My Cheap V8 Jaguar was fixed for 3 days and then this happened…

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  • @itsjoel
    @itsjoel  Рік тому +32

    Next week, I get to take this car to its first Jag car meet! Then just after that, we’ll be taking it to get all those MOT advisories sorted! Stay tuned and thank you for the support 👌🏻

    • @The_10mm_socket_you_lost
      @The_10mm_socket_you_lost Рік тому +2

      If you are planning to keep this car for some time, it would make great content if you would facelift the car using the 2008 front end and adding xenons headlights,it would really modernize it:) btw, you can also retrofit carplay to the original navigation system screen

    • @itsjoel
      @itsjoel  Рік тому +9

      I want to keep it completely original

    • @Subarov
      @Subarov Рік тому +2

      Good choice on keeping it original! Each and every video is getting better and better! Keep it up!!!

    • @Ian-bq7gp
      @Ian-bq7gp Рік тому

      Its a classy car. Once its sorted it will be good

    • @lloydyoung7928
      @lloydyoung7928 Рік тому

      @@itsjoeltotally agree - that is the absolute charm of this car.

  • @chrismaguire719
    @chrismaguire719 Рік тому +34

    When ever any part of the suspension has been touched it’s always good to get 4 wheel alignment done

    • @nealokelly
      @nealokelly Рік тому

      Obviously. But he's a young-un.

  • @alancobbin
    @alancobbin Рік тому +21

    Yeah I’m convinced a 4 wheel laser track will sort the issue I’m just disappointed they didnt do this before you picked it up the first time,rule one from working in garages for over 15 years no matter how small the suspension of steering work alignment check is paramount before customer takes delivery, I know they said there’s was broken but that’s not your problem,nice one Joel 👍😉💪

  • @ksiadz164
    @ksiadz164 Рік тому +10

    Whenever you perform suspension work, it is necessary to carry out an alignment.

  • @berwhaletheavenger
    @berwhaletheavenger Рік тому +12

    For the £££ they charged, they should have taken it somewhere to have the wheel alignment done.

  • @FlynnBellamyCars
    @FlynnBellamyCars Рік тому +6

    I’ve always liked Jaggs, but after watching this series I have come to a conclusion that I love them… great video Joel!

  • @ianmowbray3284
    @ianmowbray3284 Рік тому +3

    The trouble with 4 wheel alignment is that the rear nuts are normally so rusted that they can’t move them. So on your car that is over 20 years old they have no chance 😮

  • @wrenchesinmotion3282
    @wrenchesinmotion3282 Рік тому +1

    As soon as you said what it was doing, I thought you needed a 4 wheel alignment. I think they are great cars once sorted.

  • @Baconroll699
    @Baconroll699 Рік тому +3

    An absolute fucking Sunday night pleasure your videos are Joel

    • @itsjoel
      @itsjoel  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoy them!

  • @Extased
    @Extased Рік тому +8

    I went through this with my Jag and you’ve just got to persevere mate. The rust is going to cost you. There’ll be annoying shit along the way. It doesn’t matter what you put in to it compared to what it’s worth, it’s how long you can enjoy it without moving on to the next thing.

  • @matejkudlac
    @matejkudlac Рік тому +3

    Hi Joel, complete (4 wheel) alignment is definitely a must! Even when you do the tiniest of work on the suspension, you must ensure that this is done. Otherwise car can perform really weirdly, scary , upredictably. No wonder you can feel how car battles with itself, when rear axle fights the front 🙂
    I wish you good luck !

  • @carmadguy
    @carmadguy Рік тому +2

    I had the exact same issue with my Volvo S80, 4 wheel alignment also sorted it! Great video as always! 😁

  • @mattjohnson9469
    @mattjohnson9469 Рік тому +2

    Love these video, I love Jaaaaags. Stick with it Joel, Jags are worth it!

  • @farmerfg123
    @farmerfg123 Рік тому

    It's incredible what a small issue in tracking or alignment can make to a car's "feel". I had a 1999 XK8 and a tyre fitter re-tracked the fronts (very badly as it turned out) after changing the tyres. On the motorway it felt dangerous. Was completely cured by a correct re-track.

