On a recent trip to Portsmouth in the XF (2.2 diesel) we achieved an indicated 58 MPG. Traffic was relatively light, we did not use cruise control and used supermarket fuel. The return journey when traffic was a nightmare and we crawled along the A34 and were diverted, was less economical.

Welcome Jeremy, I would like to echo what Mike has said and hope you continue to enjoy your car and membership of the Club.

Well done James! Quite an achievement.

As I am retired, I do not use my cars every day and they often stand for several days or longer at a time. My XF and XK are kept in a locked garage (including during the last two winters when the XK was used even more sparingly). I always lock them and have never used a battery charger on either car...

Sorted. Photo shoot next week.

The article will appear in "Classic Car" magazine in the autumn.

Does anybody know of a Mk.VII or Mk.VIIM preferably in the Bath area now needed for a further article. Email me in the first instance. david.bates@jec.org.uk

I could get 42.5mpg in my S-type using Shell fuel. Is there any truth in the suggestion that Shell or BP fuel goes further than that from the supermarket? I have sold my S-type and now have an XF 2.2 diesel which is more economical than the 2.7 S-type. Ray's cars are consistently faster than mine :-)

Hopefully sorted today with a car belonging to a member from Brighton.

Welcome I hope you enjoy your car and membership of the Club. Have you considered joining your local Region?

We have a request from a motoring journalist who is putting together a shoot out between a Rover P5 Coupe and an S-Type Jaguar in the Goodwood area in May. Does anybody know of a manual o/d model in BRG that might take part?


Contact me in the first instance david.bates@jec.org.uk

Welcome Jeff. I hope you enjoy your car and your membership of the Club. Joining a local region is a good idea and I am sure they will make you welcome and will be able to pass on useful information and contacts.

Have you sold it yet Mike? (Not that I want it btw)

Thanks for the tip. I might give Halfords a go later in the year, we have one in Shrewsbury.

Excellent, well done.

That was quite cheap for an MOT, I am sure I paid more for mine last year.

My 2007 model certainly had Bluetooth. My local dealer (Hatfields in Shrewsbury) are very good a checking the exact specification of my car and providing me with a printout. This has been done via their service department irrespective of whether I had bought the car from them in the first place.