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Which car for £1500 Jag Xtype or Ford Focus ?

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  • tykesi
    tykesi Posts: 2,061 Forumite
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    Zola. wrote: »
    Its a Jag though, it will be more luxurious, and you'll feel like a king in the soft leather interior.

    It's really not, it's a dressed up Mondeo and after being in one it doesn't feel any more special than the Ford. It was the budget Jag at the time and still is.
  • ohreally
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    I would pass on the X type, it diluted the name, big time.

    If you are undecided try for a refund or hold off for more options.
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  • atrixblue.-MFR-.
    atrixblue.-MFR-. Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    No to the jag, Yes to the focus.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,970 Forumite
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    Comparing a Jag to a Focus? As mentioned the Jag is a Mondeo underneath so your looking at two different sizes of car.

    I like the MK3 Mondeo engine, chain driven so no belts to mess with.
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  • atrixblue.-MFR-.
    atrixblue.-MFR-. Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    forgotmyname wrote: »
    Comparing a Jag to a Focus? As mentioned the Jag is a Mondeo underneath so your looking at two different sizes of car.

    I like the MK3 Mondeo engine, chain driven so no belts to mess with.
    still an aux belt in there you know these need replacing at requested intervals.
  • arcon5
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    atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »
    still an aux belt in there you know these need replacing at requested intervals.
    There's two auxiliary belts actually.
    And both very easy to replace and ridiculously cheap
  • atrixblue.-MFR-.
    atrixblue.-MFR-. Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    arcon5 wrote: »
    There's two auxiliary belts actually.
    And both very easy to replace and ridiculously cheap
    I know I used to sell them to garages when I worked in a motor factors.
  • Richard53
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    wongataa wrote: »
    The X-Type is just a Mondeo with a different bodyshell though. It isn't a proper Jaguar. It is all Ford underneath.
    My brother-in-law had an X-type, and didn't take it well when I pointed this out. He was a 'Jag Man', after all, and didn't suffer lesser vehicles.
    If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.
  • arcon5
    arcon5 Posts: 14,099 Forumite
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    Yep call an x type a Mondeo in a skirt and the jag community go up in arms. Straight on the defensive. Pretty funny.
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