Jaguar X-Types are a thing of sensible beauty. 

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 01/20/2015 at 12:37 • Filed to: None

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And understated luxury (No it is not a Mondeo, go away)

For Sweden > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:37

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Yeah! And my Volvo S80's not a Ford Five Hundred!

My citroen won't start > For Sweden 01/20/2015 at 12:39

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No it is not, I wish I got one when I had the chance, biturbo and only 20k miles, god that was a nice car.

Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:42

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It's a Mondeo, only somehow even less reliable.

Party-vi > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:42

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Edit: I though you were talking about the XJ8. The X-Type is turrible.

BeaterGT > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:43

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And an F-type are things of radically awesome sex and similar activities of said nature.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:45

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I've always loved the X-Type. Such a good looking little car and despite the Mondeo underpinnings, I've always asked "what's wrong with a Mondeo?".

Mercedes Streeter > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:49

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Fine, it's not a Mondeo...It's a Contour!!

:p

Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor > For Sweden 01/20/2015 at 12:49

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Unlike the Jag being a Mondeo, the S80 isn't actually a Five Hundred.

For Sweden > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 12:50

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The X-Type is as turrible as the mods

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > For Sweden 01/20/2015 at 12:51

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Or a Lincoln MKT...

Textured Soy Protein > For Sweden 01/20/2015 at 12:52

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Well at least in that case the S80 came first, and the Ford version of the platform was cheap-ified.

DrScientist > Mercedes Streeter 01/20/2015 at 12:53

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was the mondeo the contour in the US?

Roundbadge > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 12:54

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In the mid-2000s, I was riding with a friend of mine who was a Jaguar mechanic, in an S Type he had been working on. At one point while talking about the car, he pointed at a button on the console and asked, "Know what it says under that button?"

"What?"

"Fuckin' Ford!"

That always stuck with me. I really wanted an X Type when I was 25, but after hearing his commentary about that generation of Jaguars, my opinion was forever changed.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 12:55

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40/60 bias AWD, 5 speed manual and sports suspension is bad?

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO ME!

Party-vi > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/20/2015 at 13:01

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It's a Ford Contour with Jaguar XJ parts. Also, I would argue that 5-speed manuals are economy transmissions and aren't as sporty as they used to be. BOOSH!

Party-vi > For Sweden 01/20/2015 at 13:04

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The Mods got rid of bewbs and dissenting opinions so they are right turrible. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go use big words and post about you oppressing me in Cigar Lounge. Good day sir!

*tips fedora, scratches neckbeard*

thebigbossyboss > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 13:11

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Correct. It a Ford Escort. Oh wait that's the s type. My bad.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 13:12

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Party-vi > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/20/2015 at 13:24

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RazoE > DrScientist 01/20/2015 at 13:27

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Yes.

RazoE > thebigbossyboss 01/20/2015 at 13:29

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No, the S-type was the Lincoln LS.

. . > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 01/20/2015 at 13:32

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It's absolutely fantastic if you love exploding centre diffs though!

Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor > . . 01/20/2015 at 13:35

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I do like a good explosion that could kill me. ;)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 13:44

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Great car, fantastic interior, but I am so many levels of not a fan of the external looks. It looks like a SLIGHTLY updated XJ8 (so it looks like a car from 1999 at the latest) and the hood treatment/headlights remind me of this monstrosity:

Rock Bottom > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 13:52

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I have an unnatural love for these. V6, stick, AWD, and dat opulence... also, they're almost free.

DISCLAIMER: I also loved the Contour. Had one. Loved it. Even broken, which was it's natural state.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 14:06

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I've come around on the X-Type a little bit. Jaguar crammed as much Jaguarliness (it's a word, look it up) as they could into the platform given their constraints. I don't think I would call it a thing of beauty, but it's pretty obviously a Jaguar, and it isn't this:

Where the X-Type was an attempt by Jaguar to get into a segment they really needed to be in, the S-Type is a parody of a Jaguar. It's what some Chinese start-up company would build if they wanted you to look at a car and say "hey, that looks like some Chinese start-up company wanted me to look at a car and say 'hey, that has a grill like an old Jaguar...how ugly.'"

You could probably even argue that the S-Type possessed more inward Jaguarliness than the X-Type, but LOOK AT IT! It's an insult to the Mark 2, one of the world's first real modern style sport sedans.

Long story short (too late): I'm not yet a fan of the X-Type, but I loathe the S-Type.

ranwhenparked > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 14:49

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As I recall, something like 30% of the components were shared with the Mondeo, so it was certainly a much less egregious case of platform sharing than, say, the Lincoln MKX/Ford Edge or Chevy Suburban/Cadillac Escalade.

There was actually more commonality between the S-Type and LS.

ranwhenparked > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 14:50

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I always thought the shrunken XJ proportions never quite worked - kind of had a modern day Hudson Jet vibe to it - but it was always a very well trimmed car for the money. Gorgeous interiors and an excellent value on the used market.

Party-vi > ranwhenparked 01/20/2015 at 14:59

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I think it was 20%, but I'm just trying to get Thebloody's goat.

ranwhenparked > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 15:12

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Gotcha, I knew it was somewhere in that range. I remember that the breakeven point on the car was stupidly high, since Ford hadn't saved anywhere near as much as money as they planned because of all the changes.

911e46z06 > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 15:18

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I found one in good condition except for a slipping transmission. Guy only wants $1200. Seriously thinking about it for LeMons. One of my teammates is a transmission guy. Anyone ever had one on a track?

My citroen won't start > Party-vi 01/20/2015 at 20:54

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NO IT IS NOT

My citroen won't start > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 01/20/2015 at 20:54

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What's wrong with the Mondeo in the first place?

My citroen won't start > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/20/2015 at 20:55

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I understand, but I don't mind the S-Type, it always was a handsome car for me.

My citroen won't start > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 01/20/2015 at 20:55

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Fully agree

My citroen won't start > Rock Bottom 01/20/2015 at 20:56

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Me too, one day I might one, but I sorta love the S-Type even more.

My citroen won't start > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/20/2015 at 20:56

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But the Mitsuoka is soooooo ugly

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > My citroen won't start 01/20/2015 at 23:41

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Exactly.

mountain_runner > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 01/21/2015 at 14:45

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I liked the S-Type when it came out. It fit with the whole retro trend of the time. Unfortunately, it has not aged very well.