Old Peter

Welcome to the Club, Matthew.

I see a similar car to the one you want parked in our road every day  --  in gold.  It does not look as good as the one I have seen in British Racing Green.

Enjoy your search.

Regards,

Peter.

We have had very strong winds here and the roof of my shed was blown off.  It landed on a BMW in the car park at the rear of my garden.

It could have been worse  ---  It could have landed on my Jaguar!

First, Welcome to the Club, James.

I had this problem in a Rover some years ago.  Not being an electric expert, I just pushed it in a bit and tried to jiggle it round.  It seems to work OK after that.

Anything cheap is worth trying first.

Regards

Peter.

When the engine is running just look in the display which sometimes tells you" passenger door open etc".

If there is no message there it might need a visit to a good garage.

There is a topic on "Independent Garages" and you might find one locally who does not charge the same labour charges as Jaguar.

Peter.

Hi Jonathan, and welcome to the Club.

Is there a message in the message display?  Is the car running OK?

If there is no indication of what is wrong a code scanner will be needed.  There are some members who know the x type inside out.

Regards,

Peter.

Glad it's sorted, Col.

I think my S type will probably be my last car  ---  unless I get another lease of life.

I used to come back home to Lancashire every other week throughout February to September to watch Rugby League, but this season my wife and family said I was getting too old to do an 190 mile round trip every fortnight.  It will be the only the odd match on a sunny Sunday from now on!

Regards

Peter.

Lancastrian in exile.

"I should have bought a Ford."

I have just done something, Josh, that you will be able to do tomorrow.

We had a deluge this morning followed by quite a lot of snow.  After lunch the sun came out and it became a lovely bright day.

My son wanted me to drive over to advise on his new allotment, so I did.

This is the bit you can do tomorrow.

Get the Jaguar off the drive and press the "S" button if auto, and get on to a nice stretch of dual carriageway [A38 to Lichfield, in my case.  Let the big cat have its head, without breaking the speed limit, of course, and enjoy.  

The car really likes to be driven rather than to cruise sedately, and with the diesel you have to get the second turbocharger into action at 2,000 revs..

Look forward to that!!

Peter.

Cheers, Phil.

Jaguar, playing up, never heard such ....... well ok, thats why i love them, its always a "challenge" when something goes **ts up with a Jag, keeps me on my toes!

 

Ill gladly help anyone if I can.

 

Regards

 

Phil

My car knows the way to Lancashire even though I left there for work reasons when I was 33.  Any problems with the fancy bits of electrical technology, I will be letting it take me up there

Regards

Peter.

Got another test drive on Thursday, can't wait!! I will admit I do feel like a kid at Christmas at the moment!! Roll on Thursday :)

I hope it is not too wet tomorrow,Josh, so that you can have a good test of the S Type you choose.

Peter.

I don't think so, Mike.

It certainly does not need to be reprogrammed on my S type.  There are full instruction on how to replace the battery in the key fob in the handbook.

You can even buy the batteries in the 99p Shop!

Regards,

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Alan.

Vintage S Type --  one of the first.

Good Luck.

Peter.

Welcome to the Club, Col.

It does look very like a new battery.  I have heard that when a modern battery dies, it dies quickly.

It could be worth taking if off and having it tested   ---   but they are a fair weight to carry.

My S Type had a new battery in 2012  --  when it was 5 years old.

Regards,

Peter.

I think the S Type is a future Classic car.  Reading some of the posts on this topic, I am not surprised at the comments.  I have an Indigo Blue SE with the 2.7 Diesel engine with 52k on the clock, and as long as I give it a long run once a month [which is fun rather than duty] I will not have problems with DPS.

There were only 290,500 S Types built --  and they were built just 6 miles from where I live.  The USA had 119,700 S Types, Canada had 5,425, Australia had 3,025, and Japan 4,150 and Europe had 43,000. The UK had around 55,000.  Other exports must be miscellaneous.  The site I found these figures admits to having approximations, as the figures were produces by Ford, but it, mostly it does show that the car was very well received in the USA, mostly in the 3 litre version.  No 2.5 litre  or diesel S types apparently never crossed the Atlantic.

When the car was first manufactured in 1999 there were 53,000 made and similar in 2000, but manufacture dropped off year by year after the x type was produced, with 2007 being the final year of manufacture with only 11,000 being built and only 4500 registered in the UK.

So will the S Type be a future classic? I think it will.  You either like the style or you don't, but whatever your preferences, you cannot deny that a well looked after S Type can be a head turner. 

Quite a few younger enthusiasts are buying Jaguars and enjoying the drive that they are experiencing, which is a good point in favour of the S Type being a future classic.

When I got my first Ford Escort MK 1 in 1971 [000459K] I never thought it would become a classic, but it did.

So why not the S type?

And welcome to the club, Phil.

You will be of great assistance to us Luddites, who can take apart  SU or Solex carburettors, and fit new shoes on to drum brakes, but who are rubbish with the electronics.

Peter.

An exiled Lancastrian.

Now Enjoy, Mike.  

Have some nice journeys round God's County!

Peter.

The local dealership has some very good offers on all models, Colin.  They wanted me to change my S Type for a more up to date model, but being almost 80, cash needs to be more in my back pocket at the moment than in a car dealers, and I enjoy my S Type very much.

Regards,

Peter,

Hi Trevor,

 

You're right, it's only a tonne and three quarters  :)  You should be fine!

 

Mike

With a full tank of petrol it would reach two tonnes, though!

Hi Mike,

My Samsung Galaxy Fame had a bit of a problem, it connected but refused to transfer the data from my SIM card, and I had to get a new card.

If yours is not pairing with your XF, it might be that there was another phone paired and it has not been deleted.

Regards,

Peter.

It looks very good, Graham.

I was behind an XK Couple yesterday afternoon, dark green with black wheels   --- it leo looked great.

You are right about depreciation. I bought an 8 month old Rover Sterling in 2000 --  2.5 litre V6, with very bell and whistle a 1999 car could have.  New it cost £27k, and 8 months later I paid £12500.  I kept it till 2011!

Enjoy your XK.

Regards,

Peter.

Update on the buying front:- I went to look at another 3 today, unfortunately not bought one yet as I am torn between two, however I drove one for the first time and am absolutely loving the 3.0l V6 power plant!!! I was somewhat taken aback by the performance and can't wait to be a "S" Type owner!! Got to make up my mind by Friday as I want one for next weekend. Fingers crossed!!

That's looking good, Josh.  Driving a Jaguar is an experience.

Peter.

The s type Diesel automatic is 1790kg  ---  nearly as heavy as your XJ, Trevor. 

Only aluminium bonnet though!

Peter

Interesting topic, as yesterday, getting out of the way of a police car with all lights flashing, I scuffed my nearside front alloy.  The good news is that it wa just the rime that was scuffed, it was the only wheel that had ever been really scuffed, and it was over the previous scuff.

Rimblades will do the job!

Peter. 

Looking forward to your news Josh.

And then some photos!

Peter