I'm guilty of that too when I first got mine...CitroJim wrote:You seasoned XM owners are now going to laugh like a drain. I took me ten minutes to work out how to release the bonnet. What silly Frenchman put a release lever there?
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Glad to hear it all went well Jim.
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I know That was the stupid thing I saw you but did not make a mental note...Dieselman wrote: How could it take you so long to find the bonnet release, you even saw me release it...
It was only late this evening I found the owners handbook under the flap above the passenger footwell...
I'm soon to start a new thread on the restoration of this car... It's been an interesting evening so far...
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A proper XM has the bonnet release just under the drivers left hand.
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Guess you need a handy bonnet catch for one of those.
I would be forever looking in there for the missing horses.
Must be worse than a 2.5 in limp mode.
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I would be forever looking in there for the missing horses.
Must be worse than a 2.5 in limp mode.
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Hi JimCitroJim wrote: I took me ten minutes to work out how to release the bonnet. What silly Frenchman put a release lever there?
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It's because it's very handy on the LHD XM!!
George
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'93 XM 2.1TD SED Manual, Pearl Emerald Green - @80k, now 115k - RP6077
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The XM's seating is a thing to do a case study on... I have not seen this reaction on any other car: even the most I-don't-give-a-damn-about-cars passenger, commenting -usually within 10 mins of entering the car- "how good those seats are!!".CitroJim wrote:
The seats are like the finest armchairs...
The whole car just exudes class. Even how the doors close with a soft thud and the nearly inaudible locking... Normally I'm not a fan of S2 cars but for this one I'm happy to make an exception...
The front doors' thud has no doubt been studied to be so. One of the first things my friend -on successive 5-series- noticed...
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'93 XM 2.1TD SED Manual, Pearl Emerald Green - @80k, now 115k - RP6077
SOLD '99 2.0 Xantia HDi Exclusive, Silver -118k to 130k
'00 XM 3.0 24v Exclusive, Silver - @117k
'93 XM 2.1TD SED Manual, Pearl Emerald Green - @80k, now 115k - RP6077
SOLD '99 2.0 Xantia HDi Exclusive, Silver -118k to 130k
'00 XM 3.0 24v Exclusive, Silver - @117k
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Guess you need a handy bonnet catch for one of those.
I would be forever looking in there for the missing horses.
Must be worse than a 2.5 in limp mode.
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Pleased to hear it all went well Jim. You will find you have more room under the bonnet if you fit a 2.1 Will look forward to following your progress.
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