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I had my car parked across the road as I was cleaning my driveway. I noticed it's a really good looking car. The lines are pure Jaguar. Yes, it's a trumped up Ford (not my words). But I still get a lot of looks as I drive around Central Florida.
I still take a second look at mine after walking away from it. I agree.........the lines are classic!
Originally Posted by flyrr100
I had my car parked across the road as I was cleaning my driveway. I noticed it's a really good looking car. The lines are pure Jaguar. Yes, it's a trumped up Ford (not my words). But I still get a lot of looks as I drive around Central Florida.
Pretty, yes. But it's not a trumped-up Ford regardless of how many auto journalists (who have never driven one) say so. Are there Ford parts in it? Yes. Are there VW parts in a Bentley? BMW parts in a Rolls? (Yes).
Spending a lot of time looking at your Jaguar (and looking back at it after you park it) is perfectly normal behaviour for a Jaguar owner.
I never get tired of looking at my 04 Burgundy X-Type, some time try to find a flaw details or lines, couldn't find one, you can do the mod to the way you want, but it's not because a flaw. It's a modern classic.
I had my car parked across the road as I was cleaning my driveway. I noticed it's a really good looking car. The lines are pure Jaguar. Yes, it's a trumped up Ford (not my words). But I still get a lot of looks as I drive around Central Florida.
Well, in that case us humans are just simply trumped-up chimpanzees ? After all, 98% of our DNA is shared with them.
Its the other 2% which makes all the difference !
Yes, the X-type does share a floor layout with the series IV Mondeo - which is probably about the best 'ordinary' car Ford has ever made - and also the LandRover Freelander and RangeRover Evoke. But . . .
Body panels, trim, interior, engine options, transmission, wheels and many other parts are different. Commonality exists in some of the braking, suspension and electrical components. Not necessarily a bad thing as that brings down the cost of replacing them.
The X-type feels quite different on the road, too, with comfort, handling and performance all being improved over the Mondeo. Most Modeos are front-wheel-drive while most X-types are all-wheel-drive and that accounts for a good part of the differences.
Basically, the series IV Mondeo is a good car but the X-type is an excellent car.
Great looking car. I loved my X Type and thought it was the perfect entry into the Jaguar family. Had some punk at an AutoZone make a snide remark when I had gone looking for something or other a few years back "You do realize you overpaid for a Ford?" he said. I just raised my eyebrows and shook my head. Served me well for 15 years
It is a beautiful car, and if you ever need parts for it the junk yards are full of them, Not saying this as a put down. Parts for my 1995 Jag VP are hard to find, Not many in the junk yard. So enjoy and drive your Ford Jag with pride,
It is a beautiful car, and if you ever need parts for it the junk yards are full of them, Not saying this as a put down. Parts for my 1995 Jag VP are hard to find, Not many in the junk yard. So enjoy and drive your Ford Jag with pride,
But have you given thought to WHY the junk yards are full of them?
It's a Ford Taurus, frame ect. but still a beautiful Jag.,
If you are being serious here, I have to ask: where ever did you get the idea that the X-Type is in any way related to a Taurus? The X-Type was designed and engineered by Jaguar, not Ford -and yes, the engineers did specify some basic Ford elements under the skin (some of which were also shared with Volvo) but anyone who thinks that this Jaguar is merely a dressed-up Ford has never driven an X-Type. Or, such a person actually believes what auto journalists who have never driven one and have never learned the authoritative history of the X-Type have repeated ad nauseam - along with the myth that the X-Type was in any way a failure...with almost 400,000 built this model can hardly be called a failure.
I think the X-Type was more related to the Contour (Mondeo) than the Taurus. But, so what. At the time it first came out it was pretty technologically sophisticated, at least in the V6 engines. Was pretty powerful for the time as well. Hard to believe now that 227 horsepower was considered a lot. However, this design is 20+ years old by now. After the first year or two they became very reliable. However, after a less than stellar rollout the damage was done and by then Jaguar was not the most healthy financially and didn't continue to develop the car. Then the financial crisis hit and that pretty much did it in. On the plus side, all that glom and doom made it incredibly affordable. I remember buying my 2005 in 2008 still under warranty and it was $13K for a pretty much loaded car with everything except navigation. LOved the car and it was super reliable for the 120K miles I drove it. Still miss it and hope it is still on the road somewhere.
People talk about these like they are still new cars. Most of them are like 12-15 years old now. ANY car that vintage will have things that need to be addressed. I still think they are a nice design and have aged well.
I've owned maybe 25 cars in the last 35-years, of those cars (90% were either BMW's or Mercedes'); The black/ivory '95 XJR (with 18" Penta's) that I owned, and both mine and wife's X-Types that we now own are.. How do I describe... Well;
"When Janet's driving her X-Type and I'm driving mine (or vice versa) on the same stretch of freeway at the same time, and I see her.. My thoughts are "stunningly beautiful", both my wife and our X-Type's".
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