Sending all the best to you and your grandpa Joel, I hope he makes a full recovery! You're a proper genuine guy and deserve nothing but happiness and respect
What an amazing video Joel and such a wicked tribute to your grandad. There’s honestly nothing quite like having a good grandad; I hope he smashes his recovery. Once again, great video mate, thanks for the upload
Normally it wouldn't interest me to watch this type of content clicked on it by accident but you got me from the start, this was actually really enjoyable to watch. Great video!
Sending very best wishes to your Grandpa, Joel. Grandparents play such a huge part in our lives, we always see them as utterly invincible and ever present. Another fantastic challenge video, and as I’ve said before the type that earns you subscribers for life.
Hi Joel. As a former truck driver that used the M25 a lot, I have to inform you that with lane 1 on the M25 being used like an on off ramp, often within only a couple of miles, in my opinion it is much safer to stay in lane 2 at a constant speed, especially in a truck....also when it is quiet as you stated. I now live in Canada and still drive for a living, and have 35+ years of trucking experience. Great challenge, please try a diesel jag next time, that will blow you away lol.
In reality you’ve done that with around a gallon to 2 gallons spare - if the car is still reading range you’ve usually got 30 miles surplus there, more if you’re hypermiling. An interesting end point on these would be to finish it at a garage and note exactly how much it took to fill the car back up to illustrate what was left
I’ve just watched Clarkson do the same journey also in a jag, but a race against time. I liked your video more. There was real suspense as to whether you were going to make it or not. I was convinced you were crazy even attempting it. Terrific effort, well done.
Had an S-Type a few years ago but was the 2.7TDV6 engine (Land Rover I believe). Pulled like a train and got decent MPG but that was as good as it got. The car had every problem you could think of, mainly electrical, with invoices totalling £1000s by previous owners for repairs. I had a smell of exhaust fumes coming into the car and taking it to 2 seperate garages, was told it was likely the manifold, and the engine would need to be removed in order to repair/investigate. Spoke to Jaguar and although they couldnt tell me without investigating, were charging £150p/h at that time. I also had problems with the Ebrake, digital display, boot opening & brakes, overheating and losing power. Only had it for about 4 months before getting rid of it. Put me off Jags very quickly.
Absolutely great video and I hope your grandad makes a full recovery, seems like a legend! Loved what you had to say about lane discipline, it's so bloody true. I bring it up all the time when I'm driving. But i use it to my advantage all the time, going in lanes 1&2 to get past the traffic in lanes 3&4.
I know what you mean about lane discipline. I was hoping smart motorways meant they would be equipped with retractable metal spikes which would impale lane hoggers and throw them and their cars off the motorway as soon as they were detected. The designers missed out on this big time sadly.
Joel, over here in the Land of the Free we just go. We don’t worry so much about lane discipline, except for if someone is in the fastest lane and doesn’t give way to a faster car from behind. Even then I just get over and pass them. No one really gets that upset about it anymore.
All the best to your Grandad. Amazing content as usual. You deserve millions more subscribers and Top Gear status. I still have my TDV8 Range Rover and love every mile I do. You proved that fuel economy can be achieved driving carefully. Just shows how people waste fuel unnecessarily by driving badly.
Great video Joel. As someone who cover 50k miles a year, I feel your pain on the m25. Keep up the good work and hope your grandpa makes a full recovery 👍
I’m from Manchester, and when we drive down to London area we are astounded by how much worse the standard of driving is on and around the M25. Not saying that the standard is too high round our way either but it just goes to pot completely down there
@@Mikeb1001 I’m from St Helens and drive all over the country. The standard of driving all over the country is terrible. Middle lane hogging is my pet hate!!
Goes to show that driving style is a major factor with regard to fuel mileage. Gentle application of the throttle and moderate cruising speed can easily get you 25% further. Added bonus: it's way less tiring and it limits wear on tires, engine, brakes. Time gained when driving faster is usually insignificant.
18:52 the amount of times I’ve ranted about this exact issue! I’ve found that the closer one drives to London the worse the lane discipline gets. Although M6 between Birmingham and Crewe can be as bad!
