Boomer54

Ditto

The SC430 is usually cited approx 6.2 secs 0 to 60 although I think it is probably quicker than that with the throttle controller engaged so may be 6 secs. With me driving about 10 secs.

I remember when i was looking for the XK I came across an Ad from a guy who was selling ,because he could not drive the jag for more than 10 mins. Just too uncomfortable for him. He said he was 6 ft 4 ins and essentially there was not enough leg room ,or head room. I was sceptical of it at the time thinking is he selling quickly because the car is a 'dog'. Now I have one i can see his issue to be genuine. I have the car in the position on maximum extension for leg room and it is ok for me, but there again I am only just over 6 ft not 6 ft 4ins.! Likewise I have the seat set nearly to max for height with the wheel just dropped slightly. Head room is ok, not cramped, but if I was 4 inches taller I bet I would be polishing the head liner. Came across Head Adaptive Support in the manual. Basically, in the event of impact the head rest is supposed to move forwards and upwards to reduce the amount of room your head can move on impact thus reducing the whiplash effect! Ooh !! Shall try very hard not to put this feature to the test. Concerned about petrol consumption. The trip reading suggest an average of just 15mpg giving a range of 200 miles (ish) per tank! Now if that is right it won't be staying long. When I researched this I believed the Av was not dissimilar to the SC 430 25 ish. Looked up the review data on the car and it agreed with that figure. So, not sure if the car is just still using the previous owners commute data which I suppose could be low given he was crossing Manchester a couple of times a day at peak hour. I will reset the Trip function and keep a watch over the next couple of tanks. Alternatively, plan my trips and advertise on facebook for trip sharing ! 😉 Not really ,but there is a line I wouldn't be interested in crossing for economy in a V8, or any car, and 15 to the gallon is the wrong side of that line. When I was looking for the above data I came across a very detailed independent perfomance review. Based upon that and my short driving experience the XK is faster on the acceleration than the SC 430. I can certainly believe the 0 to 60 in 5.7 secs. As an aside though at my age do I really care very much about that extra bit of humph? Indeed, do my driving skills ,or attitude to driving at speed even come into play to take advantage of it? I doubt it. Mat cleaning day. I like the condition of the carpet and mats in the car in terms of pile and wear. What I don't like is the mats imparticular are filthy. So, scrubbing brush, soapy water, and power washer here I come.

Quick question. When it's been standing was it under canvas?

The intermittent nature of the issue makes me think electrical connection and either damp affecting the connection, or a loose connection though less likely methinks. I guess you are going to have to drive the car a bit more and observe what if anything happens and is there any kind of pattern in the behaviour

Lets wait for the shot of the exhaust system on the bed !. Fast forward to divorce proceedings and the court hearing from his wife 'that's one emission too far'.

Most of what we would really like to know financially is not really available to us anyway. I don't think any serious economist puts much faith in the economic data released in China. They have to try and find ways around it to get at something they can find credible. For example, do you find Chinas economic output credible if you also look at their energy consumption numbers. In other words you try to cross check for validity.

The leather people cancelled me for the second time so I have cancelled them for all time. No idea why it is an issue getting the scheduled work done to my seats, but a second cancellation makes me wonder if they really want to do it so that's a good enough reason to say farewell to them. The seats look like this in front and rear. You can see the rear are basically as they came from the factory. The front have a finish applied at some later date which I would like to remove. I was also going to have the drivers seat pad remade to remove the signs of stretch and compression although it is damn comfortable and you wonder would it ever be that comfortable again? The other pic just shows I can't stop looking at the car !

Gary you asked me about bubbling on the roof. This is the pic of mine I promised. It's basically so small I have no intent to do anything about it unless something changes.

Nope, it was a typical idiot in charge issue. I believed I had set up my driving position. In the event the settings had not been memorised. I have redone it and it's fine now. leg room was not an issue. What I didn't like was sitting low. I like to sit high and straight to drive. that gives me a certain sightline and puts the wheel at the height for comfortable hand position. Without those it all just does not feel right. Anyway I have gone through the process of setting driving position again and this time it's been memorised so I don't expect to have this problem again.

Took this shot to identify the tangible size difference. Anyway Lexigirl making nice with her new boyfriend.

Tidy enough in an unimaginative way.

Here in Preston we find the upside to every hole.

All things booty (ful). Various things to say about this. Gulleys had not been cleaned 'forever' ,yuk. Size, no doubt about it ,more generous space in their for dead bodies if you have the odd one to get rid of. Down the well I noticed a quite small amount of water under the spare. On closer observation it looks to me that the seals around the well are not all intact. I think they could be made good quite simply using a little clear silicone to form a barrier where the seal has perished. However, you don't want water sitting in there so I think when valeting just pop the spare out and check for any sitting there. Suppose there is the possibility the water was produced from condensation? Hmm, not sure about that though. The boot strut covers are badly oxidised. I had seen this when I viewed it ,but again I thought this could be dealt with. We will see how this goes, but even if I have to replace them I cannot have that in my car. Don't do a close up on them struts, I mean yuk! Lastly, the Spare ! It's got one unlike the SC 430. We know this can be remedied ,but frankly it is nice not to have to.

