Old Peter

Charlie, The Rover had a few bits that were very good. The carpets were really lush, but the retaining clips were of poor design. The adjustable seat supports on the front seats were brilliant as was the instrumentation with a proper clock rather a digital display. I did 122k miles with only a couple of minor problems with the K series V6. Peter.

That is goo news, Phillip. Could you post their name and address on the list of independent Garages on the Jaguar Owners Lounge which will be of assistance to quite a few local members. Regards, Peter.

I love my Jaguar S Type. Following the principle of never buying anything till it has been fully tested, I got an s type at the end of its production run. It is a great car. I bought a Rover Sterling 1999 plate at the very end of its production run, all the bells and whistles and kept it for eleven and a half years, Peter.

The Duke of Lancaster is the Queen, Charlie. We Lancastrians never settle for second best. Ready for dinner soon, just cocktails, dinner jacket and black tie, and Moules Mariniere, followed by potted Morecambe Bay shrimps with brown toast, tiger prawns and salad, washed down with a bottle of Pinot grigio, and after that a glass of mulled wine. We have to keep up standards! Peter.

Hi Trevor, On a close up of the picture I think it is an earlier model, but I have posted where it is on my car. Regards, Peter. PS, if we win the lottery I will get my wife one of those Mercs! Beautiful car!

Hi Peter, Welcome to the Club. Look on the driver's side on the left side of footwell at about knee height, and you will see it. Once found never forgotten! Let me know when you find it! Regards, Peter. PS. Our cars could have been next to each other on the production line.

My satnav on the touch screen is relatively basic, but I rather like it. I think that pressing the wrong butt can get you where you don't want to be. I took me the wrong way once in Leeds, but I do know the geography pretty well up North and in the Midlands -- in fact in most of the UK. Lancaster in a nice city -- the Duke of Lancaster owns it and quite a bit of the land around there too. The Duke is the only female Duke in the UK, and the title goes back to about 1066. as the UK didn't have Duke till then. Peter.

I don't have a name for the car, but my Satnav is called Doris --- she is very polite. My previous satnav was Imelda, as she sounded a bit like a stern Irish Nun. Peter.

My first car was a Triumph Herald in 1965 which died in 1968 of terminal rust plus electrical failures. I serviced it every 25k miles and it had 99k on the clock when I took all the good bits out and took the rest to the tip. I had been a biker before that and had one of the first 6 Honda Dreams in the UK, and also a Triumph T100 which blew up on what was then known as the Preston by-pass on the 12th June 1964. Peter.

Hi Trevor, I am thinking of doing that on my s type 2.7D when it goes in for service in May. I will need the ones with the small hole in. I have had several EGR warnings -- probably a sticky valve -- and I have usually cured by a blast on the A38. There is a spray at Halfords which apparently can clean the valves. I bought one but the blast cured it so it is still in the boot. Apparently all you do is get the engine up to operating temperature, remove the air filter and spray down the air intake. Regards, Peter.

Hi Archie, You can download one from the internet free, but if you can't find it via google, and if you have the touch screen, I can copy mine and send it to you. Regards, Peter.

123.9 pence a litre at my local Shell garage, Charlie. How can anyone afford petrol in Scotland at £118.9 a litre I don't know. I make sure that my longer runs are always for something useful -- visiting --- trips out for leisure etc. Peter.

Welcome to the club, Bob. I would try to google a site called "Classic Cars" and see what it throws up. Also I would try just to see what is out there by just a general enquiry ---- E Type Jaguar wanted ----- or words to that effect. Failing success try to convince you wife that an S Type 4.2 litre is one of the fastest cars Jaguar has ever produced. Regards, Peter.

Hi Trevor, Frank is probably correct. I was going to suggest a Terraclean which is rather good on diesels, and will give the fuel system a good clean. I had it done on my S type 2.7 D and it made the world of a difference. Regards. Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Trevor. Running rough could be quite a few things. What engine is in your car? Different answers for diesel and petrol up to a point. Regards, Peter.

Stanlow refinery have just upped production, Trevor, so you will be OK for petrol! Peter.

Welcome the club, Jon. I don't get on with electrical things, but there will be someone who does. If Kenny pops by he might be able to help. Regards, Peter.

H Samuel???? The Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham means that my wife does not even look in the window of H Samuel at all. It is well worth a visit for those in the West Midlands if you are looking to buy Jewellery. Peter.

You have made me think, Philip. The Human body is a bit like a modern car. Many of the moving bits can be assisted in their functions by the use of oils and spares being fitted to parts that are wearing out. But if the thinking parts start to go, you can't replace them --- that is the bit that is different. Peter.

That's an achievement, Trevor. I was brought up in the belief that the customer is always right, and especially when that customer has put down a lot of cash for the product. I have only had a couple of problems with main dealers, and when they got a bit obnoxious I would give them the gypsy's warning. When one didn't heed it I blocked the entrance to the dealership and went and sat quietly in his reception lounge, and waited for all hell to break loose. Which it eventually it just a bit after the police arrived to clear the traffic that had blocked the main road. Problem solved, they did the promised work on a 3 month old car. I then took the business from my offices away from them -- quite a few company car services and purchases and took the business to another main dealer ho wee wonderful. They might lend you an F type coupe. It looks good in white. A local footballer has one. Regards, Peter. Peter.

They are, Colin. I was looking for a E class some years ago, but they wanted silly money money. Peter. Is the car still under warranty, Trevor.

Trevor, Mercs are made by Germans, as was the Tiger Tank. Jaguars are made by British workers. Peter :)

Colin, Your s type is one of the early models and indeed, at that time the fastest production car ever made by Jaguar. There will come a time when your car starts appreciating in price as they stopped building them at the very end of 2007. There were not very many 4.0 litre s types manufactured and a lot of those went to the USA. I would be inclined to keep it, keep the paintwork nice and shiny and the bodywork straight and you will have a head turner in a few years. It is a pity that your garage didn't replace both tensioners while they had the chance. Track rod ends are not that expensive, and what you spend of keeping your tracking correct you will save on tyres. Regards, Peter.

Hi Colin, "One day" you will be surprised how great Jaguars are. Carpe diem! Regards, Peter.

Twenty years ago I had occasion to travel in the USA and while passing though Arizona I stopped at a small trading post in a place called Tuba City. I think it was called a city because there was nothing else within a 30 miles radius. I was introduced to a very wise old medicine man who was reputed to know everything, and I was invited to test his knowledge. So I asked him who won the FA Cup in 1968. He said, quite correctly that it was West Bromwich. I was amazed and went on my way. About ten years later I was travelling on the same road and stopped by a small lodge at the side of the road to buy some Navajo Blankets. I had just completed my purchase, when in came the old medicine man. I greeted him in the Navajo way by holding my hand up and saying "How". He replied "Jeff Astle scored 3 minutes into extra time, and the favourites, Everton, were never in the game as the West Bromwich Goalkeeper had a great game." I still have one of those blankets. Peter.