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| Road Test: Jaguar X-Type (2001-) |
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The X-Type is built in smaller numbers than many of its rivals, which helps maintain reasonably strong residual (resale) values, though it doesn't hold its value as well as a 3-Series, and secondhand demand is very colour- and equipment-sensitive. Servicing costs are reasonable, fuel consumption is competitive - especially considering the car's performance advantage - and there's a three-year warranty. And now that the range includes diesel and estate variant, the X-Type's appeal to business users will be increased; the diesels are both Euro IV-compliant, and thus eligible for exemption from the 3 percent diesel company car tax surcharge, while it lasts. Jaguar has revised pricing for the range for 2006, and entry-level models are now more competitive and better-equipped than before; top-spec Sovereign versions pack in all mod cons, albeit at a price, and there is an extensive list of options.
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