  • @JMc.D
    @JMc.D Рік тому

    I immediately thought alignment when you were explaining it. My mk3 golf GTI had the same symptoms after I had suspension work done.

  • @markbrennan4693
    @markbrennan4693 Рік тому

    No excuses for the garage involved, a proper road test after such work is essential, they should have picked up the issues and advised 4 wheel alignment is required. Not good.

  • @andrewthompsonuk1
    @andrewthompsonuk1 Рік тому +2

    The first page you showed would have been beforehand, That rear toe was out by a long way, like more that a cm across the car. With the wheels toeing outwards turns are going to feel like a drift. The car would have been very hard to drive in this state.. The second page looks spot on.

  • @nekite1
    @nekite1 Рік тому +1

    I do like that Jag and I hope you get it sorted. I currently drive an Alfa 159 ti SW diesel which is the most relaxing drive on a motorway - at 2000rpm it does an indicated 73mph and doesn't break the bank in fuel costs. However, I have a hankering for a first generation Saab 9-5 Aero. Bullet-proof engines and Swedish engineering at its finest. I had two of these, but only the 2.0 petrol models and was involved in a serious crash in the last one. Myself, my wife and my son got out of the car without so much as a bruise. All the emergency services who attended said that the Saab was one of the best cars for safety. The car was repairable, and the bonus was that I had an supposedly equivalent courtesy car while my car got fixed, which took about six weeks. The courtesy car? A six month old Mercedes C class Avantgarde!

  • @cmartin_ok
    @cmartin_ok Рік тому +3

    You may be concerned that you made a long video just about an alignment issue but this shows the importance of having such a check after having suspension work done, or just due to deterioration because the dreadful state of our roads damages/wears our suspension out prematurely

    • @scenebydrone8668
      @scenebydrone8668 Рік тому

      Agreed, it's like a public service announcement :)

  • @TiptronicSS
    @TiptronicSS Рік тому

    "The steering wheel was attached to a rudder in the back" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    You are in top form 🤣 I think you could consider a carreer comedy for sure 😂

  • @mrd64
    @mrd64 Рік тому

    Good to see it getting the attention it deserves. So many of these cars must be lost to the crusher.

  • @sholehan
    @sholehan Рік тому +1

    I think you mean "Now theyve tightened up the fastnener they spotted that they hadnt tightened up, but just not told you thats what they did, then the car drives fine and just needs wheel alignment"

  • @NEILB1989
    @NEILB1989 Рік тому +1

    Spot on about customer service sir

  • @JJModelMaking
    @JJModelMaking Рік тому

    Weirdly , I recognise the road at the start, were you driving through Waddesdon? I'm in Aylesbury, been on that road a few times

  • @paulhack5577
    @paulhack5577 Рік тому +1

    Like you i too have an S-Type mine being an 05 3.0 v6. I adore it and had it for a year or so and nothing major wrong with it apart from this bloody annoying EPB that has stuck on Handbrake. If i can at least get it disengaged and taken to a jag specialist to sort it out. Not many garages want to deal with EPB problems but once fixed i will not use that system just put in park. I promised the wife once i have to start forking out for problems with it i will sell , so its on its first yellow card.

  • @lloydyoung7928
    @lloydyoung7928 Рік тому +1

    I had an Xtype with 330k on it. I spent 5k in about 4 years before being hit with a 2k welding bill, yet everything else I had done, job after job working through it, regardless I still miss my Jag.

  • @andyf7699
    @andyf7699 Рік тому

    I am also trying to chase that one moment of enjoyment with a 1999 CLK 430 in the same red you had yours in, it seems to be one thing after another so... I feel your pain!

