Citroen XM Forum

Citroenesque wrote: Of course I haven't bloody seen it I was just expressing a personal opinion. If it was so good (and it would have to be at that price) why cover it in tat - the removal of which might take some 'making good'.

I have seen this car close up. The stick on bits are garbage but are only stuck on as far as I could tell, but the wheels do look good, they appear like normal alloys until the sun catches the lacquer, and the bodywork is generally in good order.

Obviously the owner thought the S2 wasn't individual enough and wanted something a bit sporty looking.

As I said. Each to their own.
Those wheels suck though

Citroenesque wrote: Those wheels suck though

You're only jealous..

Citroenesque wrote:Those wheels suck though

Seconded! And for added naffness, red calipers?
Barf

I quite like that!

A good entrant for Barryboys website. He should be forced to only own Corsas from now on.

Steve.

This does rather highlight how one man's meat is another man's poison. I wouldn't want to be seen dead in it, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. Personalising objects can be an expression of independence or a form of 'rebellion' depending how it's done; after market stuff on cars appeals to many who want that little bit of individuality, I suppose.

But in my humble opinion, having an XM (or BX or CX or whatever) is enough of a 'statement' to make in itself. I love the lines and design of the XM. A nice series 1 would be highest of the lot in terms of 'purity' of design, but I love my S2 - and I believe it's probably an easier car to live with. If it's a good example I see no reason to put additional stripes, spats, tail pipes, alloys, badges (I must tell you the XM I acquired recently had metallic foil stick-on Maserati badges on it - and a Xantia's V6 badge on the back FFS! - now thankfully removed - what was the guy thinking?!) etc. on the car. It just makes it look naff and cheapens the look. Sometimes I think it would be forgivable if it contributed to the capabilities of the car - (a subtle bonnet scoop on a BX TZD Turbo for instance - giving better intercooling), or wider alloys for bigger discs and chunkier calipers maybe - but is the original so in need of modification?

Under the bonnet is a slightly different matter as a lightly modified and tuned engine in a 'standard-looking' car can be a pleasing thing - but mainly for the occasional 'Q' car surpises.

As I said. My opinion. I suggest the lines are pretty well drawn between the 'purists' and the 'personalisers'...

Citroenesque, I agree wholeheartedly. My observations are simply that underneath the tat is a decent car and the tat appears to be just stuck on.
The stick on rubbish will have great effect on reducing the price.

Yes the crap can be easily removed. I think its the exhaust treatment that puts me off the most. Also has the increased performance taken its toll on an ageing car, by making it more un-reliable?

Dieselman wrote:The stick on rubbish will have great effect on reducing the price.

Yes, you're right. It has a beneficial effect in this case - in this instance it's dragged the price down out of the WHM stratosphere into a more realistic zone (or have I spent too long with BX's ). There's another XM on the 'bay at the moment, that I've seen before: it's got too many XM badges as well as add-on chevrons and a superfluous coachline, but it seems a far more 'grounded' price.

As a matter of interest, if the bonnet scoop on the other XM is stuck on does that mean there's no hole in the bonnet I wonder.