First car, first Jag. I can see a pattern emerging here.
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This all happened quite unexpectedly; I temporarily moved away from my apartment due to renovations (having a balcony built seems to take a while), and realised that I need a car to get to work and back.
I was initially just looking for something with a bit extra power and 4WD, and after endless Subary Legacys and the occasional Audi I noticed that X-Types were also starting to squeeze into the budget. Completely by accident, I found a 2001 X-Type 2.5 Grenoble, France, and started to look into it. It had done 61000km, and looked very tidy in the photos.
After stalking this forum (installed JTIS too!) and exchanging a lot of emails with the owner, I traveled to Grenoble to look at the car. It was in an amazingly good condition (always kept in a garage, and the tires were filled with nitrogen!), especially considering the 11-year age. I got the car, drove it through France, Switzerland and Germany, then shipped it to Finland over the Baltic Sea. It's now been a week and 1500km since the first time I met the car in person, and as such I consider it a good moment to do some introductions.
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There's a bit of stuff on my to-do list now:
Also regarding stainless steel exhausts; Adamesh vs Mina Gallery? The price is practically the same. The chambers have a vast difference in size, and there is more information & videos available on the Mina exhausts.
All in all, nice to have finally officially "arrived" here!
I was initially just looking for something with a bit extra power and 4WD, and after endless Subary Legacys and the occasional Audi I noticed that X-Types were also starting to squeeze into the budget. Completely by accident, I found a 2001 X-Type 2.5 Grenoble, France, and started to look into it. It had done 61000km, and looked very tidy in the photos.
After stalking this forum (installed JTIS too!) and exchanging a lot of emails with the owner, I traveled to Grenoble to look at the car. It was in an amazingly good condition (always kept in a garage, and the tires were filled with nitrogen!), especially considering the 11-year age. I got the car, drove it through France, Switzerland and Germany, then shipped it to Finland over the Baltic Sea. It's now been a week and 1500km since the first time I met the car in person, and as such I consider it a good moment to do some introductions.
Click for slightly larger pics:
![](http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2587/img3531bc.th.jpg)
![](http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/2811/img3533bc.th.jpg)
![](http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/9569/img3535bc.th.jpg)
There's a bit of stuff on my to-do list now:
- Tiny scratches in front and rear bumber -> make-up pen or something
- RH wing mirror LH adjust is not working (cogs apparently) -> fix
- Front bumper grille is missing -> replacement
- Left muffler has surface rust -> stainless replacement
Also regarding stainless steel exhausts; Adamesh vs Mina Gallery? The price is practically the same. The chambers have a vast difference in size, and there is more information & videos available on the Mina exhausts.
All in all, nice to have finally officially "arrived" here!
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Thank you all!
mohrd: I found out it's called a "splitter vane", good to hear that it clips on just like that. Already discovered several on eBay, with painting to color code included! Now I just need to find out the exact code for "Platinum 1916", unless the 1916 in the name isn't a year![Wink](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Norri: I added a signature just now, but curiously it does not appear below my post despite several refreshes. I know that on some forums one may specify whether to use signature while posting, but I can't seem to find the editing button anywhere either. Are signatures hard-coded into messages, and thus do not appear/change in old posts when a signature is added/changed in the CP?
mohrd: I found out it's called a "splitter vane", good to hear that it clips on just like that. Already discovered several on eBay, with painting to color code included! Now I just need to find out the exact code for "Platinum 1916", unless the 1916 in the name isn't a year
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Norri: I added a signature just now, but curiously it does not appear below my post despite several refreshes. I know that on some forums one may specify whether to use signature while posting, but I can't seem to find the editing button anywhere either. Are signatures hard-coded into messages, and thus do not appear/change in old posts when a signature is added/changed in the CP?
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Thanks again for the welcomes & the account upgrade!
Hehe, apparently the signature system works just as I presumed. I also notice now that I can edit my posts, which I could not do earlier.
Good & bad recent stuff:
-Some oil was leaking from the transfer case. It's done & fixed now, Jag-Finn had some Jaguar-certified glue-solution.
-My car has no DSC although the advert mentioned "ESP"...
-Washed the seats with Marseille soap ("Le Chat"), as they were a bit darkened & stained. Now they absolutely shine!
Hehe, apparently the signature system works just as I presumed. I also notice now that I can edit my posts, which I could not do earlier.
Good & bad recent stuff:
-Some oil was leaking from the transfer case. It's done & fixed now, Jag-Finn had some Jaguar-certified glue-solution.
-My car has no DSC although the advert mentioned "ESP"...
-Washed the seats with Marseille soap ("Le Chat"), as they were a bit darkened & stained. Now they absolutely shine!
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