Joel I love these types of videos you do. Clearly they take a lot of time and effort to put together but I hope it pays off for you. Wishing your grandpa a speedy recovery and all the best.
I was very close to my grandad. A bit of me died with him when he left us. Enjoy every moment mate, they are precious. Great vid, always love to see a Jaaaaaaaaag
Like the Top Gear ish humor in your video's, taking stuff from the hotel ; ) , love it how you do the challenges also in an Top Gear way. Big fan of you!!
Again a 1st class video Joel, sorry about your lovely grandad, speedy recovery to him, thanks for sharing, me two S-Types 3.0 till now and over 700,000 km.
Hi Joel, I really enjoy the whole concept of buying an old luxury car, and restoring it to a state whereby you can drive it for these long distance without incident. This car should have been put to bed years ago, but I think it’s great that it keeps on going. A great testament to the S Type.
I bought a 2004 2.5L V6 S Type last summer, for the princely sum of £1000. i guess I'd have preferred the 3.0L, but the 2.5 is still pretty nippy if you use the kick-down/J-gate. Its a very tidy car, all things considered, (black with tan/beige interior). Took the S-type up to Scotland for a week's long holiday. Did over 1000 miles without any issues, apart from the cruise control refusing to work. The gearbox seems to have a slight 'lolloping cowboy', (pulsing revs), until it's fully warmed up, but it settles down after 10-15 mins. Fuel economy is reasonable - I get 27-28 mpg driving it normally, with occasional bursts of acceleration. The main thing is that it's a pleasure to drive. It's such a fine cruiser, I'm not even bothered about going that fast in it!
Legendary video Joel! I’ve wanted to do one of these styled videos for a couple of years now but the planning and everything that goes with it is so daunting to me. So I can only commend you for doing these as I personally love geeking out over numbers and MPG, especially in cars that weren’t designed to be driven frugally.
I remember Clarkson doing the same journey in the then new 2010 Jag XJ, except he was racing the sun. very good video, I am quite surprised it did it. all the best to you and your grandpa.
Hi Joel, brilliant video, excellent content as always. Sorry to hear about your grandad. I'm happy he's pulled through, I hope he makes a swift recovery 🙏
Wow that old golden goose done extremely well 👏 👌 I taught it would breakdown well before it ran out off fuel ⛽️ 😆 gr8 video hope your grandfather is OK 👍
Love your fuel economy challenges bud, great content, maybe start a series of 8 cylinder and up fuel economy challenges? Would be great to see RS6, M5, E63 all the way up to 812 ect
Great vid Joel! I unexpectedly had to have heart valve surgery a couple of years ago and I’m early 40’s so can happen to all of us. All good now so keep on making great content!
Lane Discipline. Couldn't agree more with you Joel. For many situations we do not require "more lanes" on our motorways. Such a waste of underused tarmac.
Superb video Joel! I really hope your grandad is on the mend, mine was also a big influence on my love of cars during childhood so that bit actually made me a bit emotional. And your comments on lane discipline were spot on :)
Sending all love and massive respect to you and your grandpa. He Seems a great man! And it’s great to see his passion has rubbed off on you. I am a man myself who loves my grandad very much and love showing him my new cars that I have had privilege to own and still do. Great video as always! ❤️
I enjoyed that thoroughly Joel. Seeing you in the early Jag and the great mileage you achieved! Really thankyou for your efforts. And that lovely classic Jaguar.
Awesome video Joel, love the range anxiety considering it’s not electric! Last year I drove from Bristol to Inverness , about 700 miles in a Mini Cooper diesel, and averaged 75mpg. The key seems to be steady driving and doing about 65mph on average.
You sound just like me when it comes to motorway lane discipline, I do over 1000 miles every week and I see this style of lazy driving every day! It boils my piss! Too many foreigners that haven’t got a clue how to drive, especially round the M25! Great video 👍
Great video hypermiling👍 I have to say Ness Point is a little disappointing as a landmark after coming from Lands End 😆 But worth a trip to say you've been.All the best mate 👍
So sorry about your grandad buddy, hope he’s ok, great video, such a good car, your a master of the challenge vlogs. Keep it up, great content and such a pleasure to watch!
