Hi, thanks for the replies.
There's a certain limit you reach with used cars though, ones that need endless maintenance and input. My previous Jeep was on stilts for the majority of the time I had it, and as much as I like working on cars, it misses the point of needing a daily. As I said before, I would have loved to have kept this to bring it right up to scratch, but there's way too many unknowns. Kudos to those who continue though, big time.
I was trying to get a lease to avoid all those issues full stop but my mind was swayed with this guys false claim of an ad.
Returned the car, just as I got it, cleaner in fact. It was manky inside before.
Dealer gave me BS against a refund, about it being a Sunday (it's 2017 mate, BACS works 24/7 regardless of it being a religious day of rest), that he had to get in touch with the previous owner (not my problem, my transactions with you not him), that he had to send it in to the workshop (not my problem anyway, I've asked for an entitled refund). All these brutal excuses being rambled again and again when all I was asking for is a straight up refund as it's within the 30 day sale period, the car wasn't as advertised (engine and brake issues that were omitted, as well as no 12 month MOT) and the car was returned as was complete with paper work and keys, no issue.
I just cannot believe there are people on the planet that have such limited perspective, aren't self aware, merely live to cause issue to others and embody the classically overplayed image of a dodgy car dealer. It's as simple as business can be, know what you're selling.
He's now continuing to make me wait on a report from his mechanic until he will 'talk to me further about a refund', whilst whatever comes back as wrong with the car is 0% my issue.
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Perhaps a rant not aligned specifically with Jaguar, but just the experience of the whole thing with a car as neat as that having been mistreated as much as it has been 'shakes head'.
To end, this guy's a pain in the *** but Jaguar X-type 2.5 V6's are quite enjoyable to drive for the most part. That's some power and grumble under the bonnet, forever classic.