New to the Forum North Wales

[Steve owen]

Evening all,

I’m brand new to the forum. I’m currently in the market for an XKR 5 litre, forward planning where I can get it serviced in the North Wales area. I’m based in Denbighshire.

I’ve seen some  rival forum posts suggesting main dealers are reasonable, other posts suggest an independent called the Jag Centre in Llandudno but with mixed reviews.

Any recommendations from the forum members.

Many thanks.

 

 

[N6 JMX]

Hi Steve, welcome to the JOV Forum and good luck with finding the correct XKR for yourself. I suspect the independent you are referring to is The North Wales Jag Centre, see link below.

Master Tech Jaguar Service and Repair – North Wales Jag Centre Ltd 

I have not used them myself, but have heard quite decent things about them from other members I know.

An alternative is Horner and Hudson Ltd, who are a little bit away in Macclesfield, but these guys have a good reputation in the Modern XK arena.

Independent Jaguar Specialist Manchester Cheshire Northwest

Don't know if you have looked at the Classifieds Section of the JEC for any potential purchase - there are currently 28 cars listed on there, albeit not all are 5.0 XKR, but there lots to consider.

N6 JMX

[Steve owen]

Good evening Jim

Thank you for the warm welcome. Yes, that’s the garage I’m referring to, thanks for your feedback. Macclesfield is a four hour round trip so a little far out. How has your XKR ownership experience been, any words of wisdom before buying?

Many thanks.

[Pete Tucker]

Hi Steve, I'm also relatively new to the forum having purchased an XK8 7 months ago. Look out for what is called the 'waist trim' which I believe is on the XK as well as the XK8. These trims are on the top of doors. These alloy trims corrode and blister, and can be refurbished if not too bad, but are not a part currently in production. Good luck with your search, they are a cracking motor!