Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
I must keep an eye out for that one Zel...
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
Will keep my eyes peeled. It headed off towards the A421/M1 from Tesco though, so might well not be a local car and was just passing through. Obviously if I see if again I'll post here.
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This qualified as an interesting spot today while we were out for a wander I think.
The DS3 in this spec gets points from me for just being utterly bonkers in the very right way. I mean, take a black car that is already shaped so that it looks like something out of a computer game, then cover it in random fluorescent orange graphics...Oh...and colour the dask the same. It's utterly bonkers, and for that I salute it. Not 100% sure I'd buy one...but seeing them makes me smile.
What doesn't really come across in the photo is that everything here that's orange is proper dayglo, highligher fluorescent orange.
The DS3 in this spec gets points from me for just being utterly bonkers in the very right way. I mean, take a black car that is already shaped so that it looks like something out of a computer game, then cover it in random fluorescent orange graphics...Oh...and colour the dask the same. It's utterly bonkers, and for that I salute it. Not 100% sure I'd buy one...but seeing them makes me smile.
What doesn't really come across in the photo is that everything here that's orange is proper dayglo, highligher fluorescent orange.
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07 Volvo V70 SE D5, 06 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi, 88 Renault 25 Monaco, 85 Sinclair C5, 84 Trabant 601S, 75 Rover 3500, 73 AC Model 70.
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
At least it is an Autobot, and not a Decepticon!
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Got to agree about the DS3 Racing Zel..
I love that colour scheme and the car... It works a treat! It shouldn't but it does...
I love that colour scheme and the car... It works a treat! It shouldn't but it does...
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
There's one of those orange and black DS3s down at my local dealers.
Whilst I was there today I saw a C6:
Looked like it could have done with a clean though (not really apparent in the picture since that was taken from my car) I only noticed it due to seeing the guy who parked close to me in his C5 Mk2 went over and took a peek.
Whilst I was there today I saw a C6:
Looked like it could have done with a clean though (not really apparent in the picture since that was taken from my car) I only noticed it due to seeing the guy who parked close to me in his C5 Mk2 went over and took a peek.
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I saw a dark blue XM sailing down the river M27 today, near to Portsmouth. M434 HOV.
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Didn't get any details sadly, but as I was pulling out of our drive this afternoon saw a dark coloured ZX hatchback drive past the end of our road. Not seen one of them in quite a while now I think about it.
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Some excellent spots today.. Two whilst on my bike.. Just a short and gentle ride today... 15 miles at an average of 16mph but it did include four of my very favourite (read steep) hills...
Anyway, spotted a cream BX in Emberton (near Olney) and then on the way back, spotted a black XJS soft-top in Lathbury, near Newport Pagnell.
Later I spotted a MK1 Cavalier in a petrol station in Milton Keynes...
Anyway, spotted a cream BX in Emberton (near Olney) and then on the way back, spotted a black XJS soft-top in Lathbury, near Newport Pagnell.
Later I spotted a MK1 Cavalier in a petrol station in Milton Keynes...
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Nice ones Jim! Is the Cavelier a pale metallic green one? If so I've seen it around Bletchley a couple of times.
My only spot today was around 1900, an F plate red Renault 5 turning into the City Centre Sainsbury's underground car park. Sadly I was on the clock at the time or would have circled back around for a better look!
My only spot today was around 1900, an F plate red Renault 5 turning into the City Centre Sainsbury's underground car park. Sadly I was on the clock at the time or would have circled back around for a better look!
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07 Volvo V70 SE D5, 06 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi, 88 Renault 25 Monaco, 85 Sinclair C5, 84 Trabant 601S, 75 Rover 3500, 73 AC Model 70.
07 Volvo V70 SE D5, 06 Peugeot Partner Escapade 1.6HDi, 88 Renault 25 Monaco, 85 Sinclair C5, 84 Trabant 601S, 75 Rover 3500, 73 AC Model 70.
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
That's the one ZelZelandeth wrote:Is the Cavelier a pale metallic green one? If so I've seen it around Bletchley a couple of times.
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L plate silver Peugeot 405 this evening in the XScape car park.
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Another good spot out this afternoon on my bike..
A soft-top Sunbeam Alpine
A soft-top Sunbeam Alpine
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Re: Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)
I saw a silver XM today on the M25, about midday. No further on it, as we were going in opposite directions.
James
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Maybe still on its way home from the Chevrons rallyHell Razor5543 wrote:I saw a silver XM today on the M25, about midday. No further on it, as we were going in opposite directions.
Jim
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