Hi there, my name is Michael. Ive always wanted a car from this marque but for reason of budget and/or fear I've never taken the plunge. I woke up one morning about a month ago and entered my very attractive ((Insignia) maybe I'm diluded but i see a tough of XF in them) but boring corperate hatchback and sitting in a sea of plastic and man made fibers, I thought maybe sonething older, more charm, more individual and more pleasing is what's needed. What to buy....an XJ would be nice, as if hahahaha.....a 3 Series charm? dare I say it individual? (that's even more amusing than getting a XJ and running it). A4 to German. Looked at a C180 but anyone who's ever sat in a pre 04 model will tell you that the instrunents have a retro feel to them, like stright replica out of a '43 Tiger and besides back to A4. What about a X-Type Haha oh my side hurts.....wait....why am I laughing? (diesel, scared of fuel cost (had a XR4x4 and econony wasn't its thing) and worry about AWD drive train failure). So I've been toying with the idea and looking at classifieds. Easter Monday was doing the seaside thing and drove past a dealer on the N-E coast line....and I almost did a emergency stop in the middle of tge road. There on the forecort was an X-Type and it looked stunning. On closer inspection, I've never seen a car of that age in that condition. There was'nt even a stone chip on it. 54 X-Type 2.0d SE, black leathet (want cream to go with the walnut) and no sat-nav but it looked like it came out of Halewood yesterday with delivery mileage (does have 68k on it BTW), turns out last owner was a Benz dealer. Looked at my '11 Vauxhall and thought this looks beaten up in comparison. That car is a work of art....It's a thing of beauty....and it's £3.8k. I don't want that car in my life....I need it. My brain is telling me not to be a fool, do not buy a 10 year old Jaguar for the love of god you idiot, my heart is telling my brain to shut up and my heart is winning this internal swabble. I want this car so badly it hurts. My mind....no sorry my heart is made up, I'm getting a X-Type and ditching the corperate dustbin. I want a car where going from A to B is an event rather than a chore. Sorry about tbe long winded text but I'll keep you guys informed because I'm getting one and also sorry I typed this up on my phone so if the gammer is wrong that's why.