This £450 Jaguar is SHOCKING

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

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[@bodibmf]

Underrated channel ! All I can say!!! Kudos on the content !!!

[@SatchDoesThings]

Just a quick one, get a clay mitt next time, it'll save you loads of time and effort

[@theatheisthammer]

Where did you get that folding workshop?

[@keithburford3050]

How did you get an MOT with a broken window you yourself said it wasn't working properly

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Window operation isn’t tested on an MOT

[@spainter1985]

Fair play to you for calling the seller back, might mean he gives the original garage a swerve in the future!

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

I hate to think how many other people that garage have conned

[@davidanderson4500]

@@NotEconomicallyViable tell everyone the rip off garage name. name and shame them

[@menorthedge]

Not many do that very honest decent man

[@ÆCME]

Deffo 👌💯

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

​@@NotEconomicallyViablealthough he did say that he felt they had always looked after him previously which is why he felt that there was no reason to doubt them this time - which at least could suggest they're ok normally.. .

[@Conviently]

Mate I did not expect you to call that person back and offering to him to buy it back. Man I wish more people like you had the same level of integrity and kindness as you!

[@frednetherlands887]

Good on you for calling this man and offering him to buy back his car.❤

[@cjtr83]

Brilliant video. You calling the gent back just shows your own kindness and character too. You deserve a bit of luck and this will allow you to justify some spend on the old girl. Congratulations to you and the good lady on the pending mechanics assistant haha.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Really appreciate that, mate 👍

[@fuTuRo-Sonic]

I just subbed exactly because of that call. Seems like a decent guy so look forward to seeing some more of his content.

[@billienomates1606]

You are a good man in my opinion. Calling the chap back and offering him the car back. Nice one mate. To few people around with a good moral compass these days, RESPECT.

[@MatthewTaylor-yz4dn]

Too

[@thulsadoom544]

He should have gave the guy an extra couple of hundred quid ya cheapskate

[@Kiinell]

If I was the seller I'd be happy for you , because you made the car so good and brought it back from the brink. Not everything is about money.

[@michaeldebrou8767]

What a Brucie bonus! You deserve some luck for a change, and you're honesty which the seller was fantastic of you. Well done son!

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks mate

[@GT380man]

@@NotEconomicallyViableI suspect you use your judgment and behave honestly? I find far more people are like that. The few sharks there are, destroy trust between the bulk of us.

[@Jim_M_75]

Love the fact you called the original owner back, more to life than making a few quid at someone elses expense. Top man Nino, congratulations on a lot of car for about £700.

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

I didn't want that to end! Brilliant. And nice to see you having a bit of luck! Congrats to you and the misses on the pending arrival ❤👍

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks mate 👍

[@drewukdrew]

You are one honest bloke. Calling the owner was just top banana.

[@joshmerrick4716]

I’ve just started watching all your videos from the very first mini episode. It’s really nice to see how far you’ve come and how polished your videos are these days in comparison to the earlier ones. Loving the content. You’ve given me some real entertainment through a pretty dark time. I’ve just been told I either have fibromyalgia or MS 🤦‍♂️ and I’ve been off work in chronic pain for a week or so but you’ve put a smile on my face several times through that time. So thank you for that 😎

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks for the kind words, Josh. Good luck with the health issues - I'm rooting for you 👍

[@MarioPolovic-xe1bb]

In 2006 year, shops, car mechanic asked for scissors with motor replacement on back door. On both back doors 4000 to 7000 euro. Place of crime... Zagreb, Croatia. Then lady, single woman, offered and insulted simple sold Jaguar and buy a new Jeep. Nicely done, presented.... Keep it up. Greetings from Frankfurt am Main.

[@paultaylor9652]

You're one jammy chap Nino. Your videos are the most entertaining on KZbin matey, never change your format and great personality.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Really appreciate that mate

[@JayEmmOnCars]

You saint calling him back, that's worth a subscribe!

