Hello Jaguar Forum! I'm a new 2002 X-Type owner and I found your site a couple months ago while I was doing vehicle searches. I am amazed by the general comraderie on this site - I have not seen it at other places, and it was one of the things that convinced me to by a Jag for the first time. I've always loved the Jag style but being a unique European car it was always a concern about how to repair things reasonably. 'Unique' and 'Reasonable' usually do not go well hand in hand eh??

I'm from Michigan, born and raised and started my Jag search about 4 months ago. I finally found what I thought was a great deal down in Virgina last month and flew down to purchase it. What I wasn't expecting was the dealer to have falsified damn near every item on their ad! (No Joke!!) BUT, standing there on scene giving the car a once over and kicking the tires, I knew that all the issues I saw with the car I had alreadt read about HERE on your forum at one time before. I also knew that anything I might discover with the car later I would be able to get help with here too. That certainly helped me make the decision to buy the car there anyway, in spite of the surprise problems. It also helped me cheapen the purchase price!

I am now the proud new owner of a 2002 X-Type, BRG color, 5 speed Manual (I've been wanting a stick for YEARS). It's the 2.5L version but I'm not sure that .5L difference matters to me. It was the style and stick version that counted.

Thanks to you guys I already know more about this car and how to do many repairs on it, than I have since my first two cars in high school! What a great group! I have already swapped out my center console ashtray, radio stack, e-brake boot, windshield washer hose line, air filter and I have a rear wheel knuckle with my name on it for the next weekend. My last project after the wheel knuckle will be to chase the proverbial P0171 code down. But after already cleaning out the MAF [and discovered it was missing a mounting screw] I have a good sense of where to go from there. (o-rings, etc...) I'm having a blast fixing these things (for now I'm sure lol, time will wear out the honeymoon, but till then ....)

I'm a moderate DIY'er. I've done a few water pumps, head gaskets, alternators, drive shaft, brakes, radiator, wheel knuckle (again??) etc... on some of my early cars. So I do know the occasional thrill of knuckle-busters.

So thanks again!! I appreciate all the help you gave me (without even knowing you did) by reading all the prior posts about how to fix things. I'm looking forward to meeting y'all as I bring this '02 back to life.

Mark

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good intro and I'm glad to hear we could help you save some cash.

 

welcome aboard Mark, great to have an you here with us.

A fantastic intro, full of info.....thanks for sharing, the only thing missing was a pic or two.....get some posted up when you can.

Glad that we could help, although wew didn't know it as you say, lol.
Its what this forum is all about....no doubt you'll pay it forward at some point during your membership here....

Lovin the X type....had one myself a few years ago.....great rides and the AWD is awesome

Loads going on, plenty of very friendly and helpful members as well as some excellent tech advice......all good!

In the meantime I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site

 

Welcome Mark! Enjoy that car and the forums!

 

Thanks for the welcome - I'm looking forward spending time here making new friends and learning more about my (and olthers') cars.

Thanks again!

Mark

 

Welcome aboard Mark, congrats on the new purchase, ENJOY!

 

Great attitude mark and all that research paid off for you! You sound like you have more than enough experience to be a jag owner, and be steadfast and understanding with the x-type, she'll test your fortitude and patience from time to time.

welcome aboard!

 

Welcome!

 

There's going to be a Test???!!??? Oh crap! I hate pop quizes... and popped rivets... and popped tires... sparkplugs... radiator hoses... head gaskets... and anything else that goes "pop"... been there done that. Any chance of calling in sick on that, Matt??

Thanks for the compliments and welcomes everyone. I hope I'm not tested toooo much with her. Great to have these cliff notes here tho. I'm looking forward to Jagersizing with her for a good long time.

Mark

 

Hello Mark and welcome to jaguarforums.com.

Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.

Also, should you have questions related to your vehicle please post it in the section for your model year (MY) car. This way you will reach all the members that are familiar with your MY car.

 

You've made an excellent choice. Welcome to the forum. As you already know, this is the place for any answers you may need for those X tests. Enjoy!