I’m on my second x-type, and I’ve also had a 2004 206 and a 2008 fiesta st and I bonded with all of them, however my 2015 Vauxhall insignia estate just isn’t the same. It’s quite nice to drive, reliable and good on fuel but it just doesn’t do anything for me at all. I don’t understand how anybody could love one, especially a facelift A or a B.
Great progress Joel, and still a lot of car for the money.. at least petrol is much cheaper than diesel but the cold weather and short journeys won’t help. Fixing than steering wheel will lift the interior. Looking forward to some road trips in the New Year! Are you planning any mods or enhancements?
Great to see the Jag working well and I know what you mean I have my CL 500 and I’m always very gentle with it knowing it 21 years old. 🎉🎉. Well done man and wish you and the family happy holidays. Thank you for the great content and positive vibes with all your vids
I think on that model you can adjust throttle and foot brake so you can reach the pedals a bit more comfortably, 👍👍👍👍 and put this into the memory seats button when using the vehicle......ps you may find the info in the manual or google,on the steering column there should be a round plastic switch that will adjust column and pedals .
Glad you got to the bottom of the coolant issue. I think it's quite common to have a problem with the thermostat housing on the V8 Jags. I had the same thing on my XK 4.2 V8. Overall though I found mine very reliable over 5 years now and I trust it for UK and European road trips. Hope you get to enjoy many trips in yours. Merry Christmas!
Lovely car to have on the drive ! I'd say at that age and being a complicated Jag and with petrol so expensive , its best use these day is summer weekend / project car ? If anyone absolutely needs to get to work everyday then it's Pixo FTW 😀
Old cars don't fill me with any anxiety! My daily's a 1995 Volvo 850 T5 wagon, Remapped, Well maintained by me and i rag the crap out of it! I've owned it 9 years and it has never let me down 👌
Great news that it is fixed. My L359 is going back to the garage in Jan as I have fumes in the cabin. Checked the injectors and fuel return Orings all fine so suspect it is the manifold. Tad miffed as i had a trip to Salisbury Plains planned for the 30th. The joys of older vehicles. Would be good to hear Katie's thoughts on the Jag at some point. Such a nice car.
For the Q&A: Recently after being in a fast EV I realised that I would much rather have a slower car that makes a lovely noise than a super fast silent car what are your thoughts on noise vs speed Joel? Would you rather have a Porsche taycan turbo s or an older much slower beautiful sounding 911?
Hay Joel. Hope you and the lovely Katy have a wonderful Xmas. As a fellow Bucks resident find it great spotting roads I know well on you drives out. My question wud be . Briefly saw the Jag with snow on it, did you go out to see how it handled with that gorgeous V8 . Keep up the good work. And a Happy New Year.
Glad to see the Jag is now behaving itself! I used to have a 03 plate S type, a late mk1 but with the Mk2 dash. It was lovely, and I too loved the wooden steering wheel! I also used to have a Nissan Pixo ... Be great to see you review one
Put that massive plastic monstrosity of a rear number plate in the bin lol, the original (smaller) one looks loads better. Other than that I'm really enjoying the Jaaaag videos. Have a great Christmas 😁
I hear what you are saying about V8, ( and v6) motors, I have owned them all and driven them all as a work vehicles over the years. What IS important is the cost of running them they are way off the scale these days, no matter how many miles you hardly use the vehicle for. I would argue my 56 plate Volvo S60 D5 offers all those comforts your Jag offers except it will do Portsmouth to Manchester and return and use for a good few days before refill on a full tank of Diesel which is costing £100 per tank unfortunately these days but still tops a petrol
Just drive it Joel, enjoy it. Share it with us. I would love to have such a car. I have a Jag XF, an X-type and a 1964 Buick Riviera, and each of them is a unique driving experience. And I love them all.
Great video! I did have a Jaguar XE around six months ago and like you mention the anxiety is a real thing on a luxury car such as that. I sold that car for a more sensible Skoda Fabia and I miss it so much. That car really made me feel special. But I feel it was the right thing to do. Nothing is cheap on cars such as this! So glad you have got a Jag, absolutely love them! So my question to you is how do you deal with that anxiety? Or at least justify having a car like this?
