Jaguar X-type 3.0 V6. The best car you can get for 1000$? Short Review

In this video I give a quick review of my 2002 Jaguar X-type.
This car has the 3 liter V6 engine with 231HP. If you’re a bit of a handyman and do it yourself type. Then this is in my opinion one of the best cars to buy in the 1000 to 2000$ range. It has a nice engine, for it’s age it’s fast, it’s not too big, not too small. Parts are easy to find and cheap (speaking for Europe). If you need to do all the repairs and services at the dealer this car might not worth it anymore.
It’s a Jaguar. I love the brand. Even though many people may say you ride around in a pimped Ford Mondeo. Who cares. There is also nothing wrong with Ford. For me this is the best car under 1000$ I bought so far.
Thank you for watching!
Cheers

[@Sowhat300]

The little guy made this video priceless.

[@BobBee]

Thanks! Glad you like his enthusiasm 😃

[@tylershafer5992]

I had one of these as my first car. Red with a manual transmission. Still one of my favorite cars I’ve ever driven. I didn’t own it long as it got totaled. Hope to own another sometime. Maybe a wagon haha

[@terryharmsworth4663]

I've had my 2.5ltr v6 for 4 years and I'm not getting rid of it untill the day I die. Love my jag to pieces. Video is so true great job bro

[@BobBee]

Thanks for sharing! Glad you like your car as much as I do 😃

[@thejigisup]

People complain about the Jaguar brand in America, but I think it’s a phenomenal car, brand, they are so cheap and fun to own, it’s like taking care of a puppy. I drive my x type all over New York and the tri state area

[@BobBee]

That’s well said! I love the brand and car too. Cheers!

[@fyznee]

I am currently driving a 2.5 x type. Bought it in april, been driving A LOT this year and it did not fail me. Such a trustworthy, beautiful and strong car. I am going to get the 3l version, just for the little features they added to it:)

[@AndrewGeierMelons]

My X-Type has only 119,000 km. I feel like it has many more decades of life still left. I'm taking very good care of it

[@BobBee]

👍

[@stuartd8695]

He he that was great fun to watch, when you got to the part about the AWD I didn't expect a tree to be hauled . The sound of that engine and the tree cracking had me in total loud laughter thinking I have 4x4s and big 4wd tractors but I want the X type AWD, fantastic for fun through mud and more messy material to throttle through!!!

[@20bowyer]

I have this exact model the same age and I love it! Had it nearly 3 years now.

[@BobBee]

👍

[@JohnThomas-gl4qu]

I liked your review! Straight and to the point, covering all the important stuff without dragging on. Do you realize that almost nobody gets in the car and demonstrates the acceleration with the camera on the speedometer? Nice. Very entertaining too, I liked the hose on the wipers and the trunk demo. Thanks

[@MahmoodSuhail]

I like this car, it's not well finished like a BMW, I had the E90 325xi which was noticeably quicker, handles much better, rides better and little better fuel economy, but this car is a lot easier to fix. I replaced all 3 engine and transmission mounts in one hour, changed the transmission fluid in 10 mintues, changed spark plugs, coils and intake gaskets in 2 hours, I replaced the whole front suspension including new struts and wheel bearings in 4 hours. It's very simple to fix and still has a nice ride.

[@BobBee]

Thanks for sharing ✌️

[@MahmoodSuhail]

@L. Noordijk Yeah, all you said is that you think. I don't think I'm sure. Away from being an owner of more than 20 BMW's and 4 Jags and also being a mechanical engineer, from the first sight, I can tell you x-type is an exact replica of Ford Fusion, Mondeo and Contour and same awful finishing quality. Don't talk about BMW if you haven't owned it, even Mercedes is far behind. You're only fond of the little cat on hood. 3 series is faster, quicker, rides and handle much better, quieter, smoother on bumps, better dash and seats leather quality, better brake, more options, safer, better engineered by all means and is 10 times more responsive than any Jag I have ever rid. The most important thing is that BMW x drive is way smarter than AWD of the x-type. The x-type has a fixed ratio of 60 to 40 as far as remember, but BMW works with supply on demand and I have many times pulled ahead of Jeeps on snowy streets.

