Citroen XM for sale!

[Viscount Basingstoke]

So a guy at work turns up with a K reg XM 2.0 Sei tonight, he bought it for his babysitters boy but hadn't accounted for her boy having 5 kids (at 21 yrs old!) and of course it's a 5 seater so he wants me to flog it for him! I've driven it tonight and as I've never had a Citroen before it's all a bit strange, everything seems to work, I've had the suspension up and down, amazingly sumptuous interior but I really can't figure out the handbrake! It's manual and the clutch is heavy, it crunches into 3rd unless you're carefull and this has only happened since the clutch cable was changed. It has masses of history and 101k on the clock so can anyone tell me what I should be looking for problem wise, how the handbrake works (though I think I have the book) and what it's worth, it has T&T until the end of April and he paid £350 for it, do you think he should get his money back? I can get photos when it's light!

[Fennec]

A funny car to sell, bit of a marmite one I guess. Try autoshite, they like their big french cars, don't they. Might need clutch work, gearbox should be ok if 101k is true.

[Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango]

Pushing it a bit at £350 unless pretty good. They're fabulous cars but scare the bejesus out of most non-Citroen types. And quite a few Citroen fans too. Manuals better than autos as auto boxes are a bit notorious for being rubbish after about 120k though and oil cooler and regular flushes help. TD ones are the most popular, especially the 2.1.

Handbrake: lever on right of steering column near the door: iirc you push that down and then on the left of the clutch pedal is a smaller (and situated slightly higher) peda;. Push that down with left foot fairly hard and that's your handbrake on. To release pull the lever up by the right of the steering column and Robert would appear to be your mother's brother.

Selling it/want more advice? Try the excellent: club-xm.com/forum2/index.php? VERY helpful and friendly bunch and you might find a new home for it on there.

However if you drove this car round yourself for a month or so I bet you'd love it. There are very few finer rides than a green blooded Citroen with good spheres.

[Darrel]

Yep agree with Cavmad. Just imagine a even quirckier Bx, with an even better ride (which is saying something as the BX is fantastic) and as long as nothing breaks there amazing. However the suspension is more complicated than the Bx and things are a bit more cramped for space working on it. A couple of years back every mechanic at my local Citroen dealer had one. They basically said it was better than anything Citroen has produced since.

[dollywobbler]

Understand that pre-92 electrics can be a nightmare so if it's later, use that as a selling point!

Agree that getting his money back with short T&T might be pushing it though.

[Viscount Basingstoke]

Well here it is in its glory! it is actually a lovely car, figured out the handbrake this morning and it works well, theres a couple of things I found fault with, the central locking is a bit hit and miss but could be me, there is a chip in the windscreen on the passenger side and it warns that a brake light is out from time to time and on checking they're fine! All the switches work, there seems nothing out of place. I had a look through the paperwork, the MOT is until May 08, the tax is until the end of April and the service history brings it right up to 28.11.2007 at 100986 miles, it's on 101537 now I think, last year it had new steering rack, track rod ends, tyre, new spheres and exhaust manifold gasket, a nice thick folder full of paperwork, all the books, the original Caring for you and your XM Cassette, the seats and ride are so sumptuous it's ridiculous, suspension goes to all three settings easily (photos show it at maximum and minimum height), really nice car in fact so anyone fancy a punt at £350?

[dollywobbler]

Looks good. That brake light warning is a pain in the ar5e and quite common. Easily ignore though. Just imagine the wafting potential and slammage opportunity every time you come to a halt!

[cortinadale]

my dad had a 2 litre auto one of these, fantastic car untill the box died!

[Lankytim]

What a great car! Shame I havent got the bottle to buy one...

[Harold Ramp Bumface Fandango]

Those leather seats really are the business. Has it got the electric glovebox/armrest between the front seats? You need to play with that, kept me amused for hours!

[stinkwheel]

if i had the money id be sorely tempted unfortunatly i've just bought another bike, hes not after swaps at all is he? ( i doubt it from the first post)

[Viscount Basingstoke]

well you never know, I don't think it's the money so much as the space!

[xbo11ox]

You cant tell me thats not worth 350, it looks class man!!!! I would love that.

[Lankytim]

Sometimes owning a volvo thats worth a fraction of what youve paid out on it is a curse rather than a blessing....

Ive just been reading up on XMs, some people really love them!

[stinkwheel]

they have a following, much like any other citroen model.

Problem is they have a few foibles (early elecstrics and autoboxes as already mentioned)
The simple fact is citroens hydraulics still scare the hell out of most people (gawd knows why)
and in relation to Mr Xbollox comment, if that was anything else but a citroen XM in that condition with history and spec it would be 700 quid or more easy.

[lordyoung1980]

WOW i've just made a mess If i had the Space i would take his hand off,i love XM's i even have a book all about the design and development of it.

[Viscount Basingstoke]

Well the last owner was a Doctor and he kept it right up to scratch, I'm tempted myself!

[Paul H]

Lovely car, and so much better looking than the C5 and C6. I really like XMs (especially the estates), & if I could afford / had the ability to maintain one properly, then I'd be very tempted by this one.

[nstarmore]

sorry if i missed it but where is this located?

[Viscount Basingstoke]

Clapham, South London