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great vid i feel same about my s type great car just got her had 2 n half spent on it before i got it had some work done main prob got no heating ac works great lol

the red JAG CHOSEN u as a driver. its like that car have a sense of good or bad owner :D

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Fair play for being honest etc. Haven't you got a code reader to check yourself?

What about Night fire red? An original Rover colour but a lovely shade.

It happened to my 2..0d, it just went into limp mode. I bought an exchange actuator £110 , probably the easiest thing to change as its right at the top of the engine.

Dark cherry bomb with a silver metallic roof + mirrors with mat black wheel arches and wheels just regular alloy silver. White on just red will look period correct but too outdated in my opinion.

Maybe go for a cool dark metallic red color with a beige or elephant tusk color for the roof and wheel arches? Just think about it a little, you don't actually have to go for that color combo :)

The Mini Door Company based in Preston are the company to check out. Unless you fancy doing the reskins yourself. Plenty of skins and door bottom parts readily available. I’ve got a Mini Thirty, in cherry red (a lovely shade of metallic red COG is the paint code) which has 13” x 7” deep dish wheels gold with polished rims. Not to everyone’s taste if they want originality but as it’s mine I get to choose how it sits.

I have had good results with Hagmans 2k epoxy primer. Dont know if you get it in the UK. Good videos you make!!

I'd suggest Dubonnet Rosso for the red. You can find a lovely restored DB5 in that colour easily with a quick search, and I think it would look lovely on the Mini. Cream roof and interior to complement it. Definitely no carbon fibre.

I enjoy that dark cherry bomb but bright deep red. It looks almost caramel cherry Works well with most all other trim and interior color.

No carbon!!!

Hi Johnny, thanks for the latest catch up on the mini project & I do hope that at some stage you will be able to finish it. I did do a message with a website link for the door re-skinning but it has disappeared. I will put the name again at the end. Like the idea of Porsche Guards Red. Maybe a carbon fibre effect for the roof?? Not too sure if that will suit what you want though. J G Welding is the place I'm sure you will find it (Devon based I think), if not let me know an email address for you & I'll send a proper link that way as I hope I don't have to write this a 3rd time. Cheers & all the best 👍🏻

Hi mate , looking forward to seeing your next video

Well you are gonna have to get on with it now Johnny Think the original colour was Robert Nightfire red

Look forward to this, when it happens, of course 😄

Selling heroin dont give these probs bruv!

Great work and great customer service. I would have every ounce of confidence in buying a car from you. I think what that Jag needs is someone with some mechanical knowledge who knows that it may throw up some issues at that age and not be bothered about fixing it. The right buyer is out there ✊🏻

Had a 2006 2.2d Sovereign Estate - 193k miles on the original gearbox, injectors and clutch. Beautiful inside and out (although did need to get rusted cills welded). Once got 75mpg on a run, and it could shift. Had to get rid off it when I broke my leg and needed an auto. But I prefer it to my newer E350d convertible - it was far better made and comfortable. Well done for restoring what would have be a future classic if not the fashion against diesels. And no - it isn't a Mondeo in drag just because they share the same chassis platform.

Last night I met a bloke in a pub and he has just bought this car...he's very excited to get it. You are a decent bloke Johnny, the world needs more people like you in it, best of luck to you.

It's amazing how modern cars can throw up faults and codes which are nothing to do with the problem. I had an Audi A6 which was flashing the glow plug light and the cruise control wouldn't work. Turned out to be a faulty brake light switch would you believe! The brake lights still worked which threw me, but there are 2 contacts in there, one for the brake lights and the other for the cruise control and other stuff. That contact had broken. Local motor factor had one in stock, £12, same as a VW Golf I believe. Problem solved! No surprise that a faulty turbo actuator could show as a gearbox fault.

When you opened the old actuator, did parts of the damaged worm gear drop out? If not….a bit suss perhaps?

Didn't know they built them as wagons never seen one in Australia

Great video, once again you have gone above and beyond, what most Dealers will do to help customers who buy older, price range cars. I sometimes think that although these peple "know their rights" maybe they would be better off buying a brand new car on a leasing agreement, instead of a 17 year old quality car, then if they had any complaints, they would be covered by the makers warranty. Not that leasing a cheap car would make very interesting RUclips content, however you are a shining light in the car industry, a very moral man, keep up the good work. By the way I love your second channel, it shows just how tough the car trade can be at times. Motors must be in your DNA.

Brilliant video,and fault finding,you deserve to go far , genuine chap, very rare these days look forward to seeing your next video.

