Just bought a used X-type last week. Always had a thing for Jags and saw it across the street one day when I had my wife's car in the shop because my kid loaded pennies in her CD player. I walked across the street and fell instantly in love. They of course threw the keys at me and urged me to take it for a drive... soI did. Next thing you know I'm driving it home.

So - I keep hearing about how awful the Jag maintenance departments are. Is this really true? I owned a BMW in the past and they treated me like gold at the service department. Just wondering about general experience with this.

A couple of questions. Keep in mind my x-type has a little over 33,000 miles on it so I still have about 17K left on the existing warranty.

1. Oil changes. Should I take this to the dealer to have it done or is it something that I can just have done at the quick lube or whatever?

2. Differentlial fluid changes. When I bought the car it didn't come with an owners manual so I don't have a maintenance schedule. Should this be done soon?

3. Any other preventative maintenance that I should be aware of to preserve thecar besides the obvious keeping it clean etc?

Thanks ahead of time for any suggestions and advice you can give to a newbie.

J