X350 Issues, dilemmas and assistance
Discussion
Chaps,
I'm a long-time reader and first time caller. It's thanks to Pistonheads (in particular the Smoker Barge thread and reading the Jaguar Forum) that I decided, after 3.5 years of driving a Mk1 MX-5 as an everyday car,that the best possible replacement was a barge.
In my infinite wisdom, I bought a 53 plate Jag XJ8 in November 2012 for £3,600. Until the last couple of months, it's provided me with hassle-free motoring, that is until the brake pipe burst on the first day of the Easter Weekend as I was driving from Edinburgh to the folks' place in Manchester for the long weekend. (I realised on that trip that my other half didn't know the difference between the accelerator and the brake pedal, but that's a different story.)
It cost me £1,800 to put it through the MOT to solve some electrical faults with an independent Jaguar specialist garage (intermittent ABS/Traction Control light coming on, then going off) which I thought had solved the problem.
I hadn't done many miles, probably only about 300 (in four journeys) when a new fault presented itself. Driving home from Edinburgh Airport revealed a new problem. Each time I put the windscreen wipers on, the engine dies and the steering becomes very heavy. In addition, the same warning lights as before still keep flashing intermittently - regardless of what speed you're driving at, what the road surface is or what the day of the week is.
A local mechanic has suggested a new ABS pump unit at £400+VAT+Fitting as a problem solver. If that doesn't work, it's likely to need two new ABS sensors at £135/each bringing the total to about £1,500. According to the mechanic, the ABS pump is showing as the fault on the code reader - hence why he's pursuing that line of enquiry.
Essentially, I'm after a bit of help, as I'm going mad thinking about it all.
Would you:
1. Get the work done and hope it doesn't need any more bills - keep it for 12 months then move onto something new with a budget of about £8k.
2. Stick it on ebay with a reserve close to what We Buy Any Car offer, take the money and run to something new. Hope the new car doesn't have similar issues - ideally at a budget of about £4,000 - then move into something new in about 18 months time with a budget of about £8k.
FYI - If I was going to change, it'd be to something equally daft (for a 27 year old who lives in the Centre of Edinburgh and only uses his car for trips to cricket in Edinburgh, football matches in Manchester and the odd day out with the other half)
Thanks for any help at-all in advance.
I'm a long-time reader and first time caller. It's thanks to Pistonheads (in particular the Smoker Barge thread and reading the Jaguar Forum) that I decided, after 3.5 years of driving a Mk1 MX-5 as an everyday car,that the best possible replacement was a barge.
In my infinite wisdom, I bought a 53 plate Jag XJ8 in November 2012 for £3,600. Until the last couple of months, it's provided me with hassle-free motoring, that is until the brake pipe burst on the first day of the Easter Weekend as I was driving from Edinburgh to the folks' place in Manchester for the long weekend. (I realised on that trip that my other half didn't know the difference between the accelerator and the brake pedal, but that's a different story.)
It cost me £1,800 to put it through the MOT to solve some electrical faults with an independent Jaguar specialist garage (intermittent ABS/Traction Control light coming on, then going off) which I thought had solved the problem.
I hadn't done many miles, probably only about 300 (in four journeys) when a new fault presented itself. Driving home from Edinburgh Airport revealed a new problem. Each time I put the windscreen wipers on, the engine dies and the steering becomes very heavy. In addition, the same warning lights as before still keep flashing intermittently - regardless of what speed you're driving at, what the road surface is or what the day of the week is.
A local mechanic has suggested a new ABS pump unit at £400+VAT+Fitting as a problem solver. If that doesn't work, it's likely to need two new ABS sensors at £135/each bringing the total to about £1,500. According to the mechanic, the ABS pump is showing as the fault on the code reader - hence why he's pursuing that line of enquiry.
Essentially, I'm after a bit of help, as I'm going mad thinking about it all.
Would you:
1. Get the work done and hope it doesn't need any more bills - keep it for 12 months then move onto something new with a budget of about £8k.
2. Stick it on ebay with a reserve close to what We Buy Any Car offer, take the money and run to something new. Hope the new car doesn't have similar issues - ideally at a budget of about £4,000 - then move into something new in about 18 months time with a budget of about £8k.
FYI - If I was going to change, it'd be to something equally daft (for a 27 year old who lives in the Centre of Edinburgh and only uses his car for trips to cricket in Edinburgh, football matches in Manchester and the odd day out with the other half)
Thanks for any help at-all in advance.
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