Great video mate, I can’t wait to see the same with the next car on the channel! ❤ So thankful your grandad pulled through, I lost mine in September last year. Wonderful 14 years with him. **KETTLE THEF IS LEGAL IN THE UK**
Ha,looked like you were nicking the kettle ! Great video and.poignant that you mentioned your grandad, Lost my mum and dad.in.last 5 years and it makes you think for sure, Look after yourself Joel and be happy 👍👍
Wonderful vid as always man. And love and best wishes to your grandad on his recovery. I’m up the road from Loughborough and know of the show room your grandad used to take you to. Should like a wonderful gentleman ❤
Love these videos. Definitely the best channels on TH-cam are this, high peak autos and the shmuseum. Also this is reminding me of the top gear racing the sun challenge. Reason is same route and a v8 jag
Brilliant video mate I wish nothing but a fast recovery for your grandad. It seems like the majority of us petrol heads where influenced by our grandads.
You are a total nutcase but it’s so entertaining! Loved the video. Best wishes to your grandad. My own mother narrowly escaped death 2-years ago after an aortic aneurism. I have a massive debt of gratitude to the health professionals who gave me more time with her. Keep making these videos Joel they are awesome
Dont suppose you've got a Corby Trouser Press available that I could buy from you?
Sending all the best to you and your grandpa Joel, I hope he makes a full recovery! You're a proper genuine guy and deserve nothing but happiness and respect
Bagging up the milk and the kettle from the hotel caught me by surprise, proper made me laugh!
Haha I’m glad 😂
It's alright because... he drives a Jaaaaag.
Jag owner its basically a routine you don't even notice
What an amazing video Joel and such a wicked tribute to your grandad. There’s honestly nothing quite like having a good grandad; I hope he smashes his recovery. Once again, great video mate, thanks for the upload
Normally it wouldn't interest me to watch this type of content clicked on it by accident but you got me from the start, this was actually really enjoyable to watch. Great video!
Thanks for the comment, high praise! Much appreciated
Sending very best wishes to your Grandpa, Joel. Grandparents play such a huge part in our lives, we always see them as utterly invincible and ever present.
Another fantastic challenge video, and as I’ve said before the type that earns you subscribers for life.
Hi Joel. As a former truck driver that used the M25 a lot, I have to inform you that with lane 1 on the M25 being used like an on off ramp, often within only a couple of miles, in my opinion it is much safer to stay in lane 2 at a constant speed, especially in a truck....also when it is quiet as you stated. I now live in Canada and still drive for a living, and have 35+ years of trucking experience. Great challenge, please try a diesel jag next time, that will blow you away lol.
Loved it. Loved the grandpa bit even more - wishing him a speedy recovery
In reality you’ve done that with around a gallon to 2 gallons spare - if the car is still reading range you’ve usually got 30 miles surplus there, more if you’re hypermiling. An interesting end point on these would be to finish it at a garage and note exactly how much it took to fill the car back up to illustrate what was left
Jheeze who started cutting Onions around 16mins in! Great video Joel, as ever. Love these challenges.
I’ve just watched Clarkson do the same journey also in a jag, but a race against time. I liked your video more. There was real suspense as to whether you were going to make it or not. I was convinced you were crazy even attempting it. Terrific effort, well done.
Great review! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch
It’s was the Audi A8 4.0 tdi mate
@@danialsolak1479 no, that was the scotland trip, same was done in a Jaguar but from lands end to lowesoft..
Neo-noir vibe around m25 with lights and background music - very atmospheric
Had an S-Type a few years ago but was the 2.7TDV6 engine (Land Rover I believe). Pulled like a train and got decent MPG but that was as good as it got. The car had every problem you could think of, mainly electrical, with invoices totalling £1000s by previous owners for repairs.