Joel Great video , Love that your've love bought another "Luxo Barge" with the JAG makes sense after the gorgeous 7 series you bought off Jayemm , You need a Mercedes S-class or Audi A8/ VW Pheaton next to keep the Luxury theme going , A have Great Xmas !
Hi Joel I always watch your videos and find them very interesting a,quick question for you why don't you buy a lexus ls 430 v8 and do a video on it truly amazing car and when are you going to get another range rover I see matt at highpeak has just bought a nice v8 jiminy green one
The Jag V8 is prone to eating through thermostat housings. So persistence paid off. You are dead right about the analogue controls - much better. I have a new F Pace P400 and it’s fabulous EXCEPT for the bloody computer which continually has problems. It is back at my long suffering dealer (Barrett’s of Ashford - Brilliant folk) every month with stupid temporary faults Re fuel consumption, when you get funds take it in for a Terraclean that can make a big difference. Have a great festive!!
Q&A question. How did you find driving to the Nurburgring & any tips on driving from euro tunnel to Nurburgring. P.s love your videos & keep up the good work Joel.
You may agree with me on this one as you have had one before but I have found the car with the best seating position is the BMW Z4 E85 it just feels like the whole car is hugging itself around you so you feel at one with it.
Q&A: How's the house hunting going? Any quadruple garage properties on the horizon? :) Looking forward to more road trip videos with the Jaguar. The Isle of Wight video was good if a little short on content. How about a tour round the Isle of Wight visiting popular picturesque locations? Fantastic channel Joel. Keep the videos coming.
I find these vids with older/cheaper (bangers) alot more interesting then newer stuff performance cars. For really comfy seats checkout Rover75 seats... yeah 20mpg is abit much with my Rover 75 diesel I chomp abit anything below 40...but wow I would like a V8...
'99 gps 😅😂 my '16 gps is so out of date it gets me nowhere in Europe 😅😂 but I use it mainly to have an idea of the (possible) road ahead. Also about the seating. Just start from scratch. Put the seat in some totally useless position and try again.
Not a Jag, I took a chance on a Toyota Alphard V6 executive lounge. It had a genuine 30k on the clock and practically immaculate. I bought it via video link in Auction for 3.5k after watching detailed videos and going through 150 high resolution photos, oh a seeing the log book with a detailed record going back to new (they're very strict in Japan with car records) It cost me an added £860 to ship £1200 Tax and Reg fees) One year later it's become the best car I've owned in over 30yrs of driving. New this car would have cost me £150k and it's got all the extras. Power and pure luxury for the price of a SH Fiat 500. So, it can be a wise move. Your Jag is amazing even though it's had a few bob spent on it, it's worth it.
Q and A question: would you do a long distance road trip on the continent with the jaaaaaagggg, or one of the electric cars. maybe drive switzerland or italy. or would you do the video idea you mentioned when you took the 7 series to the nurburgring which was doing a 24 hour driving challenge?
When you 1st got the jag you was like a proud dad and you wanted to get ur partner driven to your wedding in it next year.... this video it's like the love has dropped a bit. Would you buy this car again giving the opportunity or big miss
I love all sorts of cars, but I cant quite see what you are seeing in this car. I see in the comments quite a lot people think it’s nice though. Maybe you have to be british to like this jag 😉
Will you be bringing it to the next Jaguar Breakfast Club? It's at the British Motor Museum, CV35 0BJ from 9.30am on Saturday 7th January 2023. Free to come to the meet, you can buy a ticket to go round the museum (which is worth it).
Loving the videos, keep up the good content! For the number plate if you warm it, the sticky pads and the bit of the boot you’re sticking it to then hold it in place for a minute or two it should stay on no problem. It does look like you have two grommits that sit proud and may hinder it sticking flush tho. Hair dryer or heat gun to provide the heat 👍
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The matter is that Jags of that era have got more of a soul than any new car.
Yes
Character is so important if you’re a petrolhead!