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks, James. Big fan of your work 👍🏻

[@R04drunner1]

I owned a 2.7d S-Type for several years. Great car! Mine was Jaguar Racing Green. I like that colour on yours too, though. In the cold weather snap we are having, do not worry if clouds of white smoke come out of the front nearside wheel arch. It's the diesel auxiliary heater working. I phoned the AA when it first happened to me. Felt a bit foolish when I found out it was perfectly normal! One thing to check is the inner sills on the Jaguar S-Type. They are prone to corrode because of the road muck that gets trapped in them. Happy motoring in your Jaaag! 😃

[@lexisnep525]

KZbin recently recommended your Land Rover video to me, and honestly, going through your content? I really love the slower pace, the little television stings, and the way you carry yourself with kindness and respect while not taking yourself too seriously. Your content is a blast and I'm happy to see it here!

[@Rednerb64]

Fuel filter would have been a good idea based on the state of the other filters.

[@anthonosrobertos]

As some of the other comments have said you are a stellar man for calling the seller back and offering him his car back. It is disgusting that his usual garage were clearly trying to take advantage of him in order to buy his car. This kind of thing makes you lose faith in garages and the motor trade.

[@Rob-e8w]

Does this mean that you previously had faith in these people? I view them as direct descendants of horse traders.

[@davidbennett906]

Well done on all your improvements to the Jag, she's beautiful. I really would advise you tackle those wheel arches though, they ain't going to get any better by ignoring them. You might be surprised how small an area you need to paint if you mask off properly (might even be as small as a half inch strip or less), so even if a colour match isn't perfect it shouldn't look too bad in that dark shade of metallic. Keep up the good work!

[@beverleybeckingsale3690]

Great video, I bought my 3.0 s type a year after everyone told me not to! 80,000 miles with full Jaguar history £750 I’ve owned over 400 cars in 35 years This jag is by far one of the best cars I’ve owned and at a fraction of the money I’ve spent on other cars including mercs and fords

[@theelectricmonk3909]

The older ones were a nightmare - I had a 2000 3.0 S-type (petrol) when it was about 4-5 years old. In the 3 years I owned it, the expansion tank broke (=loss of water, overheating), the driver's side window regulator failed in the middle of winter at the Dartford tunnel (= froze my nuts off getting the rest of the way home), many and various bits went wrong in the engine, all of which cost £££ to repair. Eventually, the garage I was using told me that there was some problem with the fuel rails developing, which would cause severe expense - so I decided to sell up before it blew up: The day it went into Autotrader, the gearbox started failing, cost £1000 to put right. Maybe mine was a Friday afternoon car, I don't know, but it put me off Jaguars for a VERY long time... although I folded eventually and got a 2001 XJR.... which has a Mercedes gearbox.

[@srea064]

Have to admire your honesty, well done. Hope this one proves to be reliable 👍

[@davidorama6690]

Very fair of you to offer to return the car to the seller. I wish more people buying and selling cheap used cars were as fair and reasonable as you are!

[@Jay-B1750]

Like how professional the garage you use was, I can see why they are your favorite, such a nice thing to do is to offer it back 👍👌

[@allseeing357]

Just stumbled across your channel, very enjoyable content! Decent motor for £450, and fair shout for calling the owner back, was v honest and worth doing. I reckon you could get the arches smart repaired, or DIY them to 80/90% goodness with a bit of time and effort. Be worth doing if it helps slow it down. Could even replace the arches. I think the cars good enough to warrant doing it 👍

[@mcplindgren]

At the start, I wondered if we were to see standard Jaguar stuff like rust and engine troubles but you really lucked out, jammy so and so 😅 I felt bad too when it passed with flying colours so fair play to ringing the owner back. At least it's going to be put to good use with yourselves, especially when the family expands 🙂

[@unclekevin5094]

I am so happy for you. These days when everyone is so miserable its fantastic to see someone get some good luck for a change.

[@colinthomas1540]

Great video Nino. What a result & very much deserved after the previous disasters! 😂. Good on you for giving the previous owner a call. It’s just the right thing to do. I bought a Mitsubishi Pajero yesterday with a massive profit in it. Best mate wants it for his sons first car. Sold at cost- it’s the right thing to do! Being on the positive side of karma has its benefits sometimes doesn’t it mate. Really great video- you’ve got the story ark just right these days 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

The right thing to do is always the right thing to do 👍 As a side note I haven't seen a Pajero for ages! I'm glad you've commented on the story arc - I've been really focusing on story these last few videos and it seems to be paying off nicely!

