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jimihendrix
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With the Discovery needing welding done to the inner wings and the Lotus being, well, an old Lotus i figured i should buy something sensible and reliable.
An old Citroen should do nicely
Never had a Citroen before anyway.
It's an XM Phase 1 2.0 Turbo Petrol SEi Manual, one of only 18 left on the road.
Seems sound, drives superb, has had a stack of recent work done.
Interior is very dark, full black including headlining.
Phase 1 cars have a more "Citroen" like dash with the single spoke wheel (pre airbags)
Car is fully loaded, even has an ELECTRIC ARM REST, i kid you not
, a wheel halfway up the drivers seat back i thought was for lumbar support actually pinches the seat bolsters in or out to suit Fat or Skinny drivers
Suspension goes up and down fine.
With the Discovery needing welding done to the inner wings and the Lotus being, well, an old Lotus i figured i should buy something sensible and reliable.
An old Citroen should do nicely
Never had a Citroen before anyway.
It's an XM Phase 1 2.0 Turbo Petrol SEi Manual, one of only 18 left on the road.
Seems sound, drives superb, has had a stack of recent work done.
Interior is very dark, full black including headlining.
Phase 1 cars have a more "Citroen" like dash with the single spoke wheel (pre airbags)
Car is fully loaded, even has an ELECTRIC ARM REST, i kid you not
, a wheel halfway up the drivers seat back i thought was for lumbar support actually pinches the seat bolsters in or out to suit Fat or Skinny drivers 
Suspension goes up and down fine.
I'm a big Citroen fan and would love to dabble with some of the older ones. Looks really nice 
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Had a Citroen BX19GTI for a while - the only car I've ever bought and sold within a year
Nice and fast but EVERYTHING went wrong in the short time I had it - traded it in for a Volvo 240GLT Estate which I hung onto and stayed in the family for about 20 years. Superb car
And in breaking news I have to announce I've blown the engine in the Subaru and just bought a Stop Gap Oil Burning Skoda Octavia in a very shady part of Dundee
Had a Citroen BX19GTI for a while - the only car I've ever bought and sold within a year
Nice and fast but EVERYTHING went wrong in the short time I had it - traded it in for a Volvo 240GLT Estate which I hung onto and stayed in the family for about 20 years. Superb car
And in breaking news I have to announce I've blown the engine in the Subaru and just bought a Stop Gap Oil Burning Skoda Octavia in a very shady part of Dundee
highlandsflyer
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I bet you don't have another one either
I'm getting travel sick just looking at the thing... my stomach has never been able to stand the awful bilious wallowing of "real" Citroens 
I can see why you like it though, I do appreciate something a little bit different, it looks in great nick for the age and best of all isn't a diesel... I also love to see once "ordinary" and now rare cars like this kept on the road (more so than exotica) even if they are French!
jimihendrix":3692jjw8 said:An old Citroen should do nicely
I bet you don't have another one either
I'm getting travel sick just looking at the thing... my stomach has never been able to stand the awful bilious wallowing of "real" Citroens I can see why you like it though, I do appreciate something a little bit different, it looks in great nick for the age and best of all isn't a diesel... I also love to see once "ordinary" and now rare cars like this kept on the road (more so than exotica) even if they are French!
jimihendrix
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I was working near Westerham around 1990 when a fleet of test drive Citroen XMs went passed loaded with journalists. Looked weird even then
Dundee - Lochee (very near where I bought a Triumph T140 as it appens)
Subaru - Motor turned into a bag of nails on the A1 in January. The RAC and Travelodge were involved :evil:
I was working near Westerham around 1990 when a fleet of test drive Citroen XMs went passed loaded with journalists. Looked weird even then
Dundee - Lochee (very near where I bought a Triumph T140 as it appens)
Subaru - Motor turned into a bag of nails on the A1 in January. The RAC and Travelodge were involved :evil:
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