I’m on my second x-type, and I’ve also had a 2004 206 and a 2008 fiesta st and I bonded with all of them, however my 2015 Vauxhall insignia estate just isn’t the same. It’s quite nice to drive, reliable and good on fuel but it just doesn’t do anything for me at all. I don’t understand how anybody could love one, especially a facelift A or a B.
Great progress Joel, and still a lot of car for the money.. at least petrol is much cheaper than diesel but the cold weather and short journeys won’t help. Fixing than steering wheel will lift the interior. Looking forward to some road trips in the New Year! Are you planning any mods or enhancements?
Hi Joel, love the V8. May you and Katy have a great Xmas & all the best for 2023. Cheers, John.
Great to see the Jag working well and I know what you mean I have my CL 500 and I’m always very gentle with it knowing it 21 years old. 🎉🎉. Well done man and wish you and the family happy holidays. Thank you for the great content and positive vibes with all your vids
I think on that model you can adjust throttle and foot brake so you can reach the pedals a bit more comfortably, 👍👍👍👍 and put this into the memory seats button when using the vehicle......ps you may find the info in the manual or google,on the steering column there should be a round plastic switch that will adjust column and pedals .
u cant adjust the pedals, they’re fixed in place
Glad you got to the bottom of the coolant issue. I think it's quite common to have a problem with the thermostat housing on the V8 Jags. I had the same thing on my XK 4.2 V8. Overall though I found mine very reliable over 5 years now and I trust it for UK and European road trips. Hope you get to enjoy many trips in yours. Merry Christmas!
Lovely car to have on the drive ! I'd say at that age and being a complicated Jag and with petrol so expensive , its best use these day is summer weekend / project car ? If anyone absolutely needs to get to work everyday then it's Pixo FTW 😀
Old cars don't fill me with any anxiety! My daily's a 1995 Volvo 850 T5 wagon, Remapped, Well maintained by me and i rag the crap out of it! I've owned it 9 years and it has never let me down 👌
I have that same Bluetooth adapter works a treat
Great news that it is fixed.
My L359 is going back to the garage in Jan as I have fumes in the cabin. Checked the injectors and fuel return Orings all fine so suspect it is the manifold.
Tad miffed as i had a trip to Salisbury Plains planned for the 30th. The joys of older vehicles.
Would be good to hear Katie's thoughts on the Jag at some point. Such a nice car.
For the Q&A: Recently after being in a fast EV I realised that I would much rather have a slower car that makes a lovely noise than a super fast silent car what are your thoughts on noise vs speed Joel? Would you rather have a Porsche taycan turbo s or an older much slower beautiful sounding 911?
Hay Joel. Hope you and the lovely Katy have a wonderful Xmas. As a fellow Bucks resident find it great spotting roads I know well on you drives out. My question wud be . Briefly saw the Jag with snow on it, did you go out to see how it handled with that gorgeous V8 . Keep up the good work. And a Happy New Year.
Good to see the old girl is fixed, well, for now anyway 😂
Also, it’s not the holiday season, it’s Christmas!
Q & A: Regarding flying, are you sill wanting to get your PPL? If so have you done much aviating lately?
Glad to see the Jag is now behaving itself!
I used to have a 03 plate S type, a late mk1 but with the Mk2 dash. It was lovely, and I too loved the wooden steering wheel!
I also used to have a Nissan Pixo ... Be great to see you review one
Put that massive plastic monstrosity of a rear number plate in the bin lol, the original (smaller) one looks loads better. Other than that I'm really enjoying the Jaaaag videos. Have a great Christmas 😁
Now that's it fixed, stick with it Joel! It's just such a classy looking car.
Can’t wait for the Q&A! Another great video as always Joel!
Great to see the Jag all running well. If you want some REAL older car anxiety get a P38 Range Rover 😂😬
I hear what you are saying about V8, ( and v6) motors, I have owned them all and driven them all as a work vehicles over the years. What IS important is the cost of running them they are way off the scale these days, no matter how many miles you hardly use the vehicle for. I would argue my 56 plate Volvo S60 D5 offers all those comforts your Jag offers except it will do Portsmouth to Manchester and return and use for a good few days before refill on a full tank of Diesel which is costing £100 per tank unfortunately these days but still tops a petrol
I’ve found cars with loads of seat adjustments are never comfy. In my Civic I adjusted it once when I bought it and not moved it in 5 years.
