Saw this post in another forums ont his site, thought it was cool.

What are 3 things you love about this car, and 3 things you just hate?

 

Nice thread
I don't have an X Type but still being an Jaguar Fan and proud owner I think I have to put my oar in ....So let's see what we have in the book lol
3 things I love :
1-Overall Image from Jaguar
2-Design
3-AWD option

3 things I hate :
1- FWD (glad 2.5 and 3 liter don't use this non sense )
2- Rust issues as far as I can read on the forums
3- Relabelled Mondeo image

 

On my LWB XJ..
Like
1)Rear entertainment keeps kids quiet
2)Acres of room
3)All the extras
4)20" Alloys
5)Common favourable comments when out and about
5)Bi-Xenons (nothing to do with gay or straight)
Dislike
1)Injector problem
2)Grey area with warranty items
3)B Pillar affecting vision slightly
4)Size when parking
5)Brake dust
On my ex X-Type
Love(d)
1)Cranberry seats
2)AWD..sure footed on wet motorways etc
3)Ambience
4)Reliability
5)Upgraded ceramic brakes and discs
6)Quads
7)Lack of brake dust with EBC
Dislike(d)
1)Economy (knew when bought though)
2)Dealer servicing costs
3)Original front grille
4)Shocking OE brakes
5)Crap headlights

 

Three things i love

1, awd, canadain winters make this a nessacity
2. looks, and comfort
3. Its a jag, love there design, on most cars anyways

thing i hate
1. lack of aftermarket parts
2. not fastest jag built, or the quickest
3. riddled with rust problems, and other problems

 

Love
1 Not many in my part of the country and Sport model is rarer still
2 AWD in winter
3 Sport mode

Hate is such a strong word so, I'll say dislike
1 Can't fit two sets of clubs in the trunk without dropping the seats
2 Need a bit more horsepower
3 "Filled for life"

 

the filled for life

 

Love:
1)3.0 Sport with Manual Transmission
2)AWD
3)Just over 6 second 0-60 and 30+ mpg average
4)Everyone loves the car, including me
5)LOADED Sunroof, Nav, premium sound, sport package, The auto leveling xenons
Hate:
1)That the previous owner scuffed up the factory 17s but I love my aftermarket rims
2)$100 for a stupid reverse sensor
3)the loud beep the stereo makes when it flips a cassette
4)how much the audio connectivity module is for ipods/aux input
5)systems with the factory nav should have a back up camera installed

 

yeah i have a 2.5l, i don't get 30mpg, i'm gettn getting a miracle with just 20.6

 

Love
Aruba wheels and balanced look to the design
Thumb wheels on the steering wheel for the sound system and cruise control. Very clever!
Carbon fiber/alcantara (I'm not a big wood guy)
Performace with the 3.0 liter manual in summer AND AWD for a Wisconsin winter!

Hate/Love Less
Weak orange color to the gauge indicators when the lights are on. Should have a stronger backlight to them, They look washed out
Cheap LCD displays. For a couple dollars more they could have put something in there that looks better, Not the best place for a cost compromise in my opinion.
Weak design of electronic door locks

Other than that I love the car. To me it is just a great looking design. I love leaving work and seeing it waiting for me as I walk up to it, especially when it is clean and it's sunny out. Had the car about about 8 months and 12000 miles and one winter and I still enjoy getting in it every day.

 

same here, the lcd does appeal to be cheap, tobad theres no after market for it

 

THE WORST! One set in the trunk, one in the back seat.....a small tradgedy.

 

My last X-Type was a 2.5 manual and I averaged around 25 mpg. My current is a 3.0 manual and I'm getting over 30 mpgs.

 

im doing something wrong, or my car is

 

Ok here goes at the risk of being called "sexist"! My X's Pros/Cons:
Pro:
1)She's a woman, curvy and beautiful.
2)She's comfortable, and well appointed
3)She's got power, measured though and 4wd!
Cons:
1)She's demanding for maintenance due to short sighted engineering.
2)Plastic parts fail quickly!
3)Too few of them sold to have the after market parts others have.... however rarity is always nice too

 

Likes
(1) Heated seats. luv em!
(2) thumb wheel music controls on the steering!
(3) Wood appointments inside look really nice compared to the cheap looking competition.
(4) Eye catching styling, and rare compared to the number of bimmers/lex/benz all over the place.
(5) get the 09 grill! Its like having a new car, seriously.

Dislikes
(1) Under powered. Not a big deal because I didnt buy it to race from light to light.
(2) I will eventually upgrade suspension to something a little firmer (too bouncy).
(3) back lights arent very stylish, and I think the arden conversion looks tacky.

 

Not sure how big the clubs and bags are, but I routinely am able to fit at least two sets in the trunk without putting down the seat.

Stunna, 30 MPG with a 3.0 liter? Is that according to the display or did you actually measure when you fill up? Is that overall driving or on a highway cruise? Either one I would be very skeptical.

 

The measurements for my 3.0 sport were using the trip computer for the 3k miles I've had the car. My 2.5's 25ish mpg figure was averaged while owning the car 50k miles and I followed the trip computer after doing math on multiple occasions yielding the same result. Ill do the math on the next couple tankfuls and let you know what I get with my 3.0 but I'd say 75% of the time my trips are less than 8 miles with half that being 35 mph speed zone.

 

wow.....

 

I cant even fit 2 bags in my S Type with the woods and driver still in the bag. Granted I have more clubs in my bag than PGA rules, but still.

 

Stunna, I would be very interested to hear what you mpg is measuring it by the miles you drove vs. the gas put in. I know my display is off about 2mpg or so. If you are getting 30 in the way you are driving my hat's off to you. The best I can get when mostly city driving is about 24 and that's not gunning it, doing skip shifts and being in 5th as much as possible. I'm not a fanatic about the mpg, but if there is anything I could do to improve it I'm all ears.