I bought the Ford version, 2.0 TdcI for £250. Only lasted me 6 years so far but I don't have Jag badge to impress the neighbours. Hey ho.

scrap it

It’s worth doing the Revive cleaning anyway. Helps with a lot of other bits too 👌

As a former motor trader letting a car 'one' sold go to another garage is a disaster, I've done it and it's a big mistake. I've also had several X types diesels, still have a 2.2 diesel and and had similar issue power loss/EML , started using decent fuel, problem solved so I put it down to the fact the previous owner probably used crap fuel. I think you have been more than fair in your approach.

Being that the actuator was 55$ brand new, the new owner could have just replace it himself and kept a really good car. You go through so much trouble for all these people you don't know. I wish a was your neighbor ;)

Love the honesty!

Great video as always johny,shame you got it back after all that work.u tried your best with what you had at the time.gladcyou sorted it out in the end 👍👍👍ps loving the 2nd channel

What a shame that you had such an issue - especially on such a nice car. A good idea to go the extra mile with the work you intend doing. As an extra precaution, you might feel that it is worth clearing the DPF if it hasn't been done.

Hi Johnny Yes you did the right thing I think! it's always good to know when you buy a car from someone like yourself, that if there is a problem you'll do the decent thing. I have a X type saloon with about 75 K on the clock. this old girl would benefit from new injectors you just need to keep them running as clean as poss etc, some people drill out the manifold and tap an M10 thread to pour stuff in the turbo I would prefer to use something like Launch DPF cleaner but not to much this will work well on carbon, but if the vaynes are free it's probably just the actuator. We are liking the second channel. Best of luck with this one! ❤The Channel👍

Fair play mate you’re a credit to the your profession! Making sure it’s all good for the next owner is incredible service. 👍🏼👍🏼

I've got the same car. Got the same issue, goes into limp mode, gearbox fault occasionally, engine light lit, but rarely goes into limp mode.. Been scanned, told EGR valve issue.....saving up to get it replaced! Done 102000miles, drives lovely. Great channels 😊

I think this also serves as a good wake up call to people who may think flipping cars is easy business. Even when you think you've done everything right and have total confidence in your work, cars can be cars and still fail. Glad you gave the buyer a refund and took it on the chin as it helps your reputation as a used car salesman in the long run. There aren't many good ones out there, so continue to make sure you're one of the good ones lol

It happens mate , what’s important is how you deal with it, and you have been so Fair and honest with this so well done to you. Thanks for the very interesting update. 👊🏻

£145 to scan a car is daylight robbery! Glad you got it sorted, I'm sure it will sell again no problem

I wish more car dealers were like yourself, you certainly did go above and beyond for the buyer and if that was me it would certainly give me confidence to have kept the car or buy from you in the future. Things like this are always going to happen as at the end of the day its an older car, but as you've shown its how you deal with it that matters and certainly how i rate companies and whether id deal with them again.

Superb video (plus other channel vids) & so relevant having recently inherited a near identical ‘08 2.2 diesel estate in matching chilli red! Managed to save ours from being sold for scrap with the infamous gearbox warning, thanks to a local specialist pointing towards the turbo actuator needing a good greasing. Now I’m left to decide whether to repair or replace a couple body panels without over spending…

That story had me gripped! haha. Good idea with the second channel and keep up the good work. You'll be the next Mat Armstrong in no time! 👍🏻 P.s. Tell Sam I said hi!

shame you put all that effort in for it to come back to you,joys of modern motors,allways seem to have some ailment built into them nowadays!

Funny how when any other shop wants to make money you fell into that perfect spot for them to cheat you. Sucks that the shop charge you that just for plugging in a obd2 which shouldn't have been over 25 bucks since they didn't want to actually do any work. Sometimes that is how it goes but like always I say remember those who screw you and enjoy the money they will no longer make that you will give to another shop for being right.

Could just be driving style isn’t the same as yours so you can’t replicate the fault… has a similar thing with an Audi allroad ended up going for a drive with the owner and realised they drove it hard and downshifted allot at high revs

Dayum! The original nightmare scenario, a "fault" that won't show itself! Sounds like you are on top of it now though and looking at that worm gear, the actuator needed sorting even if it wasn't the cause of the fault. Situations like this where the fault will only reveal itself to the customer and nobody else, do make me mildly sceptical if I'm honest, but perhaps life has jaded me a little. Fingers crossed dude.

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Very good video. You’re such a good mechanic and person. I love how you treat cars. Shame I don’t live in UK anymore so I can buy one of you or bring you one for a proper treatment like you do. Keep it up Sir 👌🏼 Greetings from Poznań, Poland🇵🇱