2001 Jaguar X-Type 2.5 V6 AWD
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Sorry:
Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
mooseracer said:
Sorry:
Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Where's this from?Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer body sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Nearside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
Offside Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive outer body sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))
mooseracer said:
Ah yes, I see now. 
I expect the phone call will come soon.
Oh crap.
bristolracer said:
A quick Google shows outer sills at £70 each
If your man can weld then it may be better the devil you know?
Getting into something else as tidy and reliable could be £2000 these days
If your man can weld then it may be better the devil you know?
Getting into something else as tidy and reliable could be £2000 these days
mooseracer said:
Yes agreed, keep the faith with it!
Thanks for the input, chaps. I've decided that the piffling matter of an MoT failure won't be the end of my Jag's story, and have booked it in for the requisite welding (and subsequent re-test) with The Man.
Not only is the car far too nice to scrap, I take bristolracer's point that getting into something similarly sized/equipped that won't let me down is going to be far more expensive than a bit of welding.
It may well have been a different story if the car was a basket case, but she really is a lovely old (mini) barge.
ETA: Not to mention the fact I had the windscreen replaced earlier in the week, as it had developed a large (MoT fail sized) crack. As I have no windscreen cover with my (very cheap) car insurance, that expense came out of my own pocket. Who scraps a car with a brand new windscreen?
Edited by MorganP104 on Thursday 4th February 15:35
You'll find like most of these that when you start cutting the entire outer, middle, inner sill is rotten from the inside out and possibly some of the floor too.
A lot of places will just slap a patch over the top for the MOT but short of 4 figures of work they're usually structural deathtraps by the time it shows through the outside. They are absolutely terrible POS's for structural corrosion, almost all of them on the road need work.
A lot of places will just slap a patch over the top for the MOT but short of 4 figures of work they're usually structural deathtraps by the time it shows through the outside. They are absolutely terrible POS's for structural corrosion, almost all of them on the road need work.
Time for a thread update.
The baby Jag went off to The Man for a going over with the sparkly stick, then back to the local garage that originally did the MoT for a retest.
I now have a fresh 12 month ticket for the old girl, which will hopefully lead another year of trouble-free motoring.
The Man did warn me that the baby Jag's next MoT might be a little more costly, and that (in the nicest possible way) this year may be its last on the road, unless I wanted to throw some money at the problem.
Nevertheless, I'm happy with the result, and can relax for at least a while.
Thanks for reading - you can now go back to what you were doing before.
The baby Jag went off to The Man for a going over with the sparkly stick, then back to the local garage that originally did the MoT for a retest.
I now have a fresh 12 month ticket for the old girl, which will hopefully lead another year of trouble-free motoring.
The Man did warn me that the baby Jag's next MoT might be a little more costly, and that (in the nicest possible way) this year may be its last on the road, unless I wanted to throw some money at the problem.
Nevertheless, I'm happy with the result, and can relax for at least a while.
Thanks for reading - you can now go back to what you were doing before.
Good news with the MoT,
I test drove a 2.5 sport saloon back in the day but ended up with an ultra-marine 2.2d sport estate instead. Lovely car until I hit a brick in the roads but the months of trying to sort that out kind of took the shine off it. The 'new' wheels the local Jag stealer sold me were also bent and we almost ended up in court, but I digress
I still look at them now and I've always liked the shape and I may wander off to have a quick search of the classifieds, just to see what's out there.
I test drove a 2.5 sport saloon back in the day but ended up with an ultra-marine 2.2d sport estate instead. Lovely car until I hit a brick in the roads but the months of trying to sort that out kind of took the shine off it. The 'new' wheels the local Jag stealer sold me were also bent and we almost ended up in court, but I digress
I still look at them now and I've always liked the shape and I may wander off to have a quick search of the classifieds, just to see what's out there.
I have a bit of a soft spot for these too, I had use of 2.5 AWD estate (borrowed off a friend), for use in a house move. Nice enough place to sit, though the Ford switchgear was a bit flimsy. Very underrated IMHO, another mate had a 2.2 DERV, had a run of bad luck, dual mass flywheel failure, lunched it's turbo and various electrical gremlins. He runs a nice BRG XF now.
SVX said:
I have a bit of a soft spot for these too, I had use of 2.5 AWD estate (borrowed off a friend), for use in a house move. Nice enough place to sit, though the Ford switchgear was a bit flimsy. Very underrated IMHO, another mate had a 2.2 DERV, had a run of bad luck, dual mass flywheel failure, lunched it's turbo and various electrical gremlins. He runs a nice BRG XF now.
Funny you should say about the switchgear, I've never had a problem in mine. All feels pretty sturdy (and my car is 20 years old). I suppose your friend's estate could have been a "Friday afternoon" car.On the subject of body configurations, I wish mine was an estate. Whilst the saloon's boot is fairly sizeable, the lack of flexibility in terms of the load space (fixed rear parcel shelf, etc.) does get on my wick from time to time.
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