Greetings from Central Virginia
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Hello Jaguar fans,
I'm Bill. Over 50. Heck, I'm over 60, but who's counting?
I'm a fixit guy. Started working on '55 chevys as a teen-ager.
Background in analog electronics, air movement, refrigeration and thermal power systems. Presently review the work of younger, hard working folks.
The kids left home. Looking to replace the mini-van, I stumbled across a used 04 X-type. The front-end was reminescent of my previous all-time favorite car: the pre-stingray corvette. Color was similar to the new Mazda 3 that I'd purchased for the daughter. I said: "No, I can't buy/drive a Jag". No, no, no. Ok, just a test drive. Mis-matched tires, out of round, the ride was terrible! The car was in need of attention.
And it just followed me home...
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
I drive the 04 X-Type daily. The next, an 06 "parts car" turned out to be a low mileage cream-puff. Literally driven by a little old lady. So the 06 X-Type became a project car. An 03 with a sound body will "give of itself" so the other two may return to their former glory.
I'm presently looking for a IDS/VCM setup.
Looking forward to hearing from you-all.
I'm Bill. Over 50. Heck, I'm over 60, but who's counting?
I'm a fixit guy. Started working on '55 chevys as a teen-ager.
Background in analog electronics, air movement, refrigeration and thermal power systems. Presently review the work of younger, hard working folks.
The kids left home. Looking to replace the mini-van, I stumbled across a used 04 X-type. The front-end was reminescent of my previous all-time favorite car: the pre-stingray corvette. Color was similar to the new Mazda 3 that I'd purchased for the daughter. I said: "No, I can't buy/drive a Jag". No, no, no. Ok, just a test drive. Mis-matched tires, out of round, the ride was terrible! The car was in need of attention.
And it just followed me home...
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
I drive the 04 X-Type daily. The next, an 06 "parts car" turned out to be a low mileage cream-puff. Literally driven by a little old lady. So the 06 X-Type became a project car. An 03 with a sound body will "give of itself" so the other two may return to their former glory.
I'm presently looking for a IDS/VCM setup.
Looking forward to hearing from you-all.
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Welcome to the forum Zircon04Xtype,
Good to have you with us.
It's awful when cars follow you home isn't it?
There is a thread running in the General Tech area discussing IDS which you may find interesting.
You'll find the X Type chaps here X-Type - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
Good to have you with us.
It's awful when cars follow you home isn't it?
There is a thread running in the General Tech area discussing IDS which you may find interesting.
You'll find the X Type chaps here X-Type - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
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Hi there Bill & welcome aboard, good to have you here with us
Really nice intro thanks for sharing
Hope we can help with any issues you have and help in finding fixes......The X type section here is a great resource and the members will welcome you eagerly I'm sure
Also, please drop in and visit the regional section for your area, there are lots of members local to you with the same interests.
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There's a really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun
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If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the whole site and all its features
Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................
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