Reply To: 2006 Coupe advice

[paul-hill_1]

Hi David,

I was in a similar position to you…

I had a 2018 Jaguar XF but I’d hankered after a Coupe for a couple of years. I bought a 2004 50,000 mile Coupe CambioCorsa with a full history file just over a year ago and waved goodbye to the jag.

Apart from the obvious differences in practicality, fuel economy and the fact the technology is outdated there has been no downside for me. I have covered 4000 miles using the car as a “daily driver” and I’m really happy i made the change.
The things to be aware of are the clutch as they wear more heavily than “regular cars” general advice seems to be they will last between 20 and 40k depending on driving style. The heater matrix is a common problem and whilst the parts are cheap to replace the labour cost isn’t. Suspension can wear and is expensive to sort. Rocker cover gaskets are prone to failure but a fairly cheap job to have done and once they are sorted should last a very long time. The only other issue I’ve experienced is the battery in the tracker is goosed which means the main battery drains in less than 4 days (using the isolation switch sorts this).Parts in general can be hard to come by but a good service partner will often have the right contacts; i needed a handbrake cable, luckily my service agent located one in the middle east and had it fitted within the week…

I cannot recommend a good independent in your area as i live in York (I entrust my car to Autoshield in Manchester, they are superb).

Happy to help with other specific questions should you have any.

Only last piece of advice is do it!