Citroen XM Forum

He [David] already has a grey one waiting for a slouch to start on it sometime this centry...

4 RHD... LOL... I can probably list 10 RHD UK cars... So theres something they dont know about...

I have 2.... Mathew has 1 .... Theres another one in Edinbourgh ... AndMcit has 1 ... one of the press cars is STILL legal and tax'd ... I know of a NON Runner RHD one too some where else.... Davids Green one, sold again recently ... and this Manderin one too...



Theres 9 RHD Off the top of my head...

Ooooo I wonder if the local scrap yard Citroen Fanatic has one of these in amoungst his collection...

Now there is a thought....go and see!
So there are more. How many is left is not that accurate is it.

147....rare to begin with. thought it might be around that number. ....and a shame so many have been lost.

Even more reason then Paul to get yours back on the road!

Russ, mine is half way there... Had she NOT been a 24v the rear end would no way of been welded like I did on her.. Yes, I need to sort the fuel pipe and weld another small patch right under the seat belt anchour (on the floor) next to the fuel pipes!!!!

The same for my Second Oldest Diesel SED 2.1... rear chassis again.. but because its he second oldest Diesel I will do it..

I was wondering why the V6-24v seem to rust worse than others even at relatively low mileage...then reading that it was David's fathers car explained it. Scotland being snowy.

I could be tempted by this car, but am bothered it is a rusty basket case underneath.

How ironic would it be if the seller has bought David's other v6-24v.

Its got ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING to do with being a scotland car or what ever!!

My S1 2.1 SED was a manchester car! Now, wheres the sea there??? But its as bad as my 24v

My 24v was a Telford and Midlands car.. she was bad too!!! No sea there either!

My best series 1 XMs were from Devon and Cornwall - no salt on the roads there. The 1990 SD I have now is a sea side car, great shell, but the inside door bottoms aren't as good.

Must be underseal ingredients...or possibly could it be down to the salt concentration those councils use or used. Being more north does tend to be colder and more prone to snow and ice.....then again it is probably simply down to age.

How about this then

Ive a NORTH WALES car, and local too with a CC reg... and the under side is actually GOOD.. nothing like my other two... BUT the rear passenger door bottom is like a Rover / BL door... completely rotton and the outer panel has come away from the door!!!

They all have rust patches.
Just a bit slower because of the extensive use of galvanised steel.
That also makes rusting locations and rates a bit more unpredictable.
Most of the rusting starts inside the hollow sections where condensation forms and is retained.
Bit of salt in the air can speed things up but not essential.
When the rust breaks through the outer cills then patching is usually only half a job.
Chances are the lower part of the inner cill sections will be well gone too.
Crumpled jacking points are often a sign that the inner cill is well corroded.
Experienced XM owners never use the jacking points.

We need to get used to a bit of chassis welding as the supply of rust free XM's is a myth.
I am investing in a sky hook so I can turn an XM on its side and weld in comfort.

John

citroenxm wrote:Its got ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING to do with being a scotland car or what ever!!

My S1 2.1 SED was a manchester car! Now, wheres the sea there??? But its as bad as my 24v

My 24v was a Telford and Midlands car.. she was bad too!!! No sea there either!

Sea air and rotting cars is a myth, but cars from Northern climes do suffer due to greater rainfall and greater use of salt in Winter.