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people are so quick to put up a problem with there car? but what annoys me is when i go back to re read if the problem has been sorted? NOTHING and with all the help of people replying back to help them with there issues. you would think that they would at least give us some thanks or no has`nt worked. but no the post just ends... some poeple........

here is a picture of my egr valve before, and then after a good clean. fit it all back then book your car in for a terraclean. then notice the difference.

Glad the auction went well and for such a worthy cause. Most people are not keen on the early S-Type interiors, not very 'Jaguar' ? I would go to look at as many as you can to get a view of the best and the worst that is out there. Drive the 3.0, 4.0 and 4.2 if possible, you will know when you find the 'right' car.

I have just bought a cheap S-Type R and believe me the V8 is in a different league ! 3.0 V6 is a great all rounder, 4.2 V8 is smoother and has an extra 60bhp, STR is 400 bhp and lots of fun ! Hope the charity auction gained a respectable sum ?

Checked Steve, The second press activates the alarm. Now for a cold Bud in the garden. Peter.

Hi Steve, The 'van' looks the business, everyone needs a 'happy place' I really didn't have the cash to buy the STR but at the price, I 'had' to buy it. The other car I want is the E39 BMW M5 and the prices have already started to rise, you could buy a sound but high mileage one for £5k not long ago and now that is impossible. My worry is that the STR will go the same way, I don't think they can get much cheaper than they are now. I look at all the cars I 'could' have bought over the years for sensible money and missed out (E30 M3. Sapphire Cosworth,E30 325i Sport, etc) and don't want to be left in the same situation in 5 years wishing I had bought the STR when they were still affordable. How long will it take for the prices to rise ? Who knows ! At the moment I would only pay 'sensible' money for one and probably not a fortune for a low mileage one. The low mileage car will be more likely to gain in value but what is the point of owning a car that you are scared to drive because the mileage will go up ? Next thing you know, it can't go out in the rain in case it gets wet and goes rusty, can't drive it quick in case it gets stone chips and so on ! As I get older I worry less about the what ifs ? Lost a very good friend of mine almost 2 years ago at the age of 50, he fell asleep on the sofa and his partner came down in the morning to find him dead. Since then I have decided that I will pretty much do what I want to do rather than hang fire, none of us know what is around the next corner. My advice ? Sell the current car and find a reasonable 'R' if it fits in with your other priorities but always look after the number 1 person in your life. I am an incredibly lucky man, my wife and I have been a couple since we were 16 and she has always put up with my stupid obsession with fast cars and the money I have 'wasted' (for want of a better term) She loved the 2.5 when I bought it but the 'R' has put a smile on her face !