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Title: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 March 2018, 12:13:06
She is going back today. Nice car to drive.

Price reduced to £24995 in you are so minded. :)


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Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: henryd on 08 March 2018, 12:24:15
Good friend of mine was going to order one like that when they first came out,sadly Cancer got him before the car arrived :'(
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: aaronjb on 08 March 2018, 12:24:50
Nice of you to park it in front of your bathroom for us in the last photo.. ;D
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: tunnie on 08 March 2018, 12:25:42
I like the proportions of the XE, it's fine looking car I think. Far better than Ze German's versions out there.

Still far to new for me, be interesting to see what values will be like in 3 years.

Good friend of mine was going to order one like that when they first came out,sadly Cancer got him before the car arrived :'(

 :o

 :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 March 2018, 12:28:11
Nice of you to park it in front of your bathroom for us in the last photo.. ;D

When I was a lad an outside crapper was a luxury.

Hole in the ground is what we had. :)
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 08 March 2018, 12:39:28
Nice looking car but don't think I could warrant it, the Jeep may have to go if we get the house we want ( move pending) It is a nice machine but the missus has seen how much fuel I put in it !
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: aaronjb on 08 March 2018, 12:47:06
Nice looking car but don't think I could warrant it, the Jeep may have to go if we get the house we want ( move pending) It is a nice machine but the missus has seen how much fuel I put in it !

Ooh.. I would love the SRT (because V8..) - couldn't find a dealer willing to get one in to test drive, though :(
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 March 2018, 12:51:44
Nice looking car but don't think I could warrant it, the Jeep may have to go if we get the house we want ( move pending) It is a nice machine but the missus has seen how much fuel I put in it !

Ooh.. I would love the SRT (because V8..) - couldn't find a dealer willing to get one in to test drive, though :(

Is this the one that is roughly the size of Canada?
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 March 2018, 13:16:34
Not a bad hack the XE, the 2.0 Petrol is very spritely even in the base 200bhp guise.

I didn't like the size/location of the B pillar though and not masses of leg room in the rear.

Fantastic handling car though
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: STEMO on 08 March 2018, 13:21:35
Nice of you to park it in front of your bathroom for us in the last photo.. ;D

When I was a lad an outside crapper was a luxury.

Hole in the ground is what we had. :)
We still do in Barnsley.  :(
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 March 2018, 13:42:00
Not a bad hack the XE, the 2.0 Petrol is very spritely even in the base 200bhp guise.

I didn't like the size/location of the B pillar though and not masses of leg room in the rear.

Fantastic handling car though

I have to agree on this point. The XE is an excellent 'drivers car'. The version I'm using has the 180 BHP derv lump. Acceleration seems the same regardless of how much right foot I use. One inch seems to do the same as foot to the floor.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Varche on 08 March 2018, 13:52:15
Ahh diesel. Bags of torque.

Was in a DIY shop yesterday that sold wall tiles the same as your outside toilet wall finish.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 08 March 2018, 16:21:05
Not a bad hack the XE, the 2.0 Petrol is very spritely even in the base 200bhp guise.

I didn't like the size/location of the B pillar though and not masses of leg room in the rear.

Fantastic handling car though

I have to agree on this point. The XE is an excellent 'drivers car'. The version I'm using has the 180 BHP derv lump. Acceleration seems the same regardless of how much right foot I use. One inch seems to do the same as foot to the floor.

Depends on the mode selected (switches below the gear selector), they are also slightly lighter than STEMOs Astra which helps.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: ronnyd on 08 March 2018, 17:33:09
I like the proportions of the XE, it's fine looking car I think. Far better than Ze German's versions out there.

Still far to new for me, be interesting to see what values will be like in 3 years.

Good friend of mine was going to order one like that when they first came out,sadly Cancer got him before the car arrived :'(

 :o

 :'( :'( :'( :'(
On my budget it will be about 12 years. ;)
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Andy B on 08 March 2018, 18:18:45
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 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

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How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: TheBoy on 08 March 2018, 18:26:25
be interesting to see what values will be like in 3 years.
Its envisaged they will hold value reasonably well
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 08 March 2018, 18:45:41
The lease rates would back this up...
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: biggriffin on 08 March 2018, 18:50:07
.....
 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

........

How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P
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The lord is in the back regularly with the maid.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 08 March 2018, 18:55:27
.....
 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

........

How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P
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The lord is regularly in the back of the maid.
::)
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: BazaJT on 08 March 2018, 19:42:13
Surely then her legs would be pointing upwards and not forward :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: ronnyd on 09 March 2018, 12:58:56
Doesn,t look like much DIY room under that bonnet, some water splashed about too from the pic.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 March 2018, 13:02:13
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 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

........

How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P

Two growing kids.....and I don't like knees in my back  :y ;D
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 09 March 2018, 15:09:16
.....
 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

........

How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P

Two growing kids.....and I don't like knees in my back  :y ;D
And just whose fault is that...  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 March 2018, 15:29:05
.....
 and not masses of leg room in the rear.

........

How often are you likely to be in the back though  :P

Two growing kids.....and I don't like knees in my back  :y ;D
And just whose fault is that...  ::) ;D

Its yet to be proven that they are mine......
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: BazaJT on 09 March 2018, 19:39:59
For all the old "Grace,Space Pace" slogan they used to use Jaguars have never been particularly roomy[possible exception being the MkX/420G?]for their size.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: TheBoy on 10 March 2018, 08:13:59
For all the old "Grace,Space Pace" slogan they used to use Jaguars have never been particularly roomy[possible exception being the MkX/420G?]for their size.
Mine has, for its size, shockingly poor rear legroom. But as I don't need that is why I didn't mind the SWB version, and its adequate enough.  If I regularly carried adults in the back, and wanted a current XJ, it would have to be the LWB version.

Having had it for a while now, I'm glad I did get the SWB one, as it is a pain to park in those 1960s town centre multistorys, and the very new carparks that assume a G-Whizz is a bloaty car.
Title: Re: Picturee of derv Jag.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 March 2018, 20:39:20
For all the old "Grace,Space Pace" slogan they used to use Jaguars have never been particularly roomy[possible exception being the MkX/420G?]for their size.

The newer models are much better.