Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:20 pm
xmexclusive wrote:He offered me £270 if I wanted to save the unloading but I did not fancy walking home.
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Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:31 pm
Ha ha.. LOL...xmexclusive wrote:You can tell people who are inexperienced at scavangening bits from XM's.
I got £40 by weight for the one I took in today.
It also fitted in the back of an XM estate.
He offered me £270 if I wanted to save the unloading but I did not fancy walking home.
John
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:32 pm
Not sure what else I could have saved off mine and I got the princely sum of £76 straight off the trailer.
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:41 pm
£202.00 each for mine collected, I think he had his eyes on Johns cars 
Went to Bracknell today to get a truck for my son, the 406 averaged 60.2 over the 270 mile journey at a fairly steady 60 mph but on the A303 which many will know is somewhat hilly, the 2.2 C5 made barely 50 mpg on the flatish M5 to Bristol - not impressed.
Peter
Went to Bracknell today to get a truck for my son, the 406 averaged 60.2 over the 270 mile journey at a fairly steady 60 mph but on the A303 which many will know is somewhat hilly, the 2.2 C5 made barely 50 mpg on the flatish M5 to Bristol - not impressed.Peter
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:43 pm
If you aren't impressed with the C5s MPG figures Peter, don't be eyeing up John's 2.5 Estates! My 2.5s trip computer is showing 38mpg! Then again, I drive it hard, and rarely get her on a long run.
My 2.5s trip computer is showing 38mpg! Then again, I drive it hard, and rarely get her on a long run.Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:19 pm
38 mpg is pretty good fro a 2.5. Fuel economy was was always their Achilles heel.
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:54 pm
I typically get around 39mpg with a lot of local stuff.
With mostly long trips it goes up to around 45mpg.
Those figures are based on mileometer/fuel calculations as I usually ignore the trip computer.
Bio at £1.10 a ltr does not seem to alter things any appreciable amount.
In the V6 auto's that I had a while back 24 to 28mpg was typical.
They were fun but that annual fuel bill signed their death warrant as the performance was no better than a good 2.5TD.
I particularly liked the auto XM in V6 form as it was a very relaxed drive experience.
A dramatic difference to the 2.1 auto slug that I just about tolerated for a few months.
John
With mostly long trips it goes up to around 45mpg.
Those figures are based on mileometer/fuel calculations as I usually ignore the trip computer.
Bio at £1.10 a ltr does not seem to alter things any appreciable amount.
In the V6 auto's that I had a while back 24 to 28mpg was typical.
They were fun but that annual fuel bill signed their death warrant as the performance was no better than a good 2.5TD.
I particularly liked the auto XM in V6 form as it was a very relaxed drive experience.
A dramatic difference to the 2.1 auto slug that I just about tolerated for a few months.
John
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 4:59 pm
Your mistake was getting an auto John
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:54 pm
I bought and tried a manual 2.1 XM estate a few years before.
It got sold on and replaced once I had tried a 2.5TD.
John
It got sold on and replaced once I had tried a 2.5TD.
John
Re: ...a sad day
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:30 pm
Ah right, I don't begrudge you your indulgence.
Peter
Peter