1991 Citroen XM Si 2.0 from UK and Ireland
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
29th May 2001, 08:04
Hello,
I also have a 1991 model D12 XM. It is absolutely true that one shouldn't be in too much of a hurry. The non-turbo diesel XM is like a sofa on wheels and quite gutless on hills. It can sometimes be positively dangerous to overtake on normal roads at intermediate speeds.
This being said, it has a fair turn of speed on the motorway and its roadholding allows fast curves to be taken even faster than average.
For: Comfort, roadholding, style (class), a lot of car for the money. The power problem aside, it's a great tow car.
Against: Lack of power, engine noise at certain speeds, poor rear visibility. The permanently lit dash seems a waste of time and bulbs, half of which now need changing.
As for reliability: Since new it has had all the spheres renewed once, the electro-magnetic fuel cut-off failed once and it has just broken down with a seized fuel pump (6 000 Francs to repair).
Would I buy another one? Yes, but with a turbo. On the other hand, my wife doesn't like it!
Yours,
Denis Malloch Lawson
Lyon - France.