While looking for bumpers, I found this... omg!

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While looking for bumpers, I found this... omg!

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Why oh why would anyone want to do that to a Xantia?

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Post by andmcit »

Yep, grim doesn't begin to describe this - the rear is worse!
I posted about this once before - shame they're apparently
still in business. :(


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Post by Chlorate »

Eurgh de-badged and everything...Glad I haven't seen one of these in real life!
Apart from maybe Activas and v6's - Xantiae aren't really what you'd call "sporty" cars.
But then again most things you see with that sort of tat attached isn't either...
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Like I said, the rear gets worse;

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It's just silly. :shock:

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Post by Chlorate »

I hate to say that I've seen worse...but not on such a good car.
At least you can be sure that it's not sitting on chopped springs :lol:
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Post by myglaren »

Flaming idiots!
Why on earth would anyone think that that was an enhancement :evil: :evil:
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Post by citroenxm »

Its a snow plough, it sucks the snow up and blows it out the back! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



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Post by steviewonder7 »

Agree with citroenxm...its a blo##y snow plough gone wrong :cry: :lol:
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Post by addo »

Easy to get the impression they have one set of basic patterns and it's only slightly tweaked for different makes.
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The original car's bumpers are probably still fitted underneath the
added on snowplough... :lol:

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Post by falling-out-with-my-car »

Wow his new foglights are going to be massive, there are obviously no speedbumps in his road unless he has a bumpy ride every time he encounters them, I would love to see his reaction when he has to lower the suspension one day rrrriiiiippppppp :taz:
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Post by citroenxm »

Foglights to beat the Last Scooby Impizza...! :lol: :lol:


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Post by andmcit »

All to force more ram air into that pulsing 90hp TD powerhouse
and give the chassis dynamic ground effects? :lol:

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Post by XantiaDaveEire »

andmcit wrote:All to force more ram air into that pulsing 90hp TD powerhouse
and give the chassis dynamic ground effects? :lol:

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Post by stedmancinques »

Even more revolting than body kits I saw being advertised ready fitted on imported s/h Subaru Forester's from Japan, and I didn't think that was possible!
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