Urgent: I have a Problem and I Need Help...

Post by **CitroJim** » 18 Aug 2011, 08:23

DickieG wrote:I'm certainly interested to see/experience what's behind the desire factor, especially when the later V6 on paper has similar engine performance figures.

And you can compare it with mu S2 V6 XM Richard, but not just yet

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 18 Aug 2011, 08:27

Thanks Jim that would be very useful, I've worked on four XM's and driven a few of them but they have all been four cylinder variants, 2.1 TD, 2.0 petrol, Ct Turbo etc.

falling-out-with-my-car · Post by **falling-out-with-my-car** » 18 Aug 2011, 10:35

more of a question than anything don't XM's loose some BHP with age i.e. if you were to put one on a rolling road wouldn't there be a loss in BHP over time?

Regards Nigel.

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 18 Aug 2011, 10:44

I take you recall the Top Gear program of the three supercars and the tale of lost horses

addo · Post by **addo** » 18 Aug 2011, 12:06

I think it's not so much lost nellies as a change in how we perceive everyday cars. They seem to have become quite a lot "zippier" in the last few years. By comparison, what once were rockets now seem mundane.

citroenxm · Post by **citroenxm** » 18 Aug 2011, 12:40

DickieG wrote: Bad planning for this year a basic schoolboy error, rule number one when planning a wedding, check all calenders including sporting fixtures

Thats NOT my planning.. Sarah knew about CXM in early September, but I then got the " ...Whats more important, your wedding or a car meet?.."

DONT even answer it!! I even hesitated.. LOL...

Paul

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 18 Aug 2011, 13:28

Sort her out Paul, when setting our date I went through many different calenders to make sure the date didn't clash with any known events, sporting or otherwise, even if it wasn't of interest to me and we set the date just eight weeks prior to the big day. Get a grip man, the excuses are coming out before you're even married!

Oh must go SWMBO's calling me

citroenxm · Post by **citroenxm** » 18 Aug 2011, 15:21

Paul

falling-out-with-my-car · Post by **falling-out-with-my-car** » 19 Aug 2011, 14:54

DickieG wrote:I take you recall the Top Gear program of the three super cars and the tale of lost horses

Yes I do remember the Top Gear programme Dickie same question again except for is there an answer to this riddle " Do XM's loose BHP over time"? I guess no-one has had one on a rolling road to judge whether or not they do loose some power but I wouldn't mind betting they do after 5 years or so.

regards Nigel. ps your nickname is now added to my spell check dictionary lol.

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 19 Aug 2011, 15:56

I'd say all engines will start to lose some power after 70-100k miles if only from carbon build up on the back of vales disturbing gas flow through the engine, how much will depend upon many factors such as original design and how the engine is used, fuel etc etc.

The only true way to find out would be to test a new engine then again much later in its life as engines do vary in output from new, for instance in 1983 I bought a new XR3i then had it rolling road tuned a year or so later where it was found to be producing 3.5 bhp more than Ford specify. The tester was very surprised that I hadn't modified it as in his experience similar engines were generally down by 5 or more bhp from Ford's specification so my car was 8.5 bhp up right from the start so for a scientific experiment it would have to be along the lines I mention above.

Glad to hear that at last I have a claim to fame re your spell checker

Post by **Rhothgar** » 19 Aug 2011, 16:33

Xac wrote:

"Rissen, you no rissen to me when me torkin"

Reminds me of the architectural practice I worked in when I turned to one of the trainees in the accountants department and said, "Why you no rissen?"

Not sure it went down too well. She did smile but it did look like a painful smile! She was chinese after all. She was only about 17 and had probably never seen Benny Hill. Made mental note to keep old-fashioned xenophobic comedy comments to myself unless in the company of fellow Anglo-Saxons.

Perhaps I should have been christened "Frank" - never one to fall too far in line with this PC nonsense.

Post by **myglaren** » 19 Aug 2011, 16:47

Frank!

Pleased to hear that Sylvia was OK.

Post by **Rhothgar** » 19 Aug 2011, 20:47

Love the sense of humour, Steve.

Sylv's just fine! Hope you're keeping well too.

Post by **CitroJim** » 19 Aug 2011, 22:38

My goodness, I think this thread claims the "Drifted Furthest Off Topic of the Month" award

Back on topic, Will and I did indeed establish communications and met up at Leicester Services where a small FCF Couriers transaction took place and Will gave my new XM project a good once-over

Xaccers · Post by **Xaccers** » 19 Aug 2011, 22:57

Rhothgar wrote:
Reminds me of the architectural practice I worked in when I turned to one of the trainees in the accountants department and said, "Why you no rissen?"

Not sure it went down too well. She did smile but it did look like a painful smile! She was chinese after all. She was only about 17 and had probably never seen Benny Hill. Made mental note to keep old-fashioned xenophobic comedy comments to myself unless in the company of fellow Anglo-Saxons.

Perhaps I should have been christened "Frank" - never one to fall too far in line with this PC nonsense.

Her name wasn't Yun was it?