The Dutch XM Club (which celebrated its 10th anniversaray last year) had a New Year's meeting annex front drive train workshop today, which I visited. Something in between 40 and 50 cars showed up, in various conditions. Very few estates, by the way - I saw only two!

There was only one, however, that had no dents and a near-perfect paint coat:
Mine.

One particular S2 V6 Exclusive had had an expensive repaint job. Unfortunately, the respray was done over dented doors and front fenders. One front fender actually had traces of rust UNDER the new paint coat. I mean, at least sand it off before you apply paint to surface!

Unfortunately, the parking lot of the Cit specialist that hosted the event wasn't big enough to hold all cars. The pic here:

shows the first five cars that arrived. Mine is the one on the left (with the parking sensors).

Great stuff, im looking forward to our club-XM gathering, if it ever happens!

Your car is looking very nice on its new wheels

Have you any pictures of the many other xms there?

you can see the reflection of a few more in the window

There are at least 7 in that picture, one being an estate

If it was the first five that arrived, then the ones inside the garage could already be there for servicing, is that what the OP means?

Still a nice turn out!

Steve.

The picture shows 6 hatchbacks outside, there is a green one hiding towards the back, next to the grey one.

Seeing an XM actually in a garage is a very rare sight over here!

So there is, well spotted!

Steve.