[@MahmoodSuhail]

@L. Noordijk Okay, I apologize. the x-type is the best ever..

[@yohan-electwordofguardthem9173]

🛸 O.Y.E.S 🌅 THANK'S JUST GOT ONE 🛣 ON THE 08-12-2022 SO NOW OWN ONE X-TYPE 2.5 L V-6 AWD AND A S-TYPE V-8 😇 17 YEAR'S 🌞 PSALM 📜 91 🗺 ST.MATTHEW 7:7 📖 ASK 🕊 AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN ²SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND ³KNOCK AND IT SHALL BE OPEN UNTO YOU 💪🏾

[@ShrandaM]

This car looks great! Thank you for sharing this video.

[@MarexKai]

Before I bought my Jaguar XE, I had owned 4 X-Types - 2.2d (THE WORST), 2x 2.5 and 1x 3.0 - which was the best. The noise form that V6 is the best V6 sound ever! It's not necessarily the best looking car ever made but it's one of the dearest Jaguars to me.

[@BobBee]

Jaguar XE is a nice upgrade 😃

[@steventweed3599]

FANTASTIC video!!!

[@neiltyrone37148]

I have the same one...20 years old drives like new. Love it !

[@BobBee]

Thank for you comment. Enjoy your Jaguar 😃

[@chadvienna9288]

Great car for the money! I had one of our two (I drive a 2007 and my wife drives a 2008) X-Types out for a 500-mile road trip last Saturday and she was a pleasure to drive. Passing was a breeze with acceleration going from a steady 65 to 100+ with confidence and no real effort on the part of the car. Last year I removed the factory (non-nav) stereo and replaced it with a Kenwood Excelon DMX706S. A Garmin 2598 handles the navigation duties and a Escort Passport 8500 keeps the Highway Patrol at bay.

[@BobBee]

Thank you for sharing your story. The 2007/2008 x-types have the facelift right? Nice cars. Enjoy 😃

[@chadvienna9288]

@@BobBee The facelift X-Types began in 2008 in Europe. The last year for U.S. X-Types was 2008 and they were non-facelift models.

[@kevinb6904]

Great video!

[@pab1972]

I've got 2.0D and its still quite amazing and looks great too! :)

[@denizfrench6790]

Great video! I am considering to buy one of these 3 litres

[@Jen.4523]

Thank you for your video my husband just bought this car

[@rehcmx]

Great Review

[@JoaoOliveira-ii4ul]

Love that steering weel !

[@davidwagner2280]

i have a 2002 red automatic, and I love it!!!!

[@josephbarca4615]

Same

[@jamesflickinger1363]

Precious little girl. love the car too. nice job on the video

[@knightshift268]

The statements at the end had me rotflmmfao ,Good stuff 👍

[@BobBee]

Thanks 🙌😃

[@marintorrente]

Nice video !!!!

[@zsoltkoncz2158]

Very good video, I liked it! The car is great. I have a 2.5 petrol X-Type, I love it too! Hi.

[@gerlandkent6377]

[thank, you for you're video and you're time spent.] I, own a 2004, x type 3.0 jaguar. racing green tan interior. 🙏

[@CeZarMusic]

The Euro 3 2.0D is probably the most reliable out of all of them. Apart from the alternator and the transmission belt pulleys (which you can solve for cheap) it's a good all round vehicle with no hassle. I own 2 of them, haha

[@BobBee]

Thanks for your comment! Where I live the road tax on diesels is so high :-( Nice you have 2 of them 😃 Enjoy your cars 👍

[@mahmoodsuhail8996]

I love this car, so much fun to drive. I hate the Jatco transmission in it as it's little timid and shifts slower than ZF on the S type. Also rust is a huge problem on every car made by Ford.

[@Goldie-kw5ju]

That's a very nice Jaguar

[@BobBee]

Thank you 😃

[@gerlandkent6377]

[thank, you for you're video]👍

[@dellshonemckenzie6533]

Best review

[@BobBee]

Thanks 😃

[@ScrapWolf]

Mooie bak hoor!

