Just back from weekend away- choice was to take either Astra or XM (with failing A/C) - with two adults one child and 2 hours drive each way.
Took the XM and was very happy, brilliant economy, lots of room but best of all relaxing. This is where big Citroens have no peer- you don't feel like you have been on a long trip. Even in high 30's it was a comfortable ride.
Clearly the car thought I was a bit full of it so on the way home (thankfully after I had dropped the passengers off and less than 10 min away) it broke an accelerator cable.
So far it looks like one size fits all so perhaps for once I will get a part from a local supplier.
I was begining to think maybe I should just use common wisdom and buy a new car like all my friends tell me. Replace it every 2 years and never think about preventative maintainance again.
So yesterday I was driving the Astra again, I remember being impressed by this car when new. But now after a long drive in the XM it was a bad experiance, steering is dead, brakes work but didn't give me any confidence, blindspots everywhere, seats like wooden planks. Ride is harsh (yea it handles but so does an XM). The Astra feels fast away from the lights but feels like it has short legs, the XM feels better the faster you go. No way could I own a car like this.
So in sort I was cured!
regards
sean
Took the XM and was very happy, brilliant economy, lots of room but best of all relaxing. This is where big Citroens have no peer- you don't feel like you have been on a long trip. Even in high 30's it was a comfortable ride.
Clearly the car thought I was a bit full of it so on the way home (thankfully after I had dropped the passengers off and less than 10 min away) it broke an accelerator cable.
So far it looks like one size fits all so perhaps for once I will get a part from a local supplier.
I was begining to think maybe I should just use common wisdom and buy a new car like all my friends tell me. Replace it every 2 years and never think about preventative maintainance again.
So yesterday I was driving the Astra again, I remember being impressed by this car when new. But now after a long drive in the XM it was a bad experiance, steering is dead, brakes work but didn't give me any confidence, blindspots everywhere, seats like wooden planks. Ride is harsh (yea it handles but so does an XM). The Astra feels fast away from the lights but feels like it has short legs, the XM feels better the faster you go. No way could I own a car like this.
So in sort I was cured!
regards
sean