[@gmb7495]

I’m subscribed since the early days of the channel and you have encouraged me to also take on an old neglected car myself. Proud to say that this year I have restored a barn find Vtec Civic that had sat for close to 15 years. I look back at your earlier videos and it is pretty cool that I have been learning at the same pace as you. Surely it is a matter of time before your channel explodes in viewers. Top bloke top content. Also, shame I’m not from the Uk. I have just parted out a V8 s-type and am sitting on loads of parts.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

That's amazing to hear. Keep going with it 👍

[@barrywood5357]

Nice one sir what a car i used to build those 2.7 v6 diesels at Dagenham engine plant for jaguar. as long as you keep on top of your oil changes and injector cleaners at least every 10000 miles your engine should run for years crack on

[@JOHNNixon-ti8um]

Colour is Jaguar Racing Green. I used to have an '04 S Type R in same colour.

[@winstonchurchill9985]

So now you see I stumbled upon your video fixing Claudia by accident - subscribed around half way through for various reasons ranging from this just being some good old honest work fixing up a car as a daily not for some obnoxious KZbin stuff to the point that you just seem like a pretty decent chap. The latter has been proven by your integrity in calling Marco back and offering him to revert the purchase, the first was basically the whole point of the video. All along some top-notch entertainment - I sincerely hope that your channel grows and gets the attention and love it deserves!

[@h12st_d63]

Got to admire the honesty, and loved the sheer elation of things going your way for a change even more👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@RogueCylon]

Breaks my heart to see garages ripping off customers, especially long standing customers at that. I had a recent problem with my X3. Sunroof leaked and fried the park distance module. Although I think it was just the fuse. I needed a quick turnaround so asked a garage that does a lot of BMWs to fix it. They charged $1700, to replace the module. Still no resolution to the leak. But I asked them for their receipt on buying the module as it seemed expensive. They refused. Now I’m learning to do my own mechanic work. I’ve been out of work for a year, and told them this. They seemed to take advantage of this situation. ​​⁠

[@tobym5]

Great video, it always amazes me the absolute bodges that get done to cars. I had similar with the nearside window on my daughters 2013 Mini Cooper D, a lot of air noise when driving, turned out a replacement glass had been fitted and the person doing it had managed to cross thread one of the bolts for the glass clamp, took a while to strip it all out to sort it but once the threads had been sorted it all worked perfectly, not to mention the missing 3 bolts the bodger hadn't put back in elsewhere on the inner door frame and the two rubber bungs where you access the window glass clamps, oh and the broken second speaker connector that needed resoldering! Some people shouldn't touch cars.

[@federicoprice2687]

Good on you for calling the seller back, and yes, what a great chap! I had one of those in the same colour! I was caught out once by the locking wheel nuts (I eventually obtained a Jag locking nut removal thingy which I stored carefully in the boot). I also had the same nearside window drop - it happened at a very inopportune moment in Spain - in the middle of nowhere during an August heatwave - with the window about a quarter way down and the a/c barely keeping up! It was a really lovely car, and I kept it for ten years until I sold it for £1000 more than I paid for it ... !! I was lucky, the new owner was very happy, and good luck to him and the Jag.

[@andrewmoore1116]

Well done young man a pleasure to watch you do jobs so enthusiasticly thats seems to take other you tubers ages to do,all done in one episode ive subscribed 33:17

[@stevebutler7346]

Well done ,,Nice of you to phone previous owner,,,Looks like a great car ,,Good Luck,,,Budgie from Bognor Regis

[@Nick-zq6tx]

Another great vid. and about time things went well for you! My car insurance has just gone up 60% ! Same car, no claims, no changes etc Crazy especially as it went down last year. Is the insurance on your Shajjaguarrrr really that much less than the Audi?

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks mate. Yeah it's less than half the price. Not sure what's going on with it.

[@johndoyle4723]

Excellent video, both you and the seller behaved impeccably, especially offering it to be sold back, very fair, and rare to see. Old Jags are usually best avoided, in fact even newer ones you need to have a big repair budget.

[@david_de_sousa]

That was a fantastic video, great to see how some things can end up being simple! We usually don’t have the same luck with cars twice so enjoy hopefully for a long time. Also congratulations on the little bundle of joy. You’ll magically have more car stuff to deal with soon lol

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Haha cheers mate!

