Small metal cable for the passenger window snapped. Pence to replace.
This is my fourth XM. Why? Primarily, as I happen to think they are the most avante garde, beautifully designed, unusual, fast and smooth second hand executive car available to sensible people who don't like seeing many thousands of pounds disappearing in depreciation after three years. And I DO mean BMWs and Mercedes. (Come on, who are they kidding? I used to wish for an early 1990s 750s: a few hundred quid now; that's no more than a V^ XM from the same period!)
An excellent car. Please don't buy one; there's more for us, then.
Lots of negatives from people on the XM. They are quirky, but I'm on my second one, and once you get to know the quirks, you won't find a better car!