  • @markburnett7461
    @markburnett7461 Рік тому +1

    I had a 330d e46 and everytime I changed part of suspension I had it tracked,they thought I kept kerbing car till I had to explain, 4 times in total within a 3 month period and car drove straight as an arrow

  • @GeorgeAusters
    @GeorgeAusters Рік тому +1

    Luxury cars need 4 wheel allignments and not many garages have the proper Hunter allignment machines.. Kwikfit do and I always use them for allignments👍🏻

  • @andrewmitchell6351
    @andrewmitchell6351 Рік тому +2

    Great vid, Joel. Really enjoying the Jag series...keep up the good work.
    I run a 2007 range rover sport - needless to say, it presents me with the same challenges that you come across .... economically unsound, but cost to change and still potentially have similar issues means you keep ploughing the money in!! What I'd consider to be 'premium bangernomics' 🙂

  • @meeshiskeysh
    @meeshiskeysh Рік тому

    I seem to be having near enough problem with my Audi at the moment. Almost feels like your telling my story. It’s been in the garage multiple times. Spent above £1000 in it and still feels dangerous. I too need a 4 wheel alignment but the adjustment bolts are seized so they need changing before the alignment can be done.

  • @closetmechanic
    @closetmechanic Рік тому

    Hi Joel. Great videos. I have a 2004 2.7 diesel S Type. Great car. I also need to get my tracking sorted following new suspension and also take the sill covers off to check for any corrosion. They are great cars and drive really well. I love mine on a long journey. It feels special even though it is not a costly car to buy. They do cost a bit more to run though. I predict that the numbers will decrease over the next few years as they are already becoming a rarer sight on the roads.

  • @greerbox
    @greerbox Рік тому +3

    Hi Joel. I feel your pain mate. What I find extraordinary, when you take a car in and explain what is happening, immediately let’s put it on the ramp and have a look. What I want is the mechanic to come out with me or, drive it himself to experience the problem first hand then, put it on the bloody ramp. The problem is, nowadays, in the main, they are not mechanics, they are fitters.
    On another subject Joel. I’m looking at a Rover 75, it has the big shaped rear number plate like your Jaaag 🤗. It has a standard oblong rear plate which I would swop for a shaped plate. Where did you get yours done please?

  • @walterplant2957
    @walterplant2957 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for that Richard Hammond ; compared with you buying back a superannuated XJR that you had previously sold and then throwing a shed load of money at it possibly in a vague attempt to make a bit of content for UA-cam Joel looks positively savvy and sensible

  • @itsmephil2255
    @itsmephil2255 Рік тому +1

    Plain and simple....that printout ....where it's red.... especially with a X on it ....that's REALLY bad
    I'm surprised you could turn the steering wheel

  • @Jeebus86
    @Jeebus86 Рік тому

    It's a fffwonderful car and I hope you get to the point where you want it to be. I've just bought a "cheap" BMW V8 so I can relate to the ever present slight anxiety

  • @GeoffBuysCars
    @GeoffBuysCars Рік тому

    i love how much you love this car...!

  • @bigmacdaddy1234
    @bigmacdaddy1234 Рік тому

    I had to sell a couple of cars in my time because the alignment was off and no shop was ever able to fix it. Very frustrating to drive a car with a poor alignment.

  • @neilcutler8064
    @neilcutler8064 Рік тому

    any form of suspension work get a 4 wheel alignment check done

  • @roystonvehicles9129
    @roystonvehicles9129 Рік тому

    The garage who fitted the new joints should have counted the number of threads to get the new ones back in the original place, looks like they've just put them on anyhow, 4 w alignment is only 40 quid anyway. You'll track out your new tyres in no time with alignment out.

  • @scenebydrone8668
    @scenebydrone8668 Рік тому

    Hmm, maybe I should get my wheels aligned... Cheers Joel, great video

  • @chrisaris8756
    @chrisaris8756 Рік тому

    As Tyler Hoover said on Hoovies garage. When you drive cars of that age the purchase price is just the down payment!!!

  • @whatsdavedone104
    @whatsdavedone104 Рік тому +1

    Is the jag meet at the smallest cog by any chance 🤔

  • @drawwithdan5821
    @drawwithdan5821 Рік тому

    Another great vid. Will follow progress.

  • @grahampearson594
    @grahampearson594 Рік тому +1

    That garage should have done wheel alignment before giving you the car back. Good luck,I enjoy your vids👍

  • @Thanos.m
    @Thanos.m Рік тому

    Joel I'd say absolutely go to a good alignment shop S-Types are quite sensitive to bad alignment I think that will sort your issues

  • @michaelgilbert3311
    @michaelgilbert3311 Рік тому

    A good result .well done Joel. Spanners at the ready? Looking forward to the future videos on this car.

