RoverFolkUs Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 If you're not bonding with it then make it as nice as it needs to be to sell it for a decent (but realistic) price that won't completely break you, that's my advice myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: If you're not bonding with it then make it as nice as it needs to be to sell it for a decent (but realistic) price that won't completely break you, that's my advice £2,000 would be fair i'd say it would be up to my usual standards.....very nice, miles are high but XM's aren't cheap these days so i'd say that would be realistic i will be keeping it for the summer, maybe look to sell in around late august i'm going to do some good tinkering tomorrow and see how much i can improve it chodweaver and RoverFolkUs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Great to see the MOT pass and congratulations on getting it back on the road! Why not try it out for the summer and bring it to a few Citroen shows, also come to the FoD! if you haven't bonded with it by the early Autumn, then it will have been 'out and about' and both it and you will have become more visible in the XM enthusiasts' circles and will be more of a 'known quantity' should you then want to sell it. It is a lovely colour, by the way. wesacosa, RoverFolkUs, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 53 minutes ago, maxxo said: I've got an issue I don't like it as much as I expected I would, its a nice car etc but I dunno something just feels a bit off with it Not bonding with it either unfortunately Do I make it nice and keep it, or do I make it nice and sell? I am curious what about it does not gel with you so to speak? I found my time in a Citroen XM (mainly as a passenger mind) most agreeable so maybe if you can pin point whats off about yours some of the Citroen experts here might be able to chime in and say if thats actually an issue or such that just needs fettling out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, Mrs6C said: Great to see the MOT pass and congratulations on getting it back on the road! Why not try it out for the summer and bring it to a few Citroen shows, also come to the FoD! if you haven't bonded with it by the early Autumn, then it will have been 'out and about' and both it and you will have become more visible in the XM enthusiasts' circles and will be more of a 'known quantity' should you then want to sell it. It is a lovely colour, by the way. i shall be bringing it to shows and so on as i say, going to get it nice and then see how i feel loserone and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: I am curious what about it does not gel with you so to speak? I found my time in a Citroen XM (mainly as a passenger mind) most agreeable so maybe if you can pin point whats off about yours some of the Citroen experts here might be able to chime in and say if thats actually an issue or such that just needs fettling out i think part of the issue is i've spent far too much money on it also just trying to see what's wrong with it, the list is ever growing! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 36 minutes ago, maxxo said: i think part of the issue is i've spent far too much money on it also just trying to see what's wrong with it, the list is ever growing! Think of it as owning a bigger, more comfortable RCZ 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Really pleased for you that you’ve got it back on the road. Even if you move it on the MOT secures its future a lot anyway! Well done! I wonder if you need to drive one on the correct spheres to know if you love it or not? Rather than continue spending money to return to the correct spec. and still be mildly disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 hours ago, jamescarruthers said: Really pleased for you that you’ve got it back on the road. Even if you move it on the MOT secures its future a lot anyway! Well done! I wonder if you need to drive one on the correct spheres to know if you love it or not? Rather than continue spending money to return to the correct spec. and still be mildly disappointed. you know i'm very tempted to do that, now i love a floaty car but this is a bit too floaty to the point it almost feels unstable during harsh cornering (yes i've already hooned it to test the sport mode) currently using it for my commute, as it's now 2 miles away and don't want to use the C5 for that handling it well Shite Ron and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 you know i'm starting to quite like this car headlights aren't that bad either! LightBulbFun, AnnoyingPentium, Mrs6C and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 12 hours ago, maxxo said: you know i'm starting to quite like this car I liked driving mine so much, I got my first speed awareness course for a decade mercedade and jamescarruthers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 time to be a wierdo and drive this XM to Brompton-on-Swale why you may ask? no i'm not stalking someone else with an XM i'm taking it to where it was sold new AnnoyingPentium, jamescarruthers, rob88h and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 This was the dealership this car was sold new Datsuncog, chodweaver, MorrisItalSLX and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 A bathroom showroom seems a bit of an unusual place