Introduction....Hello

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XantiaSM
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Introduction....Hello

Post by XantiaSM »

Hi I'm new to the forum, Have a 97 Xantia and M-B 450 SEL 6.9....would love an SM, Xantia Exclusive HDi and 604 GTI.
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Welcome :) What spec. is your current Xantia?

I'd love an SM too... Try and XM too ;)
Jim

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van ordinaire
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Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
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Post by van ordinaire »

Interesting collection - especially the 604GTI, makes even the 6.9MB seem common & uninteresting (bit like most of their other products really). You'll like it here, we rather like eclecticism. :wink:
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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Hello and welcome, nice choices you have made.
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XantiaSM
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BMW 525i E39

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Xantia is Jan 97 reg. with elec. fuel pump (as opposed to mech. pump pre 97 if memory me correct), 6.9 is Oct 1979. btw would also love an SM FRUA, V8 and SM Opera....and speaking of Opera....a Fiat 130 Opera for good measure (the 130 Coupe 4 door). Thankyou for the welcome!!
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I'd have the 6.9 V8 Merc over any of the others :D

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van ordinaire
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My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

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Post by van ordinaire »

I remember I wanted its predecessor, the 350SEL 6.3: a muscle car in the classic mould, but with German build quality & MB appointments - BUT I was only 16 or 17. Some years later I was offered what we would now call a barn find: found in a lock-up with light frontal damage. For once my courage/youthful conceit failed me & I didn't even go to look at it. Cured me of the Benz for life!
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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Post by Eddie Nuff »

XantiaSM wrote:a Fiat 130 Opera for good measure (the 130 Coupe 4 door).

A Fiat 130? Good luck sir.
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van ordinaire
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My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

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Post by van ordinaire »

What, you mean with finding one? Now be fair, much as Fiats had a propensity to revert to their natural state - it was Lancias that were actually biodegradable! But a 4-door coupe? Was that an Irish market special - or do I know even less about Fiats than I thought I did?
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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My Cars: Citroen Xantia HDi Exclusive Break
Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9
BMW 735i E32
BMW 525i E39

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van ordinaire... sent you a PM with a link to F 130 Opera (same idea I guess as Chaprons' SM Opera) ..... XSM
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BMW 525i E39

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CitroJim..... Xantia 'Range', same as LX in UK!!
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XantiaSM wrote:CitroJim..... Xantia 'Range', same as LX in UK!!


I have an LX Xantia (my 1.9TD) but mine's called a 'Temptation'....
Jim

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Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

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Post by van ordinaire »

XantiaSM wrote:van ordinaire... sent you a PM with a link to F 130 Opera (same idea I guess as Chaprons' SM Opera) ..... XSM


'cos I'm not @ work, I didn't get the e-mail prompt - &, PM's aren't the 1st thing I look for when accessing the forum; Wednesday, if you've been following my blog, I was probably fairly selective in what I looked at. Any way, didn't see this until too late last night, i.e. small hours of this morning, to care.

Now seen the piccie, thanks, pretty car - BUT, 4-door coupe???
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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van ordinaire
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Posts: 2537
Joined: 23 Jun 2015, 14:45
Location: Live & work in London but weekend in Devon (or do I now live in Torbay & work in London?)
My Cars: Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club (quietly sleeping in a parallel universe)
'05 (yes, really) C15
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate
others:-
'96 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the "donor"
'99 Jeep Cherokee Orvis - the green one
'97 Jeep Cherokee Limited - the red one
'99 Cadillac Seville STS
'96 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
& numerous what might be described as abandoned projects!
x 405

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Post by van ordinaire »

That's the model that Roll-Royce said couldn't be made - allegedly; but Lincoln made a nonsense of that in '61(?) with the infamous "clap-door" Contintal, which was also pillarless AND, so far as I know, still, the only convertible with a fully automatic hood!

However, a 4-door convertible is NOT a 4-door coupe - nor was the 3 1/2 litre Rover, badge notwithstanding!
Citroens:-
'81 2CV Club :cry:
'05 C15 :!:
'97 Xantia Exclusive estate [-o<
others:-
Jeep XJ Cherokees x 3 :?
'96 Cadillac Eldorado
'99 Cadillac STS :|
& the numerous "abandoned projects" #-o
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