Vanquishman

How did you get on with your 16's?

I use metallic T cut and thats always done the trick very well.

I love my Jag. I've had V8, and I6 Bimmers, and a supercharged SLK Merc as my 'luxury' sector motors. Very nice indeed and i still like them but i love my Jaguar. It's in a different league altogether. I feel very special driving it and it always gets lots of nice comments. On the subject of service history i agree that OEM is not the be all and end all. When i was looking for my cat i wanted the 2.5 awd petrol, manual but a 2.0 came up and ticked all the boxes i required (rigidly), and so i brought it on: condition, fsh, sensible mileage, then the petrol and manual criteria as these were non negotiable wants for me. Take your time, there are loads out there and go try a few. You'll get a better idea of what to look for. Good luck and show us your lovely new cat once you have got it.

Nice choice of Jaguar Sir. Not that i am biased or anything... I was looking at those leapers and fancied one for mine but i was going to put it on the panel opposite side to the X Type badge. However, this area is not flat. I may order them and practice bending the spare one to shape first. If this works i shall fit the other on said panel. Not sure about the Mazda above but nice eye candy

That is truely frightening and I am sorry to see what you faced. I must admit i tried the best i could to poke about the sills and underneath of mine at purchase but it's a hidden killer. I would do the same as you and pay to get mine repaired should i ever have to. Once it's been welded and protected then you should get many years no problem. Ironically, i sold a nice Mk2 MX5 to get my Jag and they all have sill issues that can creep up. So i am no stranger to this but sobering photos all the same.

They're nice mate. Set your car off well. Let me know how you get on and what you decide.

Where in Essex are you Ray? My folks are Ipswich way and i am down there quite a bit. Also, what style are your 17's? Condition etc?

I am liking this. Thanks for the info.

So i am going to keep my 16's? I want 17's. Please explain the dynamics here as i am happy to swap mine for a nice set of 17's

Hows yours after the remap mate?

Thanks chaps I love it and have since sorted both my speakers and fogging issues. Speakers seem to be okay now i have off set the balance and fade. This has resulted in good sound and so it was worth fiddling about with. No need to do anymore to them now as a result. Best thing is its no longer a fogger. I brought a wiper arm removal clamp and so have finally been able to take the cowl off. I used some small snips and removed some mesh to get my fingers at the air circulation door. Then i opened it and stuck it in place to the inner roof with heavy duty tape. Popped in a new pollen filter for good measure and now i hardly need aircon at all (let alone the air blower). The windscreen and windows stay crystal clear. The upshot is i can enjoy the car without having to fiddle about and my mpg has gone up by 3mpg combined and i am noticing that at the pumps. Result. Next job is sort my wifes mx5 hood and vandal damage by pikey scum to her bonnet but after that its 17" original jag alloys for my car. I dont mind the wheels it has but they would fill the arches better. I still find myself going to our kitchen window to look out at my jag and i am so happy with it. As we do when out in the mx5 i always wave to other xtypes but we need to educate some owners into responding. I think these cars will gain appreciation as people cotton on to how good they are and a universal wave shall result. Anyone reading this lets get that happening.

Hi Peter, i view them as cruisers but having said that my 2.0 petrol (manual) does seem pretty light and direct. I can only assume this is to the weight decrease of not having the AWD system. But i can throw it about a lot and it's only failing to me is it's FWD but it's such a lovely piece of kit i can live with that. Performance is not bad but mpg is poor.

Hello mate, congratulations on getting your Jaguar. X Type is so underated which makes them a great buy used. Prices are stupidly cheap for them (as i think the 230 SLK Mercedes) but people who are smart will cotton on. Any photos of it to post?

Wow. I am feeling the pain of petrol.

At minus five degrees i had this problem yesterday morning. I sprayed anti freeze into all the door catch mechanisms and it cured the problem for me. It is frustraiting that Jag did not fit an overide switch to turn off the interior lights.