well.. today I drove to a nearby town (main stealer) to pick up a part for Adam, supposed to be in on Thursday.. sorry , problem somewhere else at Peugeot, no deliveries this week so try again next week
anyway, whilst there I grabbed 2L of gearbox oil (£20!) as the xantia's gearbox has become tight in all gears.. I got home and emptied the box, half hoping to find most of the oil I put in 30K ago missing.... but no, all 1.8L or so came out, a grey colour...
Added the new oil, lets hope it cures the box problem

30K doesnt seem very long for gearbox oil? I must admit I have not looked at any service schedule though...
I also was wondering about the harsh ride.. and after reading a post from Jim, tried the boot and front crossmember test.. boot caused car to sink and rise, nothing at all at the front though! car didn't really go down, therefore didn't come back up... it was at the point I noticed almost no gap between arches and tyres!
So, i guess resetting the ride height is the first thing to do, before I start buying spheres? ..
finally, had another look at clutch cable routing, and still cant understand why it's so heavy after the new cable was fitted ... shame though
John (rushing, to watch the nearest town to me, take on the big guys at football! )