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Matthewsons at Thornton le Dale would auction it for you. They get a lot of classics like yours. I expect that they would collect, though you would have to check in view of the distance! They are the firm featured on TV in Bangers and Cash. I have been there, and found them very friendly, exactly as seen on telly!

What kind of daily mileage are you doing? My first thought is that it may be due to a partially discharged battery: Jaguars throw up all kinds of spurious electronic warnings if the battery is not kept fully charged, and coronavirus restrictions have resulted in a lot of poorly charged batteries. I keep my XK on a CTEK battery conditioner if it is not doing decent runs, so the battery is always fully charged, but I did get such warnings before I started doing this.

Hi Geoff, and welcome to the Club. Your listed details refer to a Jaguar Model XJS. You obviously have an XJ8 as per the body of your post, but it would be best to update your details to avoid possible confusion which could lead to incorrect advice.

Hi David, and welcome to the club! I have used Eurojag in Darlington, and found them fine but a bit inconvenient from Tyneside. I now use DBM Specialist Cars which is only a few hundred yards from my home. They are not Jaguar specialists, but look after a lot of high end cars (I have seen Ferrari and Maserati amongst others there), and over the last six years I have had no complaints with their service.

Hi Barrie, and welcome to the Club! I have had my XK for well over six years, and have never had any issues at all, though I am not sure that mine has the feature changing the position of the passenger mirror when reversing. However, though my XK is an 06 it has only done 39000 miles: I guess you can expect a few problems to start if yours is on a high mileage. I haven’t had the radio on in years, preferring to listen to the V8 burble, so can’t help you there. I do love my XK, and would intend to keep it just as long as I can get in and out without difficulty!

The DPF is the diesel particulate filter. It is kept clear at high temperature, but it takes longer journeys to reach that temperature. If it isn’t kept clear you should get a warning message, and need to take the car on a decent run to get it hot enough to clean it. If that isn’t done it can block, and the car then can’t be driven, so the garage needs to deal with it. If you use super diesel, and go on regular longer trips at a reasonable speed, you should be OK. I didn’t want to have that bother, so changed to a petrol model.

Welcome to the Club Tim! Whilst I do agree with what Clive has said, I also note that you will be doing a fairly low mileage, and not motorway. My personal view would be to avoid diesel unless you do a longish journey at a reasonable average speed at least once a month, to avoid DPF problems. I had the XF3.0D S before I retired. It was a really great car, but when I retired I knew that my mileage would no longer suit the diesel, so changed for my current (petrol) XK. I am pleased that I did this, though I do recognise that I may have been overly cautious.

Hi James, and welcome to the Club! I am no expert, but the present weather conditions can give rise to water or at least condensation in the light assemblies. You could try warming it up gently inside with a hair drier, and see whether that makes any difference. Low battery can also cause a multitude of electrical faults, but this doesn’t sound like one of those.

Take care putting it in! As an XK owner of similar vintage to yourself, I can tell you it is awkward to get it to the necessary location, and you don’t want to end up with an XK with a new battery, but a back to painful to allow you to get in and out of it!

Hi Marcus, and welcome to the Club. Given your short trips, this is not surprising. The battery needs to be fully charged for stop start to work, and at this time of year we tend to be using our wipers, lights, climate control fans, heated windows etc a lot, not to mention the additional power required to start the car, so lots to drain the battery. So my guess is that it is nothing to worry about. However, if you bought with a warranty you might as well get it checked, given that you have had it less than a month. Enjoy both the car and the Club!

Hi David. I have had Continental Sport Contact on mine for six years now, the present set being replaced a few months ago. I am very happy with them, but of course we all drive differently, so may have different requirements. I do a similar mileage to yourself (though only 800 this year) and drive as a Grand Tourer, though in a spirited manner. I have always stuck to the same brand all round, though would probably change an axle at a time if the tyres on an axle had loads of tread left: I did replace the fronts at the same time as the backs: They could have waited another year, but were getting fairly near to the point where I would have changed them anyway.

Hello Stephen, from nearby Ryton. Enjoy both your XF and the Club!

Hi Andy, and welcome to the club! Make sure that you test absolutely everything to be sure it is all working properly. The valley pipe draining condensation from the air conditioning can block, causing a wet carpet in the passenger footwell. Check to make sure that carpet is bone dry. The part isn’t expensive, but the labour involves removing the dashboard, so becomes expensive. Otherwise they are pretty reliable. For me, as close as possible to showroom condition is the first concern. Then checking to ensure it drives quickly, smoothly and without rattles, and that everything is in full working order. That’s what I did with mine six years ago, and it has been the most reliable car I have ever owned. (I am now touching wood!)

Keep it on a battery conditioner, such as a CTEK. Starting it as you suggest will help to keep everything lubricated, but is unlikely to be enough to keep the battery fully charged, and these cars do need a fully charged battery. If you can move it a bit every time you start it you will avoid flat spotting the tyres. A few feet will do, if you can try to ensure that the wheels stop at a different point each time.

That’s great! When the DPF is full it can result in diesel getting into the oil. This can take the oil above the “full” level, and the engine can then run on that oil. That doesn’t mean run at tickover: It can rev out of control until it either runs out of fuel, or until the engine bursts There was a guy on a Jaguar forum had this happen to him in his XJ on a motorway. It accelerated out of control to over 120mph despite him braking, and he had to put it in neutral and let it destroy the engine. Obviously dangerous and potentially life threatening. I am sure it is rare, but it made an impression on me!

Hi Barry, and welcome to the Club! Sorry I can’t answer your question, but it is clear from the photo that your car is of course an XK not an XF. You may wish to amend your post and your signature accordingly.

Hi John, and welcome to the Club! My first thought is that your battery may be low: These cars need fully charged batteries, and show all sorts of electrical faults if the battery is low. I had such problems on mine a few years ago, but they all went away as soon as I started to keep it fully charged on a CTEK charger. If yours isn’t used daily, or is mostly used for short runs, that is likely to be your problem.

Sam, I wouldn’t be driving it if the DPF Full warning is showing. It could be potentially dangerous if you end up with oil in the diesel, and potentially revving out of control.

Hi Jack, and welcome to the Club! Mine was in the centre storage box when I got the car, though that may not be where it was supposed to be!

Battery problems tend to lead to spurious warning messages. I have never heard of wipers going crazy due to low battery. There may be water getting into the electrics somewhere. I don’t know which model XF you have, but have you checked the spare wheel well in the bottom of the boot? I assume that you are referring to the reversing camera. Check the wiring between the body and the boot, where it flexes on opening/closing. This can crack due to the repeated flexing.