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I’ve now had confirmation from work of our working hours for the next year, and so I’ll be getting the XE, will phone up and arrange it all tomorrow. So I will subscribe later and advertise my ZT here along with all the bits and pieces I’ve had stashed away. |
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Well, it's now been 2 weeks since I got the XE to replace the ZT, and it's already been back to the garage for some work! Luckily nothing major, just a sticky caliper, so they replaced it with a new one.
I still can't quite get used to the electric hand brake on hill starts, and I keep reaching to turn the non-existent ignition key to shut down the engine, instead of pressing the button, but overall its a lovely car to drive. A trip to York and back, 315 miles in total, saw me get 65mpg, best I ever got from the ZT was 49mpg. The £0 a year to tax is also a nice saving. It's not perfect, less practical as a family car, a little less legroom in the rear, the boot is smaller with more restricted access, and the seats don't fold down. But most of the time its just me in the car and its such a lovely smooth drive, but sporty when you want it to be! For me it's a perfect balance being a useable daily car like the ZT was, but with the speed/sporty feeling of my old Rover 25 GTi (and the colour looks similar to Tahiti blue). A few photos on my quick getting used to it drive when I picked it up, ended up driving round for nearly 4 hours: |
18th October 2021, 22:17 | #23 |
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18th October 2021, 22:20 | #24 |
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Very nice - really like the colour.
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19th October 2021, 06:47 | #25 |
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It's a strange thing letting go (or pushing out of the door) a car you've enjoyed for years. Usually there's an issue that makes up your mind. It may be funds, health or pressure from a partner. For me it was simple, wife and I both struggled to get in and out of the car. We had a limited budget but felt it obscene to spend wads of cash when our children could benefit from any surplus funds we accumulated. So we got an Astra 1.6. I love driving it and an RAC patrolman told me "We never see them" so yes, cheap and reliable. I look back with affection, but don't regret the swap.
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19th October 2021, 15:51 | #26 | |
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The ZT was lovely, but my experience of cars was limited to around 6 different models, a Citroen AX, Rover 25 and 400, Nissan Qashqai, Skoda Octavia, new MG ZS. The XE is a revelation in terms of smoothness and comfort, as well as being easy to keep at a steady speed, and is just a joy to drive. Don't think I'll be looking back |
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19th October 2021, 17:32 | #29 | |
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Generally, I don't understand the emotional attachment that some of you feel for your old cars. My approach is that once you've moved on, never look back. I can guarantee that things were never quite as rosy as people imagine afterwards. A modern Jaguar is as generic as a Mercedes or a BMW, if that is your definition of generic. Nothing else comes close in terms of style, dynamics and quality. |
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Then I test drove the XE an realised the ZT whilst nice, wasn't as nice as I'd convinced myself. And all the 'gimmicky' modern touches that I thought were pointless, are actually quite handy and make longer journeys more pleasurable. Since I got the ZT I always missed my 25. So far its only 2 weeks with the XE but I'm not missing the ZT and now I find I'm missing the 25 less as well. |
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