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Sale now withdrawn --change of mind, decided to keep it.. Sorry for wasting time.

Problem sorted many thanks all eosco

You can also replace the nuts with the equivalent from Toyota, which look fine but are solid rather than having a chrome cap,

Hi, Glad I'm not the only one! The wheel nuts are uncharacteristically shoddy for Jaguar, but I guess mine have had c15 years of use and were mangled by the worn wheel brace, which I've now replaced, as per the previous link. I can recommend we all do this as it's a better bit of kit and fits in the original foam too. Once the decorative chrome shell peeled off the top of the nut, I managed to beat on an 18mm socket, and remove all but one of the damaged nuts this way. Important here to use a proper hex one rather than the more faceted type seen in some socket sets. Alternately, there are special sockets designed for exactly this task as per this Amazon Link, you may be able to borrow one as I did. We used one of the to snap the entire top off the recalcitrant nut, which I now need to drill out on the remaining collar part from the side and separate from the stud Good luck!

More likely the damp problem is just due to the interior never getting warm and lacking air circulation while your in the car. ie Your breath or damp clothes,shoes ect? Example: Raining or cold outside, I park up with the windows closed while the wife goes shopping and within 30mins the windows inside start to mist up. As soon as the cars restarted with heater blower & screen heaters on the mist dries and is gone. I think whats happening to yours is cold damp air from your heater is removing the misting but not drying it out so over night it condenses again and the cycle restarts. You can buy moisture damp absorber bags (I use some in my classic car) Which may help until you sort out the heater problem.

Hi Jonathan, You should be able to get quite a good XK for £14k. 1. Rear leg room is absolutely minimal. I'm only 5ft 10 ins. and there is no leg room behind the driver's seat - I'm also a fat git which doesn't help. 2. Tha air con water leakage can be an expensive issue. Check the carpets in the passenger footwell - lift them up and check to see if there is any evidence of water damage to the material. There is a "card-board" type cover between the footwell and the underside of the dashboard - have a good look at its condition as water ingress tends to damage it. It is not possible to see the location of the modified duck-bill drain unless you have access to a borescope type video camera. If you are buying from Chilterns - they will know of the problem and its fix - insist on evidence it has been completed. Apart from damage to carpets and trim, water ingress can cause damage to the A/C blower motor and control module. If you check some of the other Jag sites you will find numerous fixes. These are really work arounds. The official Jag fix is to remove the dashboard to fit the modified duck-bill drain and is obviously expensive but very effective. Let me know if you need further info - I think I still have some illustrations/photos. 3. Other issues - check everything electrical for correct function and operation. The XK/XKR is quite critical on battery voltage and can throw up a number of weird problems - a new battery generally fixes most issues - if possible check the date on the battery - its located in the boot. Most members use a battery conditioner like the CTEK item. If the car is a coupe - check the rear passenger windows. Open the doors and check to see if the the rear passenger windows can be moved - the brackets that secure the bottom of the windows to the rear wings tend to break. Its an easy fix but you have to buy a window assembly - something you need to make sure the seller sorts out. 4. I've never had any direct dealings with Chilterns but they seem to have a good reputation. Push for the longest warranty you can get. Whilst all of the above may sound a little worrying, my previous XK was a 2006 and I used it daily for work. I owned it for three years , did an average of 25,000 miles per annum and apart from regular maintenance I only put petrol in it. Sold it last year with 130,000 miles on the clock and it still ran like clockwork. I now have a 2010 XKR 5.0l - so none the problems mentioned above managed to put me off 2 tips I can offer should you decide to buy - first, make sure you have access to a good Jaguar independent garage - Jaguar main dealer prices will make your eyes water. Secondly, get yourself a good supply of fresh lemons to suck to get rid of the inane grin the car will put on your face - its a lot cheaper than the Jag main dealer but has the same effect. Good luck with your purchase - you are going to love it - any other questions, let me know and I'll be more than happy to assist. John D