Old Peter

Hi Dave,

You do notice the mileage per gallon difference when you change from petrol to diesel.  A caveat, however, is don't let the tank get too empty.  If it does run out of fuel, there is a page in the owners manual of what to do, and having read it, I look to fill up my S type when the range gets below 100 miles as a restart seem a bit of a pain.

The trip computer on your car will tell you the miles done, the range, the mpg, & the instant mpg.  I check mine after every trip!  

Cost of filling up usually comes in at £70 + --  my local Shell filling station sells its diesel at 134.9p a litre.

Regards

Peter 

Hi Matthew,

I think all the remote controls have contacts, rather than switches.  One of my key fobs that came with the car had worn buttons and I was able to buy just the set of buttons on eBay for £3.50  ---  a bit exorbitant for a small piece of rubber, but it does stop my son from opening the boot instead of unlocking the doors.

A bit of WD40 on the locks themselves might do the trick.

Regards,

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Ashley.

A nice bunch of Jaguar owners post here.

You must always remember that wheels and tyres are very important parts of any car, and unless you are certain that you can get the rim repaired properly it might be worth getting a new one.  It could also be worth having the other rims checked before making any decision on replacement.

I live only 6 miles from Castle Bromwich, the main Jaguar factory, which built my S Type. Your X Type was built in Halewood, 100 miles away,  coincidentally 6 miles away from where I was born.

Enjoy your Jaguar, nice colour too, the same colour as mine.

Regards,

Peter.

Going down to Weymouth last summer I got 46.1 mpg from my 2.7 Diesel s type. Mostly at 68mph to ensure that the second turbo charger didn't cut in. Coming back with a busy motorway and driving a little bit quicker I got 37 mpg which is about normal on a longish run [over 25 miles].  I can normally get circa 40 mph on a run over about 70 miles, which I consider pretty good.

Peter.

I think that I will make an enquiry with the very helpful guy down at Halfords, Mick, to see if he get BFGs at a decent price.  Otherwise I will be looking to come over to Peterborough.  The best price for Pirellis I can get round here is about £205 a corner.  City prices!

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Neil.

There are quite a few experts who will be able to assist you.

I just enjoy driving these wonderful iconic cars.

Regards,

Peter.

That seems a good price, Mick.  I have had no problems with the Pirellis, but they do get some criticism at times from users.

I have had a look around on the internet but can't find a dealer near me that seems to want to sell them.

The plus point for me at the moment is that all five tyres are in good nick.  Halfords have offered me a free tyre check which I will take up before my MOT in June, and I will make some enquiries of them.  The guy who runs the local Halfords is a good bloke who will tell me the best price etc.

Peter

Welcome to the Club, Bernard, and enjoy it.

I do believe that there are kits that can be attached to the headlights of any car to make the headlights conform to conform to RH driving on the Continent.

Just as important is to ensure that the car carries the requirements of the countries you are going to visit, such as a warning triangle and a fire extinguisher, inter alia.

Regards,

Peter.

I have heard that when the battery is starting to fail, the less important things are the first to go wrong.

Peter. 

Hi John.

I have had the same problem  with my s type  2.7 diesel  ---  Handbrake Malfunction  pops us on the message centre, and the procedure I followed was not dissimilar to Trevor's suggestion.  I did post something about a week or so ago, and the solution I came to was to disconnect the battery for 10 minutes as it had happened before. Then do all the other bits when the battery was connected again.

My ultimate solution would be having a switch on the dashboard to reboot the computer when this happens.

Regards,

Peter.

My Rover was a Foreman's Friend, Mick, destined for the MD of a big Rover Main Dealer. He kept it for 8 months and then changed to a Rover 75.

Friday night cars and Monday cars are the ones to avoid.

The two Jaguars I have had are the best cars I have ever driven in 50 years of driving.

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Simon.

Similarly I had a Rover Sterling 2.5 Auto for 11 years till I changed to an X Type 2.5 AWD.

The Rover was a passengers car, but still a good drive.  The Jaguar is a real drivers car and far more fun to drive.

