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Ken, Exactly the same price as my XKR 5 litre supercharged 510BHP with Endsleigh inusrance . But I am in God's waiting room, and live in a low crime area down here in the sticks, road wise all we have to look out for is the odd sheep, tractors, and caravans. ATB, Trevor

Kenny, I've just had a letter saying that my pension is going to be means tested, and I will still have to pay council tax at the full rate (as do all pensioners I think) . They have also stopped my carer's allowance for looking after the wife who is mentally ill , as you can't claim it, and receive a pension . Fills my heart with pride when I walk round town and see the work shy getting a free living ! But at least I have a Jaaaag ! ATB, Trev

Ken, I should have been Welsh really. It was only by accident I was up north, my parents weren't living there, my mum was visiting her mother and I came along two months early , but returned to the valleys after 14 days . The S type does look like the old Mark 2, or "a proper Jag" as the wife calls it , that's why she pestered me to get rid of the XJ Supersport, which was a brilliant car . ATB, Trevor

Dear Chris, Sounds an excellent car and I hope all goes well, there seems to be some knowledgeable people on here that are only to willing to help . I wouldn't put too much credence in the Jaguar/ Aston Martin (AKA junk) specialist though if they're anything like the stealership I used . I do like the look of the S type,Peter has one and seems to know a lot about them and I'm sure can give you plenty of advice . ATB, Trevor (fellow southerner)

Anthony, It might be worth your while trying to borrow a new battery and see if that makes any difference, if it doesn't that's one thing you can rule out, if it does, that's your problem. ATB, Trevor

Andrew, Not sure to be truthful , But the Jags seem to shut down various electrical things if there is a problem , so you can start the car . what keyholes do you mean ? ABT revor

Andrew, It might sound silly, but is your battery in good order ? sometimes silly electrical things seem to happen when the battery is on the wane . Why not try disconnecting the battery for ten minutes . ATB, Trevor

Anthony, Try this: http://www.jaghelp.com/2012/02/resetting-windows-on-your-jaguar.html ATB, Trevor

Tony, I shut my eyes. ATB, Trevor

Tony, I'm in Devon now, but know the Reigate area very well . Will be coming down to civilisation in a couple of weeks ( to see some music) ATB, Trevor P.S The F Type would love a burst up Box Hill !

Welcome Tony, which part of Surrey? from Guildford myself . ATB, Trevor

Peter, Ours is huge , you are more than welcome to them up there, not that they work half of the time, there are 22 of them they are gigantic and noisy . It keeps the tree huggers happy, but there again, they don't have to live near them . Them and the ugly solar panels that are appearing in all the fields down this way are rapidly making sure our beautiful countryside is rapidly being ruined. It is just the latest fad, just like the ozone layer was . ATB, Trevor

Peter, Not really bothered about all that, they would only find some other excuse to take it from us . We have the biggest wind farm in the country up from us, what a white elephant that is, and an eyesore ! ATB, Trevor

Peter, The average speed things are a more sensible idea, if you remember to set the cruise control. I don't go driving fast round the country anyway though, and wouldn't mind cameras if they were purely for safety. Just renewed my car insurance, the chap said " We can save you this trouble next year by just automatically renewing your policy . " I said to him, " I didn't think of falling for that one, but that is the reason I'm phoning ", It is one of the insurance companies little scams , they send out renewal notices which are far higher than if you enter the details on their website (£70 pound saved in my case) . But the amount of people who just automatically renew is staggering, and now they want to take it one step further, just do it without telling you how much their !Removed! you for ! ATB, Trevor

Peter, There shouldn't be any cameras at all , they are there just to make money, that's why I love the A303 (in Wiltshire) early in the morning . ATB, Trevor P.S. Tonight's star prize goes to the first person who can guess which one of our members has been caught speeding in a car, on a Tandem, and on a racing bicycle

Ken, As Peter suggest try David Manners. http://www.jagspares.co.uk/home.asp ATB, Trevor

Peter, I'll just remind her who's boss . ATB, Trevor

Jai, A hydrid? you must be vegetarian young man ! The XF is indeed a fab car. It was when the stealership lent me a XF (albeit a devils fuel one) whilst the Aston Martin was having one of it's frequent visits to the workshop that made my mind up my next car would be a Jag . It came around a lot quicker than expected , The Aston was on it's holiday being repaired again at the stealership (transmission failure amongst numerous other things) when a woman drove in to the garage (in a Jag) and mangled it . She did me a huge favour ! ATB, Trevor

James, Jaguar owners do get up early , something you will get used to and enjoy in time . Don't take my views too seriously I'm only teasing most of the time , but it is surprising the back biting you get from some people just because you can afford a few things ( don't mean people on here ) . You have what the wife calls a "proper Jag" , and at the moment she is pestering me to buy a XKR-S convertible , which isn't sensible as it rains more in Ilfracombe than it dies in Wales (it really does) . This is the car she is badgering me over:, my XKR is less than two years old, but that's women for you! https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwaCECmS3EroTm9EcFdVZXgtemc&usp=sharing ATB, Trevor P.S, what time would you like your early morning call tomorrow

Peter, That is more weight to carry around if you fill it right up, less MPG. Seldom bother about the trip computer apart from after the initial purchase of the car, or to see if their is any difference between normal and premium fuels . The Aston Martin didn't do enough MPG to register, and their engines are not very efficient . ATB, Trevor

Peter, You're missing the point . If people worry about MPG they shouldn't have a car . People say to me " I bet that doesn't do many MPG" my answer is " If I worried about that, I wouldn't have bought it, would have bought a VW Golf diesel, or some other Dinky Toy " And it really doesn't matter what other people think ATB, Trevor

I don't think Jaguar owners should talk about MPG, makes us sound like other car drivers. ATB, Trevor

Andrew, Stealershps are bunch of rogues that will fleece you left right and centre . I would go down there and have a really good argument with them , then whatever the outcome, in future I would use an independent garage, which are cheaper, more honest, and more reliable reliable . Here is a list: http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/7304-recommended-independent-garages/ ATB, Trevor

Peter , I showed her them some time ago, that's why she decided the XJ Supersport wasn't a proper Jag, ATB, Trevor

Peter, She would say " Really" and want me to go and get one tomorrow.That's why she hated the XJ Supersport so much, she said it wasn't a proper Jag like the S Type I will show her some pics on Autotrader and tell you what she says ATB, Trevor