1991 Citroen XM Si 2.0

Summary:

Executive comfort relaxed drive economical

Faults:

Drive Shaft N/S (this was bent when I aquired the car)

Exhaust replaced at 67,000 miles.

New clutch fitted at 70,000 miles started to slip I think due to the previous owner towing a caravan.

Slight niggle electrical faults developed, all traced too bad earths. Replaced all earth spade connectors with crimped and soldered ring terminals bolted to body.

General Comments:

Very Economical over the 47,000 miles I have done in this car it has returned an average of 30.66 M.P.G.

Very comfortable both in the seats and ride even on a 500 mile round trip.

Very quick if you want to push it.

Holds the road well, with sports suspension activated it corners as if it's on rails, but you can frighten yourself.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 29th August, 2003

1991 Citroen XM SD 2.1 turbo diesel

Summary:

Top performance workhorse

Faults:

Glow plugs needed replacing after 8 months.

Disc's and pads on front after 12K.

Leak on fuel filter hosing causing poor starting V, cheap to replace.

General Comments:

Very reliable with brilliant handling + comfort.

Cheap to run and maintain.

Very poor headlamp design for night driving v, poor brightness.

Nice shape and good design aesthetics.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 27th August, 2002

1991 Citroen XM V6 24v 3.0 petrol

Faults:

Intermittent refusal to start, which the dealer never managed to fix, but I traced to a poor connection. Bulb failure warnings usually wrong - annoying beep everytime you put the indicator on.

General Comments:

Fabulous engine - really takes off over 4000rpm. Great grip although lots of understeer on tight bends. Ride a bit bouncy at times. Very special interior, loads of room. These cars have an unfair reputation for being problematic, although they are very difficult to work on.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 29th June, 1999

9th Feb 2001, 17:43

I have owned a car of this specification for 10 years now and never has it shown refusal to start. It was expensive to maintain but when everything was sorted out it became cheaper to maintain and is still running fine, but not on the road. It has had no work done on it for 3 and a half years and the suspension still goes up and down fine. The steering and the brakes work fine, it never seems to need more oil putting in and the LHM fluid level doesn't seem to be dropping.

My Ratings For This Car:-

I would definitely buy another Citroen.

Transmission:- 3.0 petrol

Performance out of 10:- 10

Reliability out of 10:- 9

Comfort out of 10:- 10

Dealer Service:- 8

Running Costs:- 9

I hardly ever took it to the main dealer as there is a man that works 2 miles from the dealer and does a much better job than the dealer ever does.

1991 Citroen XM 1.2 Turbo Tecnic 2.1 Turbo Diesel

Faults:

Only normal parts had to be replaced, like brakes, etc.

General Comments:

Fantastic car, not to be missed!!!!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 10th November, 1998

1991 Citroen XM Sei 3.0 petrol

Faults:

Auto Gearbox rebuilt - apparently a weakness.

Suspension spheres replaced, starter motor replaced.

Climate control is temperamental but not repaired.

This is over 3 years and 40,000 miles.

General Comments:

Brilliant car when it all works properly.

It's too complex for most Citroen dealers, they just replace complete units - like climate control.

But it's cheap to buy, and just needs a good Citroen specialist to look after it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 23rd October, 1997