alexjfrost1969

Dear Peter Thank you very much for your help. Yes, I think that the 2.2 diesel engine is superb: it pulls like a train. The best I could glean from my other research was that the "facelift" model was introduced in March 2008. This is why I am baffled that my late September 2008 car appears to be pre-facelift. Looking at photos online, it seems that one of the big clues is the presence or lack of a turn indicator in the wing mirrors and bumpers. Mine does not have those. By the way, this is not the first time I have joined the club. Here's my last Jag. I built it from a bare shell and 14 tea crates of parts.The arrival of children meant it had to go but I still miss it. Alex

Morning all A few months ago I bought a 58 plate X Type Estate from a main dealer, as a stop gap after my last car was written off, before my new car arrives at the end of the month. I paid about 11K for it, which seemed to be broadly in line with what was being quoted on CAP and Glasses guides when I put the registration number in. I am now in the process of trying to sell it. I have put the registration number into CAP and Glasses again, and also it is advertised on Auto Trader using the information presumably pulled off the DVLA via its registration plate. The weird thing is that Auto Trader lists it as a 2009 model even though the log book clearly indicates that it was registered in September 2008. Several awkward conversations with potential buyers later, and I am completely baffled. According to all of the info I can obtain via the registration number, it is worth around £7,500. But I keep being told it is "the less desirable older model" as a result of something to do with the bumpers, and is worth £1000 less. I have attached a couple of pictures if that helps. I realised when I bought the car that I would take a hit when I sold it but for the car to be worth only slightly more than half what I paid for it, after 4 months of ownership, is nuts. Can anyone shed any light on this, please? I'd be ever so grateful - I am quite sure that the dealer did not deliberately stitch me up - even now it seems that every source I try is telling me that the car is something that it might not be - but presumably I have some sort of consumer rights if I bought something that turns out to be not what I thought it was...... Thanks Alex