A Week Into XJR Ownership
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A Week Into XJR Ownership
well three weeks of ownership, but my first week of using the car everyday.
It's a 2000 X308 with 149k miles on the clock. A few big bills in the recent history (timing chains and tensioners are the ones that leap out) and seems a smooth, quiet replacement for my SAAB 9-5 Aero.
A couple of issues have reared up, i. the radio is old fashioned, even though it's an Alpine Premium and replacement seems difficult to fit, and ii. having spent half an hour looking at the back of said radio, the car wouldn't start.
Put the battery on charge and about an hour later, normal service was resumed, but given that wintery, cold weather is on the way I've ordered a new battery from Battery Megastore, so could be £85 well spent.
It's a 2000 X308 with 149k miles on the clock. A few big bills in the recent history (timing chains and tensioners are the ones that leap out) and seems a smooth, quiet replacement for my SAAB 9-5 Aero.
A couple of issues have reared up, i. the radio is old fashioned, even though it's an Alpine Premium and replacement seems difficult to fit, and ii. having spent half an hour looking at the back of said radio, the car wouldn't start.
Put the battery on charge and about an hour later, normal service was resumed, but given that wintery, cold weather is on the way I've ordered a new battery from Battery Megastore, so could be £85 well spent.
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Welcome to the forum Milowokie,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link XJ XJ8 / XJR ( X308 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
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Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow this link XJ XJ8 / XJR ( X308 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
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Enjoy the forums.
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