Ah, bad times. I can barely afford to run one car so fair play for managing to get two there...Roverman wrote:Because I couldnt afford to tax the GT this month Jonathan sadly as things are a bit tight, the main thing it was road legal and was there.jonathan_dyane wrote:Why the trade plates Tim?
National 2009?
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"Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror show. The earth swarmed with them." -Charles Bukowski
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well i thoroughly enjoyed Sunday and meeting everyone and a particularly big thankyou goes to Mat Fenwick for the lift from Stansted and the 'Phils' aka Chidlow and Kermit for then dropping me off to look at an XM. Phil/Kermit the frog helped me check all the vitals, and yes I exchanged some recently earned notes for alot of car! Its a 46000 mile 2.016v auto saloon in dark 'maritious'? metallic blue. Really good nick. It has comfort spheres fitted and the ride is quite breathtaking along a+b roads.. and v. quiet compared to the BX! It is a bit of a slug-mobile although does shift when you want and is like nothing else i've driven, should be a good cruiser if i can keep the fuel economy respectable. It feels like such a big car compared to the BX. I need to get the cambelt done and a thorough check-over by the garage once i've driven it back to Ireland tomorrow.
From what i've heard, I'm already paranoid about the auto box. It had an ATF oil change 3k ago. Its all smooth and no untoward noises, apart from lingering in 1st sometimes to what feels like higher revs than it should do for a light throttle, then lurching slightly after dropping into 2nd. It doesn't happen with a bit more gas and i wonder if this is a sign of anything. Er.. I should visit the XM club.
Anyway very happy with it. I don't have room for two cars so i am supposed to be selling the BX, but i'm wondering if i'll get back and have a whole new wave of BX appreciation when i drive it after having been in the XM. This is obviously how it starts. Collecting. Obsession. A fragrance by car lovers for car lovers.
From what i've heard, I'm already paranoid about the auto box. It had an ATF oil change 3k ago. Its all smooth and no untoward noises, apart from lingering in 1st sometimes to what feels like higher revs than it should do for a light throttle, then lurching slightly after dropping into 2nd. It doesn't happen with a bit more gas and i wonder if this is a sign of anything. Er.. I should visit the XM club.
Anyway very happy with it. I don't have room for two cars so i am supposed to be selling the BX, but i'm wondering if i'll get back and have a whole new wave of BX appreciation when i drive it after having been in the XM. This is obviously how it starts. Collecting. Obsession. A fragrance by car lovers for car lovers.
'92 16TXS (m), Dark metallic green, 74k
'90 16TZS (m), White, 86k
'89 19TRS auto, Olympic Blue, 133k
'88 Saab 900 8v Turbo (auto) 107k Red with Tan leather, lovely drive and well maintained.
'07 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi 85k (m). Practical family wagon
'90 16TZS (m), White, 86k
'89 19TRS auto, Olympic Blue, 133k
'88 Saab 900 8v Turbo (auto) 107k Red with Tan leather, lovely drive and well maintained.
'07 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CRDi 85k (m). Practical family wagon
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I doubt it, trust memaxgreenwood wrote: i'm wondering if i'll get back and have a whole new wave of BX appreciation when i drive it after having been in the XM.
Congrats on your new wheels. you'll have seen the blue XM estate in the pics I've posted? that one's an auto and the owner tells me he's never had any problems with his auto XM's. OIL CHANGES! that's the key. Just make sure your people are putting the correct stuff in!
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I thought I'd contribute some snaps too.
CX-a-vision
CXes
Visas
Including this fabulous thing
The Visa that tried and failed to knock me down
Excellent BXagon car
The 'C' range relegated to the side as usual
Excellent one owner CX GTi T2
Ami Super that sounded like it had zero clutch left
Track shunz
C6 and DSs
Gs, the red one looked nice and went in for the concourse event whereupon it started belching out loads of blue smoke lol
Tim's GT!!
BX-Xantia and new C5
Xm challenge cars
Modded C4
GS engined AK400
Excellent yellow Dyane
Saxo
Dyane and modded Ami drop head
Excellent Xms
Tim's GT in action
XM
Concourse thingy
CXes including the mad dichroic CGAT thing, but what's that behind??
It's Phil's BXagon!!
Check out the little kid's reaction!
Lookin good!
Concourse entry
Mr Rutherford shows the delights of the C35
My CX with no friends
BX 16v and look at the smoke cloud made by the 'Concourse' GSA
DS doing something bizarre with its suspension
nice BX leaving - trying not to be photographed
another 'one owner' CX (well, one family according to the guy)
END
CX-a-vision
CXes
Visas
Including this fabulous thing
The Visa that tried and failed to knock me down
Excellent BXagon car
The 'C' range relegated to the side as usual
Excellent one owner CX GTi T2
Ami Super that sounded like it had zero clutch left
Track shunz
C6 and DSs
Gs, the red one looked nice and went in for the concourse event whereupon it started belching out loads of blue smoke lol
Tim's GT!!
BX-Xantia and new C5
Xm challenge cars
Modded C4
GS engined AK400
Excellent yellow Dyane
Saxo
Dyane and modded Ami drop head
Excellent Xms
Tim's GT in action
XM
Concourse thingy
CXes including the mad dichroic CGAT thing, but what's that behind??
It's Phil's BXagon!!
Check out the little kid's reaction!
Lookin good!
Concourse entry
Mr Rutherford shows the delights of the C35
My CX with no friends
BX 16v and look at the smoke cloud made by the 'Concourse' GSA
DS doing something bizarre with its suspension
nice BX leaving - trying not to be photographed
another 'one owner' CX (well, one family according to the guy)
END
Graeme M
CX 2400 Pallas LPG
2CV6 dolly (SORNed)
Mk1 Xantia 1.9TD SX
'c'est hydropneumatique'
CX 2400 Pallas LPG
2CV6 dolly (SORNed)
Mk1 Xantia 1.9TD SX
'c'est hydropneumatique'