Jon W

On 1/21/2017 at 3:06 PM, JOE-DOT-COM said:

hi Jon

You should be getting more than 14 mpg's, or have you been a bit throttle happy with it being new

I have the S-type R and its a lovely V8, there really smooth

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine

cheers

Joe

loving the car Joe - but 14mpg it is!

I do 3 miles to work and 3 miles back + social driving -so pretty slow driving and pretty thirsty car.

On 1/21/2017 at 4:15 PM, Leo said:

Congratulations: I think that it is exactly the same colour combination as mine, and the blue is Indigo Blue.

You must be missing the parcel shelf. Jaguar could doubtless supply one (at a price), but I wonder if you could pick one up from a scrapyard. This may not be easy though, because I believe that the stays are easily broken.

The handbook should deal with the pairing of phones. I can't really help there because I rarely have my phone switched on, so have never tried to pair it.

I don't really know what mpg I get. I keep the display set to tell me the range I have left in the tank, which I regard as far more useful information. I don't doubt that I may get as low as 14mpg from a cold start, followed by highly spirited driving, but I think that I probably average something in the low 20s. I did once work out my consumption over a summertime 300 mile round trip on motorways, which worked out at 26mpg.

I don't do a high mileage in the XK, so the mpg is pretty irrelevant to me. Even for those who do a higher mileage, I would suggest that when it comes to calculating the cost of running a car the rate of depreciation can be a more significant factor than the mpg. The rate of depreciation of XKs has tailed off, and I hope that they may even go up in value in years to come.

thanks Leo - great car and colour combo indeed!

I think there is an issue in trying to get Samsung phones paired.  It finds my brothers iPhone no problem.  May have to go over to the dark side that is Apple!

On 1/27/2017 at 4:54 PM, Jhdee said:

Hi Jon

Please find attached some photos of the boot cover. For some reason - posting the photos has turned them 90 degrees but I'm sure you'll get the idea.

Photos 1 ~ 3 - General views

Photo 4 - Upper catch closed

Photo 5 - Upper catch open

Photo 6 - Lower support  - this is a rubber bung type item which just pushes into place.

Both catches are poor and tend to let the cover drop - they can be adjusted by tightening the screw to expand the rubber bung (difficult to describe but all will become clear when you see them)

 

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PHOTO 6

thanks for the photos Jhdee - very helpful.

I will see whether I can source the parts.

thanks Jhdee.

If you could take a pic of the boot cover - that would be handy so I can see what I need to buy.

Owners manual is great.

Thanks.

thanks for the advice Peter.

Joe, it is 4.2 and goes like the clappers

Hi Chaps, further to my first post a couple of weeks ago, I bought one!

Purchased a Jan 2006 XK navy blue with cream and wood interior (my perfect combo).

For the record, paid £11,500 - 80k on clock and full Jag service history (private seller owned for last eight years).

Extremely happy with it and my kids are happy to squeeze into the back.

Always knew running costs would be high - but 14 miles to the gallon (according to on-board computer) OUTRAGEOUS!

A couple of questions please:

I cannot get mine or my wifes phone to connect to the bluetooth (she has Apple and I have samsung).  The seller could not get his phone to connect too.  Interestingly, I test drove another XK before buying this one and tried unsuccessfully to connect my phone to that car.  Is this a known issue.

I am not sure what is missing, but you can see what I have loaded in the boot.  I guess some sort of "curtain" - any ideas where I can get one from

The car only came with one keyfob.  Seller says second one broken and will post to me.  Can these be repaired, and what is likely cost of repair/replacement.

Thanks for your help and delighted to be part of the family.

Jon W

Hi Guys, thanks for all your feedback and advice.  All very helpful.

It all rests on kids fitting in the back - will hopefully squeeze them in one tomorrow!

Will update with final outcome.

Jon W 

Hi Chaps, about to fulfill a lifelong (52 now) ambition to own a Jag - but really know nothing about the potential pitfalls and what to look out for.

Looking to purchase a 2006/2007 XK for about £14k.

A few questions if you can help out please:

1. have two kids (8 and 11). Will they fit/be comfoirtable in rear seats for shortish journeys

2. what little research I have done indicates a potential problem with air con drain leaks - how can I determine if this has or will be an issue

3. any other issues  I should be aware of (I have accepted high running costs)

4. Does anyone have any experience of Chilterns of Bovingdon (they are the nearest dealer to me).  http://www.chilternjag.co.uk/

Thanks and Happy New Year

 Jon W