Hi

I have just joined the forum and am thinking of buying the above tomorrow.  I have never owned a Jaguar before and would appreciate any advice on the matter. I have also been informed that the fuel consumption on this is quite good.

Thanks in advance for any advice

 

Welcome to the Club, David.

The X Type 2.0 litre diesel  is a very frugal car.  My son has the Estate version, and he says it does not use any fun at all but I think he exaggerates.

Regards,

Peter.

 

Hi Peter

Thanks for the reply very helpful.

 

Dave

Hi

Just check the usual, some diesels have issues starting from cold, so see if engines cold when you get there

also my biggest worry would be sills check both sills, as the covers hides a lot of it, have a good look around the bottom seam

if the sills are great, then all most sure the rest of the car will be rust free

check all the electrics work, these allways make a better bargaining point and check head light adjusters move up and down, the adjusters break inside the head light, can be fixed but another bargaining point

and as with every thing check service history, also check tyres, if its got descent tyres, then it will tell you previous owner was'nt a skin flint

cheers

Joe

Hi Joe

Thanks for that, tremendous help.

 

Dave

Hi David,

my first X Type was from new 2004 (54) 2.0d sport estate, a superb car with over 200k on the clock when I parted with it 6 years later, I now have a 2.5V6 AWD SE  auto saloon. These are superb vehicles and very reliable, the main things that went on the estate were rear bushes and bearings (around 50k intervals) and I did have to have the compressor and associated services on the air con replaced at around 160k ( I leave mine on all the time)  the car was serviced on the dot with Jaguar and only needed the usual components replaced as you would expect, I had no trouble with rust of any sort although the polycarbonate head light lenses were showing their age when I sold it. The interior was quite remarkable (cream leather) and only had slight signs of wear at 200k but I was fussy about keeping it cleaned regularly, I do think the interiors on Jags are very hard wearing so if you see a tatty one, it's had a hard life.

I guess if I'm offering any advice it would be, full service history (previous bills if poss), MOT (inc previous) checks on outstanding Finance, stolen or accident damaged, outstanding speed fines or history with the police (the AA can do this for £19.99 and it's a very comprehensive report) interior  and exterior condition ( if it looks a bit rough walk away) check everything electric inc the air con. Go on a long test drive to see if anything sounds or feels not as it should ( good ones will feel planted on the road without squeaks rattles or bearing rumbling noises coming from the drive train, the engine should start ok from cold and be smooth after 5 mins (never had any problems with mine cold starting even after 200k) check for any excessive smoke from the exhaust, no warning lights on the dash inc engine management light. T

I think that just about covers it and as I said, I have been very happy with the X Type a solid quality vehicle that looked after well will go on and on.

if there's anything you need to know more than mentioned, just give me a shout.

good luck

A