thanks very much! since posting I have heard from the jaguar dealer and he is quoting part no JLM 20014 as an available fixed tow bar - however, it doesn't come with electrics. the dealer has sourced an external supplier for the electrics, but the total cost is going to come to £720 fitted - ouch!! ...

Hello, I need a towbar fitted to my X308 2002, and I am having no success at all. The 'man and a van' companies all say that it takes too long on this model; the 'workshop' fitting companies can't source one for my car; Jaguar at Coventry have given me a part no. for a towbar - and the Jaguar dealer...

Hi All ............... stupid question no. 1 ............. I have a daimler v8 and can't find out how to open the picnic tables. There must be a knack, and I am afraid to force them. thanks

Hi Liam, thanks very much for the reply and the offer! circumstances have changed since my first posting on this topic. I sent the wrong registration document to the dealer, so he was unable to register the super 8 in my name before christmas. meanwhile he took delivery of a gorgeous Daimler V8, one...

Hello, help please! I was about to ease into a traffic queue today in my 'brand new' Daimler V8 2002, but nothing seemed to happen when I gently depressed the accelerator. Just as I was about to see if I had left the car in neutral (not possible as I had just done a complete lap of the local petrol ...

Hello, I finally bought an X308 on 23rd Dec (Daimler V8 first reg'd May 2002, now done 60k), and have yet to discover any details about the service history. It's a one owner car, with all servicing done by the main Jaguar who supplied it in 2002. Three questions I'd appreciate advice on please:- 1) ...

Hello everybody! Well I finally did it - I bought a Daimler V8 4.0 2002 today. Trust me to find the worst driving conditions for 20 years to bring it home from Bristol to Bedford - around 130 miles. Temperature ranging from 0 to 3, and raining all the way. I even had to back it up a narrow ditch lin...

Hello, I stumbled into this topic whilst just browsing the forum. WOW ! I've finally found out why there are odd (very rare) occasions when my baby won't start ! Purely by accident (and frustration) I discovered that when this happens, the best way to overcome is to floor the pedal, turn the key, an...

thanks very much for your time and advice. I'm thinking I will probably stick to having my mobile in my shirt pocket, and my bluetooth earpiece. I haven't got the car yet, but I asked the dealer if I can simply take the cradle out of the armrest (to gain back storage space for my tom tom) and he pur...

Hello Everybody, Thought I had better introduce myself properly, as my previous posts just had my nic (flycatcher) on them. I've had a Daimler X300 1995 for 7 years now, but it's finally come time to reluctantly say farewell (the lacquer is coming off the roof, and starting to do the same on the bon...

Hello Everyone, I am buying a Daimler Super 8, which had a phone installed (factory fitted I think) in the front armrest. Everything is there (cradle, cabling, aerial etc) except the phone itself. My Question is this: is it as simple as buying a handset, popping in a sim card and off we go? The car ...

thanks for the heads up!

Hi ........... final post on this subject. The dealer has decided not to sell the car as he is not confident about it. I should be grateful, but it leaves me looking for a suitable alternative. Thanks for the advice anyway.

A word of explanation please. I am searching for a nice vehicle to replace my ageing Daimler XJ6. One of the many features I enjoy on my car is the ability to adjust the door mirrors electrically, so that I have a fighting chance of reversing safely and avoiding gateposts. Some of the cars I view sa...

Hi again, thanks once more for the post, but I didn't quite understand what you meant. I've discovered that the only trim missing is the front radiator 'crinkle', so that shouldn't be too hard to replace. The wheels are 18" asteroid alloys - is that a problem? The dealer's rationale is that he doesn...