Hi,
As you can see I,m new to x-type ownership, and to this forum, I'll visit the newbies section in a minute and introduce myself, but this noise is concerning me.
I've just bought a 2008 V6 3 litre estate sport version with 110K miles on the clock, full main dealer history, last serviced in March.
On the test drive i did notice that the ride was a little firm and sometimes rattly, especially from the rear, but put this down to a few things, hard suspension, road condition and possible worn suspension components, other than that the car drove quite well.
Since driving it a little more I've noticed that I'm getting a clonking type noise when I pull away, and then again if I'm going up hill and change from 1st to 2nd, I must say it's not all the time, but it's just as though there's slack somewhere in the drive shafts/joints etc and you're just taking that slack up when pulling away.
It's booked in with my trusty local guy this week, but would be helpful if anyone has had this problem before, or, is it one of the quirks of the 4 wheel drive jag drive-train, and something you live with.
I might add that I bought the car privately.
Cheers.