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Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:15 pm
by robert_e_smart
The more the merrier! :D

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:20 pm
by MTXM
Well done Franklin and looks like a nice example of the early Prestige and also good to have the history. I think the colour might actually be Anthracite, a more bluey grey that I have on my almost contemporary 1992/3 2.0sei turbo (see below), rather than Meteor Grey, which is more of a gun metal colour and only used on earlier cars. It is interesting that the car was registered as late as 1993, since I thought the first Prestige was brought in just before the 2.0 turbo around early/mid 1992 to help shift the older non-turbo cars! My guess is that during 1992-3 not many XMs were selling after all the initial hype and teething troubles and your car sat around in a showroom for a bit. In the case of my 1992 sei, there was about eighteen months between manufacture and registration!! All the best with the work planned and hope you can bring the car to the 'X' rally. With regards, Matthew T.

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:18 pm
by MTXM
Here is a shot of Robert's Meteor Grey si!!

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:24 pm
by robert_e_smart
That must be from a long time ago Matthew! The tent gets progressively bigger each year!!!

This is last years tent. Huge one behind the C6.

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Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 7:46 pm
by Dean
I thought that was the Eden project in the distance, and note the leaning Activa Driver in that shot :lol:

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:14 pm
by Dieselman
I thought the suspension had collapsed one side and you didn't want anyone to know.

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:19 pm
by Dean
If it was saturday then i would tend to agree but if it was sunday then the car was definatly holding me up.................

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Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:25 pm
by Dieselman
^ LOL... :lol:

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:43 pm
by silverspider
Nice, so many Xm's :) too bad i can't join.

Re: Unexpected turn of events...

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:10 pm
by robert_e_smart
I wonder if the Millennium dome is for sale!?