Bad car news on my birthday

Dart2050 · 14th July 2016, 22:10

Well I guess I shouldn't have booked it in for MOT on my birthday, but in hindsight I should have not bought it at all.
Talking about my Jaguar X Type SE diesel estate which failed MOT quite spectacularly this week. Dreaded rust got the seat belt mounting belts and emissions work was the worst and most expensive to fix. Sold to a trader today and have mixed feeling about that. 8 months ownership and £2k down the pan.
On a more positive note I now have more time to continue improving my 75 Connie and my recently acquired little MGF.

Astraeus · 14th July 2016, 22:16

Sorry to hear that mate. Funnily enough my most spectacular waste of money was a Jaguar too. A 4.2 XJ6. 1983 plate bought in 1989 at £2999 and got £600 for it 9 months later

How stupid did I feel after that! It was a lot of money to lose.

Learnt a bit by it mind you....

Chris

Si-monogram · 14th July 2016, 22:22

Yep same here. X type diesel on a 05 plate. Weird issue at 50 with engine stutter. New turbo, new sensors, new clutch, full service and £2000 later, even jag couldn't find the fault. 5 months we owned that and lost nearly £3000 on the car.

Mickyboy · 14th July 2016, 22:26

Sorry to hear what's happened to you mate, far to many of the X-type diesels seem to fail on emissions,but what is real bad is how unreliable they seem to become, and on your birthday it's not good,

solarsailor · 14th July 2016, 22:57

Not a nice birthday present at all. Love the S Type but there's no estate version if that's what you need. Never been a fan of the X Type though as, after all, it's just a Ford Mondeo with posh clothes on.

coolguy · 14th July 2016, 23:04

I have owned both X and S Types - I have sold both S Types, but still have 3 X Types, due mainly to their wonderful handling as 4 wheel drives. Yes, my newer one rusted, but the oldest (one of the first 100 built) is as clean as a new pin. I think it's just one's luck.

clf · 14th July 2016, 23:09

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Originally Posted by Dart2050

Well I guess I shouldn't have booked it in for MOT on my birthday, but in hindsight I should have not bought it at all.
Talking about my Jaguar X Type SE diesel estate which failed MOT quite spectacularly this week. Dreaded rust got the seat belt mounting belts and emissions work was the worst and most expensive to fix. Sold to a trader today and have mixed feeling about that. 8 months ownership and £2k down the pan.
On a more positive note I now have more time to continue improving my 75 Connie and my recently acquired little MGF.

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Originally Posted by Si-monogram

Yep same here. X type diesel on a 05 plate. Weird issue at 50 with engine stutter. New turbo, new sensors, new clutch, full service and £2000 later, even jag couldn't find the fault. 5 months we owned that and lost nearly £3000 on the car.

I feel both your pain. At least you had them starting! lol. I though I was doing it right, did a lot of research in 2010, got a beautiful '05 X Type SE, full service history, ex Vodafone company car, receipts for everything including tyres and £1000 for an instrument binnacle - a common issue I read. So I thought it was all sorted. 3 months after I got it, wouldnt start. Car sparks didnt want to know, Just shy of a grand (with the invoice showing, I kid you not, ''3 tie wraps, and a quantity of electrical tape'' - apparently a dodgy loom at the front) at Jaguar, who concluded it was a fuel issue, and would take £3k to put right! They reckoned a previous owner had put red diesel in and damaged the fuel system. It had been recorded a few years earlier on their system that red diesel and filings had been found in the system.

Jaguar forums back then were pretty much useless, at least with with the 75/ZT there is an amazing support network here.

SCP440 · 15th July 2016, 04:43

I feel your pain with the X type, this is the reason they are so cheap. They are bad news in the trade at the moment especially diesels. I know of what on the surface appeared to be a great car with a very low mileage diesel owned by an old couple that had been trouble from day one, in the end they Part ex it against something else and it went from one trader to another for a year as it had so many issues.

If you can find a 3 litre petrol and the sills are sound I suspect that will be the one to keep, smooth and better than the sum of its parts if you know what I mean? The big problem even though it is Mondeo based most parts have been modified so they don't fit and they you end up paying silly money. A rear wheel bearing for example is more than twice the price and a Mondeo one will not fit.

keithst24 · 15th July 2016, 16:36

yeah I've suffered the rotten Jaguar syndrome too, S Type which looked stunning until you looked underneath...........rotten everywhere......

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lost about a £800.00 but did keep the Plate which is now on Bumble

and will never buy a car that has spent its life on the coast lol......you live and learn.

olliesgrandad · 15th July 2016, 16:43

Always secretly fancied an X type

not now

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Astraeus Regional Secretary North Scotland MG ZS Exclusive 1.0T Auto 2022 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tayport Posts: 5,754 Thanks: 1,676 Thanked 1,855 Times in 1,058 Posts	Oh dear Sorry to hear that mate. Funnily enough my most spectacular waste of money was a Jaguar too. A 4.2 XJ6. 1983 plate bought in 1989 at £2999 and got £600 for it 9 months later How stupid did I feel after that! It was a lot of money to lose. Learnt a bit by it mind you.... Chris

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keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	yeah I've suffered the rotten Jaguar syndrome too, S Type which looked stunning until you looked underneath...........rotten everywhere............... lost about a £800.00 but did keep the Plate which is now on Bumble and will never buy a car that has spent its life on the coast lol......you live and learn. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

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Si-monogram Banned MG ZTT TYPHOON 180, PPD 75 CDTI 160, METRO 1.3 A+, ABARTH TURISMO 595, MG ZS V6, 75 duotone tourer Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Kenilworth Posts: 1,498 Thanks: 448 Thanked 405 Times in 284 Posts	Yep same here. X type diesel on a 05 plate. Weird issue at 50 with engine stutter. New turbo, new sensors, new clutch, full service and £2000 later, even jag couldn't find the fault. 5 months we owned that and lost nearly £3000 on the car.

14th July 2016, 22:57	#5
solarsailor Posted a thing or two 75 Saloon 1.8T Club SE Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Colchester Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 87 Thanked 653 Times in 344 Posts	Not a nice birthday present at all. Love the S Type but there's no estate version if that's what you need. Never been a fan of the X Type though as, after all, it's just a Ford Mondeo with posh clothes on.

14th July 2016, 23:04	#6
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,902 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	I have owned both X and S Types - I have sold both S Types, but still have 3 X Types, due mainly to their wonderful handling as 4 wheel drives. Yes, my newer one rusted, but the oldest (one of the first 100 built) is as clean as a new pin. I think it's just one's luck.

15th July 2016, 04:43	#8
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,508 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	I feel your pain with the X type, this is the reason they are so cheap. They are bad news in the trade at the moment especially diesels. I know of what on the surface appeared to be a great car with a very low mileage diesel owned by an old couple that had been trouble from day one, in the end they Part ex it against something else and it went from one trader to another for a year as it had so many issues. If you can find a 3 litre petrol and the sills are sound I suspect that will be the one to keep, smooth and better than the sum of its parts if you know what I mean? The big problem even though it is Mondeo based most parts have been modified so they don't fit and they you end up paying silly money. A rear wheel bearing for example is more than twice the price and a Mondeo one will not fit.

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