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Hi all,

Ever since I was a child peering through car windows to see what speed they could do I have wanted a Jag. That childhood seemed forever ago and now 54 in August. Finally having raided the back of the sofa for pennies and a few old sweets I managed to come across a thousand pounds. Foolishly or not, and only the coming months will tell, I bought my Jag today and fulfilled that  boyhood dream.

I took a 1999 S Type 3.0L V6 for a test drive and fell in love. A man and a car kind of love. I pick it up on Saturday after it has been valeted and I have sorted insurance and tax. I have now just done that. Took out breakdown cover too as a precaution.

Hopefully any future posts will all be positive and not posts from various roads I have broken down on!

Any advice for future Jaguar pleasure will be happily received.

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Hi there Bartontiger, may I join Old Peter in welcoming your good self to this wonderful Jaguar Owners forum, I hope you find it as interesting and as informative as I do. Hey, as you live down the road from me in Barton, our paths may cross from time to time :yes:

Anyway, very Best Wishes, looking forward to seeing any photo's you might post,

Phosphor Blue  ( Malc Waters :yahoo::yes: )

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Morning Malcom, thank you for that. I am hoping to post a few pics when I get the car cleaned and gleaming. We live on a new build site at the moment so the car is usually covered in sand/mud/builders debris. Might have to buy a car condom for it lol

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Hi there again Bartontiger, please excuse my late reply, been on and off here so much, but not looked properly :wallbash: as I should have!!! Nice one on your new build :yahoo: and of course your Jag, I wonder, is she now all cleaned and gleaming?? 

I'll be passing Barton on my way to Hatfields Jaguar across the water from you, on Saturday 16th July, around 07:40  ..... the Big Black Cat is in for a major service :wacko:

Best Wishes,

Malc ( Phosphor Blue ) :wink1:

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Hi John , good luck with the car i'm sure it will bring you a lot of pleasure . I'm from Grimsby so just up the road from you. My friend is from Barton and i sometimes jump on the train to meet him for a pint or three. Nice little place .

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Cheers Andy and Malc,

I am Hull born and bred but live in Barton now after moving for work reasons.

I emailed Hatfield Jaguar last week Malc regarding a few issues with my S Type but never received a reply which I found disappointing. Unfortunately not got the car gleaming yet. Just waiting for a few dry days and time off work. At 20 mpg was only going to use it at weekends but love it that much I am commuting in it! Expensive drive to work

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Hi again John, so sorry to read you didn't get a reply from Hatfields Jaguar, as you say, even a brief reply would have been something, i'll ''try'' and follow this up for you when I am there on the 16 / 07 / 2016  .........  

Yes, at 20mpg, its a bit of a costly drive, but, what a beautiful and serene way to get to work, so I guess somewhere there just ''has'' to be a slightly down side :wacko:

Best Wishes again,

Malc :w00t::yes:

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