  • @TiptronicSS
    @TiptronicSS Рік тому

    "After I sold some organs to pay the bill" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    Top 2023 quote! 🤣

  • @garymorris801
    @garymorris801 Рік тому

    Mate fab what a car looks lovely v8 sounds lovely

  • @parkecorepersonaltrainingp2601

    Very much enjoyed this and glad it’s sorted now. Look forward to seeing new vids 😊well done man

  • @johnelbro127
    @johnelbro127 Рік тому

    Always the simple things look forward to your spanner work. 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @andrewf7822
    @andrewf7822 Рік тому

    Its a rollercoaster ride Joel.

  • @bretthale9290
    @bretthale9290 Рік тому

    Any suspension work will affect wheel alignment

  • @GTIracerr
    @GTIracerr Рік тому

    Nice video! Maybe time for a new battery? Trickling isn't really a solution. Can't trust that car to start whenever you need it right now.

  • @jimmyquinn9639
    @jimmyquinn9639 Рік тому

    Glad the jag is ok 🚘🚙🚗🛻👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @Elmantukas
    @Elmantukas Рік тому

    You had new tyres, all of the preservatives need to wear out, in about 500miles this happens, until then the sidewalls are soft and allow for some flex feeling like the back is sliding. Thats the first thing a garage should ask.

    • @gregshearer423
      @gregshearer423 Рік тому

      What a load of nonsense 😂

    • @Elmantukas
      @Elmantukas Рік тому

      @@gregshearer423 Well, no, not at all. I get that with my car everytime i get new tyres, heck it even trips the dsc. Google it, lots of info on this.

  • @rickp783
    @rickp783 Рік тому +1

    You teaming up with Auto Alex and Taylor? That’d be great to see

  • @Quiquetenax
    @Quiquetenax Рік тому

    Was that the jag specialist at Westcott?

  • @ianjenkins4641
    @ianjenkins4641 Рік тому +1

    After all the suspension work a 4 wheel alignment should have been done.
    It is hideous Hammond is 100% correct

  • @Cayres9
    @Cayres9 Рік тому

    I am also trying to figure out why Richard Hammond has dyed his hair black and not natural brown ? as it looks obvious anyway got to love the holy trinity of motoring journalism , Hammond Clarkson and May great memories they gave us and dont forget OLIVER!!!!

  • @chrisaris8756
    @chrisaris8756 Рік тому

    Great looking car. Ignore that drunk Hammond - he needs to keep his opinions to himself.
    Stick with the car it’s a great one.

  • @keithvers569
    @keithvers569 Рік тому

    Loving the content as usual

  • @ESALX
    @ESALX Рік тому

    i forgot what happened with the porsche boxter. what did happen there joel?

  • @PhilPKay
    @PhilPKay Рік тому

    Hi Joel. As for things I would like to see on your channel, do you have any plans to retry the John O'Groats to Lands End run in a Range Rover? Hope your wedding goes well. Cheers.

  • @andrewdenby8239
    @andrewdenby8239 Рік тому +1

    I'm guessing that the garage you're teaming up with isn't The Smallest Cog...

  • @roystonvehicles9129
    @roystonvehicles9129 Рік тому

    Your initial Garage shouldn't have fitted the new track Arms and stuff if they were not capable or willing to get it aligned, should have factored it in as part of the job, looks like they just threw them on tbh.

  • @FleetAdmiral215
    @FleetAdmiral215 Рік тому

    That garage should have at least Test Driven it !!

  • @Cayres9
    @Cayres9 Рік тому

    I had to sadly cut ties with my mechanic of 6 years as recently he started not doing the work properly , paid him £300 to fit new pads and discs but he never bled the brake system so when i brake the pedal is very soft , car does stop but it takes ages , also how can a car with broken shocks and springs pass ? onyl reason i keep it is because its rare a Red Mitsubishi Colt , now everyone will know who i am as its literally the only one in Berkshire LOL

  • @lucythemoggy1970
    @lucythemoggy1970 Рік тому

    joel, kwik fit do 4 wheel alignment mate

  • @nicktaylor5273
    @nicktaylor5273 Рік тому

    Glad the jag is a bit better but the jaguar specialist (not, don’t go there again) should have done a 4 wheel alignment and test drive before they gave it back to you. Please leave a review on there web site. As for you taking it back to kwik fit after your last experience with your Boxster 😩 once bitten never go back, please find a better garage to look after your car because the ones your going to seem shit there must be a few good ones near you that would like the exposure with you on UA-cam.