[@TheMerce101]

This and the rest of your videos I've been binging over the past week has given me the push to not give up on my dream of a owning a Jaguar and currently persuading the missus to let me spend £100 on a copart membership. Great channel bud, you're living the dream!!

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

The best thing about this was seeing that there is at least one other person alive with a sense of decency and a moral compass. Like you - ESPECIALLY if it was a friend of my dad - I couldn't have lived with myself to just take advantage of such a drastically low price once it was discovered there was in fact nothing wrong with it. Indeed, the only difference in my approach might have been to say could I offer him something extra - like if the repairs were 3000, suggest we went halves or something. As it transpired, he didn't want it back when you told him it would be a daily driver - but that you might bring a bottle of wine if you were around his area. Fantastic result - you've got a great bargain, which you can enjoy guilt free, knowing you've done the right thing. That's proper.

[@tamzy4825]

Never watched ya before it popped up on my feed, wow what a guy, 1 of the realist car guys I've seen on KZbin, fair play for calling the guy back respect sir

[@Markbez]

Hey Nino , what’s your thoughts on the tinted rear glass ? Personally I think the car would look better with it removed , great video on what turned out to be a great purchase 👌🏻

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

I agree . I had an X Type and thought about the tint but decided not to , glad I didn't

[@BradThomasJ]

Everytime I watch these I love it, it's almost like a mirror of me when I go to buy cars, but then I don't want to work on them, fair play for getting stuck in and having a go, maybe if I keep watching these I will one day...

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Haha thanks bud

[@bryjan51]

What a brilliant video, well done, its good when things come good in the end.👍👍

[@onecleangti]

In Pennsylvania (USA) this happens all the time when a shop decides a car is no longer road worthy or they want to make a bit of extra cash. Our state inspections are known to be pretty brutal. But no two shops inspect the same way. Pretty much a gut punch when ever you drop a car off

[@marcduthie4327]

Great to see one work well for you Nino. Love watching your channel from here in Australia. Keep up the good work.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hemtet5500]

Love cleaning my car and today it was a glorious late summer afternoon. I even silicone proofed all the weather strips door seals and anything that looks vaguely rubbery.

[@yvonneholmes8644]

Your an absolute star being so honest just shows that there’s still good honest people around 😊

[@trimportersvanconversions6973]

Top vid mate! Keep it up and keep moving 😎 I will call that an absolute win!

[@michaelohoran2965]

I’m sure it’s been answered already but the colour is Emerald, code HGG. Same as my 2000 XK8. To call it dark green does not do it justice, it has a blue green flip. Gorgeous.

[@plus200bhp6]

Great piece and what a good guy you are. I would have called Nico too. There are some awful people in the car game, but also some good people like you and your MOT tester. I wish you well and I'm really enjoying your channel.

[@Dave-Huston-Dublin]

Really nice gesture to ring the previous owner back, well done, I'm now a subscriber.

[@DavidFBird]

This is like my normal second hand car check but in reverse. I always start with the AC, if it’s ice cold everything else will be good. I have the black/amethyst paint which turns the car purple in certain lights. A bit more sidewall would improve the ride but you have committed to those rims.

[@NeilMangham]

Top Bloke, I love watching your stuff & I’ve been fixing cars & bikes all my life

[@nigelcharlton-wright1747]

You lucky old dog. A truly beautiful car. Used to own an XJ6 (X350) diesel, and the engine was a peach, much better and more refined than a BMW engine, alas the DPF got blocked again and the garage along the road said it wasn't worth replacing. Funny that, the bloke who brought the car got it back on the road and is still using it. Hope you enjoy your wonderful Jaguar.

[@glennolney3682]

The locking wheel nuts are easy to remove. Sharpen a flat headed screw driver and pierce the dome of the lock nut using a hammer. Keep bending the lock nut outwards all around the lock nur. In the end it will come off and leave a normal wheel nut underneath. I had the same trouble and once i realised how easy it was to fix i just put the nuts back in. You could notice the difference but all you have to do is replace I set on one wheel as the ones you take off go into the other 3 wheels to replace the lock nuts. Really easy job.....

[@Scotts23]

It's really nice to see a decent bloke having a bit of good luck especially in the present world we live in really pleased for you and i hope you enjoy that really nice car and respect to you for calling the seller and being 100percent straight and honest with him

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Cheers bud

[@jules7321]

I really like this channel, it's completely relatable to a normal everyday person. Keep up the work!

