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pebbles167

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So i had a plan....

Sell the 6 buy a bigger/cheaper/diesel family wagon, after trawling through pistonheads, autotrader and getting a shortlist of about 30 cars which i thought dreamed were in my price range (including a bloody mustang) and getting nowhere i decided to see my gti6 off with a couple of sessions on track at castle combe. And came to the conclusion that id rather sell my family than my 6.

Still i decided to keep browsing for a new car in the future i found a car worth looking at about 5 miles away... deposit given and then picked it up this saturday. Not cheap, not diesel... but big.



3.0 v6 manual sport!

Goes well, but now i am stuck with two pretty uneconomical cars and i cant justify keeping both on the road. Guess the wife and my daughter will have to go without food for a while.

Anyone smarter than me, please throw some advice my way.

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Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 00:18
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Could you not find a diesel jag ?
Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 00:23
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Yeah i could mate, but not in my price range. plus this was mostly an impulse buy, i wasnt even after a jag. Was thinking more along the lines of a mondeo tdci. Besides, going from a six to something with considerably more weight and/or less power would be a bit of a drag. I have bought 2 other cars since i had the six and both of them were sold within 2 weeks as i missed the six.

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Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 00:29
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Your a true 6 fan good on you mate,so im guessing the jag will be sold very soon?
Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 00:45
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Well thats the thing, the jag makes more sense to keep... strip the 6 and track it maybe? Devil

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Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 00:49
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Now thats sensible unless the 6 is a good example
Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 07:45
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Its alright, strong low milage engine but average condition overall.

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Two quite different beasts, unless you are going on holiday with it, or doing long drives I'd stick with the 6.

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What about a Ford Mundano TDCI? Cheap as chips to run and will fit the wife and kids quite easily.

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I looked at a X type Jag 3.0 V6 a few years ago as a change from a 6.

I am very glad I didn't go for one as they depreciated an awful lot, very quickly.

Pretty much like the GTi6 did actually saying that LOL

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    They are indeed both very different beasts, but surprisingly economically they are not all that different! Mondeo TDCI would be the sensible choice and i might well get one of them if i get fed up of the jag. Afterall i did think about the ST220. One thing is for sure though, i will not be selling the six... EVER! that thing has ferried me, the wife and my daughter to countless destinations, done thousands of miles a year, never broken down and never cost me any money in repairs. Its the best car i have ever owned but i just fancied something bigger but to be honest there is nothing that actually makes the jag easier for the family than the 306. The jag is indeed much more of a plush car, but i will always like the 6 more.

    I think putting the thing on track could be a fun option, and that way i could always put it back on the road if i ever sold the x type.

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    pebbles167 wrote:




    You bought TWO Jags Shock

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    Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 18:27
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    LMAO!! nah its just an optical illusion!

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    Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 18:36
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    LOL should have just dropped the lump in a 5dr or an estate Chris? Dunno Sleeper! Ninja

    xaero1 wrote:
    What about a Ford Mundano TDCI? Cheap as chips to run and will fit the wife and kids quite easily.


    My Dad has a Mondeo TDCi but his is the ST version, Nice motor too. Wink

    Edit: Mondeo/X-Type are the same thing underneath why not see if you can get a TDCi lump and drop it in?

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    Posted 19th Sep 2011 at 20:15
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    arigti6 wrote:
    LOL should have just dropped the lump in a 5dr or an estate Chris? Dunno Sleeper! Ninja

    xaero1 wrote:
    What about a Ford Mundano TDCI? Cheap as chips to run and will fit the wife and kids quite easily.


    My Dad has a Mondeo TDCi but his is the ST version, Nice motor too. Wink


    I could have, but then i could never take it on track lol, and yeah the mondeo tdci would be fantastic...

    That reminds me, uh... does anyone want to buy an x-type?

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    strip the jag and get it on the track too!
    , fook all good for anything else. now you look like a gangster in ya jag blud. The diesel ones sound like a tractor, easily the noisiest diesels about

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    Posted 20th Sep 2011 at 18:18
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    pebbles167

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    gtisid wrote:
    strip the jag and get it on the track too!
    , fook all good for anything else. now you look like a gangster in ya jag blud. The diesel ones sound like a tractor, easily the noisiest diesels about


    Had no idea the diesels were noisey (well noisier than a diesel normally is) would only be interested in the 2.2d anyway and they cost a bomb. would be cool to put the jag on track, but surely I'd have to f*ck that 4wd off and put a supercharged 4.2 v8 in it. Don't get me wrong the jag is nice, but so far out of all the cars I have had none were as fun as the 6

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    I could have, but then i could never take it on track lol, and yeah the mondeo tdci would be fantastic...

    ST TDCi 2.2 153bhp/265lb/ft, 6 speed, CD/disc changer, half leather, Full E/W, A/C Elec/heated front seats. Good for 40-45MPG and more on the Motorway. I'd buy one if I was in your position! Thumbs up

    Always liked the X-Type', I remember the original advert!

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    I just remember my sons friend turning up at ours in one a while back and though his dad had bought an old transit.it may have been fooked I don't know but definitely sounded like a transit engine. They put them in mondeos around that time who are ford as are jag.y experience of transits they are not great on mpg.

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    pebbles167

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    I drive a transit constantly at work, the newer models are quieter and are still not especially great on fuel, either way the diesel would still get better economy than the 3.0 petrol.

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