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Reassuring to know if ever they are needed ( Hopefully never tho' )

Joe Thanks for your advice re jacking the car by the sill seams ( I'll heed the warning ) Bought it on a whim and thought it was a good idea at the time. regds Frank.

Purchased a jacking point pad to aid the jacking of my XF with a trolley Jack, ( just in case ) Weather it would fit other Jaguar models I know not, but well worth checking out !

Thanks for the second battery heads up ( thought I was missing out ) My Spacesaver and associated equipment is brand new and unused, and staying like it !!! ( I hope )

Where i've fitted my Compressor, just north of the battery, there seems to be on a previous post picture a smaller battery fitted, what's all that about ?

Thanks Peter, I know, its knowing I know you know ! regds Frank.

Space saver " All Done " finally !!! The compressor I've fitted just North of the battery ( now wrapped in bubble wrap ) "just in case"

Peter / Jim Everythings crossed ! I've doubts about it being concluded on Saturday. i will post the total cost ( again I've told them I want everything, as it would have been if it had come from factory fitted, we'll see eh ) Thanks for your interest. regds Frank

£500, I wish !!! Went to collect my spacesaver today, oh dear again !!! Dealer offered to fit it for me, then found i've a sub in the boot floor so i need a host of other things for the wheel to sit on and above, besides the jack toolkit polystyrene holder. ( I did supply my Vin Number to identify my vehicle but alas eh !!!) The saga continues ! Saturday is the next instalment. When i came out of the dealership my vehicle was surrounded by dealership mechanics ( Sorry i meant Technicians ) They said they hadn't seen one of these before !!!

Peter where ever I decide to have the next service it will be booked well in advance ( couple of months in fact ) to assure I get a courtesy car ( my services will be based on the yearly basis as I won't cover the mileage, but again thanks for the advice regds Frank

Peter I'm surprised there isn't a "Jaguar Birmingham" for the servicing. I think its psychological on my part but I always have my vehicles serviced main agent ( i think it helps when i come to offload my cars to the next owner. i would certainly only buy a car myself that's been "Main Agent'd" but that's just me ) I appreciate what you'r saying re independent servicing and can't fault those who use them, but sadly not for me. ( I've still got 2 yrs warranty to run ) and so to eliminate any "Argy Bargy" with who's done what and where. I had a bad experience with stratstone Land Rover stourbridge ( But that's another story ) Regds Frank .

Peter Thanks again for the advice re parts, much appreciated. I don't think it'll be Listers when my services are due ! Might try Colliers ?? regds Frank

Went to collect my spacesaver and all the necessary from Listers in shirley to be told " They hadn't been ordered" hence the delay. so my first Jaguar experience with Jaguar has been a disappointed one ! There's a stratus grey RS for sale where I bought mine, HA Fox Nottingham !

Peter Mine too ( now ) regds Frank

Paul, Thank you for the photo of the space saver / Tool kit in the Sportbrake. The Space saver I've ordered is 19" ( jaguar claim the 18" won't fit over the bigger calipers fitted to my R S model, so I'm told ) and all the necessary ( don't really know what the necessary consists of until I collect it, Saturday now ) re torn between an A6 and an RS ? Drive an RS, I've come from a 5.0 supercharged Range Rover ( too many problems with it ) I'm loving every minute so far, You won't be disappointed i guarantee it !!! regds Frank.

Space saver and all the necessary is on its way as we speak ( collecting tomorrow)

Not unlike yourself, it's been loads of years ( hope we haven't spoke to soon ) since a puncture. Altho' I've Jaguar Roadside Assistance ( however long they take to appear I know not ) I didn't like the idea of being stranded by the roadside for the sake of being spacesaver-less ! regds Frank

Peter Thanks for the welcome. I've ordered a space saver + all the necessary from Listers in Shirley, should collect it tomorrow. ( For peace of mind ) There's no room for a full size spare wheel in mine, only just enough depth for a space saver I think, but thanks for the advice. My vehicle has different size wheels ( width ) so weather that's the reason the car came without a space saver I know not ( jaguar owned vehicle so assume it wasn't the price of ! ) yeah, give us a toot !!!

Jim Thanks for the welcome. No plans ( at present ) to change or do anything in the modification department ( but that itself could change ). Only had my vehicle nearly a month now and at present well happy with the looks and performance ! Time will tell. Only dislike so far is "The puncture repair kit" instead of a "Space Saver"

Three weeks into ownership of my XF RS Sportbrake and loving every minute, so far so good and hopefully may it continue.