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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWHS - A manual car is a perfect PITA for town driving, especially in London. I'd never go back to manual.
50 MPG for that diesel sounds impressive; but having always had petrol I'd hesitate to go for diesel, because I know I'd accidently fill it with petrol and knacker the engine!
Diesel also means cheaper road tax, my 2 litre diesel is cheaper than my wife's 1.6 Renault Scenic!
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIf you're going to have a fairly small engined car with an automatic box I'd deffo recommend diesel - drive using the engine's torque rather than revs.
Not a good combination.
you want 1000 torques at 1000 rpm and at least 7 speed shifter. Bliss.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWHS - A manual car is a perfect PITA for town driving, especially in London. I'd never go back to manual.
50 MPG for that diesel sounds impressive; but having always had petrol I'd hesitate to go for diesel, because I know I'd accidently fill it with petrol and knacker the engine!
Of course if you drive like your hair is on fire (like most Audi drivers) you won't get that
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWHS - A manual car is a perfect PITA for town driving, especially in London. I'd never go back to manual.
50 MPG for that diesel sounds impressive; but having always had petrol I'd hesitate to go for diesel, because I know I'd accidently fill it with petrol and knacker the engine!
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
All Jags should be automatic. A modern 6 or 7 speed auto is a joyous thing, especially when connected to a mega torquey engine.
50 MPG for that diesel sounds impressive; but having always had petrol I'd hesitate to go for diesel, because I know I'd accidently fill it with petrol and knacker the engine!
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostAll Jags should be automatic. A modern 6 or 7 speed auto is a joyous thing, especially when connected to a mega torquey engine.
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostI presume it’s ZF gearbox. If the gearbox is stiff when cold; it is working as designed. The oil in the gearbox would be for long motorway journeys.
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Originally posted by Liamxtype View PostI drive an 06 plate X Type, mine's a diesel and does over 50MPG. manual gearbox can be a little stiff sometimes, but overall I'm very happy with it.
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Originally posted by Liamxtype View PostI drive an 06 plate X Type, mine's a diesel and does over 50MPG. manual gearbox can be a little stiff sometimes, but overall I'm very happy with it.
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostThis little beaut seems relatively cheap for the mileage, and I wondered if there might be a catch.
Maybe a 2.5 litre engine is underpowered for the weight.
Any resident car experts care to speculate?
Jaguar X-TYPE 2.5 V6 Auto Sport | eBay
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I drive an 06 plate X Type, mine's a diesel and does over 50MPG. manual gearbox can be a little stiff sometimes, but overall I'm very happy with it.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostOr maybe as already pointed out, it's that they are offered with all-wheel drive in other Countries, other Countries spend much more on snow clearing and winter tyres because their climates are habitually colder rather than occasionally.
He also mentioned that the snow ploughs were getting stuck. Kind of hard to blame that on a lack of snow ploughs, don't you think?
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