[@BobBee]

😃

[@alex__8416]

Nice Video! I bought a X-Type today :D

[@BobBee]

Thanks! Enjoy your “jaaaag” 😎

[@konut7607]

I just bought one too :)

[@MurderousMindstate]

Me Too!!! $500

[@BillClinton936]

I got one of these xtype in awd but it says vdp idk what that means but it was well taken care of. Whoever had it took it in all the time and paid to up keep it. Very nice car to drive so far

[@nabilm2941]

It is a great car for the money.. however I opted for the 2.1 v6 for less parts would go wrong because it is a front wheel drive only. It is less powerful but it is fairly enjoyable so far.

[@BobBee]

Thanks for your comment. I can imagine the 2.1 is as good. It’s not that we floor this type of car all day anyway. Enjoy your car!

[@RickyRegal.]

My Grandma has the same exact model, she owns a few Fortywinks shops.

[@lehung8309]

nice car

[@John_Wood_]

I ran a 2.0d for 10years, took it up to 175,000 miles. But the sills started rusting again (after being replaced once), the headlights were always poor, the alternator needed replacing and possibly also the injectors so I had to let it go. Pity as it still looked great and handled so well. The V6 would be amazing in this car.

[@BobBee]

Yes true. rust is a common problem. I had to do a little welding too 😅 but it’s solid again. Lovely cars with some issues now and then 😁

[@007JHS]

A great buy.

[@z-trip5457]

Goeie review! Bevalt die nog steeds? Heb er zelf een op het oog, 153k gelopen, afgestempeld tot 2019. Is het 2400 euro waard? 2.0 V6 Handgeschakeld

[@GivenSutisna]

M'n ouders hebben 2 auto's waarvan 1 dit auto is. Ik heb eergisteren m'n rijbewijs gehaald en mag van hun voorlopig de Jaguar gebruiken 😁. Wordt wel even wennen want het is een automaat (ik heb zelf manual rijden geleerd), maar kan niet wachten om er mee te rijden!

[@jaguarrroman]

The cassette player is not so useless, as it looks at first glance. This unit can be easily equipped with an AUX by soldering 3 wires to its mother board instead of the cassette deck. If you utilize a 5 pin 3.5 female jack, you can arrange it so that it playbacks music from your phone when the jack is connected and a cassette if the jack is out. The only thing you need is an endless cassette, which can be easily prepared with your own hands. To cut a long story short, CD unit in most cases cannot be so easily equipped with an AUX because in such case all data is transmitted in a digital format.

[@BlessonGeorge1992TheBG]

I need someone to do this for my jaguar

[@BobBee]

That’s a perfect solution! I’m a bit scared to do something wrong and break down the whole unit. But I’m not using it anyway and the way you explain it doesn’t sound too difficult. Thank you for sharing 👍

[@misterpopper77]

Wanna buy one (3.0 v6), be honest are they really breaking down all the time? Do all 3.0 v6 have the sport button? Many thanks

[@user-qr5mi5pj4k]

Hi ! Sorry, were did u bought this car ?)

[@nathanrika4830]

I am not a DIYer and need to take it to a mechanic, but it's worth every $ to me.

[@aidan6435]

'The best car you can get' and to conclude with 'it might not be worth it', mooi zo!

[@BobBee]

🤣 Als je handig bent is het zeker een van de mooiste auto’s die je voor dat geld kunt krijgen. Maar als je voor elke reparatie naar de dealer moet dan kun je beter iets anders nemen.

[@BlessonGeorge1992TheBG]

That s button was for sport mode this whole time??

[@alcuinai]

J a g u a r 👍🏻💓

[@Sickzzy]

Amazing video. Your son is cute :)

[@rk-jn5mp]

Always funny to me that sometimes we end up paying more for mandatory insurance and fuel than we do for the car.

[@skelejp9982]

Use a Nulaxy FM radio Transmitter, 15 Euro's ! Car looks excellent !

