UK / Euro guys..

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To the gentle English folks...

What can you tell me about the late-model Jaguar X-Type?  It looks like I have an opportunity to pick one up for a decent price, but would be interested in the opinions of English dudes who might actually know more about the English oriented "Baby Jag" than I do.

Wayne

Probably my least favourite jag... When buying a car like a jaguar I want something a bit more special

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With a budget of $6000 USD or so, "a bit more special Jag" is not really in the picture, but compared to the US cars I can buy, the X-type Jag is really "a bit more special" than I can afford as it is.

Yes, I know it's a rebodied Ford Mondeo/Contour, but it's freaking beautiful and drives much better than any Ford I've ever driven.

Wayne

If you are comparing it to the mechanicaly similar mondeo... Then yeah, the Jaguar engineers have done a pretty good job on it.

I think you should get a Mazda Miata instead

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Thanks for the feedback guys.  As it is, the current owner kept futzing around with getting it ready to sell, so my dad and I ran off today and found me a little basic Mazda pickup truck with a tiny, anemic 4-cylinder (also made by ford) and 5-speed.

Underpowered, but 30 mpg and it's paid for, which is the major important part for me.

Wayne

No, I said Miata! Bah!

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... and again, I'd have to have one Miata (roller skate) for each foot.  There's no way my big ass fits in a miata.

Hahah, I'm just kidding! Yeah the Miata is tiny!