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Looks simply wonderful: Enjoy!

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Haystacks

Disappointing, but you were obviously right to walk away. You will know the right one when you find it!

White House

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It is sometimes a matter of mileage between services: A gap of a couple of years is not ideal, but acceptable to me if the car has only done three or four thousand miles in that time. Four years would never be acceptable. These engines are pretty bulletproof, so a fairly high mileage in a properly serviced car doesn’t necessarily point towards trouble, though it does tend to lead to greater wear on the interior and on suspension etc. In the 7+ years with mine the only repair was an AC condenser. Apart from that I needed a brake light bulb, an indicator bulb, new wiper blades, tyres and a battery, which are all consumables rather than faults. I have never owned a more reliable car.

I had my 2006 XK for 7 trouble free years, and sold it a few days ago at 37000 miles. It was perfect for me. In buying my focus was very much on condition: It had to be near showroom perfect, and absolutely everything had to be working. As soon as I saw it I knew that I was going to buy it! However, we are all different, so you may well have different priorities.

Thanks Trevor, and to everyone else who has responded with such kind words. We have a 58 kilo dog, so have always needed a large vehicle. My wife has a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso which has been a great car for the dog, and indeed for us too. We are in the process of changing it, and I did look at the Jaguars, but their load height is too high for the dog to jump in and out without long term joint damage, and really there wasn’t enough height for her (the dog, not the wife) to sit up either. They (and the vast majority of other SUVs) were therefore ruled out, and we are buying a Skoda Enyaq - so going all electric. That isn’t anything to do with the reason for selling my XK though: That was purely because it hasn’t been used for the two years since Covid began, and I didn’t foresee that changing any time soon, due to my damaged auto-immune system. It seems that if I get Covid there is a strong possibility that I will die, and that does make me a bit wary of mixing with strangers! That has put paid to the social visits to pubs and restaurants with associated pleasant drives, which was when we went out without the dog, so were able to use the XK. I know that I have done the right thing, but I do miss it like crazy!

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