[@BobBee]

Thanks! I have something like that now and it works very well actually! Cheers

[@jhan-jhan9182]

Munting Prinsipe😍 little Cedie😘

[@BobBee]

Thank you for watching Janice 😃

[@007JHS]

I traded up my 2.5SE estate for a 3.0 Sovereign... I just got in it and drove it.. A year later... heh heh...read the owners manual and discovered that the sovereign had voice control for the CD changer and phone pairing... heh heh heh

[@theeffectiveplasteringtuto2046]

I am picking up a 3.0 sport auto v6 in two weeks, paying £1500 for it with 93k miles on it. All paperwork, FSH with jaguar, no leaks, everworks perfectly on it and its been looked after. You have made me a little concerned when you said "something always breaks down on it" what advice do you have for me? I live 187 miles away from my kids currently and its only going to be driven occasionally and on big motorway runs. I have had 5 series BMWs before but im getting older and wanted a more refined car for eating miles up. What problems have you had with yours?

[@BobBee]

Your car was well looked after and has only 93k miles. Maybe that will be fine. My point was more, a 20 year old high mileage jaguar often has some (small) issues. Nothing to worry too much about ;-) If it’s an automatic gearbox, make sure that it’s working fine tough. Good luck with your new car 👍

[@costelkoko9886]

How is your Jag ? 😮

[@costelkoko9886]

Now im in your position now. I have found a lovely 3.0 v6 auto from 2003 and I'm doing a little research on what I have to look after.

[@UserNederland-bj4fv]

Mooi video😃. Wat is je brandstof verbruik? Ik wil er ook een 😀

[@BobBee]

Tussen de 1 op 8 en 1 op 12. Zijn leuke wagens hoor 👍

[@UserNederland-bj4fv]

@@BobBee Zo dat is niet veel voor zo een dikke auto😀

[@jamesslick4790]

The cassette deck is not TOTALY useless. Get a cassette adapter (Cheap!!) with a 3.5mm plug and an Mp3 Player (or use your phone if it has a 3.5mm audio jack). 👍😊👍

[@BobBee]

Thanks for the tip! I got a Bluetooth FM receiver a few weeks ago. The sound is ok. No cd quality though 😆. But the cassette player to aux sounds also good!

[@maxxme6746]

You can easily retrofit the cd changer

[@DroneLifeLelystad]

Ik had zelf ook de Xtype uit 2005. 2.5 V6. Wat een ding was dat... Tja de wegenbelasting in Nederland is gewoon absurd. En door de huidige benzine prijzen moest ik hem helaas verkopen. Ik kocht mijne voor 4000 euro. Maar was tiptop in orde km stand viel mee 200.000 heb er zelf 60.000 erbij gereden. Hoop m ooit weer te kopen. Was t zeker waard

[@mikevld12]

500€? Thats a great price, how much KM's are on the car?

[@BobBee]

About 260000kms. We see how far it goes 😃

[@supermadrid1]

One question, what year is the car? because for 500 euros here in Spain you can't even get a fiat panda from 1980, thanks for the video and greetings.

[@freecalradia]

In Germany you get the early 2000 modells between 800 and 5000 €. Most for like 2k

[@gerlandkent6377]

[I, own a 2004, x type awd 3.0 jaguar British Racing green tan leather interior]

[@n3m3sys30]

THE 3.0 AWD has the 0-100 in 6.6 in manual

[@hotmasked1]

Yes they are more of a project car they require a lot of maintenance but keep it let save it for your son when he grows up.

[@chadvienna9288]

Any vehicle is going to require maintenance, and the X-Type is no different. I will admit that the X-Type is not an enjoyable vehicle to work on from both a professional and DIY point of view, and that is mostly due to its transverse mounted engine and being AWD. Here in the U.S. the majority of X-Types have had spotty and/or delayed maintenance which makes them an expensive proposition to undertake for a used car costing less than even $5000. My '08 has made the trip from Las Vegas to San Antonio, Texas in 100+ degree (F) heat twice without a peep, and looked great doing it.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@chadvienna9288 These are likely MORE reliable and "cheaper" to maintain than a more "traditional" Jag as it has a lot of Ford parts. (I'll get "hate" for that from the "Jag" snobs, but I don't care..LOL).

