hello all,can you all advice please,now inc FS advert for you to look at.
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hello all,can you all advice please,now inc FS advert for you to look at.
Hello there,
Im steve from Nuneaton and i am looking to purchase an X TYPE 3.0 V6 Sport AWD.
It has done 104,000 mls with a manual gearboxand im wondering if anyone can give some advise on what i should be looking out for as it is my first Jaguar car,incedently it on an 02 plate and feel that will make a difference in the advice given to me somehow.
Thanks everyone for all your input.
cheers
steve.
Im steve from Nuneaton and i am looking to purchase an X TYPE 3.0 V6 Sport AWD.
It has done 104,000 mls with a manual gearboxand im wondering if anyone can give some advise on what i should be looking out for as it is my first Jaguar car,incedently it on an 02 plate and feel that will make a difference in the advice given to me somehow.
Thanks everyone for all your input.
cheers
steve.
#2
RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
104,000..... is that miles? If so I would suggest looking for one with less miles on it. The X-Type has a low resell value so finding one with less miles at a good price should not be hard. I have a feeling the one you are looking at has a low price on it. If you are buying it because you think "I can own a Jag for a cheap price" keep this in mind. The price of the car may be low to you. The maintenance on the car is not. if You buy one for $20k or $3k the cost to keep it going is the same. If you can not afford the cost of such a car I would not suggest getting it. It will just **** you off when something goes wrong and leave a bad taste in your mouth about the brand, which is the opposite Jaguar intended when making the X-Type. If it is an 02' and you still think this is the car for you then here is what I would look for: Hard shifting points (if it is an automatic), any noise coming from the transfer case, any clunking noise coming from the rear end, make sure the drivers seat does not rock or move, check the head lamps and make sure the projector lens does not bounce or move. That is all I have, I am sure if you do some searching on this site you will find everything you are looking for.
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RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
ORIGINAL: st3v3
Hello there,
Im steve from Nuneaton and i am looking to purchase an X TYPE 3.0 V6 Sport AWD.
It has done 104,000 mls with a manual gearboxand im wondering if anyone can give some advise on what i should be looking out for as it is my first Jaguar car,incedently it on an 02 plate and feel that will make a difference in the advice given to me somehow.
Thanks everyone for all your input.
cheers
steve.
Hello there,
Im steve from Nuneaton and i am looking to purchase an X TYPE 3.0 V6 Sport AWD.
It has done 104,000 mls with a manual gearboxand im wondering if anyone can give some advise on what i should be looking out for as it is my first Jaguar car,incedently it on an 02 plate and feel that will make a difference in the advice given to me somehow.
Thanks everyone for all your input.
cheers
steve.
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RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
This is the advert that im looking at,what i didnt say is the fella is looking to do a straight swap with my 03 plate Tdci Mondeo
And....this morning the fella tells me theres some "shake" at about 70mph????
anyone?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/822844.htm
more thoughts please guys??
steve
And....this morning the fella tells me theres some "shake" at about 70mph????
anyone?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/822844.htm
more thoughts please guys??
steve
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RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
yep its in mls so sorry for the confusion.
Ive actually just pulled out of the deal as after a good look round on here, it seems that if tires arent the issue causing vibration then it could only be the prop/drive shafts, so i called it on this one.
But im still looking around so any comments are still welcome
Ive actually just pulled out of the deal as after a good look round on here, it seems that if tires arent the issue causing vibration then it could only be the prop/drive shafts, so i called it on this one.
But im still looking around so any comments are still welcome
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RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
Hey ST3...........if you're lookin at the X you should be able to get some crackin deals as the resale value has plummeted. but what a car you'll get for your money......and the looks you'll get??
People will automatically assume you "have" money....lol.
If you can though try to go for an 04 plate as most of the teething issues will have been sorted by then!
Good luck
Jim
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RE: hello all and can anyone give me some advice please....
Steve, I would not recommend this car, att 104,000 Miles. If you said it was an '02 then for sure skip it. Like the guys said, the resale value of the car is cheap, find yourself a better one with less miles. Specially that you can feel some vibration that should not be there, I would step away from that deal and look into another one.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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