AutoTrader Find: 1994 Citroen XM

"Robert Alexander" (bobbysgarage) 06/10/2018 at 08:45 • Filed to: autotrader, Found on Craigslist, Citroën, Weird Shit

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While cruising through AutoTrader, I came across something rather interesting, an extremely clean !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I quite enjoy unique cars, and Citroens are up there with the strangest of them all. This particular example is in Ottawa, Ontario, and according to the seller, it is the only one for sale in North America right now.

This XM appears to be in excellent condition, with a very clean interior. It also has Citroen’s complicated Hydropneumatic self levelling system, and its “Hydractive” ride control, which helps give it that classic Citroen “soft but stable” feeling. Whether all of this still works or not remains to be seen, but the self levelling system appears to work according to the pictures.

The seller is looking for $12,000 CAD. Its hard to tell if that’s a great bargain, considering there is really nothing else to compare it to. If however, you are looking to ride around in what looks like a French 1980's space ship, then maybe you’ll be able to muster up the cash. Also, the dealer offers “Good credit, bad credit, no credit, ODSP, Low Income, Bankruptcy WE WILL APPROVE YOU AT $0 DOWN.

WE MAKE FINANCING EASY, APPLY ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE AND GET APPROVED TODAY.”

Maybe your Citroen dreams will come true, even if it means a 19.99% interest rate.

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WilliamsSW > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 09:37

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Cool as hell. And there certainly isn’t any of those for sale in the US (not 1994 MY at least).

Something tells me you’d be over nighting parts from France regularly but you would look cool doing it.

404 - User No Longer Available > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 09:38

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Autotrader.ca... I was about to tweet Doug about it, lol.

Robert Alexander > WilliamsSW 06/10/2018 at 09:40

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Yes, but sometimes that’s the price to pay for something that exceeds cool.

Robert Alexander > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/10/2018 at 09:40

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I want Doug to do a review on it. This thing is a quirk-fest.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 09:51

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Hmmm I wonder what 6 months worth of car storage in Canada costs.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 10:01

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that’s one more for sale than here in Australia

(carsales.com.au)

(gumtree.com.au)

WilliamsSW > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 10:07

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Worth it.

Robert Alexander > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 06/10/2018 at 10:16

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Depends on where you’re at and if you want inside or outside. Probably 100-200 a month.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 10:34

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teacher of mine had one of those.... ruined them forever for me (they still look pretty cool)

but now whenever i see one im just reminded of him driving me home so he could drop me in the shit with me parents for misbehaving again....

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > WilliamsSW 06/10/2018 at 10:39

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I thought XMs were supposed to be quite reliable, actually, as long as maintenance is kept up?

WilliamsSW > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/10/2018 at 10:42

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Being in the US, I have no clue at all.

It’s mainly the suspension system that I would worry about - seems to me that the vast majority of pneumatic suspension systems are trouble prone, regardless of manufacturer.

Robert Alexander > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 06/10/2018 at 10:42

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Funny, a coworker of mine said he also had a teacher that had a Citroen. Maybe it was the car of choice for the teaching profession. haha

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Robert Alexander 06/10/2018 at 13:19

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I rate that price as Crack Pipe. The most I’d pay for that is CAD$6000 mainly because the purchase price is merely the price of admission.

Keeping this thing properly maintained and in good running condition will be expensive if it’s used even on a semi-regular basis.

Also it having the slushbox is also an extra negative.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > WilliamsSW 06/10/2018 at 13:32

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Citroen’s have historically been quite reliable as long as they have been maintained well! :)