yeah, i find that when i fill up my car and drive really fast, fast as in over 70km/h, on a road outside the city, or just a long road i can get my consumption up to 21mpg, where as if i don't ned to drive that fast my consumption is around 18 - 19 mpg. In winter mine was 16mpg. You guys should of say how bad it was when i got the car, the fuel system was shot, leaks everywhere.

 

the 3 things that i love is in my x-type

1- AWD & it is very stable on turns
2- love the lether & wood interior
3- love it couse it's small i can park it any where

i dont like
1- no toptronic shifting behind the steering wheel & no MP3 support not even an AUX
2- low HP on the 2.5l
3- i hate the prices 4 the spare parts

 

yeah spents os much money and spare parts, more power would be nice too

 

till me about it in the dealership the price of an A\C compressor is 4900RS
that about 1306 us dollars
i got it from a jank yard for 700RS thats 187 us dollars

 

yeah hey, for one headlamp washer cover it cost me 150 bucks, canadain, and for wheel arch liner 320 bucks canadain, i need to find a better way to get parts.

 

Love:
AWD - Simply amazing. Summer tires manuever on ice but winter tires are unstoppable.
Curves of the hood - Muscular but sexy appearance. Makes it stand out from other Fords.
Leaper - Sophisticated agility. Shows it has class.

Hate:
Lack of power - Who'd ever have thought a Jag could be so underpowered?
Lack of aftermarket parts - Nothing of substance to breath life into this kitty.
The original owner for not ordering heated seats - Who orders a loaded car w/o heated seats? Sports are hard to find so I settled.

If this car had more power and heated seats, I'd keep it forever. Since I can't remedy both, I'm just going to look for something else but I will miss seeing the leaper everyday.

 

Why not buy buy a heated seat kit?
Got mine from waeco.co.uk for around GB£45 shipped to put in the X Type but never got round to fitting it.
Their online ordering is down so did a quick search and there are loads of heated seat companies like this one http://www.heatedseatkits.com/heatedseatkits/index.html
Re power...add some quads for the sound and pretend!

 

this thread is still alive

 

I love the rarity of owning a Jaaaaag Waaagon. I have only seen one other in the state of Maine. I love the beautiful lines of the exterior and the elegant look of the interior. I dislike the cheap feel of the stalks and the center console. How did they find leather with no leather smell. I like the heated seats but, why only two settings. I love the way the car handles on the highway and I am sure that I will appreciate the AWD this winter. How could a 2005 costing over $42,000USD not be equipt with at least traction control. I love the fact that when I am driving my Jaaaaag Waaaagon that women show their appreciation and admiration by lifting their shirts, I dislike that many of them only have to lift a couple of inches. I like the power once the car gets moving. I dislike the early shifts points--it is much more satisfying manually shifting. I love the sound of my quad tipped aftermarket mufflers. I dislike the rather poor fuel mileage. I have the back seat set up with a heated blanket for my greyhound Diane. She love to ride in the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag Waaaaagon and at times will take a nap in the car while I am working in my garage or doing yard work. I rather dislike the rear park sensors, particular when pulling a trailer. I like being the coolest guy that I know. I disike that my friends from the BMWCCA think that I have lost my mind, and/or have gone over to the dark side. I have had several cool BMW's but, it was not until I got a Jaaaaaaag Waaagon that the wimens started lifting ..................... I like stroking my leaper, I dislike being caught doing same. Time for a nap.

 

I actually did buy some heating pads for the seats last year and sent them back. Seems they didn't like turning on once it got cold outside. Above 40F worked great, below 40F I had to preheat the car for them to work!

As for power, I have to be content with my C6 for that. Just wish I could get my fix everyday.

 

For my XJ8 I, Love -

The way she looks
The way she drives
The way people look at her and comment

Dislike -

People trying to burn you off because you are in a Jaguar
Parts expensive
Fuel consumption

 

i hat that bs when they burn you lol. But i always come upwith something clever.
this honda ricer freind of mine was like, dude u may win a race, but ur still rearted at the end of the day, that was a honda joke he turnmed on me.

But i simply said, Your egine is a 1.6l, my mountain dew is a 2 l, beat that.

 

Top 3 Love:
1. Sport package handling
2. AWD in winter
3. Sport seats -- hold you in (the Connolly leather ones, not the new ones designed to accommodate 48" waists
3. Gray maple stained wood

Top 3 Hate:
1. A CAD$48k car should not be rusting through the paint & door jams after 6 years
2. Transfer case kludgework (sealed for death, plastic air vent, etc.)
3. An oil pan gasket leak that takes ~9 hours of labor to fix and sends burning oil fumes into the cabin.

cheers,
--Geoff
03 X-Type 2.5 Sport 151k km
06 S-Type R (non-sport edition) 55k mi

 

Love the looks.
Love the sound.
Love the bank vault solidness.
Love the AWD in rain and snow.


-Hate the transmission that jerks all over the place.
-Car now lunges back and forth once in a while when i want to accelerate or get off the accelerator.
-Rattling dash vents still.
-Squeeky steering wheel.
-A/C still sucks after a recharge.

-Slow as hell...but I guess I'll excuse that since it is still fun to rev and listen to it.