Hello, I am currently in the market for a Jaguar XF 2.2D. Both my wife and I have taken a liking to this vehicle and are considering purchasing one. However, I have a few inquiries that I hope someone knowledgeable about this model can assist me with. My budget for this purchase is within the range of £7,000 to £8,000. Would this budget be sufficient for acquiring a decent quality car?Upon my research, I have come across information regarding the gearbox being sealed for life but requiring servicing after 90,000 miles. I have noticed that the majority of the cars being sold come with a full service history. Will the servicing history indicate if the gearbox has been serviced or should I make arrangements for this maintenance regardless? Additionally, I am curious to know what factors I should be mindful of when assessing the vehicle and what questions I should ask the seller. Most of the cars I have come across have mileage ranging from 80,000 to 100,000 miles. Is this considered high?
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The gearbox service is not on jaguars service schedule but ZF recommend it. This scenario is true of most similar cars. A gearbox service is around £400 and should be done around 70k miles.
When looking at a car you should look for signs of water in the central junction box and the boot.
Test everything.
After buying you should apply the cheap simple fixes to avoid the above problems.
When looking at a car you should look for signs of water in the central junction box and the boot.
Test everything.
After buying you should apply the cheap simple fixes to avoid the above problems.
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I really wouldn’t go off MOT tyre reports. Low tyres are the only thing on my MOT history.I gained a lot of guidance as above before I bought mine 2010 3.0d Portfolio My only help would be this, when looking at MOT history tyres that are always on advisory tend to show an owner that neglects their car! A caring Jag owner NEVER neglects tyres period. Please also remember there are thousands for sale out there. A lot beauties but also tarted up dogs! Took me a few weeks and lots of searching but found mine owned by previous for 11 yes 11 years with fjsh and lots of paperwork. Yours is out there and good luck in your search. As an aside I was out shopping in Warrington years ago happened to walk by Warrington Jag Centre and saw a x350 on show. Would you like to sit in it sir said this nice man called Charlie2 weeks later it was on my drive. You have been warned. If only new Jags had the same "feel"
Sorry to ramble and kind regards Alan
Some of these are from MOT places trying to sell tyres and some are because a set of tyres are nearly a thousand pounds and I WILL get all the wear from them.
I doubt there are many better STR’s out there than mine.
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Congratulations on the new car.
Theres a couple of items to look into for preventative maintenance.
Firstly, consider re sealing the slam vents or replacing them to prevent water in the boot.
Secondly, the car is probably due a gearbox service. I’d consider changing all the fluids if you don’t have evidence of them being changed. Coolant and power steering too.
Theres a couple of items to look into for preventative maintenance.
Firstly, consider re sealing the slam vents or replacing them to prevent water in the boot.
Secondly, the car is probably due a gearbox service. I’d consider changing all the fluids if you don’t have evidence of them being changed. Coolant and power steering too.
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Be careful with some Chinese EBay sellers guarantees. When you contact them after say, six months, they ignore you and even if the same listing is still active eBay won’t do anything if it’s over the 90 days.
Either that or they say post it back to Guangdong, which will cost you more than £50.
Either that or they say post it back to Guangdong, which will cost you more than £50.
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