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Jonnycoupe said:
A touch older is a sweeter spot for spec so keep an eye on that. The MY21 has 360 surround camera as standard. Then HUD and Matrix are a risk on MY22. If you get interested in any feel free to drop me a VIN and I can look at all the history and spec.

Huge number of ex Arval employee leases coming up on OE/OW. Later manager cars have move to KR/KT prefix’s. Real glut of them in the used market so ideal as a buyer.
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Thanks for this Jonny, I’ve only just started down the road of discovery for these cars seriously, the reason I was targeting 18-24 months was the option to extend the warranty, which I believe can only be done for cars that are still under warranty and not yet lapsed?
 
Azza said:
So after this thread I ignored you all and went sensible.


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But as life goes on things change, a big dog who took up all the i30 boot and a baby meant needing something large.

Initially I was looking at Passat GTE Advance but given the market there wasn't anything remotely similar in terms of cost / mileage to what @paradigm paid earlier in the year. Skoda... hmm meh. 5 Series, E Class AUC petrols pretty non-existent in the £ I was looking to spend.


So I ended up with this 2018 2.0 petrol Jaguar XF Sportbrake Portfolio.


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Obviously 3 days and a couple of hours into owning the car the check engine light came on. Some faffing around and taking too long with the selling dealership and Jaguar warranty but the fault was finally fixed last week.

Had F1 AS5s fitted the other week which are a massive improvement over what was fitted originally.


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I had a 2019 version of this car until two months ago when I part exchanged it. It cut out on me randomly three times, in the last 12 months, luckily it was when I was going under 20mph on each occasion.

On top of that, it felt like the acceleration was slightly off. The first time the garage plugged it in they said it had 56 faults showing, it was hard to know which fault had triggered a different one due to an engine cut out.

They reset it, told me to drive 5 miles and come back, typical that I did that and no faults reappeared. They eventually found the problem, a known issue with two £30 solenoids, £60 parts and £200 labour and although a known fault it’s not covered under warranty.

That got me searching for “known fault Jaguar solenoid” and the results are scary, forums are heaving with Jaguar solenoid problems.

It was a lovely car to drive, the interior build quality something to enjoy, the power when you put your foot down beautiful, it was just different in a classy way but I’d lost faith in it and it’s not the easiest car to get out of when you are the wrong side of 50
 
The Approved Used cars come with a comprehensive 2 year warranty and Jaguar Assist. I've just picked up, a 2021 HSE. Very impressed so far.

Edit, reply to paradigm regarding the Ipace, not sure why quote didn't work.
 
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r22snapper said:
The Approved Used cars come with a comprehensive 2 year warranty and Jaguar Assist. I've just picked up, a 2021 HSE. Very impressed so far.

Edit, reply to paradigm regarding the Ipace, not sure why quote didn't work.
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Thank you, still aiming for a car that’s got some balance of the origin warranty left, but it’s nice to know we’d get at least 2 years on top of the traction battery warranty.
 
paradigm said:
Thank you, still aiming for a car that’s got some balance of the origin warranty left, but it’s nice to know we’d get at least 2 years on top of the traction battery warranty.
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I've been looking into this as well and if you get one with a bit of manufacturers warranty left, extending the warranty should be easy.

If it's out of warranty then it can be done but you've supposedly got to arrange for jaguar to do a check of the car (at your expense, about £200 I read) and IF.... IIIIFFFFF it passes, you get to buy the extended warranty. It's a bit of a gamble though because if it fails or they reject it then you're on to 3rd party ones which are crap, by all accounts!

You also need to check the service history on these because a lot are ex lease and nobody gives a crap about servicing them on time or to schedule! I've seen a few now where the service schedule has been missed and I'm guessing that will revoke your extended warranty chances AND your traction battery / warranty. It shouldn't, but I bet it does when they're facing a 15k bill!
 
Nemiyen said:
I've been looking into this as well and if you get one with a bit of manufacturers warranty left, extending the warranty should be easy.

If it's out of warranty then it can be done but you've supposedly got to arrange for jaguar to do a check of the car (at your expense, about £200 I read) and IF.... IIIIFFFFF it passes, you get to buy the extended warranty. It's a bit of a gamble though because if it fails or they reject it then you're on to 3rd party ones which are crap, by all accounts!

