Old Peter

Hi Ivor, and welcome to the club. I think you should try a main dealer for a sat nav upgrade, Regards, Peter.

Hi Jan, There is an Independent Jaguar Specialist In Doncaster that is very well respected. I do believe it is within the boundaries --- I did work in South Yorkshire for 12 years! Regards, Peter.

Hi Ian, The paint and the trim code are on the passenger side door which you can see when opened. Regards, Peter.

Hi Elan and welcome to the club. A water bottle leak is infuriating and it is hard to locate. Us old folk who remember the introduction of windscreen washers ofter found leaks in that new fangled technology and we used to shake in a few shakes of talcum powder. It used to work. Good luck infusing the source of the leak. Regards, Peter.

Sometimes if you get a bit bored you can have a bit of fun. The Windows Computer man wonders why I have a steam powered computer with 4 men stoking the boilers 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Welcome to the club, Tom. The latest and final disc is 2012. They are available in lots if site for under £30 -- Just google. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Kent. Hope you get well soon. Try the Furniture Clinic for a special balm for the seat which will really restore the upholstery. And like Ron said, plenty of kits around to fit headlights. Regards, Peter.

I have had the Industrial Deafness question several times. Q.. Did I work in a noisy industry? A. Yes, Steel Industry. Q. How long did you work in that industry? A. 45 years. Q. from me -- Is it industrial disease A10 you are enquiring about? A. From the caller I don't know. Then from me __ When you do ring me up. Hangs up!

Welcome to the club, David. Good luck with your search. I got the S Type with the spec I wanted four and a half years ago by emailing a main dealer with dealerships across the country asking if they had the right model. Within a week I had a phone call from a dealership just 18 miles away telling me that they had one in stock . A week later it was on my drive. Worth trying. Regards Peter.

I think Joe is correct. The best way to calculate a price for such a rare care ir to find the highest price of the models being sold and increase it from there, Peter.

Very interesting to hear your opinion of your first Jaguar, John. I quite like the Sat Nav on the s type although the 2012 disc is a little dated. But as you say, the Google maps doe a very good job. I know several other Jaguar owners who use iPhones all the time! Cruise control on Jaguars is a rather easy operation and I use it on all long runs as it does give you a better mpg, and gentle cruising is the best way to travel on a long distance drive. The s type, well looked after, is a real head turner, and certainly keeps me younger. I intend to keep mine for ever -- I don't know how long ever will be as I am 83! Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Valentine. My son has an X type with the 2.0 litre diesel engine and when it emitted some black smoke a can of Diesel Magic did a lot of good. I am unsure whether the blanking plate for the EGR valve will help or hinder the emissions problem. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club. John. You will enjoy the S Type -- a great car and even 10 years after the last s type came off the production line it is still a head turner. It's a pity Jaguar discontinue the 2.5 litre engine, as it is a well tried and very reliable engine. There are several members with great expertise on retro fitting and will be willing to assist. Let us know what you think of your car on the drive home. Regards, Peter.

Jaguar and all other car manufacturers get most of their parts from the same sources. The Black Country, as well as Coventry and Birmingham, is filled with small parts makers. Some years ago I was in a Drop Forge in Cradley who were make con rods for the Hillman Hunter which was still being made in Brazil. Peter.

Hi Mark, My son has an 06 x type 2.0 diesel. It i not a particularly quiet engine, but ensuring oil levels are OK and premium fuel has kept it a bit quiet. A can of Diesel Magic or similar helps also. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Fenton. The best bet is to compile a list of all the niggles over the next week or so, and then talk to Fords of Winsford. Regards, Peter

Hi Knut, I have never noticed the stalk at night [it could also be called the whatsit in English] . I will have a look later! Regards, Peter.

Hi Frank, The AA badge was supplied by a small shop in Birmingham via googling. It does go well with the S type. I took the photograph in a small car park just above Robin Hood's Bay on the Yorkshire Coast in October. Peter.

Hi Dave, A lot of people think that Jaguars are expensive to run. In almost 5 years my near 11 year old S type has only cost me about £150 on a new water pump. Other than premium diesel - which I recommend - and tyres , not a penny. Regards, Peter.

Welcome to the club, Dave Enjoy your Jaguar and make sure you don't run over any Jigger Rabbits. Regards, Peter.

Hi Tim and welcome to the club. As Joe has said, dirty connections can cause a lot of electrical problems. It is also worth checking out the battery. Put it on a charge and see if it holds it. I know that it is different animal, bit I once bought a Honda 50 that has spent two years in a coalshed. I spent two hours cleaning it, while the battery was being charged, cleaned the shark plug and all the terminals, rinsed the inner bits of the engine with paraffin and let it dry out overnight. It started first time the next day! Regards, Peter.

Yes Steve, it was the model without the Rocker Box.

The road in the Highlands o Scotland are a pleasure on which to drive. But there are rules on the narrow road with passing places that the Scots are proud to observe, and they now how to use the passing places. In 1967 SWMBO and myself were driving across Ranoch Moor on our was back to England and had passed a passing place when no cars were coming towards us. We were about 200 yards past the passing place we had driven past and about 50 yards from the next one when a Singer Gazelle came round the corner and drove past the passing place in stead of stopping. I stopped and a passenger in the offending car got out and told me I had to reverse back the 200 yards as the driver of the Gazelle was not a very good driver and even the 20 yards he had to reverse was too difficult for him. I was quite firm and told he passenger that the driver had no business on those roads if he could not reverse 15 yards. I was told that he was not going to move back and I had to. He then went back to his car -- he owned the Gazelle. I did the only thing that a sensible Lancastrian would do. I went to the boot of my humble Vauxhall Viva HB, not out my nat little meths Burner and made two cups of coffee for myself and SWMBO. As we were drinking it, and Land Rover with a large Scottish Gentleman driver drew up behind me, removed some planks from the back of his LandRover and also got out a tow chain. Then he walked up to the Singer Gazelle and told the incumbents that he was going to cross the ditch and tow them off the road onto the moor. He walked back, told me what he was going to do, and stared to manoeuvre his Land Rover onto the planks when a miracle happened. The Singer Gazelle owner got out and changed seats with the driver and quite reversed the the few yards to the passing place. He then came and told me I was the rudest man in Scotland. The Scottish Gentleman said that the Singer Gazelle owner was the stupidest man in Scotland, SWMBO said that she didn't know I could be so obstinate . We had only been married a few months!! Regards, Peter.

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Automated, Steve. It casts a wide net! Peter.