All things under the bonnet. I am not really tooled up to detail this area at this point, but now I have two cars to see to I might just buy a few things to help with that.

One issue which I knew about is the window trim which is showing some signs of oxidisation. I presume the trim is Chrome ,but could it be Aluminium? I thought this could be dealt with so I was not too concerned about it. Will give it a go and post up the results when I get to it.

So having given it a good wash I would put money on it this car has been ceramic coated in the not too distant past. The way it washes/ polishes up leads me to that conclusion and indeed the coachwork is extremely good for any year never mind 2008. There are a couple of inevitable stone chips plus two lower body scuff marks that I think will cut out. Internally not quite so good. Rosey tinted glasses off I have a couple of leatherwork marks to deal with plus a small scuff that will probably not be improved given it's depth. Fortunately ,it's in the area just behind the front seats so not very noticeable. Clearly someone tried to put something in the back and wasn't careful enough.

Some time ago I mentioned I would post a pic of the boot arrangement in my SC 430 that concealed the installation of the coil overs. So, pic down below. Only a couple of people have looked in the boot and each have assumed they are speakers to the audio system. Full disclosure Stew came up with this idea which I happen to think quite clever. Also a pic of the colour edged mats if your originals are a bit past their sell by date like mine were. Here is what an alternative looks like if you fancy a change from 'stock'. As an aside the tonneau is basically 'factory' condition. I have seen a couple now badly deteriorated I strongly suspect the culprit is damp/mildew. Not to be laughed at as if you don't know it that roof doesn't come off if your tonneau is stuffed.

Agreed. That's why I did not seriously look at the XKR version. Don't need the extra horses and of course the extra maintenance that comes with them.

"Neither Lexus or Toyota carry the risk and act as a Broker really." You probably will not be surprised to know this happens a lot. Have a look at policies and find out who is actually underwriting. Eye opener that often what you think is the Insuring company is not actually underwriting the risk at all. When you factor in in the tier of comparison sites/brokers, the next tier of so called insurers who are really wholesale intermediaries, and all that until you finally get the top tier who are actually bearing the risk of insurance. All very much a pyramid style of operation with each tier adding to the final costs of insurance unless you find a way of bypassing some elements of the process.

Good job. Wierdly I noticed a very small blue mark on the XK passenger seat back. Probably biro ink so I will be doing something similar very soon. Was that scuff paste specifically matched to your ecru ,or does it work across ecru on most models?

Great weather today so the XK is going to get it's first major valet from me. Stand by for warts of which I suspect there will be at least a couple. The guy I bought this from was not another Localhero for sure. He was a bit 'slobby' so that could mean some tidying up issues in more than the strictest sense of that word. Did get a chance to drive a little more yesterday. Need to go back to adjusting the driving position ,because as it stands it seems not really comfortable to me right now. The ride is firmer than the SC 430 which is ok , but it is not the armchair ride I get from the SC 430. Over a longer distance that is probably important. The noise from the exhaust is more intrusive. That means more to me than most ,because my deafness has always been a function of difficulty hearing against background noises. Struggled a bit yesterday to have a conversation with the wife whilst in the car. Not so bad as the bits I caught seemed to be about various jobs that needed doing. In summary, if you don't hear it you don't do it 😉 Whilst I didn't get the chance to really open it up I did at least get to play a little. The acceleration is what I would call muscular as opposed to the smoothness of the SC 430. It remains to be seen what that feels like moving upwards from 60. Up to 60 it's certainly fast enough to get you overtaking when you wish to. Bear in mind I only had it in Drive not Sport mode which should be interesting in itself. Comparing those two Drive modes I would say there is less lag on the XK although my SC 430 does have a throttle controller which more than delivers comparable performance when engaged. Without the controller though the XK edges in terms of response on acceleration. Trawling through the manual it's clear this thing has a few bells and whistles for me to explore. I will report on them has I come to them. The first two were the fact it has heated windscreens back and front and I can say they will be handy in cold snaps. The a/c works furiously well and in truth quicker than the SC 430 to clear the glass etc. The other nice little thing was the completeness of functionality on the wing mirrors which I mentioned earlier. More to come later.

If they are crowing because the dividends hitting my account are outpacing the inflationary costs also hitting my acct then being totally impartial (sic), I say crowing is getting a like from me.

Elsewhere being? If you are saying shop around for your insurance sure. Indeed, anyone who has been misguidedly clinging to the notion that loyalty in commerce is worthwhile is way out of date, and I am not just talking about Insurance.

Where do i start with a response to this? First place is, there is a reason their prices are going up. Indeed ,more than one reason. Labour costs have risen as they usually do when core inflation is rising. Theft and and the unexpected costs of EV insurance claims have risen. Now as to profit. Insurance is and has been for a long time a very competitive business sector. As such it's been virtually impossible for any company to both compete and make profits not in line with the sector. Last time I checked the ROCE employed for listed UK insurance comapnies was not that impressive so guess profiteering was not working out for them. I realise writing what appears to be a defence of Insurance companies is not going to buy me much love given the inflationary cycle we are in, but I still find it hard to let unbalanced viewpoints go unchallenged.