Regards,

Peter.

That looks like a nice clean car, Mick, and I can see why you recommend that dealer.  And the Petrol 2.5 litre seems in good condition too.

Some people don't like the 2.5 litre Jaguar but one of my friend bought one from new in 2000 and has still got it without anything serious going wrong with it.

And when your read this Dave, let me know as I am less than a hour away from Derby. I can even take you up there from Birmingham.

Regards,

Peter,

I think I have got it, Trevor, via I cloud.

I will let you know how I get on.

Peter.

Looks great, Trevor, but I don't seem to be able to get the App on my Macbook pro.

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, David.

I really enjoy my S Type, great to drive, and surprisingly good fuel consumption.

I had a 2.5 Litre Rover Sterling for 11 years and struggled to get 30 mpg.  When I had a 2.5 Litre petrol X type I could get 35mpg on a steady run, even though it was a heavier car than the Rover by 200 kg.

There are a lot of very knowledgeable Jaguar owners on this site who are very helpful.

Regards,

Peter.

Hi Dave,

I have looked at the biggest of the main dealers [stratstone Jaguar] and they have 6 pages of X Type but nothing under £4800.

Piston Heads will give you a big selection as will Autotrader, and they will also give an indication of whether it is a private sale or trade.  With a mechanic in the family you will be able to follow the excellent guidance from Mick.  The biggest "MUST" is always have a good look at the car you like best and see the service history, make sure there are two keys and the Owner's Handbook.

Let us know how you get on.

Regards,

Peter.

Welcome to the Club,Young Adrian.

You will enjoy your Jaguar --  when I got my first I was told i would never buy another make.

Regards,

Peter.

Hi Mick,

I think the reason for the price difference is because the front ones are often the first to need replacing.  It is all about making money.

Regards

Peter.

Hi Dave, 

I have had a look around and apart from the odd gripe "Jaguar main dealer couldn't find out what it was " etc, most reviews speak very highly of both 2.0 litre and 2.2 litre diesels.

There are complaints about boot size, and that the estate is not big enough for a genuine estate.  Contrary to that, the saloon boot is one of the larger boots for Jaguar of that era, and some reviewers praise the load capacity of the estate.

Basically I would look for a car with a full service history, that is also clean and well looked after and as low a mileage as possible, although I have seen some with well into 6 figures that are still going strong.

My X Type was a one owner car after a year as a Demonstrator, and that owner was very picky  I was very sorry to see it go. Stolen/carjacked.

So I would look for a good looking car that has been well looked after and in which everything works, with a proper spare wheel, and if you can get one from a main dealer you will get a warranty.

Regards,

Peter. 

Welcome to the Club, Dave.

I had a 2.5 L AWD Petrol X Type and it was a great car.  I could get 33mpg on a long run.

But the diesel engined X Types are really economical in comparison, and if you do long runs you will get well past 40 mpg.

Regards,

Peter.

Hi Andy,

Have you checked the rubber seal round the windows?  A piece of kitchen roll inside the rubber seal could give an indication of water ingress.  The other possibility is water getting in at the bottom of the doors.  I have had a teaspoonful in on the passenger side.

Regards,

Peter

Hi Jeremy, and Welcome to the Club.

I had the same message "Driver's side rear light failed",  so I did the usual - I tap with the palm of my hand on the light cluster   ---  which did not work.  I changed the Bulb and the message went out.  I would also add that when the message centre said the light had failed, it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't.

Regards

Peter 

[Exiled Lancastrian]

My wife is a real scouser,  with no discernible accent at all, Trevor, the ones in Devon are refugees.

A lot of Liverpudlians put on the thick accents, as do Yorkshiremen and Geordies who call it "taakin proppa".

Regards,

Peter.

Born and lived only 11 miles from Liverpool and lived there for 32 years before emigrating to Wales where I had been working for 5 years, and commuting daily.

I know the city very well and can tell what area people come from.  For instance, John Bishop has an accent that he is putting on as from a small child he lived in a small town called Middlewich which is in-between Northwich and Nantwich.

Regards,

Peter.