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Re: How many left?
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:42 pm
by Gallic oddity
Took a look at the DVLA figures, now the first quarter figures for 2013 are available
There are just 601 roadworthy XM survivors. That's out of a peak of 18,475 in 1996
509 are on SORN. That's 45% of the total survivors, sitting off the road, unused...
Scrapping-wise, they are disappearing at a rate of 17 a month!
Re: How many left?
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:04 pm
by citroenxm
Oeer, just let one go today, handed the Reg Doc in to the distructors.
However, it was be far NOT a complete car but literally a SHELL!!
The rest of the car, including the fixed glass is all in my shed!
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:58 am
by russ92xmsed
Gallic oddity wrote:Took a look at the DVLA figures, now the first quarter figures for 2013 are available
There are just 601 roadworthy XM survivors. That's out of a peak of 18,475 in 1996
509 are on SORN. That's 45% of the total survivors, sitting off the road, unused...
Scrapping-wise, they are disappearing at a rate of 17 a month!
Yikes...... Only yesterday evening we talking about how many are just sitting in WHM's field....never to be returned to the road.
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:08 pm
by CitroJim
Gosh
That means we must do all we can to preserve what's left...
So what turns up at rallies is a big proportion of the roadworthy survivors then?
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:31 pm
by Peter.N.
I still have my white 2.1 manual estate, its going to need a new windscreen for the MOT, its tatty but keeps going.
Peter
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:16 pm
by Eddie nuff
Gallic oddity wrote:Scrapping-wise, they are disappearing at a rate of 17 a month!
Which would mean that in 5 years they would have all disappeared.
That rate will drop in the coming years leaving the good 'uns that are worth saving, hopefully with people who want to save them.
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:18 pm
by citroenxm
Bearing in mind the stash i know of that could possibly return to the road if i can negociate deals..
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:48 pm
by Peter.N.
John has got most of the 2.5s
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:56 pm
by citroenxm
Thats fine. John is welcome to them really..
Re: How many left?
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:55 pm
by xmexclusive
I think that the SORN numbers are an underestimate as people started laying up XM's well before SORN came in.
Plenty of Mk2's, particularly 2.5's being offered.
Proving of condition of any XM now requires careful examination before purchase.
Many of the Mk2's will be life expired and only fit for spares as the enthusiast following just is not there.
I give the UK properly preserved XM's about 15 years before the next round of major chassis repairs is needed.
Many of the others will rust through much sooner.
Who knows how draconian the old car legislation will be by then.
John