X-type snotter?

[Moonhawk]

I’m looking for a bit of a snotter just to do the daily commute and have been contemplating an x-type.

Seems to be plenty around the £2k mark - reasonably high mileage but sub 100k.

How robust are they. Is it likely to give me loads of hassle or are they fairly robust? Anything I should look out for?

[w824gb3]

All depends on how its past owners have looked after it. I've had 2. A 2.5 v6 and a later 2.2d. The diesel was a better car in every way (except noise at idle). Took it from 20 to 125k over 8 years. Never had a single engine related issue. In that time apart from service items it needed 2 rear lower control arms (easy diy), a new battery and the rear anti roll bar snapped so I got a used one from a scrapper. Mine was probably hard on its suspension cos i towed a caravan regularly with it over all those years. Clutch and flywheel survived that tho. That was it, In my view they are good solid cars. Watch out for sill rust on owt over 10 years old tho. It is hidden behind those plastic sill covers.

[dmulally]

Don't. I have a 2002 X-type and although it is low mileage it is a fking heap of st.

Super comfy to drive and plenty of power to tow with (3.0 V6), the worst thing about it is that it hates the rain. In New Zealand that is a problem. Every time it drives in the pouring rain it spits error messages at me. Usually gearbox related. I've tried everything to plug the gaps (biggest one was the grommet for the bonnet release) but it still gets onto one of the 500 ecu's that seem to hide in the bodywork.

Mine gets 10l/100kms fwiw.

The only car I have found more unreliable with electrics was a Porsche 928.

Run for the hills.

[RB CV8]

My father has had a 3.0 V6 AWD Auto Sovereign estate for 4 years, and I drive the car occasionally (I have it at the moment). It has behaved itself pretty well in that time (even in the rain!) and is now approaching 90,000 miles.

In its' favour it is quick, grips well (it has matching Vredesteins), nimble, easy to drive and refined at motorway speeds. Parts and servicing costs have been reasonable.

Against that, it is less refined at lower speeds and the gearbox is easy to catch out, has cramped rear accommodation, is a little thirsty and has a small fuel tank. Despite being an estate it is not the most commodious and the crossmember that holds the load cover has to come out to make the most of it.

My own opinion is that it does not particularly "feel" like a Jaguar (my brother has an X350 XJ8 and I have an X150 XKR), and although not a car I would deliberately hunt out for myself, I can see the appeal if you are not worried about the fuel.

[Domf]

I p/x my X type 2.5 AWD Sport in 2016 for an XE, I'd owned the X type from new and put 155,000 miles on it. The only major issue was the transfer box went at 47,000 and that is a known engineering issue, lack of oil. they love bushes heavy car in AWD, and are known to rust badly behind plastic side sills on some cars, get any prospect on a ramp.

[hashluck]

I am about to sell a high miler (145K) X-Type 2.5 V6 AWD. Had all the expensive bits done in last 2 years (rear suspension arms, bushes and calipers, front discs and pads, water pump, Lambda sensor - just serviced with plugs and air filter, new MOT). Car is not perfect by any means but will give another year's cheap motoring I am sure.

PM if interested

Edited by hashluck on Sunday 4th February 14:57

[bapa]

Mines on 223k and all it’s needed in the last two and a half years is an air pipe. On that basis I’d have to say it’s disappointingly robust as I can’t justify changing it.

[fatboy b]

I had a 55 plate 2.2 diesel with 56k on the clock about 4 years ago to keep commuting miles down on my XF I had then. It ended up costing a fortune with things going wrong with it, including suspension arms, clutch, cracked and buckled wheels, running cool, other engine problems. Perhaps I was unlucky, but they really are crap cars.

[Kinky]

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