I had a smell of exhaust fumes coming into the car and taking it to 2 seperate garages, was told it was likely the manifold, and the engine would need to be removed in order to repair/investigate. Spoke to Jaguar and although they couldnt tell me without investigating, were charging £150p/h at that time. I also had problems with the Ebrake, digital display, boot opening & brakes, overheating and losing power. Only had it for about 4 months before getting rid of it. Put me off Jags very quickly.
Absolutely great video and I hope your grandad makes a full recovery, seems like a legend!
Loved what you had to say about lane discipline, it's so bloody true. I bring it up all the time when I'm driving.
But i use it to my advantage all the time, going in lanes 1&2 to get past the traffic in lanes 3&4.
you'll like my next video, it's entirely about lane discipline
I look forward to it!
I know what you mean about lane discipline. I was hoping smart motorways meant they would be equipped with retractable metal spikes which would impale lane hoggers and throw them and their cars off the motorway as soon as they were detected. The designers missed out on this big time sadly.
Joel, over here in the Land of the Free we just go. We don’t worry so much about lane discipline, except for if someone is in the fastest lane and doesn’t give way to a faster car from behind. Even then I just get over and pass them. No one really gets that upset about it anymore.
2:00 the customary jag driver hotel leaving routine
Exactly
All the best to your Grandad. Amazing content as usual. You deserve millions more subscribers and Top Gear status. I still have my TDV8 Range Rover and love every mile I do. You proved that fuel economy can be achieved driving carefully. Just shows how people waste fuel unnecessarily by driving badly.
Great video Joel. As someone who cover 50k miles a year, I feel your pain on the m25. Keep up the good work and hope your grandpa makes a full recovery 👍
I’m from Manchester, and when we drive down to London area we are astounded by how much worse the standard of driving is on and around the M25. Not saying that the standard is too high round our way either but it just goes to pot completely down there
@@Mikeb1001 I’m from St Helens and drive all over the country. The standard of driving all over the country is terrible. Middle lane hogging is my pet hate!!
Goes to show that driving style is a major factor with regard to fuel mileage.
Gentle application of the throttle and moderate cruising speed can easily get you 25% further.
Added bonus: it's way less tiring and it limits wear on tires, engine, brakes.
Time gained when driving faster is usually insignificant.
Love the typical jag owner intro, with you "borrowing" the Kettle :) Great video man!
18:52 the amount of times I’ve ranted about this exact issue! I’ve found that the closer one drives to London the worse the lane discipline gets. Although M6 between Birmingham and Crewe can be as bad!
Joel I love these types of videos you do. Clearly they take a lot of time and effort to put together but I hope it pays off for you.
Wishing your grandpa a speedy recovery and all the best.
Great video. Old Jags are just the best! I love mine too. Nice Top Gear reference with the kettle - perfectly fine because you drive a Jaaaag.
I was very close to my grandad. A bit of me died with him when he left us. Enjoy every moment mate, they are precious.
Great vid, always love to see a Jaaaaaaaaag
Like the Top Gear ish humor in your video's, taking stuff from the hotel ; ) , love it how you do the challenges also in an Top Gear way. Big fan of you!!
Loved this Joel. Great tribute to your grandad too, hope he's ok. I'm from Loughborough and used to frequent Graypaul's Ferrai too!
Again a 1st class video Joel, sorry about your lovely grandad, speedy recovery to him, thanks for sharing, me two S-Types 3.0 till now and over 700,000 km.
Awesome vid Joel, love all your videos ,very special to dedicate to your grandad...wish him a speedy recovery 🙏
Wishing your grandad a very speedy recovery! Great video, can't wait for the M25 one as that absolutely drives me nuts!
Amazing tribute to your grandad, really got to me that
Well done Joel…that cheap Jaguar didn’t let you down, one major step forward for ‘Jagkind’
So sorry to hear about your grand dad,glad he pulled through,hope he makes a full recovery,great video
Hi Joel,
I really enjoy the whole concept of buying an old luxury car, and restoring it to a state whereby you can drive it for these long distance without incident.
This car should have been put to bed years ago, but I think it’s great that it keeps on going. A great testament to the S Type.