to go to in order to purchase a Citroen XM in 1993! OM646, chodweaver, AnnoyingPentium and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: A bathroom showroom seems a bit of an unusual place to go to in order to purchase a Citroen XM in 1993! There is a hydro connection though! CaptainBoom, AnnoyingPentium, myglaren and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 must have done 200 or so miles in it today firstly recreated the 1990s this morning stereo is code locked, needs 2 hours to reset so going to jerry rig it up to an old alarm panel and let it run for 2 hours and see if i can unlock it otherwise it's going rather well, now, i do have what sounds like a rattling brake pad....going to pop back to the garage in the morning and make them aware just needs a bloody good cleaning! MorrisItalSLX, Cento16v, Dick Longbridge and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, maxxo said: stereo is code locked, needs 2 hours to reset so going to jerry rig it up to an old alarm panel and let it run for 2 hours and see if i can unlock it I have so many questions... RoverFolkUs and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: There is a hydro connection though! I wish there was an eyeroll reaction for all your puns! 😛 chodweaver and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 1 hour ago, maxxo said: must have done 200 or so miles in it today firstly recreated the 1990s this morning stereo is code locked, needs 2 hours to reset so going to jerry rig it up to an old alarm panel and let it run for 2 hours and see if i can unlock it otherwise it's going rather well, now, i do have what sounds like a rattling brake pad....going to pop back to the garage in the morning and make them aware just needs a bloody good cleaning! Which radio do you have? The very first XM radios can be de-coded just by physically looking at some diodes. Later ones, I’m not sure if it is as simple as buying a code based from the serial number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 found an alarm power supply i'd removed from someones house, i think when i upgraded their alarm anyway it works and is powering the radio now the question is, 1145 ot 4641 as the code...... concerning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 it beeped at me today on the motorway in a torrential downpour told me on the screen i had a tail light out now, i was convinced it was bollocks guess what i actually had a tail light out! myglaren and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, maxxo said: found an alarm power supply i'd removed from someones house, i think when i upgraded their alarm anyway it works and is powering the radio now the question is, 1145 ot 4641 as the code...... concerning Is it a Blaupunkt radio perchance? If all else fails you can pay A Man Online to decipher the code from the serial numer on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Is it a Blaupunkt radio perchance? If all else fails you can pay A Man Online to decipher the code from the serial numer on the back. it's a Clarion as far as i'm aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, maxxo said: it's a Clarion as far as i'm aware Damnit! That being said you should still be able to enter both codes. If one's wrong you'll have to wait a while. https://www.radio-code.co.uk/clarion-radio-codes.html Or you pay a dodgy webshite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Damnit! That being said you should still be able to enter both codes. If one's wrong you'll have to wait a while. https://www.radio-code.co.uk/clarion-radio-codes.html Or you pay a dodgy webshite. i've tried all the dodgy websites i can think of all come back with the same no codes available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, maxxo said: i've tried all the dodgy websites i can think of all come back with the same no codes available That doesn't sound right to me. Out of curiosity, what does the back of the headunit look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, maxxo said: it's a Clarion as far as i'm aware There is a black and a grey Clarion. It is the earlier grey one that can definitely be decoded by the diodes. I see from your picture that you have the black one. Maybe I’m wrong as it seems that you can maybe decode the black one according to this: http://www.club-xm.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9416&p=113653&hilit=Clarion#p113653 Here is the service manual for it anyway: http://www.club-xm.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7646&hilit=radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Could you ask the supplying dealer for the radio code...? ....Oh wait 😅 AnnoyingPentium, iainrcz and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: Could you ask the supplying dealer for the radio code...? ....Oh wait 😅 now, if it was the original radio, i'd actually probably do that but it isn't i have no idea what XM this came from RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 31 minutes ago, Fumbler said: That doesn't sound right to me. Out of curiosity, what does the back of the headunit look like? i don't actually have a photo, it's on the power supply downstairs so when i go down in an hour or so to check on it i shall get a photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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