Mrs6C Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 5 hours ago, hairnet said: Buy his truck off him It is rather nice, though... richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 you need xm to go with it or 450sel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, hairnet said: you need xm to go with it or 450sel I do want a 450SEL 6.9, but sadly don’t have an oil well to keep it supplied. He has the XM, which is very comfortable. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 minute ago, richardmorris said: I do want a 450SEL 6.9, but sadly don’t have an oil well to keep it supplied. He has the XM, which is very comfortable. v6 cough (have been chauffeurred in his 2.0?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 5 hours ago, hairnet said: Buy his truck off him It would be very useful. He could loan it out when not using it. Xantia still up en-pointe I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 1 minute ago, hairnet said: v6 cough (have been chauffeurred in his 2.0?) It is a 2 litre, the v6 Xms are / were lovely. Sadly only the LHD got Diravi steering like the cx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 irrelevant when you are chiracing it in the back BorniteIdentity and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Less Chirac in the back, more Ronin in the front richardmorris and BorniteIdentity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 27 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Less Chirac in the back, more Ronin in the front We have Jay for that! SiC, anonymous user, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Given she seems to be a bit of a pain to start occasionally and definitely smokes a bit (I was following on the way to the BMC day at MK Museum), I do wonder if the carb could do with a bit of attention on the VP. Do need to try one of those Beemers one day. Only one I've ever really been impressed by was a 635CSi Alpina a friend had years ago...but let's face it the 635 is a pretty special beastie in any guise...don't recall actually ever been in any of the others bigger than a 5-series. Friends who had bigger cars when I was growing up were all Merc or Citroen fans (and one slightly eccentric guy who had a Lincoln)...so BMWs weren't something I ever really saw much of. LightBulbFun and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, anonymous user said: Less Chirac in the back, more Ronin in the front theres that as well but sometimes ya wanna waft while smoking your gauloises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Mrs6C said: We have Jay for that! rong kinda beemer - but then it would get owned by a jumpy van and a 406 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 It is Friday so shopping day, but this morning I had to take a friend to a hospital appointment in Banbury and knew I wanted an Auto for the queuing that was going to be involved so took the XM Usually I look to park next to the most interesting car I can find in Tesco but today there was none. To my surprise there was a Vectra GSi parked next to me when I returned to the XM and he started it with a lovely purr. On the way out I spotted this scruffy Saxo 11 Forte, only 17 days MOT left! Yes I know the XM is at a jaunty angle, I was going to straighten it up but the Audi convertible behind me decided to leave its spot but didn't not know how to use the steering wheel and then another car car up the wrong way to stop it getting out so I left them to it and did my shopping. Zelandeth, Sudsprint, egg and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 no if you buy a vectra or a saxo youve turned into billy or mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said: It is Friday so shopping day, but this morning I had to take a friend to a hospital appointment in Banbury and knew I wanted an Auto for the queuing that was going to be involved so took the XM Usually I look to park next to the most interesting car I can find in Tesco but today there was none. To my surprise there was a Vectra GSi parked next to me when I returned to the XM and he started it with a lovely purr. On the way out I spotted this scruffy Saxo 11 Forte, only 17 days MOT left! Yes I know the XM is at a jaunty angle, I was going to straighten it up but the Audi convertible behind me decided to leave its spot but didn't not know how to use the steering wheel and then another car car up the wrong way to stop it getting out so I left them to it and did my shopping. The xm is in this month’s Citroenian! Not sure if it’s before your time though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, richardmorris said: The xm is in this month’s Citroenian! Not sure if it’s before your time though? Found it, yes I bought it Feb 2019 and it has always had the Volvo alloys while I have had it. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 18 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: .... "GFR": short for GiFfeR? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: "GFR": short for GiFfeR? Quite apt with parking like that!!! Tadhg Tiogar and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 21 minutes ago, SiC said: Quite apt with parking like that!!! Note to self: don't photo my car when its badly parked! Eddie Honda, stonedagain, chaseracer and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Volvo alloys on the Xm. Are the offsets the same? A bit like Alfa alloys on CXs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Volvo alloys on the Xm. Are the offsets the same? A bit like Alfa alloys on CXs. They work great and look about right. The wheel design is ok but the standard XM series 2 plastic cover it should be on looks cheap and nasty so I am happy for them to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 XMs have one of the most beautiful bums/rear lamp arrays of any car in the last 30 years. I would really like a floaty French, and it might happen next year. How wafty are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 38 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said: XMs have one of the most beautiful bums/rear lamp arrays of any car in the last 30 years. If they hadn't stuck false quarterlights in the front doors, I think I would have liked it a bit more. Drive-on part in Ronin did the car no harm. No DIRAVI on RHD models, so spoils the game for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGently Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 7:31 PM, Six-cylinder said: Thank you @richardmorris and @Wingz123 for your help achieving our goal of getting the Xantia ready to transport for a new gearbox. Bonus, we got the Visa GT ready to transport because I have now booked it for welding that is due to start in a couple of weeks or so. Both my helpers were not able to stay for what I considered the highlight of the day, the arrival of the Lancia Trevi! Now I understand why they decided to escape while they could, the guy was a bit late and it was freezing by the time it arrived so maybe they did not miss out that much after all! Hey Chris Nice to see a lot happening in the field Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 3 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: XMs have one of the most beautiful bums/rear lamp arrays of any car in the last 30 years. I would really like a floaty French, and it might happen next year. How wafty are they? It’s fine floating along without a care. To be fair, driving this one a couple of months ago did remind me what I didn’t like, and why I didn’t buy a TCT Turbo about ten years ago. It never seems to be in the right gear - changes up quickly and hangs on to the gears too long coming down. It’s also rather large, so not as easy to thread through traffic as my Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 1 hour ago, GoGently said: Hey Chris Nice to see a lot happening in the field Rear lights of the Trevi reminds me of the Volga.... egg and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Today has been mainly about the electrics on the green Range Rover, thanks again to ianbmw. I now have both headlights working, side lights, brake lights and fog lights. just number plate, o-s repeater and hazards to go. It looks like I am going to need a o-s front indicator/side light unit. The hazard switch is dirty inside but there is also a small bit of plastic missing on the contact arm so I think I need to replace it. First investigation has not found one. Anybody got one to sell me or knows what other BL cars had exactly this switch? Floatylight and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianbmw Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Slow your horses there sir, I have bodged that lamp until to perfecto...It works!What are the Lucas numbers on the side of the switch?Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalk richardmorris and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, ianbmw said: What are the Lucas numbers on the side of the switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That looks like a wedge Princess switch to me. Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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