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No worries Kev, it all came a bit unglued toward the end. I failed miserably to bid farewell to some new and very pleasant acquaintances. A few old ones too :(

Richard's talk was both disappointing and encouraging. Nothing much that can't be put right but as you say, rusted rear subframes are a killer.


The CX is a magnificent car though. I can't really decide which model I like the best, the primary options at the minute being the 2.2 Athena and the 2.5 Prestige.

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A very nice Athena with Alfa-Romeo wheels that suit it well.

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The winning CX Prestige ColinXM's showpiece. Fantastic example.
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myglaren wrote:No worries Kev, it all came a bit unglued toward the end. I failed miserably to bid farewell to some new and very pleasant acquaintances. A few old ones too :(
I know :roll: I somehow missed you Steve before I went :( Hopew you had a good trip home. It was an excellent rally and great to see friends old and new. The CX and XM crowd are an incredibly friendly collection and that made the rally brilliant :D

Thanks Steve for delivering the wheels :D

The CX talk was interesting but Graeme (who writes the CX column in the Citeronian) will disagree on the subframe. He's described how to sort it although it's a lot of work. In my mind, a rusty sunroof is the real showstopper on the CX.

My favourite was the very early bronze one. Magical...

Got me thinking about my next project now.... Noooooo stop!
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Yes, very pleasant trip home and I discovered that the rather urgent and insistent signal from the satnav was speed cameras! :cry: . All was well though. (I hope).

The guy on the bike was the one from NADS, looking for me - I was in the clubhouse waiting to collect my prizes - that somehow never materialised.

Roger seemed to know his stuff but there were one or two who thought that the subframe problem seemed to be exaggerated. I wouldn't care to say one way or the other but would be comfortable buying a car from him (not the Bristol, a touch pricey!).


As you say, a very friendly and helpful gathering, nice people all.

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red_dwarfers wrote:Oh yes, and Richard from the CX Centre giving a talk on buying and looking after a CX.
Do you mean Roger Bradford, a well spoken chap, greying hair?
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DickieG wrote:Do you mean Roger Bradford, a well spoken chap, greying hair?
Thats the chap :D
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red_dwarfers wrote:
DickieG wrote:Do you mean Roger Bradford, a well spoken chap, greying hair?
Thats the chap :D
He runs a Xantia V6 as his daily driver. Says a lot about V6s really as he also sells SMs, XMs, Maseratis and other assorted exotica besides CXs.

One of the CXs on his stand (the one with the personalised plate) is his own and he vows never, ever to part with it.
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A few shots I managed to take, had hoped to take more on Sunday but it wasn't to be.


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And just to show you can fit a Xantia bonnet in a Xantia boot...

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Looks like the Xantia Estate was made to carry bonnets :D

I see you didn't take any pictures of my Xantia Xac :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Just to say how much I enjoyed the event on Sat and how good it was to meet such a helpful and friendly group of people!
Thanks to Jim, Steve, Phil, Danny, Matthew, John, the 2CV crew, Ian, Bantam and Will & Sue!
Special thanks to Keith for tusting me enough to drive his C6 -Fantastique!
Thanks also to the DS owner who offered a ride -but we kept on missing each other!Next time hopefully?


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red_dwarfers wrote:Looks like the Xantia Estate was made to carry bonnets :D

I see you didn't take any pictures of my Xantia Xac :lol: :lol: :lol:
Not my fault you didn't get there early enough and left too soon :P


Danielle spotted there's a Scottish rally thing next year (or is it the year after) that sounds like it'd make a great road trip. Xantia convoy up the M1 anyone? :D
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Sounds like it was a good show :P and Jim the V6 is looking rather flash 8)

Its a good job i didnt set off to come down what with the problems i discovered on saturday :roll:
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vince wrote: Jim the V6 is looking rather flash 8)
The camera lies Vince :lol: She's not that good close-up you know.... She still looks like she was a cat's favourite scratching post in a previous life...
vince wrote: Its a good job i didnt set off to come down what with the problems i discovered on saturday :roll:
Any news on that subject Vince?
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Xac wrote:
Not my fault you didn't get there early enough and left too soon :P
:lol: :lol:
Xac wrote: Danielle spotted there's a Scottish rally thing next year (or is it the year after) that sounds like it'd make a great road trip. Xantia convoy up the M1 anyone? :D
I wonder if thats the ICCCR rally? If so I think that one is in 2012 by which point it may have to be a Xantia and XM convoy :wink:
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A few pics...
Mainly focusing on Xm's hmmmm.

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You know it makes sense! :lol: :wink:

I wonder whether the rear is so low on the black EBL car due to the weight
of that towbar... :D




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