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Hi,

My son is contemplating the purchase of a 2005/6 X type, can anyone advise of particular areas he should get checked out prior to purchase? I drive the XK, and unfortunately dont have experience of this model, thanks in advance for any assistance give,

Regards

Steve

There was some talk about rusting sills on X-types on another board a while back. I think the model in question was a bit earlier than 05/06 but the pictures were pretty frightening.

The full thread is here:
http://www.kelsey-forums.co.uk/cgi-bin/ ... 1313252614

Hi AlMcL
Thanks for this- frightening reading, I hope the latter ones are not the same!

Steve

Well, my wife's '05 estate doesn't seem that bad, so a nice 55/06 should be OK, I think?

The "Rusty" one in that article really is an early one ( Feb '01 build? ) and I do understand this isn't an uncommon problem on these cars, but it was soon sorted under the continuous development program.

My '03 has had a very hard life, but it's not rusty! I would recommend removing the side skirts though as mine were choc full of debris...

Paul,

Thanks for the advice, I take it removal of the skirt cover is as simple as in the article just taking out the plastic clips holding the cover in place?

Regards

Steve

Thanks for the advice, I take it removal of the skirt cover is as simple as in the article just taking out the plastic clips holding the cover in place?

Yes, that's right.

I would buy some replacement clips first though as you can expect them to break when you remove the trim - they are about 15p each.

Paul