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When the lock motors fail will the door neither lock or unlock or does it just affect one of the operations? Presumably the alarm still activates. I’ll be getting an XF soon and I’m a little concerned that I could end up with one or more doors not locking properly and, due to the scrotes that are known to try car doors on the off-chance they’ve not been locked properly, I could end up having my car opened and rummage through. Am I best just to check every door every time I lock it?

Thanks, Tomato. I appreciate the detailed explanation.

It now looks pretty much a certainty that I'll be getting an XF Sportbrake around late August/early September so I was re-reading through this thread and the useful info you all provided me (thanks again for that) but this service plan could be perfect for me so would you mind sharing a bit more info on it please? I've no experience of these at all.

I read somewhere about making sure certain hoses have been replaced with ones with better connectors but not found much detail as to what this specifically relates to. Sorry but please can any of you shed any light on this?

Thanks for all this info. I much appreciate your time and imparted knowledge. I’ve never thought about service plans before but that seems worth a look! Thanks for the advice.

Great info, especially the bit about the interval for the cambelt changing from 10yrs to 7yrs. thank you. Is it the same for the 3.0L do you know?

Thanks for the info both of you. That's really useful. Can I just confirm are you saying that I can expect to pay around £1,200 for a service AND cambelt, water pump, aux belt and fuel pump belt altogether at an independent Jag garage? The 1st time I read it I thought you were saying £1,200 just for the service (I hope that's not what you meant as that pretty much writes off me owning one of these stunning cars!). I'm planning on doing the servicing myself anyway like I have done on my cars in the past.

Hi, all. After several years of having use of a company vehicle I am soon to become a car owner again and it's the XF estate that I am interested in. I'm after a Sportbrake (that is the estate model isn't it?) but not sure if the 2.2d (200bhp over the 160bhp methinks) or 3.0 V6 diesels are for me. I'll have a look at a few in person and see what I think but please can I ask what things I should watch out for/be wary of and what big jobs need doing at what intervals so that I can check that when looking though service history and negotiating on price? Is it just the cambelt that is a big/expensive job? Thanks in advance.