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[omega3000]

I think ive reached it , been looking at jaguars and bmw's  Mainly because they are so cheap .. service items could be expensive but looking at the current prices they are throw away tin boxes anyway ..ie X5's or XJ please help 

[Andy B]

The Jag looks a bargain! You could easily spend the same again though if anything more than the ash tray needs emptying! 

[ronnyd]

They are cheap for a reason,

[Andy B]

... please help 

At least your mid life crisis cars are inexpensive, I was looking at Opti's territory of car 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SL500-Huge-Spec-inc-Glass-Roof-AMG-Wheels-V8-Convertible-STUNNING-CAR-/191382491241?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2c8f491069

[omega3000]

... please help 

At least your mid life crisis cars are inexpensive, I was looking at Opti's territory of car 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SL500-Huge-Spec-inc-Glass-Roof-AMG-Wheels-V8-Convertible-STUNNING-CAR-/191382491241?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2c8f491069

Loose change to Lord opti , those merc's do sound nice though  A soft top would be more practical for me though 

[omega3000]

They are cheap for a reason,

Trouble with the X5's mr ron ? 

[Andy B]

They are cheap for a reason,

Trouble with the X5's mr ron ? 

A couple of year ago when I  bought my R Class, my next door neighbour bought a similar aged X5. He had it just a couple of weeks before he had to spend a few grand on it ....... something to do with injector or swirl flaps 

[carswaps]

Yeah steer away from cheap X5's
What about a nice post year 2000 400bhp XJR?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJR-V8-AUTO-Supercharged-Absolute-Immaculate-/331351638843

[Gaffers]

The Jag looks a bargain! You could easily spend the same again though if anything more than the ash tray needs emptying! 

One's butler does that job, old boy

[cem_devecioglu]

how about this one
http://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-z3/1084259292


or this one
http://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/-03-bmw-z4-2.5i-se-/1085663925

[AndyRoid]

What about a nice post year 2000 400bhp XJR?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJR-V8-AUTO-Supercharged-Absolute-Immaculate-/331351638843

I had the pleasure of using one of them (98 reg'd) for a week when we lived in Feltham back in 2001, I always swore that If the chance arose for me to have a half decent car then a Jag wouldn't be on my list of choices.
After that week of using it, my mind was changed 

[omega3000]

What about a nice post year 2000 400bhp XJR?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJR-V8-AUTO-Supercharged-Absolute-Immaculate-/331351638843

I had the pleasure of using one of them (98 reg'd) for a week when we lived in Feltham back in 2001, I always swore that If the chance arose for me to have a half decent car then a Jag wouldn't be on my list of choices.
After that week of using it, my mind was changed 

What put you off them 

[05omegav6]

If you had highlighted the next sentence, you would have seen that Andyroid is a Jag convert

But to answer your question... probably intermittent build quality/dubious electrics/expensive tyres/a propensity to rot/and a thirst that would make Oliver Reed blush*...

* delete as applicable 

[omega3000]

If you had highlighted the next sentence, you would have seen that Andyroid is a Jag convert

But to answer your question... probably intermittent build quality/dubious electrics/expensive tyres/a propensity to rot/and a thirst that would make Oliver Reed blush*...

* delete as applicable 

Oh yeah silly me  Guessing that the supercharger would be very addictive 

[cem_devecioglu]

If you had highlighted the next sentence, you would have seen that Andyroid is a Jag convert

But to answer your question... probably intermittent build quality/dubious electrics/expensive tyres/a propensity to rot/and a thirst that would make Oliver Reed blush*...

* delete as applicable 

Oh yeah silly me  Guessing that the supercharger would be very addictive 

no worries.. a few days of frequent fuel station visit will end this 

[4x4]

Frontera 3.2 auto in that common silver colour,with lpg even better 

[ronnyd]

They are cheap for a reason,

Trouble with the X5's mr ron ? 

No, just jealous that i can,t afford one.

[omega3000]

Frontera 3.2 auto in that common silver colour,with lpg even better 

I think the last ones made were 2004  Maybe the 2.8 diesel would suit better in that but i think they phased that unit out early 

[TheBoy]

Big bro has an X5. Complete with a new £7k gearbox, that took BMW dealers years to diagnose.

[AndyRoid]

What about a nice post year 2000 400bhp XJR?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJR-V8-AUTO-Supercharged-Absolute-Immaculate-/331351638843

I had the pleasure of using one of them (98 reg'd) for a week when we lived in Feltham back in 2001, I always swore that If the chance arose for me to have a half decent car then a Jag wouldn't be on my list of choices.
After that week of using it, my mind was changed 

What put you off them 

I'd had a couple of XJS's in the past (granted it was the early past), and aside from everything that Al listed I didn't find them impressive at all from a performance viewpoint.
If anything, the XJR is what the XJS should have have been to start with IMHO.

My current ride at the time was a Pontiac Firebird, again this wasn't overly quick and you didn't feel it when planting the throttle until you were already rolling at 30mph +
Like most Yanks it didn't do corners all that well, but it would pull itself up to 140 if you found a stretch of road long enough.
I'll post a couple of pics up when I get back home (again).

[omega3000]

What about a nice post year 2000 400bhp XJR?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-XJR-V8-AUTO-Supercharged-Absolute-Immaculate-/331351638843

I had the pleasure of using one of them (98 reg'd) for a week when we lived in Feltham back in 2001, I always swore that If the chance arose for me to have a half decent car then a Jag wouldn't be on my list of choices.
After that week of using it, my mind was changed 

What put you off them 

I'd had a couple of XJS's in the past (granted it was the early past), and aside from everything that Al listed I didn't find them impressive at all from a performance viewpoint.
If anything, the XJR is what the XJS should have have been to start with IMHO.

My current ride at the time was a Pontiac Firebird, again this wasn't overly quick and you didn't feel it when planting the throttle until you were already rolling at 30mph +
Like most Yanks it didn't do corners all that well, but it would pull itself up to 140 if you found a stretch of road long enough.
I'll post a couple of pics up when I get back home (again).

Nice muscle car  Although i really like the american muscle cars ive yet to drive one , would be nice to get hold of a right hand drive one . How did you get on with the Pontiac