I bought a 2004 2.5L V6 S Type last summer, for the princely sum of £1000. i guess I'd have preferred the 3.0L, but the 2.5 is still pretty nippy if you use the kick-down/J-gate. Its a very tidy car, all things considered, (black with tan/beige interior).
Took the S-type up to Scotland for a week's long holiday. Did over 1000 miles without any issues, apart from the cruise control refusing to work. The gearbox seems to have a slight 'lolloping cowboy', (pulsing revs), until it's fully warmed up, but it settles down after 10-15 mins. Fuel economy is reasonable - I get 27-28 mpg driving it normally, with occasional bursts of acceleration. The main thing is that it's a pleasure to drive. It's such a fine cruiser, I'm not even bothered about going that fast in it!
Legendary video Joel! I’ve wanted to do one of these styled videos for a couple of years now but the planning and everything that goes with it is so daunting to me. So I can only commend you for doing these as I personally love geeking out over numbers and MPG, especially in cars that weren’t designed to be driven frugally.
I remember Clarkson doing the same journey in the then new 2010 Jag XJ, except he was racing the sun. very good video, I am quite surprised it did it. all the best to you and your grandpa.
Sounds like your grandad is a very special man hope he gets better
Hi Joel, brilliant video, excellent content as always. Sorry to hear about your grandad. I'm happy he's pulled through, I hope he makes a swift recovery 🙏
Big up the Jag ( love a V8 ) and big up Joe’s grandad. Wishing him a speedy recovery 🤞👌👍
Brilliant video what a nice old jaguar...all the best to your grandfather.
i feel your pain brother, my grandad was seriously ill this past week, and pulled through Alhamdulillah
LOVE to all the grandparents
You and your grandpa look a lot alike! I hope he makes a speedy recovery
Wow that old golden goose done extremely well 👏 👌 I taught it would breakdown well before it ran out off fuel ⛽️ 😆 gr8 video hope your grandfather is OK 👍
Love your fuel economy challenges bud, great content, maybe start a series of 8 cylinder and up fuel economy challenges? Would be great to see RS6, M5, E63 all the way up to 812 ect
That's absolutely fantastic fuel economy from the old jag , what a fantastic v8 , and people slate them ..
Did we ever doubt you Joel? Absolutely not,if ya Grandad is like you then his a fighter,superb video👍😉💪
Great vid Joel! I unexpectedly had to have heart valve surgery a couple of years ago and I’m early 40’s so can happen to all of us. All good now so keep on making great content!
Great video joel. Speedy recovery to your grandpa, amazing tribute
Glad you're young that would have done me in! 446 miles and then 3 1/2 hrs home!
Great video and all the very best to your Grandad. Sounds like a great man.
Lane Discipline. Couldn't agree more with you Joel. For many situations we do not require "more lanes" on our motorways. Such a waste of underused tarmac.
Superb video Joel! I really hope your grandad is on the mend, mine was also a big influence on my love of cars during childhood so that bit actually made me a bit emotional. And your comments on lane discipline were spot on :)
Glad your grandad made it through the op. Your time with him is precious ❤️
Loved everything about this video ❤
Sending all love and massive respect to you and your grandpa. He Seems a great man! And it’s great to see his passion has rubbed off on you. I am a man myself who loves my grandad very much and love showing him my new cars that I have had privilege to own and still do. Great video as always! ❤️
Another great vid Joel. Hope your Grandad is doing well and makes a full recovery. 🤞🏻
Amzing video Joel! I hope that your grandad has a speedy recovery. Great content👌 What a properly solid car that Jag. Love it!
Brilliant video Joel. Really enjoyed it. Best wishes to your grandpa.
I enjoyed that thoroughly Joel. Seeing you in the early Jag and the great mileage you achieved!
Really thankyou for your efforts.
And that lovely classic Jaguar.
Much appreciated!
Awesome video Joel, love the range anxiety considering it’s not electric! Last year I drove from Bristol to Inverness , about 700 miles in a Mini Cooper diesel, and averaged 75mpg. The key seems to be steady driving and doing about 65mph on average.