[@norfolkngood8960]

I had a 2003 Mobdeo Ghia X estate that i bought for £500 most reliable car i ever owned and was hilarious to drove with 2.5 V6 engine too. Drove towing a caravan from Yorkshire to Norfolk on 5 cylinders didnt miss a beat despite the loss 140,000 miles on original plugs believe it or not. Aside from a few age related bits like exhaust Flexi, tyres and a wheel bearing i spent very little on that car over 3 years. A lot of the parts are probably identical to that S type too. The ventilated seats on a hot day was bliss

[@goodbyemrchips4174]

Very entertaining video with the cliff hanger finally resolved. Proud of you for phoning the seller. That was a lovely gesture, and the response equally so.

[@donanderson]

I was with you all the way. Been there done it. Know the satisfaction you get when things go right. Great video.

[@jimhearnden4196]

OK I owned 2 Jag S-Type diesels. This one is a Sport with Blue Prism colour. Its a rare colour only used for a short while. Sport is lower suspension & dechromed bumpers. Also 18" wheels.

[@chrishall4926]

Iv been off work this week and binge watched all of your videos. Your enthusiasm is great. We need more videos now though please 👍

[@kevinwright3141]

My Jag is 13 years old (X351 XJ), 110k miles (so not very high) and drives like an absolute dream... love the thing and know that I would get nothing anywhere near as good for the same price.. I also carry a load of spare wheel nuts in my glovebox, as those chrome caps are proper naff, water always gets under them and they bulge out... :)

[@stephengirling7859]

Integrity and decency are rare attributes. You've got both fella!

[@waynelittle5583]

I've just brought a jaguar X type 2003 for £700 and I absolutely love that car such nice cars for little money so glad everything went your way for a change keep up the good work 👌👌

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thank you mate

[@tompage6421]

Well, I wasn't expecting you to call him back. That was very decent of you. Subscribed. 🇬🇧

[@shelzmike]

I own 3 Jags. Love this S-Type, but the integrity of the call back was top notch and earned my sub for sure.

[@kittypigeonclueless5566]

That was a joy to watch. Thank you very much for putting that together!

[@philmoore71]

so nice for you to ring up the seller. I reckon i got similarly taken by an Aust MOTC years back

[@zzhughesd]

Clear coat for head lights is about 6 quid at Fixra. I too never spray it. Sand, Compound and go

[@vmax1399]

Lovely conversation between two gentleman you make your father's very proud I brought you out well😊

[@Baldy.TheOnlyOne]

Thank you oh mysterious KZbin algorithm. This was a pleasure to watch; really enjoyed your enthusiasm at all the the "little things" that turned up good. That bit of wood was a great bodge too; but it worked in pinch, sort of. lol. And kudos for that that phone call on the day after.

[@FleetAdmiral215]

Great Video, Christmas came early with your Jaguar, I claybar my 2015 Mercedes ML every year it's a pain, but results are worth it.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

I laughed so much when you finished claying the car. I was like that today after just washing and waxing mine today and hooving/wiping the intering down. I have a power washer, snowfoam cannon and all the stuff. I also cleaned the wheels. I just hate doing it, especially knowing that it will be raining tomorrow. I need to clay bar mine, but I just cannot get my self mentally ready to do it! I have had my clay bar kit for a month already!

[@TheCommonGardenTater1]

My first time seeing you on YT: Wonderful and refreshingly funny, well done you and the Mum to be. Kudos in abundance for calling the seller back with a kind offer to repurchase, it shows that you have a good moral compass. You have a new subscriber. Be blessed all here.

[@jimmydiamond75]

OMG clay barring a whole car…..I did it on my 4 door F150 and had to wait a week before I had the patience to buff, polish, and finish it!!!! Cheers to you for restoring that thing!

[@kevincassidy1983]

Love the S-type, very underrated Jag. And because they're under appreciated they're great value

[@The70s80scollection]

Excellent video and you are one lucky guy, £450!!!!, I bought a 2003 3.0 S-type SE in 2010 with 34K miles for only £4500, and sold it in 2019 with 75K miles for £2000, the person who bought the car still has it, they are very underrated cars.

