Broadsword Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 As I've been working my way through the semi-modern Jaguar range, I reckon I'm going to have to try an S-Type one day. In black this looks pretty good. I have warmed slightly to the look of them over the years. The 30+ mpg fuel economy sounds quite encouraging after the stuff I've been driving around recently. XK8 manages 17 in mixed driving, which isn't totally brilliant. The sound at WOT however, is... Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 the 30+ is cruise on a run - around the houses it drops massively. It is definitely a good looking car with presence and the black suits it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 I reset the trip on a short run last night 19 mpg! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I reset the trip on a short run last night 19 mpg!That’s worse than my 3.2 ! Worst I get from a tank is 26. It does look like a nice car though, what are the sills like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 That’s worse than my 3.2 ! Worst I get from a tank is 26. I am expecting around 25/26 mpg in general use the same as the Alfa 156. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Well petrol is cheaper at the moment - I saw 121.9 on Monday. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Well petrol is cheaper at the moment - I saw 121.9 on Monday. I filled the tank this morning and zeroed the trip. A short run locally this morning 23.6 mpg. Now the big one I have been sold a Pup! The cassette player does not work, I got out my Inspector Morse tapes as it only seems right and they won't slide in. All I can say is I put the slag in the Jag and gave her a fag! oh no that is Sweeney....... Edit - Buckingham Tesco £123.9 this morning richardmorris, Broadsword and fairkens 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Well petrol is cheaper at the moment - I saw 121.9 on Monday. I've seen £118.7 in Doncaster. Should* pay for itself to drive up to fill up... richardmorris and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 I filled the tank this morning and zeroed the trip. A short run locally this morning 23.6 mpg. Now the big one I have been sold a Pup! The cassette player does not work, I got out my Inspector Morse tapes as it only seems right and they won't slide in. that's because its the wrong cassette- an s-type needs Midsomer Murder tapes, any f00! kno that! richardmorris, Six-cylinder, Tadhg Tiogar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Scrap it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Having boasted to rml2345 that both my new cars were in fine working order I immediately broke the S Type Jaguar before he got to me. I went to fit Osram night breaker bulbs because the headlights were so poor and found the headlights both flopped around on there leveling adjusters. A fix on you tube was to add a screw to act as a manual adjuster which I have now done, but while main beam is lots better dip is little different. I had noticed with the lights off the headlights showed some cloudyness but with the lights on they are terrible so I will have a go at polishing them over the next few days. jumpingjehovahs, Mrs6C, RayMK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 If you go back a long way in my Notes you will find that I had to araldite one of the core plugs on my E Type to get it home 6 miles, the car has sat out of use ever since and now the summer is over I decided to tackle it. I asked a mobile Mech I use for Citroens to tackle it as it was going to involve getting under the car to get the starter motor off to change the entire right hand side set of core plugs. Unfortunately he managed to push one of the small ones though into the water jacket and was unable to retrieve it. I bought a small magnetic pick up tool and some very small super strong rare earth Neodymium magnets which I thought I could drill a hole in, screw it to a junior hacksaw blade to slide into the water jacket and grab the core plug. The new pick up tool broke trying to get it into the water jacket so I had a go making a pick up tool using a rare earth magnet. I tapped a centre punch on one of the magnets and it exploded in a flash! I have never seen anything like it. I had some other magnets on order with a hole so I was ready to wait for them to arrive. Mrs6C got interested at this point and decided to have a go at retrieving the lost core plug and has succeeded! richardmorris, Joloke, Mrs6C and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Neodymium magnets are very brittle. As you've found! Just becareful with the fragments. Breathing in or swallowing can do a lot of damage inside you. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I’ve told you before, men sit around and talk and try brute force and women come along take a look and fix things. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Not very Autoshite but I have had it 36 years. richardmorris, dome, sporty-shite and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 That looks lovely and well done you for having the bravery to fix it. If I dropped something inside anywhere on any engine, I’d be panic stricken for at least a week Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Not very Autoshite but I have had it 36 years. ...said mrs6c about her man! Ohdearme and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Neodymium magnets are very brittle. As you've found! Just becareful with the fragments. Breathing in or swallowing can do a lot of damage inside you. That's what fillings are for, to catch bits of errant magnets. DSdriver, Ohdearme and Mrs6C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 ....Mrs6C got interested at this point and decided to have a go at retrieving the lost core plug and has succeeded! Presumably those tweezers she's handling aren't for plucking eyebrows.... Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Presumably those tweezers she's handling aren't for plucking eyebrows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 that's because its the wrong cassette- a Jaguar needs Chas n Dave and Al Murray tapes, any f00! kno that!I EFA The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 That S-Type interior definitely shows how much they were hoping for it to be a hit with the US market doesn't it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 God that interior of the S type takes me back - press day Brum Motor Show 1998, me and a colleague sitting in it thinking it was awful. Whilst I quite like the S type now I still think the early interiors are horrible. Rover got it so right with the 75 and Jaguar got it so wrong. I think the Rev BJ once said it looked like what a Hyundai designer of the period would do if instructed to design ‘an old British car dashboard’ over a weekend, and that about sums it up. Facelift cars have much better dashboards, both in style and quality. Anyway, sorry to moan all over your latest car purchase Chris, enjoy it! alf892 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 ...said mrs6c about her man! shes not that old (creep - crawl) Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 drumsticks shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Not very Autoshite but I have had it 36 years.wheres the mk10 or mk 7 at or alvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 shes not that old (creep - crawl)You're just after a go in their new Allegro VP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 You're just after a go in their new Allegro VP.*pukes into mouth (sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Some progress on the E Type today, core plugs fitted, carb jet diaphragms fitted and inlet manifold refitted and of coarse the backward step one of the heater hoses is falling apart and as it has different sizes on each end I have had to order a replacement. Oh well next week now before any more will get done........ Edit - in case you wondered why we have only done 2 out of 3 carbs today it is because I had already done the other one. It was pissing fuel out, fortunately it was the only one you can get to with the carbs in place. Skizzer, DeeJay, Broadsword and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 For anybody who thinks I should be ready to part with the Jaguar S Type, GET LOST! oldcars, mrbenn, Coprolalia and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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