You also need to check the service history on these because a lot are ex lease and nobody gives a crap about servicing them on time or to schedule! I've seen a few now where the service schedule has been missed and I'm guessing that will revoke your extended warranty chances AND your traction battery / warranty. It shouldn't, but I bet it does when they're facing a 15k bill!
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The JLR extended warranty isn't anything to shout about either, in my experience its certainty not as good as the initial 3 year or 1 year main dealer used car warranty.
 
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Yeah back when I had my two XF's, the extended warranty was terrible. It had so many exclusions that it was almost not worth the amount they were charging, I didn't bother for either and thankfully had no issues, although my second XF was horrible in terms of electronic issues during its first few months, so was a bit risky
 
I would hope that due to the battery being covered for 8 years from new, that I only really need a warranty on the rest of the car for things like infotainment, 12v electrics and niggling faults with non-driveline components.
 
Around £350 for a major service in an independent on a 3.0 diesel (they alternate between a major and minor service). My XF is getting on now, but I used to go to a main dealer the first few years. I got discs and pads changed at a main dealers, incredibly it was around £300 cheaper than the quote I got from National. I've had a couple of faults fixed in an independent, one was a sticking valve that cost ~£240 to replace, the other an adaptive dynamics problem ~£300 repair. Other than that ownership has just been tyres, discs, pads and aircon refills.
 
quackers said:
I keep looking at the Jaguar XF's on autotrader, what are they like to own? Is it going to cost a fortune to service, parts etc?
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What year you looking at?

Iv owned my XF-S for just over a year, now. It’s cost me a fair bit, but I knew it would when I bought it, hence I was able to negotiate a decent deal.

New cam belt, new disc and pads all round. Two tyres and A major service. At the end of the day these have all been routine service items.

All work was done by a Jag specialist the major service was about £300. Tyres are not cheap, with the 20in alloys £150 a corner for bridge stones. Will need to check the invoice for the cambelt in the morning. Hopefully this year should be a little cheaper with minor service.

It’s a fantastic car to drive, handles well, the power delivery is great and super comfortable. Only thing I wish, that it was a little more fuel fuel efficient. At the end of the day it’s 3.0L D and if I really wanted efficiency I should have bought a 2.0L D.
 
Coming up to month 4 with the XE now, thought I'd give some quick thoughts.

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Love this car. I said earlier that it could possibly be the best car I've owned and I stand by that. It's not the plushest or fastest I've had but there's definitely something about it.

The guys at JLR have done a fantastic job with the facelift. It's a bit of a head turner and gets attention/comments which I find quite amusing because to me 'it's only an XE' but being parked up in the service station, sat next to all the Germans, you can understand why.

The car feels like it wants to be driven. The steering is sharp and confident, you can feel the complicated suspension doing it's thing. It's light, quick and sporty.

The D200 engine is relatively quiet (for a diesel) with enough poke to put a smile on your face. I'm normally one to say that these 4 cylinder engines are plenty for most peoples use but given how much of a joy the XE is to drive, a 6 cylinder engine with 100 extra horses would be a fantastic combination.

Most of my trips are longer motorway journeys and it consumes the miles perfectly fine. It's not as quiet and refined as my previous cars but only slightly. I'm currently averaging 52mpg on a longer run and managed 58 on a trip down to Sheffield last month. That's with me being heavy footed everytime I get off the motorway.

Some negatives

As much as JLR have done a great job with the facelift, the interior still feels dated compared to the competition, particularly around the centre console. The piano black plastic along with some of the buttons(stop/start etc) could've done with a bit more flair.

Pivi Pro... it's okay but comparing it to the older JLR system, it feels like it lacks depth and reliability. More recently coming from iDrive, there's some things to be desired. For example, the native Spotify app just doesn't work, which forces me to use the dreaded CarPlay. The cars health status section also doesn't load, it just spins and boots me back to the homescreen, even after several updates. The only way I can see the tyre pressure monitor is on the dashboard by going through the steering wheel controls. Pivi has also failed to boot twice now after short trips leaving a blank screen which you'd think they'd fix as my Velar suffered the same issue.

Overall, the XE is a fanastic car and I'm chuffed to bits with it. Even with the negatives, there's a bit of charm there, you know it isn't perfect but it makes you smile. It's a great all rounder.
 
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