I BOUGHT ANOTHER CHEAP JAGUAR FOR ONLY £500

Today I've bought another cheap Jaguar X Type for only £500. Let's see what it's like...

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[annekarice]

Thanks for the UK centric 'shed of the week' type content that we all love!

[georgepickford]

Years ago my friend bought one of these and used it to try a poor attempt at donuts in the Sainsbury’s car park in Matlock. Once he was doing this and an elderly chap banged his stick on the car window yelling “Hooligan! That’s a gentleman’s car!” - at the time I found it hilarious but 10 years later I completely empathise with the ol chap. 😂

[stevestone]

These are massively underrated cars, unfairly ignored by the badge-snob brigade. Get a good one and you’ve cracked it.

[jeadie]

I thoroughly enjoy these videos. Just kills me how cheap used cars are in the UK. That car would be $4-5k all day here in the US.

[TheUkuleleMan]

My first Jag was a two litre X Type. I loved it to bits. After three years, I traded up to a three litre S Type, which I also loved. Then, some years later, I happened upon a very low mileage three litre X Type four-wheel drive estate. Great car. When I first inquired about it, the garage said it had belonged to "a titled gent". He turned out to be the late Lord Carrington, former Foreign Secretary who resigned over the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands. I kept it a few years and always regretted selling it.

[Dave..-it]

Oh Matt I just love you!!

You're a rising internet star but you just refuse to forget your roots.

You really are a man of a dying breed nowadays!

An old Jag that many people would just overlook as outdated, but you love em and you don't care. You don't care about trends and modern bullshit. And for that I say YES!!!
You are a man after my own heart. I'm sure if we met and had spare time we could talk cars until the cows come home.

Don't stop and never change Matt.

[vickybatchelor]

Such a shame... they're still classy looking cars 17 years on 🙁 Great video Matt!

[JeanTheron-cfzl]

Had a 2007 2.2D SE manual, and still regret letting her go. As for the whole platform-sharing thing with the Mondeo, the X-Type still drove like a true Jag (albeit with front wheel drive in the diesel's case). People seem to conveniently forget that the S-Type was based on the Ford DEW platform used by the Thunderbird and Lincoln LS. Took the insurance money and didn't repair her, but replaced with a 2012 XF S diesel.

[neildixon]

If you need to check AC operation quickly, bring the engine rpm up to 2/3000 and that will spin the compressor faster and the system will reach optimum pressures faster

[ibs]

Always had a bit of a soft spot for the X type, ever since watching Jeremy Clarkson feature an estate version on Top Gear in winter. Still remember him filling the estate boot with all kinds of clobber in an exadurated attempt at 'winter preparedness', as well as being towed on skis behind one. He also went on to say "Back when we had proper winters" whilst showing some black and white footage of the winter of 1962/63.

[JJonCars]

My dad had a manual '03 2.1 V6 until a couple of years ago. Very smooth engine, though of course not especially powerful. Comfortable car, great cruiser on the motorway, handled ok too. And it genuinely felt special, like a real Jag.

His went the exact same way - excessive corrosion underneath and just not worth saving. I could feel your disappointment at the end there, but can't save them all :(

[mikenewbold]

must be only youtuber iv'e seen who shows the part ex lemons it's so refreshing to see a different side of this business.

[clonmult]

I'd love to hear the subsequent story on this car - it got an MOT a few months later, so it was either dodgy, or someone spent a fair bit of money in getting it sorted.

[jaycartwright]

Love these Deal or No Deal videos Matt.... your little optimistic face at the start usually disappears by the end and you'll "sell to a mate of mine". The best thing about these are how cars can look great on the surface, but turn out to be lemons (often the case) or sometimes all they need is "a really good clean" and you've got a winner. That's the gamble! Top work 👍👍

[samcole]

Had a dark blue 2.5 Sport auto as my first car and this video brought back so many memories; from the beeps of the air-con buttons and the sound of the boot going up, to the mentions of coolant leaks, corrosion, wheel bearings and flat tyres. All very familiar but what a great car it was for the 5 minutes when everything worked properly.

[lewishorsman]

Would be interested to have a series about modifications to cars that would fix a particular problem each brand of car has.

[alanwayte]

We got two rescue French Bulldogs two years ago and purchased a 2009 XType estate AWD from my Wife’s Uncle who at 78 had decided to stop driving and only wanted £4000, 2.2 D 44K miles high Spec, leather Wood...I have a BMW 530d 2021 but find myself taking the Jag on lots of trips, living in a small village it’s perfect for sloppy narrow country lanes, and we took it skiing to France last year it was unbelievable with Winter tyres and you don’t have to worry about anyone damaging or stealing it...quite simply a fantastic underrated Car in estate form ❤

[-na-nomad]

This is definitely a piece I would love to try and restore, sure it's a money pit, but if taken care of correctly, it's a really nice piece.

[peterowen]

It just doesn't look like a scrapper. Amazing how freshly washed bodywork can fool you. Love the guessing game as to what type of person drove the car via chosen radio station etc. I can always hear Loyd Grosman in the background "Who would drive a car like this, Matt it's over to you."

[zak]

That's quite sad actually, I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the X-Type, regardless of the haters calling it an overpriced Mondeo. Real shame this is the end of the road for another one, but as you say, it is just not worth repairing. Great vid as always, love the cheap car videos especially.