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15th April 2007, 23:19 | #1 |
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75 vs X-Type
There has been a lot of discussion across the various forums comparing the 75 and X-type, but I think that they all miss the point. Surely the Rover is for gentlemen and the Jaguar for dodgy car salesmen? Or am I betraying my age and prejudices here?
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16th April 2007, 07:13 | #2 |
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I don't think so
Jags seem to be the obvious choice if your succesful, whereas the 75 is a bit more understated. |
16th April 2007, 12:13 | #3 |
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Bernard - are you saying that the Rover is for the Gentleman, the Jaguar for the guy that sells a dodgy Rover.............
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16th April 2007, 15:25 | #4 |
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Worrying thing is by the time I sell the cdt it will probably be the alternative.
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16th April 2007, 18:45 | #5 |
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I quite fancy one next. I just wish they had a smaller petrol engine.
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Frankly I can only see the S-Type as being comparable to the 75. The Xtype is a poor second.
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16th April 2007, 19:18 | #7 |
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Before I got the ZT-T I took an x-type on an extended test drive.
I had a 2.0d estate for a day and put around 150 miles on it and wasn't impressed. Firstly the level of background noise was such that I couldn't use voice dialing on my mobile phone at anything above 50mph and at the end of the day the my hands were buzzing with the vibration trough the steering wheel. I actually quite fancied this car but I gave it back with an overwhelming feeling that it was actually a fairly poor car pretending to be something better. |
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Back in 2001, I was looking for a car that I could rely on to get me across the Peak District on a weekly basis, in all weathers. I ended up with an X-Type, the 2.5 V6 4WD model. If I hadn't needed (or wanted) all-wheel drive, I would have gone for the 75; In all other ways, I much preferred it. Now I'm living in snow-free (mostly!) Devon, I'm glad to be able to rectify the situation with my current ZT :-)
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