Old Peter

Hi John. Curiously, I have heard of rodents making a meal out of a Jaguar before. It was also from a JOC member, a young lady from the USA, who was refurbishing an X Type that had been sitting around inside an outbuilding for a couple of years. It appeared that mice had got in and found some stimulus from the electrical wiring. I think Jaguar ought to fit mouse traps in vulnerable areas Peter.

Hi Andrew [both]. It is not always quiet!! With regards to the "buzz" I have never come across that, although I have come across some gurgles from behind the dashboard. I had a Rover Sterling 825 for 11 years -- a great car but rather a passengers car than a drivers car, and there is a huge difference between Rover and Jaguars. I have only owned one estate car, although my wife also had one years ago, and for some reason they both had rattles from the luggage compartment. I sometimes wondered if there were rattles in saloons but you could not hear them in the cabin. With regards to the silicone cleaner applied -- the dealers just want it to look clean and tidy, - I would give it a wipe over with white spirit and then apply some leather care product, and see how it goes. Regards, Peter.

I looked around for a long time when my wife wanted to replace our venerable 1999 Rover Sterling with 125k on the clock and owned from only 8 months old for almost 12 years. I eventually came to the decision that it had to be either the Mercedes E Class or the Jaguar S type. I eventually finished up with a x type, as I could n't find the right E Class or S type. I agree with Kenny that the new A class seems to be a cracking can for a second car --- but, Trevor, the new Jaguar XE is coming out in a few months and if ordered now you will have it for Easter. Peter.

Hi David and welcome to the Club. I know the roads that drive on, as I used to work at the Steelworks in Shotton when it was a big works, and lived there too. Before emigrating to Derbyshire and then here in the Midlands. The Jaguar is a great car to drive, but I have not as yet ventured into the very sporty models, and being a very young 80 I am probably not likely too. Jaguars are very well made and surprisingly economical driven properly, not boy racer style. Maintenance costs are not high if you do as Trevor says and find a good independent garage that will not charge you about £125 an hour labour costs. Genuine Jaguar parts can also be obtained which are not too expensive. A lot depends on the car that you want to buy, and if you look around there are plenty on the market, and some at very good prices. The X Type is a very nice car - I had an All wheel drive SE 2.5 litre petrol, which was a gem that someone stole, and I went for the car that I drive now , an S Type 2.7 litre Diesel which is quite fast as well as quite economical, the engine being the result of a Ford and Peugeot partnership. The same engine went into the more modern XF, later uprated to the 3.0 litre Diesel which the XF now has, and does appear to be very popular. Tyres should not be a great problem, but it is important to stick to top brands, and properly aligned with the right pressures will last a pretty fair length of time --- my car runs on Pirellis which cost about £160 a corner if you shop around. A lot does depend, of course on the wheel size, as Jaguars of the same model and have wheels between 16" and 18" on the same car and you see a few with wheels up to 20". All you will need to convince you about Jaguars is a test drive. You don't need to be a rich man to drive one, and an old pensioner like me is not unique in the Club, so jump in, have a good look around and then enjoy the experience. Regards, Peter.

There is a good word to use sometimes. It is "no". Peter.

Hi Syed, and welcome to the Club. I would be inclined to check out a terraclean service. It can be very beneficial for diesels. Regards, Peter.

And welcome to the Club, John. We are a friendly club, good information and a great exchange of experience, amongst other things. Regards, Peter.

Hi Luke,, I would have popped over for a couple of hours had I known earlier that you were planning a trip into the Midlands, but I had made other arrangements for today. But enjoy the day and the drive across. It is great for us Jaguar lovers to see some young men enjoying cars like the S type. Regards Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Bob. Great to see experiences being shared. Some advisory warning come on , then go off. I too am mystified. But you can still enjoy the Jaguar experience, Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Marc. It is a friendly club, and the members do share quite a lot of experiences as well as expertise. Regards, Peter.

I know nothing about superchargers other than they make cars go faster. The experts will possibly be able to help. Peter.

I have actually never been there, Luke, but I did research it for a meet and it looked good. I looked for an S type and got his one while enquiring about another. It had not been advertised. Regards, Peter.

I tried to orgnaise a meet for the 5th October at Gaydon -- Car Heritage museum -- but there was little interest. I wil try again for Easter. Peter.

Hi Luke, I use v power every other fill up or so. I never use supermarket fuel after my EGR valves were getting sticky after 3 or 4 fill ups of supermarket fuel. The trip computer tells me that my tank holds 525 miles when worth of fuel after 200 or so miles [how it knows that I don't know]. I am advised my my mechanic - I have used the same one for years - that a performance car and deserves the best fuel. In my motorcycling days I used to use 100 octane on one of my bikes, and it performed really well. No speed limit in those days and 120 on the bypass [no motorways, either] was exhilarating. Regards, Peter.

I tried to locate the sensor, but the diagrams I found were all for petrol engines and my S Type is a diesel. From what I can see/guess, it ought to be able to come away without any fluid loss. Peter.

Hi Keith, I have found that when the weather is cold the cabin will heat up quite quickly and the engine less quickly, but as soon as the cabin reaches the required temperature the engine quickly reaches its normal temperature. This must indicate that it is working correctly, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Luke. I hope you enjoy the club. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Roy. I would be inclined to change the bulb. It it is dim it is failing. I hope you enjoy the club. There are lot of friendly people to exchange information with. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Gary. Try Adamesh for the missing K. I will be disappointed if they can't do it. Enjoy the club, inspire of the Grumpy Old Gits on here! Regards, Peter.

I will try that tomorrow, Trevor. I have quite nimble fingers as I played First Oboe in an Orchestra [quite a good one, too] for 6 years, till the person who owned the instrument wanted in back! Too skint to spend 6 months wages on a new one. Peter.

Hi Keith, P157 of the Owner's Manual gives the information you need. Assuming you have not got a manual I will give you a précis of what it says: AUX HEATER: DIESEL ONLY. This aids in warming the engine and the car interior. It is integrated int the cooling system and is automatically switched on or off depending on the coolant and the ambient temperatures while the engine is running. It is possible that vapour may appear from the front of the vehicle for a short time plus a slight smell of diesel. NOTE: The Auxiliary heater will not function when the climate control is switched off.' I don't know how to check it or if it is working but I guess that if it isn't a message will appear. Regards, Peter.

Trevor, About 1995 when Murdoch/Sky pumped a lot of money into Rugby League and determined the league format, he determined that the teams should adopt the Australian nomenclature, but it wasn't de rigeur, and some clubs refused, such a Hull FC, St Helens, and Hull Kingston Rovers. It is believed that the Vikings came up the River Trent, got a whiff of the chemicals in Lancashire and legged it over the Pennines to Widnes. There is some validity in the Vikings name for the Club. I have never seen a Rhino in Leeds, though, a Wolf In Warrington, or a Giant in Huddersfield. Regards, Peter.

And this is why I Like Kingston upon Hull

Just got back, Paul. Temperature normal and fan cut out when I switched off the engine. Peter.

I like Kingston upon Hull.