[@JohnEllis-u1b]

Great video. I used to sell those S-Types from new. Loved them. The color is Blue Prism. At the time we had the reg number S7YPE.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

Thanks for the info. That’s a pretty cool plate. A quick check shows that it’s still registered to a 2000 S-Type with just under 8,000 miles!

[@northb271]

Mate your so funny your and humble I love u called him back your gonan go big in this KZbin thing man you desvere it yo and you really inspire me I spoke to you before about me starting mechanics and I feel it’s late because I’m 22 so I’m going to be so behind and didn’t know anything before and after your comments I’ve now been in college doing mechanics for last couple of months :)

[@tr4spyable]

Ah wheel nuts! Have a Jag myself and I decided to remove them as those were old and rusty. Even though were still holding on... those were holding on too much! I couldn't change the tyres because nobody could take the wheels off due to locking wheel nuts. I also swapped original wheel nuts as those were also snapping. Get some toyota wheel nuts from a stronger material as fast as you can. OEM Jag wheel nuts will snap after few years and you will have to cut through the left overs.

[@chriscringle7740]

Add a good quality additive to the fuel tank too when servicing, cleaning the egg and injection system as you drive

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Yes result! True green motoring, get real world life out of perfectly serviceable cars. One of my favourite cars was Citroen Xantia for £600, currently running 137, 000 mile 2014 Tesla Model S. Same principal, maintain well, keep an eye on the mechanical parts yourself, fix anything before it lets you down and have fun doing it, great channel subscribed.

[@rowensamuel2979]

Absolutely Brilliant for calling the Seller back - Gods Blessings to you and the Family 🙏 Nice One.

[@stewartshackleton7825]

I have a 2 7 S Type like yours. Best car I have owned. Definitely a keeper. It is common for wheel nuts to rust inside and expand. Thanks for the video.

[@jasonlewry3307]

Subbed. (Much older) Kindred spirit here……I’ve been doing this most of my life now…only a hobby……so rewarding and I’ve driven some nice stuff over the years…. Yes it’s risky and sometimes gambles don’t pay off but if prepared like you to get your hands dirty (wear gloves ffs!!! 😅) and have a go yourself at everything then success will come. My current project is a Cayenne Turbo. Good fun car. Congrats on the channel and the little one on the way. Look forward to seeing what you do next…..now to catch up on your past stuff. 😊

[@garypreston266]

Good man You done the right thing to offer him it back 25 years he knew the inspector Just shows you If you can afford to run it you have a great car good luck youv found a great Deal👍

[@DPbuilds]

your videos are so good. glad you phoned the guy back about the car. shows what kind of person you are

[@crazycowboy213]

Your such a nice guy, I was thinking about what I would do in this situation and you gave the guy a call doing what I would have done.

[@StepVis]

Found your channel, went on to watch every single video on your channel and now I need to wait for a new video, I hate this feeling. Keep it up mate. Learning quite a bit, thanks.

[@NotEconomicallyViable]

That's quite the commitment! Thanks for the support. New video coming soon 😉

[@randyp90us]

Live in US. Always loved working on S types. Use to manage a Jag shop

[@dungbetel]

The colour reminds me of a pair of Levi's Tonics from back in the 70's. Great video!

[@davehitchman5171]

Oil.... try holding the can sideways, you find it gulps less and pours smoother

[@fredericksaxton3991]

I have had 3 S-types, and they were all very good. No faults except one arm replacement at rear o/s. An now on my 3rd X-type estate, lovely cars.

[@BerkeleyTowers]

Ex S Type V8 owner...... I feel both your joy and pain. Still miss that engine, but oh boy, the Ford bits I do not miss! Those wheel nuts.... Every window regulator... utter shite.... Mine had huge problems with the heating system too.

[@gordon7470]

Comes the time after 10 years using the same garage, I decided to look elsewhere to have my rear discs and pads replaced. No problem, except they found a snapped rear spring that had obviously gone through 2 MOTs!!!! No warning noises from the suspension but the car now drives like new! Lesson learned

[@lukas0846]

Congratulations on the pregnancy! Top tip from me: do whatever you want now you still have the time. Once the baby is there you're out of the game for like 12 months 😅 It happened to me and my project car and I'm just getting back to it.