[@chadvienna9288]

@@jamesslick4790 Absolutely James. I had to replace the fuel pump in my 2007 last year, complete assemblies from Jaguar are over $600.00 (not including labor which is about the same cost as the part). I did a little research and found that the actual electric pump (e2226) is used in some Ford, Lincoln, and Mazda vehicles. I ordered a new pump for less than $20.00 and spent a day or two installing it.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@chadvienna9288 I have put in plenty of Chevrolet and Buick parts in Cadillacs over the years. Platform sharing, while done to save manufacturing costs,also benefits end users who are "in the know" 👍🙂👍

[@sasyanotec]

i know that car but i don't know

[@miked918]

Anyone have timing chain issues etc for these years like the xj?

[@fkkmag8692]

Wat zijn de onderhoudskosten van de x type, ik zit ook met de gedachte om een x te kopen met de 2,5L motor. Maar kan nergens informatie vinden van de onderhoudskosten!

[@BobBee]

Dat is lastig te zeggen met deze wat oudere auto’s. Het ligt er heel erg aan hoe goed de auto is onderhouden door de jaren heen. En dan scheelt het enorm of je het onderhoud zelf kunt doen of moet laten doen. Ga je naar de dealer dan betaal je de hoofdprijs, maar doe je alles zelf of bij een kleinere all-round garage dan kan het wel mee vallen. Succes met de zoektocht naar een mooie Jaguar 👍

[@fkkmag8692]

Bedankt voor de reactie, 😊👍🏻

[@snatr]

Cute kid 😊

[@Duxhorne]

How do you find the fuel mileage?

[@BobBee]

The fuel Mileage for my car is between 8liters/100km and 12liters/100km. In us that’s between 20 and 30 mpg. You can find it by pressing the button at the end of the turn signal stalk . It will show in the dashboard.

[@disdonc6012]

Mine needs around 11 liters/100 with a lot of driving at 130 km/h and parts at around 80 km/h. But I have 4 complete tires in it and I use the 2nd gear up to 80 km/h all the time ;-) My Alfa Romeo (which is a little bit lighter but has also only 180 ps) needs about the same amount of gas. So, I think for the power and having a 4 wheel V6 it's quite okay.

[@3373hunter]

@@BobBee that is low. Sweet child, BTW!

[@donatasv5681]

How much fuel does it take for 100km?

[@BobBee]

I think around 9 liters

[@iglivesbehindthehours5233]

So it has no aux?

[@BobBee]

No but there are ways around it trough the cassette player. You need to do some soldering tough

[@zongodurruti7984]

Why is everthing in germany so expensive? A used car like this is about 2000 € minimum... 😢

[@BobBee]

Germany always used to be cheaper than the Netherlands when it was about cars. Maybe one day you’ll find a car with a little bit of work. A lot of things can be repaired at home with the help of the internet. Good luck 👍

[@paulgreaves4641]

Me dad as Got one swell.

[@josealberto5786]

600 dolares ese auto esta mal la traducción no ni que fuera un chevy???😝😝😝

[@JeffreyBNL]

Ik heb zelf de 2.5l handbak ook echt een topauto

[@BobBee]

Nice! Een handbak lijkt me ook wel wat. Want het zwakke punt schijnt toch die automaat te zijn 😅

[@JeffreyBNL]

@@BobBee klopt ja, daarom heb ik ook voor deze optie gekozen. Automaat bakken na 2005 zouden trouwens wel prima moeten zijn

[@florider_hd]

Its Not that fast Stock but with Just a few mods this V6 will breathe and breathe it will

[@hellseeker5012]

Nowhere is 1k$

[@user-ye6yj2px2k]

Где бы в рашке такую тачку найти

[@SynopsisLAB]

продаются и не одна =))) только комплектация отличается, Где-то цены 250-600тыс.

[@user-ye6yj2px2k]

@@SynopsisLAB нашёл, купил)) правда в названии видео ценник 1к$, у нас таких и близко нет

[@SynopsisLAB]

@@user-ye6yj2px2k у нас другая страна, ведь доставка, растаможка. Всегда в 2-3 раза выше)

[@bosquimanoaragones3634]

it has the 0-100 to 6.6 really. Almost in manual

[@zulmajdi9829]

In Malaysia is rm35k. Damn if 2000usd, gonna buy it today. 🥲