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My XF S is luxurious; smooth; fast; and reliable but the main thing I like is the enjoyment of watching heads turn to look at it with envy.

Congratulations Big Al, well deserved :)

Wow I thought my list was long, but you have beaten that. Some lovely cars in your list I have to say, and some bring back happy memories of days gone by. I nearly went for the S Type diesel, but ended up with the XF, another beautiful car :)

Aston Martin DBS for me, Landrover Sport for the caravan and for my wife a new Fiat 500 that she has wanted for a while. :)

I must be in the 40% bracket then ! :)

Hi Alastair, and Big Al - Hoooray!

Thanks so much for all your encouragement in contacting Jaguar. I did just that, they sent a very pleasant reply and have given me a credit note for the full amount of the repair which I can use at any jag dealership. So I am very pleased indeed. It will go towards my next service of that you can be assured.

Once again thanks for your support

Rgs Paul :)

Yes, I think it should become legal. I have spoken to a traffic cop who said they already often turn a blind eye to 80mph and are really after those doing 90 mph plus.

Hi all

I have now had my leather seat repaired by an amazing speacialist. They have done a marvellous job and you could not tell it had ever been damaged.

If anyone is interested go to http://lhcupholstery.com/

Or write to Dale at dale@lhcupholstery.com

I would certainly recommend them.

Thanks for all your support and I will let you know if Jaguar do anything, but I doubt it. My main concern is that my pride and joy is back up to scratch.

Paul

Many thanks to Steve who very kindly removed the photo for me :)

Help.

Please can someone tell me how I can remove a photo from my gallery?

Thanks

Paul

Hi

Thanks, I am going to get the seat repaired by a specialist then I will write to Jaguar and see what they say. Will keep you posted.

Paul

ha ha ha

What I meant by "What Cheek" is that no one took photos of me looking at the cars !! They took photos of other people, but left me out ! I hadn't noticed it before ! LOL :P

Pasha I never know quite which way I am supposed to reply so have done both, glad we sorted that one as I would hate to feel you thought I was being rude. :)

oh right lol I understand now. Such a shame they didnt. Did you take any photos? :)

I would go for the tyre slasher (from Gold FInger Aston MArtin DB5) Some of the mad hair brains who overtake in ridiculous situations would get a surprise!!!LOL

After they saw the problem they said they felt it was probably wear and tear. I felt this was a poor show as the car is not even 3 years old yet.

I wonder if anyone else has had leather problems with the XF?

Paul

Oh Pasha I am sorry I was not trying to be cheeky or rude. I meant when I saw some of the photos of the cars I noticed some ladies in the photos looking at the cars, so I wondered if one of them might have been you. Please forgive me if you felt I meant something else, because that wasnt the case honest. :(

Hi

Thanks for all your interest everyone.

Just heard back from Jaguar and they wont repair under guarentee so I am getting a car leather speacialist to have a look.

Will keep you informed

Paul

Thanks for the info Pasha

Wow lovely photos, are you in any of them? I will look out for the next factory tour :)

In France they have disabled signs in supermarkets which say.....'Take my space, take my disability'

They have a point.

Hi

I did like the X-Type, loved the retro styling. Always imagined that one day I might be able to afford an XJ, but then they went and changed the design! :(

Have decided to drive through France as I know the first part of the journey well (ie as far as the Dordogne) But whenever we have done the trip it has been with a caravan on the back of my wife's 4x4. So this time it will be straight down in my car with no hinderences lol.

Hey the Jag Factory Tour sounds great do tell me more. :)

Hi Pasha

Yes I remember the Scorpio very well, a friend of mine had one. So well appointed with every gadget you could think of, I seem to recall.

Still I have to say I am a Jag man really and I am looking forward to October when I will be taking it down to Spain, its first long run.

What are you driving now? Is it the S-Type? :)

Hi Pasha

Yes, it is, in th early days I got bored with a car quite quickly, maybe cos I hadnt found the right one. I have to say though, that the XF is something else so will be keeping that a while ;)

How did you find the BMW? My son has recently bought the 3 series coupe and at the momment he loves it.

Paul

Hi

I had a similar problem some time back, the engine light came on but for no obvious reason, the car worked well. It turned out, believe it or not, that the battery in my remote was low. When I changed the battery, opened the car from scratch and switched on, the light remained out.

Just a thought.

Cars my wife and I have owned since 1974 to present day in order

Ford Anglia

Morris Traveller

Vauxhall Viva

Consul 375

Hilman Minx

Renault 10

Ford Cortina Mk 3 estate

Mini 850

Ford Capri

Triumph 2.5PI

Triumph 2000

Escort Mk 2

Cortina 2.3 Ghia Mk 4

Rover 2300

Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia (loved this one)

Honda Civic

Fiat 128

Peugeot 104S

Rover 216 Vitesse

MG Montego (Beautiful but fast)

Lada

Volvo 240 DL Estate

Suzuki SJ Jeep

Suzuki Vitara

Swift Kontiki Camper Van

Skoda Favorit Estate

Skoda Favorite hatch

Volvo 240 DL Estate

MG Metro

Volvo 850 GLT

Fiat Uno

Suzuki Swift

Suzuki Baleno Estate

Suzuki Baleno GSR Hatch

Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7 V6 (Wife loved this one so much so she bought another identical!!!)

Hyundai Coupe 2.0 SE (Took 10 years off me! so bought another later)

Jaguar X-Type (My First Jag mmmm)

Suzuki Alto

Hyundai Coupe 2.0 SE

Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7

Hyundai Getz Turbo diesel

Jaguar X- Type 2.0D

Jaguar X - Type 2.2D Auto

Jaguar XF (My favourite car to date)

For dates & photos please go to link: http://paulhoad.com/photos.htm

Hi Soraya

Thank you very much for getting back to me. I will take the car back to the Jaguar dealer and see what they say. If they dont help I would very much like to get in touch with your repair chap. Does he come to the house to repair or would I have to go to him?

Paul