Unexpected family wagon - 2006 4.4V8 Vogue (going in blind!)
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Great reference! ^^
Thos morning I popped into the indy and took the workshop manager for a drive. They hear the noise and want it in for a smoke test. I’ll see where we go from here, as they’re really nice guys and approachable, but at £150/hr it’s a hefty sum, should the hours rack up…
At least he felt the love for the L322 and eulogised about the interior as though he’d never seen one before.
Thos morning I popped into the indy and took the workshop manager for a drive. They hear the noise and want it in for a smoke test. I’ll see where we go from here, as they’re really nice guys and approachable, but at £150/hr it’s a hefty sum, should the hours rack up…
At least he felt the love for the L322 and eulogised about the interior as though he’d never seen one before.
This lot are quite far away from you but I know you like a road trip
https://www.iansimltd.co.uk/
They seem to be well thought of locally.
My experience of them only extends to some significant welding and an MOT on a rusty BMW 530d!
https://www.iansimltd.co.uk/
They seem to be well thought of locally.
My experience of them only extends to some significant welding and an MOT on a rusty BMW 530d!
Michael I have just spent two evenings reading through this thread and it is a superb read. Hopefully the manifold issue will not be too expensive for you. It's great the way that your threads are car related and a travelogue built into one.
I have been looking at these now and may take the plunge if a nice one comes up at sensible money. Not sure if I will go petrol or diesel but the complexity of the diesel is maybe more bork prone and my annual mileage would be less than 8000pa so petrol may be the way. Need a ride in yours sometime when we meet up maybe?
I have been looking at these now and may take the plunge if a nice one comes up at sensible money. Not sure if I will go petrol or diesel but the complexity of the diesel is maybe more bork prone and my annual mileage would be less than 8000pa so petrol may be the way. Need a ride in yours sometime when we meet up maybe?
300sl-24 said:
Michael I have just spent two evenings reading through this thread and it is a superb read. Hopefully the manifold issue will not be too expensive for you. It's great the way that your threads are car related and a travelogue built into one.
I have been looking at these now and may take the plunge if a nice one comes up at sensible money. Not sure if I will go petrol or diesel but the complexity of the diesel is maybe more bork prone and my annual mileage would be less than 8000pa so petrol may be the way. Need a ride in yours sometime when we meet up maybe?
Definitely go for a Jag-engined petrol one then. I have been looking at these now and may take the plunge if a nice one comes up at sensible money. Not sure if I will go petrol or diesel but the complexity of the diesel is maybe more bork prone and my annual mileage would be less than 8000pa so petrol may be the way. Need a ride in yours sometime when we meet up maybe?
RicksAlfas said:
300sl-24 said:
How can I tell if it has the Jaguar engine or BMW engine? I believe it changed in 2005.
If you look at the tech spec there is a slight difference in capacity. Jaguar 4394cc.
BMW 4398cc.
Anything supercharged is Jaguar. 4.2 to start, later 5.0.
300sl-24 said:
Michael, you have tempted me and I have taken the plunge and bought one.
2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
Not as much as people fear. You need to be handy though otherwise it’ll cost a lot for even basic tithings. 2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
Mad Maximus said:
300sl-24 said:
Michael, you have tempted me and I have taken the plunge and bought one.
2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
Not as much as people fear. You need to be handy though otherwise it’ll cost a lot for even basic tithings. 2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
Handy with spanners & patient with faults & they are tolerable.
If you are the kind of person who doesn’t enjoy car maintenance & want to have trouble free garage-service-to-garage-service motoring then I’d look to another brand & vehicle.
Deranged Rover said:
300sl-24 said:
Michael, you have tempted me and I have taken the plunge and bought one.
2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
Turbos... 2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue SE with the eight speed auto. Picking it up at the weekend 161k miles with full history.
What could possibly go wrong?
E90_M3Ross said:
A.J.M said:
That Labour rate is almost double the rate of my Edinburgh based specialist…
Better not give them ideas
For such a lengthy job it'd possibly be cheaper to drive it to Edinburgh! Better not give them ideas
Or £180 ph inc vat for Labour.
Almost getting 2 hours for the price of 1 by going further north…
Although, fuel up and back, plus a hotel etc would eat into that.
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