclusive XM S2 2.5 VSX Estate XM S2 2.1 VSX Hatch Xantia HDi Exclusive 405 GTX TD |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 04, 2008 09:40 am
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
It certainly looks like a good clean one, and if it lives up to the description, it should go through MOT for next to nothing, making it super cheap motoring!
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
Peter.N. |
Posted: February 04, 2008 12:26 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
Looks very smart for the money and with a diesel engine that size should do about 100mpg
Peter.N. -------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 10, 2008 02:54 pm
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
Picked it up today - generally very happy! It's very clean, not showing any signs of corrosion that I could see, starts readily, no smoke, and only sipped fuel on the 55 mile run home. On the downside, it's absolutely gutless, and the suspension on the drivers rear corner is noisy on bad roads, but I don't think it's gonna give me too many problems. Off for an MOT this week, and once it's through that, oil and filters, and a cambelt, and it should be good for a long long time.
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
Peter.N. |
Posted: February 10, 2008 04:28 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
Should have got an XM
-------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 10, 2008 05:29 pm
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
You can have too much of a good thing! Cheaper tax, insurance, and even fuel on this thing, plus it's easier to get into parking spaces.
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
Peter.N. |
Posted: February 10, 2008 06:28 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
True!
-------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 13, 2008 09:51 pm
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It went through at a cost of £195, including the test fee. Two new tyres, a repair to the cracked rear lens, and replacement of (or repair, not sure) the handbrake actuator mechanism, which was knackered at both ends on one side. What they couldn't fix was the speedo - the cable seems to be working fine at both ends, so I might need to replace the speedo itself - could be involved, but my license is telling me that driving without one is a bad idea.....
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
Peter.N. |
Posted: February 13, 2008 11:49 pm
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 3414 Member No.: 78 Joined: August 31, 2004 |
Hi Sam
Its unusual for the instrument to pack up as the cable directly drives the disc that operates the speedo. I would check that the gearbox is actually driving the cable. It may be intact but the corners could have gone offf the squared ends allowing it to slip. If this is the problem you could possibly rectify it by putting a washer under the end of the cable with the flange (the end you can pull it out from) this will alter the position of the cable in the drive. This is always assuming that it is a mchanical speedo and that they havn't changed the design in the 20 or 30 years since I last repaired one. Peter.N. -------------------- Used to have:
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. '01 'Y' 406 GXL Hdi 110 manual estate silver '01 C5 estate 2.0. Hdi 110hp manual Located in Charmouth, Dorset. U.K. Blower transistors MJ 11015 |
aengus-xmv6 |
Posted: February 13, 2008 11:50 pm
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or just go buy a GPS with HUD so you get the speed on the windscreen and make it the envy of other ZX owners....
(head-up display, that is) - around £39 off ebay regards Dave -------------------- G-reg XM V6SEi saloon, light blue, RP4764
Plus a load of S1 V6 spares in the garage! Previous cits: XM 2.0SEi auto (H) XM 2.0SEi manual (J) BX19 GTi Essex |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 14, 2008 07:50 am
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
Thanks Peter - I'll take a look. Dave - £39 sounds rather cheap! I'll also investigate that. It's an AX mind, not a ZX.......
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
SamWise1972 |
Posted: February 14, 2008 07:53 am
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 270 Member No.: 1162 Joined: January 09, 2008 |
Interesting - given the size of the thing, I think they're using their postage as a profit centre. £19.99 to post that??? So it's really £50. It's also not entirely clear whether you then need navigation software, or whether it'll work on its own.
-------------------- 1966 Triumph Herald convertible with big valve twin carb Spitfire head
1973 Bedford Panorama Elite II Bus 1994 2.1td Citroen XM hatch - maroon! 1992 Citroen AX 1.4D Comin' straight outta Southampton |
aengus-xmv6 |
Posted: February 14, 2008 10:41 pm
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Hi Sam,
it's around the size of a yorkie bar once out of the box, and will work alone or via bluetooth to pass data to a PC or PDA - it's just a GPS receiver. The speed calculation & display of speed and direction is independant of the Satnav unit - must be plugged into the ciggy socket for power to drive the display though. Only thing is that it won't work in tunnels etc - has to be able to 'see' satellites. Should you get one, spend a bit of time working out where to fit so you get a good view etc - it's not infinity focussed you you do have to focus your eyes to the screen to read it. I found that the edge nearest the screen tilted higher gave a better reflection on the XM. I find it handy as the speedo on my V6 over-reads by 20%, but then again, the motorbike cop that was catching me up the other night was probably reading it too when he got alongside Still, I'd dropped to the limit by the time he got there regards Dave -------------------- G-reg XM V6SEi saloon, light blue, RP4764
Plus a load of S1 V6 spares in the garage! Previous cits: XM 2.0SEi auto (H) XM 2.0SEi manual (J) BX19 GTi Essex |
Ciaran |
Posted: February 15, 2008 12:22 am
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Andre's Mate Group: Members Posts: 1434 Member No.: 222 Joined: August 12, 2005 |
Dave, I've always wanted to get that Polaris HUD we discussed on XM-L a while back, the guy you got yours from on fleabay doesn't seem to do them anymore, do you know of anywhere that does?
I could always get a cheap Garmin etc, but I want a HUD display Ciarán -------------------- '95 XM 2.1TD VSX Hatch: RP 6429. Rare green ;-)
'90 XM 2.0 SEI Hatch: RP 4832 - 'Gandalf the grey' '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Black - 'Darth Vader'. Will be MOT'd '95 Xantia 1.9TD SX Hatch: RP ????. Blue - Utterly fooked Location: Outskirts of Belfast in the sunny north of Ireland... |
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