Jaguar X Type 2.0 Litre Diesel Estate Review

Good Points
If you are buying second hand you get a lot for your money
Fuel economy at 45mpg is pretty good
Reliability (so far) has been pretty good

Bad Points
Residual values are awful
Jaguar dealer servicing is not the cheapest

General Comments
The X type estate is a very good family estate car. It is based on the Mondeo floorplan and drives very well. The 2.0 diesel is perfectly powerful for the job, accelerates well to 70 and still has plenty more after that. Mine is 05 registered, with 100k+ miles, high spec and adds a sense of calm and occasion to every drive. I have had it for a year and have covered 25k miles. In that time I have had one service (£400), a new rear windscreen wiper motor striker (£130) and a new front wheel bearing (£250). It has also needed a full set of tyres. I replaced the tryes with cheap Chinese ones (£280), which promptly failed and I have now replaced them with Pirellis (£480).