Alan Prost Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Well just got this one for £250 notes, local guy struggled to sell it having been messed around twice on the bay, so managed the deal, it has a few problems being that it on occasion pops out of fifth but I have not as yet managed to replicate the fault, bit of a scrape on the rear wing, has current MOT and a lovely 149k on the clock. Give me something to play with for the time being.... Semi petrol station obligatory pic. Rump shot. Ebony and Ivory along with a bit of brown. Looks nice but no satnav DVD Will see if it's a cheap buy or a money pit, but for the money I thought it worth a gamble !! Bren, The Old Bloke Next Door, The Moog and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I think that's what you call "dropped on". Superb buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 good price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Bloody hell that's cheap for a facelift diesel. One of my neighbours swears by these - he's on about his 5th. He reckons the 2-litre is a far better bet than the 2.2. Alan Prost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Nice buy, great value it it these or s types that have”vulnerable” sills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, HMC said: Nice buy, great value it it these or s types that have”vulnerable” sills? Errr, both. PS: On a more serious note check the sills immediacamo. It will inform you whether you will be scrapping it when the MOT experies (not that it matters at £250). HMC and stephen01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1am Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Fantastic Buy. I had the later facelifted one as a company car and loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 £250! Bargain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Will have a mooch at the underside a little closer, first inspection (buying glance) it all looks sound, no rust on bodywork and nothing mentioned on MOT history, got a nice load of invoices so all the tyres are new and had a clutch dropped in @ 30 k back. Broadsword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Wow, wouldnt mind this myself. What a steal at that money. Scrap price being on the floor is good news for cheap motoring as just weighing in your half decent car is currently not the easy option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, CortinaDave said: Wow, wouldnt mind this myself. What a steal at that money. Scrap price being on the floor is good news for cheap motoring as just weighing in your half decent car is currently not the easy option I think the lockdown situation helped as someone had won it on the bay (at double what I paid) and then said they cannot collect and didn't pay. CortinaDave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Megga Barg, these are fine cars, i’ve Had a few X-Types. This is a nice spec as well, enjoy Alan Prost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I know you can't replicate the fault with 5th gear, but I would deffo check the oil level in the gearbox to be on the safe side. Alan Prost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I loved mine! Sills went crunchy on it though which is a weak spot on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Right had a good look under and we seem very solid.. Phew!!! Shep Shepherd, Craig the Princess, Broadsword and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Those look pretty nice, they corrode from the inside out so any blebs or blisters are likely to be full thickness rot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerNuttz Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Bargain and solid by looks of them sills. I've done a few sets of sills on these and they're usually rotten from front to back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, Lankytim said: Those look pretty nice, they corrode from the inside out so any blebs or blisters are likely to be full thickness rot. Having been trawling the Jag forums it seems the rust problems were rectified in 2004, not that jag fessed up to an issue but the drainage configuration was apparently altered, which may be why mine appear from underside and a MOTers type tap to be OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 So going to do the oil and filters, then to sort this one out on the cheap paulplom and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Nice looking motor. Can't really go wrong for £250! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 That is a lovely looking car with a great colour combination. EZJ = Eazy Jag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mrs6C said: That is a lovely looking car with a great colour combination. EZJ = Eazy Jag? Like that..... lets see if it is an easy one Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 The front subframe can rust on these too, but is hidden by the undertray so the MoT man can't see it. Nice looking car, my father in law in Aus had a V6 one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 Well I intended on doing an oil change today, except my local auto factor that is open won’t sell to the public so that thwarted that idea, so plan B, clean the EGR..... the old girl smokes a bit on start up and is then cleared as soon as you drive, hopefully it might help, if not it could be an injector. Having taken it off, I guess the is what 150k of soot looks like!! stephen01 and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Small update, car now runs well, I treat it to posh derv, also blew the budget on a front grill, which I prefer to the slatted one....... Sorted the SAT NAV disc, only one duff rear parking sensor to sort! paulplom, Sunny Jim, ProgRocker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looking great! Did you ever manage to replicate the issue with 5th gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 No, never had any gear problems and been using it as a daily, maybe but maybe not linked to the rough running pre EGR clean up, poss engine rocking the gearbox... who knows! Broadsword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Brucie bonus may be that the cats off these can be worth up to £200 dependent on the code on it, easily viewable from the engine bay and check for sold items on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Prost Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 The cars biggest fan is Max from Moldova, beats sitting on a plastic load liner in a Subaru ? Craig the Princess, Fat_Pirate, Anthony30 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Max is looking quite regal there Spurious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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