  • @ulfw
    @ulfw Рік тому +1

    This car is more work than it's worth mate

  • @lordrichy1065
    @lordrichy1065 Рік тому

    Beautiful Jag mate

  • @dannyloots9387
    @dannyloots9387 Рік тому

    Als je de auto volledig reviseerd,heb je een geweldige wagen. Al 5 jaar als dageljkse auto.
    Jaarlijks 1 a 2 ritten van 2500 km. Nog nooit aan de kant gestaan met pech. Geniet ervan

  • @BlackLines
    @BlackLines Рік тому

    I know the feeling you describe - turns out I had a front left and rear right tyre with 20psi in both and 32 in the others - that made things interesting I can tell you 😂😂😂😂

  • @AlexanderJBarrett
    @AlexanderJBarrett Рік тому

    I think previously I misjudged this channel and stopped watching for a bit. It's great to see someone who obviously really wants to get a car to as good as it can possibly be within a reasonable budget and actually use it for some fun stuff.
    I think a trip to somewhere like Spain or maybe the Arctic Circle would be some fantastic content in this.

  • @kevindavenport9766
    @kevindavenport9766 Рік тому

    Joel should have kept the Z4 mate

  • @RobBeveridgeCars
    @RobBeveridgeCars Рік тому

    Kwik fit for wheel alignment, if they say it’s broken just call the next closest one 🤣 just keep an eye they don’t put a screw driver through your petrol tank like they did to my mum . . .

    • @RobBeveridgeCars
      @RobBeveridgeCars Рік тому

      I was halfway through when I commented, I have now seen you took my advice and went to kwikfit 🤣

    • @gregshearer423
      @gregshearer423 Рік тому +1

      Done it to a guy a no snapped one of the back tracking bolts on his bmw and just told him they couldn’t do it 😂

    • @RobBeveridgeCars
      @RobBeveridgeCars Рік тому +1

      @@gregshearer423 sounds about right 🤣

  • @Everything_Evan
    @Everything_Evan Рік тому

    My xjsport did this it ended up being the shock absorbers

  • @Baconroll699
    @Baconroll699 Рік тому

    Joel, I’ve had that alignment thing before. Once you’re married you should use your wedding money to buy a jimny green Range Rover.

  • @pires908
    @pires908 Рік тому

    Its a shame it cost you an arm and a to keep it on the road. Its a nice looking car but old Jags are trouble

  • @Matt-go7ss
    @Matt-go7ss Рік тому

    All you need is a bag of tools in the boot and a painting and you'll be a proper jaaaaaag owner

  • @stephenlane9168
    @stephenlane9168 Рік тому

    Joel I’m hoping that you get a Range Rover again either an L322 or possibly a L405 🤞👌👏

  • @rodrigobkjames9692
    @rodrigobkjames9692 Рік тому

    This car just wants to die in peace. Just let it go, Elsa. Let it go.....

  • @mareks26
    @mareks26 Рік тому

    Its hard to click on new video when u know that it will be bad news again :D i know this is real life situations but.. yeah. its how you presnt them on youtube. just my thoughts..

  • @H22Freak
    @H22Freak Рік тому

    You need to pay a visit to GeoByLuke Joel.

  • @lawrencew1626
    @lawrencew1626 Рік тому

    Richard hammond is right

  • @jabirucru6970
    @jabirucru6970 Рік тому

    What ? Jag specialist and they don’t have working alignment equipment!!! Wtf?
    They had the car 3 weeks! And didn’t spot the rattling exhaust.
    I know you had new tyres fitted but have you checked the tyre pressures?? Just cos they are new doesn’t mean the fitters got them right!

  • @TJ-eq6dl
    @TJ-eq6dl Рік тому

    Unfortunately a can of 😢

  • @jonbrown2514
    @jonbrown2514 Рік тому

    Rear wishbone bushes

  • @aerotus888
    @aerotus888 Рік тому +2

    It was cheap for a reason.