Just drive it Joel, enjoy it. Share it with us. I would love to have such a car. I have a Jag XF, an X-type and a 1964 Buick Riviera, and each of them is a unique driving experience. And I love them all.
Great video! I did have a Jaguar XE around six months ago and like you mention the anxiety is a real thing on a luxury car such as that. I sold that car for a more sensible Skoda Fabia and I miss it so much. That car really made me feel special. But I feel it was the right thing to do. Nothing is cheap on cars such as this! So glad you have got a Jag, absolutely love them! So my question to you is how do you deal with that anxiety? Or at least justify having a car like this?
Joel Great video , Love that your've love bought another "Luxo Barge" with the JAG makes sense after the gorgeous 7 series you bought off Jayemm , You need a Mercedes S-class or Audi A8/ VW Pheaton next to keep the Luxury theme going , A have Great Xmas !
Hi Joel I always watch your videos and find them very interesting a,quick question for you why don't you buy a lexus ls 430 v8 and do a video on it truly amazing car and when are you going to get another range rover I see matt at highpeak has just bought a nice v8 jiminy green one
The Jag V8 is prone to eating through thermostat housings. So persistence paid off. You are dead right about the analogue controls - much better. I have a new F Pace P400 and it’s fabulous EXCEPT for the bloody computer which continually has problems. It is back at my long suffering dealer (Barrett’s of Ashford - Brilliant folk) every month with stupid temporary faults
Re fuel consumption, when you get funds take it in for a Terraclean that can make a big difference. Have a great festive!!
Q&A question. How did you find driving to the Nurburgring & any tips on driving from euro tunnel to Nurburgring. P.s love your videos & keep up the good work Joel.
You may agree with me on this one as you have had one before but I have found the car with the best seating position is the BMW Z4 E85 it just feels like the whole car is hugging itself around you so you feel at one with it.
Merry xmas! Wishing for a mechanic-free 2023 🙏
Q&A: How's the house hunting going? Any quadruple garage properties on the horizon? :)
Looking forward to more road trip videos with the Jaguar. The Isle of Wight video was good if a little short on content. How about a tour round the Isle of Wight visiting popular picturesque locations?
Fantastic channel Joel. Keep the videos coming.
Hi Joel, any plans to take the Jag around the Nurburgring?😊👍think you should !
Thanks for the excellent video. Don't concern yourself with fuel consumption on a V6 or V8. It's irrelevant. Enjoy your Jag!
Are you planning on going to Scotland and back on one tank of fuel like you did with the Range Rover and the 7 series?
I find these vids with older/cheaper (bangers) alot more interesting then newer stuff performance cars. For really comfy seats checkout Rover75 seats... yeah 20mpg is abit much with my Rover 75 diesel I chomp abit anything below 40...but wow I would like a V8...
Great vid thanks :)
Q&A question:
Do you enjoy video editing? Or do you see it as a necessary evil needed to do the fun part of driving and filming?
'99 gps 😅😂 my '16 gps is so out of date it gets me nowhere in Europe 😅😂 but I use it mainly to have an idea of the (possible) road ahead.
Also about the seating. Just start from scratch. Put the seat in some totally useless position and try again.
You could take the car to get an economy remap, that should get you better MPG, there are some companies that come to you at home.
Not a Jag, I took a chance on a Toyota Alphard V6 executive lounge. It had a genuine 30k on the clock and practically immaculate. I bought it via video link in Auction for 3.5k after watching detailed videos and going through 150 high resolution photos, oh a seeing the log book with a detailed record going back to new (they're very strict in Japan with car records)
It cost me an added £860 to ship £1200 Tax and Reg fees)
One year later it's become the best car I've owned in over 30yrs of driving. New this car would have cost me £150k and it's got all the extras.
