Had mine up on the jack trying to see if I can work out what is bent. Can't see nothing obvious, car is sitting half an inch lower on the nearside than the offside, hoping its a bent shock. Going to nip it into the garage who does my MOT's and get them to have a look.
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Those were the days Stewart: bodywork made out of quarter inch boiler plate. My eldest brother restored an Anglia, in the ‘sit up and beg’ style, the post war descendant of the Ten. Absolutely minimal bodywork required.
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I found the source of the front end suspension knock on the X-Type I picked up at the weekend. I like it when my suspicions are correct. I like it more when I'm right about stuff and the required parts are nice and cheap - in this case anti-roll bar bushes. I like it even more again when it's so clear to see that that is in fact the source of the noise 
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The steering gaiter is also quite an easy fix, but it will mean the track rod end has to come off. Usually I can be fairly accurate in marking and counting the turns to put steering back together fairly well. The car currently tracks straight but with the steering wheel a couple of degrees left which irritates me so I'll get a 4 wheel alignment done. I've found X-Types can feel somewhere between sloppy and reasonably peppy depending on alignment, with most being what I'd call "indifferent". A lot of the bushes on my new car look like fairly young rubber but I think the dampers are old, and tired dampers which don't damp the springs properly do not make for good handling cars (a fresh set of OE dampers at around 65k on my other X-Type were transformational - people don't notice the continuous degredation of their dampers usually, and don't usually replace any until made to at an MOT when they are deemed dangerous), but I can address that a bit later.
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The steering gaiter is also quite an easy fix, but it will mean the track rod end has to come off. Usually I can be fairly accurate in marking and counting the turns to put steering back together fairly well. The car currently tracks straight but with the steering wheel a couple of degrees left which irritates me so I'll get a 4 wheel alignment done. I've found X-Types can feel somewhere between sloppy and reasonably peppy depending on alignment, with most being what I'd call "indifferent". A lot of the bushes on my new car look like fairly young rubber but I think the dampers are old, and tired dampers which don't damp the springs properly do not make for good handling cars (a fresh set of OE dampers at around 65k on my other X-Type were transformational - people don't notice the continuous degredation of their dampers usually, and don't usually replace any until made to at an MOT when they are deemed dangerous), but I can address that a bit later.
Today was the 4th Anniversary of my purchase of my lovely X-Type Sport Premium Saloon. I celebrated by giving it a nice wash with Autoglym QuikRefresh after tea and then drinking some beer.
Mileage at purchase was 57,273 and the mileage today is 66,718. I saw it reach 66,666 on the way back home from The Midland Railway at Butterley.
I've had the brochure and November 2007 Price List for some time now but never got round to pricing up what I think the car cost new. Since it's a special day, here's what it may have cost. The date of manufacture was the 22nd of February 2008. I don't have the build list, so the Optional Features are on the basis of what I've seen and used in the car.
That £29,670 excludes 12 Months Vehicle Excise Duty (£145 in November 2007), delivery to the Jaguar Dealer premises, first registration fee, number plates and fuel. With the indicative On The Road price for the car (without the Optional Features) being quoted as exactly £28,000 assume that lot cost the princely sum of £720 including VAT, taking the estimated total cost to an impressive £30,390.
I paid £4,995 for the car, including VAT at 20%.
To paraphrase David Bowie, depreciation is in your head so forget your head and you'll be free.
Mileage at purchase was 57,273 and the mileage today is 66,718. I saw it reach 66,666 on the way back home from The Midland Railway at Butterley.
I've had the brochure and November 2007 Price List for some time now but never got round to pricing up what I think the car cost new. Since it's a special day, here's what it may have cost. The date of manufacture was the 22nd of February 2008. I don't have the build list, so the Optional Features are on the basis of what I've seen and used in the car.
| List (£) | VAT @17.5% (£) | Retail (£) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 litre Diesel Sport Premium Saloon | 23,217.02 | 4,062.98 | 27,280.00 |
| Optional Features | |||
| Metallic Paint (Liquid Silver) | 425.53 | 74.47 | 500.00 |
| Xenon Headlamps with Automatic Levelling | 382.98 | 67.02 | 450.00 |
| Jaguar Premium Sound System | 544.68 | 95.32 | 640.00 |
| 6-Disc Luggage Compartment CD Changer | 306.38 | 53.62 | 360.00 |
| JaguarVoice | 374.47 | 65.53 | 440.00 |
| Total Cost | 25,251.06 | 4,418.94 | 29,670.00 |
That £29,670 excludes 12 Months Vehicle Excise Duty (£145 in November 2007), delivery to the Jaguar Dealer premises, first registration fee, number plates and fuel. With the indicative On The Road price for the car (without the Optional Features) being quoted as exactly £28,000 assume that lot cost the princely sum of £720 including VAT, taking the estimated total cost to an impressive £30,390.
I paid £4,995 for the car, including VAT at 20%.
To paraphrase David Bowie, depreciation is in your head so forget your head and you'll be free.
Possibly so.. but you mates passat was and still is very, very boring to look at.. unlike an X-Type...
Well, after some chainsaw massacre in the back garden, I had many rubble sacks of timber and foliage. Who needs a van when you have an X with folding rear seats? Could’ve got still more in but I’ve got to make a second trip to t’tip anyway to get rid of some boughs and the old faithful lawn mower that sadly died beyond economic repair.
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Yep, all the doors and boot shut👍 Could’ve loaded the front seat but Missis W wants dropping off at her Mams on route to the tip.
Yep, all the doors and boot shut👍 Could’ve loaded the front seat but Missis W wants dropping off at her Mams on route to the tip.
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