You sound just like me when it comes to motorway lane discipline, I do over 1000 miles every week and I see this style of lazy driving every day! It boils my piss! Too many foreigners that haven’t got a clue how to drive, especially round the M25! Great video 👍
Driving efficiently is really fun actually. Now more so because of the ridiculous fuel prices.
Great video hypermiling👍 I have to say Ness Point is a little disappointing as a landmark after coming from Lands End 😆 But worth a trip to say you've been.All the best mate 👍
Tell me about it! I couldn't believe I was there, no signs, nothing!
Subscribed. What an excellent video. Hope your grandad gets better soon
Totally agree with the lane discipline on the M25. It astounds me.
watch out for my next video...
So sorry about your grandad buddy, hope he’s ok, great video, such a good car, your a master of the challenge vlogs. Keep it up, great content and such a pleasure to watch!
Thank you! Will do!
your grandad is a legend for pulling through, my grandad survived 3 heart attacks before the 4th got him.
Cracking effort - well done!
Looking forward to the lane discipline video - really hacks me off as well...
Using the third and fourth lanes for no reason is my pet hate.
Enjoyed it. It would be interesting to see how far you get without using the trip computer and the other measures you took.
Great video man. All the best to your Grandad Joel!
Great video Joel. Lovely words about your Grandpa - hope he makes a fast recovery 👍
Great video mate, I can’t wait to see the same with the next car on the channel! ❤
So thankful your grandad pulled through, I lost mine in September last year. Wonderful 14 years with him.
**KETTLE THEF IS LEGAL IN THE UK**
All the best Joel to you and your Grandpa.
Nice guy and good content keep it up! Also hoping a speedy recover for your grandad
great video. thanks so much and best wishes to your grandad
Thanks so much
I hope your Grandad makes a full and speedy recovery mate
Great video. Thanks. All the best to the family and the jag.
Hahaha the obligatory jag driver borrowing as you were leaving the hotel
Brilliant video Joel. Amazing economy with such a large engine! Take care M8, cheers, John.
Ha,looked like you were nicking the kettle !
Great video and.poignant that you mentioned your grandad,
Lost my mum and dad.in.last 5 years and it makes you think for sure,
Look after yourself Joel and be happy 👍👍
Well.......absolutely brilliant. Try that in a Tesla on one charge! And lets not forget its gas fired power stations providing the electricity charge
Wow. What a video. Like these long distance videos. Thoughts with your family as well.
Aww 🥰 Joel, I hope your grandad is ok? Brilliant video ❤
Wonderful vid as always man. And love and best wishes to your grandad on his recovery. I’m up the road from Loughborough and know of the show room your grandad used to take you to. Should like a wonderful gentleman ❤
Love these videos. Definitely the best channels on TH-cam are this, high peak autos and the shmuseum. Also this is reminding me of the top gear racing the sun challenge. Reason is same route and a v8 jag
Had you gone in the soverign 2.7 deisel, you would have got there and back!
great video hope family all ok now mate
Brilliant video mate I wish nothing but a fast recovery for your grandad. It seems like the majority of us petrol heads where influenced by our grandads.
That Jag is class mate did not miss a beat
Chin up lad tha grandad be reight. Btw your video is a banger again nice one joel
Love that type of content! Keep it up, Joel!
More to come!
@@itsjoel Splendid!
Can you imagine it’s the same car you thought the head gasket was gone. Hope your Grandad is 👍
It's turning out to be one hell of a car fella reliable and proves if you drive sensible you can get a lot out of it in fuel range well done
Great video Joel I have exactly the same jag I really must use it more lol , hope. Your grandpa is well on the road to recovery 😊
You are a total nutcase but it’s so entertaining! Loved the video.
Best wishes to your grandad. My own mother narrowly escaped death 2-years ago after an aortic aneurism. I have a massive debt of gratitude to the health professionals who gave me more time with her.
Keep making these videos Joel they are awesome
great video, well said about lane discipline.
Great video ,hoping to get high 20s MPG from my Jag XK 4.2 on a few summer trips. Hope Grandad is doing OK.
Sending all my love and well wishes to your grandpa, Joel!