    • @paulsengupta971
      @paulsengupta971 Рік тому

      Indeed, and it's nice that Joel can put the money into bringing it back to where it belongs.

  • @Eddie1992uk
    @Eddie1992uk Рік тому +1

    so the car "felt terrifying" but you constantly took your hands off the wheel while driving? yeah ok mate

  • @andypicken7848
    @andypicken7848 Рік тому +1

    What do you really expect when buying such a low quality brand of car.
    You would have been better to have bought a Skoda or similar.
    Get it down to the tatters as soon as possible

  • @Timaldo8
    @Timaldo8 Рік тому

    Let’s face it Joel, this is an old banger. Horrible car give it up.

    • @paulsengupta971
      @paulsengupta971 Рік тому

      My mother had the same attitude. Anything old and nice, bin it. We had some really nice things in the house which I tried to find and my mother said, "Oh, I threw that old thing out."

    • @Timaldo8
      @Timaldo8 Рік тому

      @@paulsengupta971 but I don’t think this car is particularly nice and is costing Joel a fortune to keep on road.

  • @aquariumaddickuk
    @aquariumaddickuk Рік тому

    Its a long way from you but if your heavily invested in the car-jagutek in cambridgeshire are fantastic and look after my x300.may be worth getting them to have a once over

  • @andypicken7848
    @andypicken7848 Рік тому

    What a load of rubbish those Jags are. No wonder people prefer BMWs.
    I agree with Hammond its just a matter of time before it gets sentbtomthe tatters

    • @walterplant2957
      @walterplant2957 Рік тому

      And

    • @walterplant2957
      @walterplant2957 Рік тому

      And what exactly do you drive pal ; because I’ve had top end BMW, Jaguars, Mercedes, Bentley(s) , and if you think this car is worse than other brands you’re clearly not experienced

    • @walterplant2957
      @walterplant2957 Рік тому

      And the hamster has …. An XJR

    • @andypicken7848
      @andypicken7848 Рік тому

      Walter Plant.
      My vehicle has no bearing in the situation.
      You appear to be suffering from straight forward psychological denial.
      Some times matters are so obvious you have to take them as read.
      The Jaguar featured was very cheap in a free market, the reason is there is no demand for old Jags.
      Since Joels purchase it has been in the garage for repairs numerous times and has cost a small fortune to fix. Despite all this expence the vehicle is rotten underneath and requires further extensive repairs.
      Its a hopless vehicle and I stand by my original statement

    • @walterplant2957
      @walterplant2957 Рік тому

      @@andypicken7848 If you’re going to stand by your original statement then maybe you need to revisit the statement that you made . You referenced “those” cars . That would logically cover any Jaguar / any model of any description that was produced at any time within ten years of the S type featured on the channel. That’s clearly not appropriate because in spite of what you say Jags the same age and older than the one featured have a following and in fact significant value . They are no better and no worse than many other brands . I was a big Mercedes fan, but the cars they produced at the same time that this Jag was made are prone to diabolical rust . I have owned a BMW 750i 4.8V8 and the bills to keep it as it should have been were astronomical; steering column gearbox failure £2000, gearbox failure, heads rebuild - all on a car much younger than this jag . I am not even going to get started on what it takes to keep a Bentley in good order .
      So my only point pal is that if you think that jaguars of that age or any age are uniquely awful you’re talking out of your exhaust pipe . And a disclaimer ; I have never owned a jaguar

  • @stevey-xw4gz
    @stevey-xw4gz Рік тому

    money pit....

  • @mickmurphy92
    @mickmurphy92 Рік тому

    Seems like a dog, sell it & move on.

  • @neilkeepingitreal
    @neilkeepingitreal Рік тому

    Follow hammonds advice

  • @nicktaylor5273
    @nicktaylor5273 Рік тому

    Glad the jag is a bit better but the jaguar specialist (not, don’t go there again) should have done a 4 wheel alignment and test drive before they gave it back to you. Please leave a review on there web site. As for you taking it back to kwik fit after your last experience with your Boxster 😩 once bitten never go back, please find a better garage to look after your car because the ones your going to seem shit there must be a few good ones near you that would like the exposure with you on UA-cam.