Power and pure luxury for the price of a SH Fiat 500.
So, it can be a wise move. Your Jag is amazing even though it's had a few bob spent on it, it's worth it.
Been looking at Jap imports on autotrader and eBay Chris, they do look a bargain but a bit worried, any advice please on checking history etc
For the rear plate just use gorilla tape super sticky and will not come off
Love ya channel, content, trials n tribulations..Keep up the good work n merry Christmas 🤶 🎄.
And remember ' SMILES NOT MILES ' It's a Jaaaaaaaag
Hi Joel when will we get to see the bmw 6 series you have often talked about. Ps keep up the good good work in 2023
One for the Q&A… do you like saying the word Fiancé?! You seem to use that word alot in your vids 😂
Way better than most other you tubers who can only think of the word finance😇
Another good video and merry Christmas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍
Have a look at the M.O.T it's ROTTEN.
For the Q&A: As I'm a long time subscriber and still love my E85 Z4... do you have any seller's remorse?
And have a lovely Xmas mate. 🍾
Are you planning any enhancements
GREAT VIDEO BUD 👍👍LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAYS Q and A 👍👍LOVE THE JAG 🥳🥳
Q and A question: would you do a long distance road trip on the continent with the jaaaaaagggg, or one of the electric cars. maybe drive switzerland or italy. or would you do the video idea you mentioned when you took the 7 series to the nurburgring which was doing a 24 hour driving challenge?
Hi Joel, why have you decided to sell the Jag now?
For the Q and A: If you had the choice between a 1 car garage or a 2 car garage both options costing 40 thousand pounds, what are you choosing and why
OK, I'll bite, great song on the phone.
Shame to see it up for sale!
Still think they are a great car. Have good Christmas. 👍👍👍👍
Is changing your VPN location illegal?
Wonder if he's checked the sills yet....
Do you think the Jag drives better than say the Range Rover or the 7 Series
Mileage in winter is not realistic. Look back again in about 4 months
When you 1st got the jag you was like a proud dad and you wanted to get ur partner driven to your wedding in it next year.... this video it's like the love has dropped a bit. Would you buy this car again giving the opportunity or big miss
Would you do another ‘rate my ride’ series of videos?
Q&A question:
What’s your favourite vehicle in the 2000’s year of era?
Love your beautiful Jaguar
Real world combined fuel mileage for the 4.0 V8 is about 21 MPG.
I love all sorts of cars, but I cant quite see what you are seeing in this car. I see in the comments quite a lot people think it’s nice though. Maybe you have to be british to like this jag 😉
Will you be bringing it to the next Jaguar Breakfast Club? It's at the British Motor Museum, CV35 0BJ from 9.30am on Saturday 7th January 2023. Free to come to the meet, you can buy a ticket to go round the museum (which is worth it).
Loving the videos, keep up the good content! For the number plate if you warm it, the sticky pads and the bit of the boot you’re sticking it to then hold it in place for a minute or two it should stay on no problem. It does look like you have two grommits that sit proud and may hinder it sticking flush tho. Hair dryer or heat gun to provide the heat 👍
What made you buy the Jaguar in the first place knowing it’s a thirsty beast?
It's not about economy . It's about a nice car.
Do you miss your BMW Z4 ?
Question for QA - will you get another range rover in the fleet
Q&A: What’s the difference between low profile tyres and high profile tyres? 😂
You started the video wrong mate, it’s a Jaaaaaaaag
Bbc I player won't allow you to use a vpn just thought I'd let you know
Yes they do, I use one to run my bbc iplayer
Q&A: Are motorcycles something that might interest you?
Please consider substituting inexpensive in-lieu of cheap. My S-Type frowns every time I follow this series.
Q&A: Do you have a day job?
I want you to buy the cheapest Smart ForTwo! PLEASE
Buy a Bentley Next?
Your vlog is quite interesting unfortunately you talk for too long. I want to see actions not words. You're becoming like a politician.
Do you like French cars
Does anybody watch Top Gear anymore ?
Not the new episodes haha. I’m currently working my way back from series 1. Currently on series 4…
fab jag