Jaguar S Type 3.0

I have had a BMW and a Mercedes, they are not in the same class. I am on my second S-Type (Petrol) now gradually getting younger and will continue to do so. Not for faint hearted with regard to costs, but one would not eat at a greasy spoon if one wanted pride and satisfaction, in comfort!

I have just sold my 2011 Mercedes C200, which I had owned since new for nearly 2 years, and purchased this late 2007 3.0 auto S-Type with 57,000kms on the clock.

OMG! I simply love the Jag. I have never owned one before, nor has anyone in my family. I guess its' reputation had always put me off - but after 6 months I am still excited about going out in it. No real problems so far. I had put new Michelin tyres on it, and they really ride and grip well. The engine is sublime, the gearbox a dream and the handling superb. If it had the comfort of the Mercedes seats, this would be an absolute 10/10.

This feels like the quality of a Mercedes combined with the mechanical refinement and drive-ability of a BMW. In white it turns heads, and it is great to drive both around town and on the open road. It is especially enjoyable to drive on hilly and windy roads.

I will buy another Jag - I just had to have one that was the curvy shape to satisfy my aesthetic cravings of what a Jag looks like.

always wanted a jaguar with the looks of inspector morse but with the reliability and all mod cons of a newer less vintage car, and now i have it.

british racing green metallic 3 litre v6 petrol with black leather the se version with sat nav sunroof auto etc.

bought last august at the knockdown price of £1750 from a private seller i could see the body needed cosmetic work but the car started drove well and stopped, air conditioning blew cold and all electrics worked.

now 10 months later after a 40.00 repair to pass its mot and some 3000 more miles on top of the 1000000 it already had it still drives well.

although i sometimes worry when my bubble may burst and i get hit with a big bill, the ammount of spares on ebay and a good local garage should be able to cope.If you only have limited annual mileage the economy is not a problem and the looks, comfort speed and envious glances are worth every penny.

type jaguar rules ok

I usually buy Porches but the last two cars were Range Rovers as both my parent were disabled. This has changed two years ago and I was about to buy either a BMW or Mercedes to use for a year. As I don't have a garage I didn't want to spend alot of money at the time. One day I saw this black Jaguar 2006 S-type and it had loads of extras added to it, sitting in the car showroom, naturally I had to take a closer look at it. I fell in love with it, it drives beautifully, what a lovely engine, it just purrs, extremely comfortable, I now had it for just over two years and I am surprise that I still love it.

Yes the petrol consumption is not great and the car tax is very high, but if you going to moan about petrol and tax then just go away and buy yourself a cheap boring car.

I never thought I would be a Jaguar fan but am thinking about replacing it one day with the 5.0 litre XKR.

If you are ever tempted to buy a Jaguar SType DONT.

It was (I finally sold it ) the most unreliable and costly vehicle I have ever had the misfortune to own, Mass airflow sensor, Auto gearbox, Head Gasket, wheel bearings, could never park it on a slope the right hand bank of pots would fill with water and the car would miss fire just a complete nightmare. Fuel consumption was appalling 23mpg was good. I do appreciate that a Jaguar will be a costly car to run but this is a poorly built ill conceived car that is best avoided.

Trust me it was a real problem to sell and I ended up pretty much giving it away in the end having only owned it for just over 2 years. The car was a 2002 bought from a dealer and had a full service history. Never again.

I have had my mistral metallic blue 3.0 JAGUAR for some 5 years now since February 2008.It is my 5th Jaguar since owning my first one being a 1958 2.4 litre special equipment MK1 way back in 1975.

The car is in some ways better refined than all the old jags,but the interior facia has a little too much plastic for my liking.Mine has cloth material seats and although perhaps not as classy looking as leather seats they are far more softer and comfortable,and don't get boiling hot on sunny days.Rear leg room is a bit limited but very similar to an old MK2 Jag leg space.

The engine is very quiet and very responsive, I haven't dared try out it's top speed as if one is caught in NZ would mean loss of licence and loss of the car for 28 days.

Fuel use is average's about 26 mpg which for a Jag is quite good,the best I ever got out of my old XJ6 4.2 was 19.6mpg, albeit fully laden with passengers and luggage.

The exterior finish is good but I would have liked to have seen more chrome(plastic)finishing areas.You can purchase chrome kits but the shipping to NZ is very expensive.

Faults, I have had (under purchase warranty),the air conditioning control box replaced and the gearbox contols reset.After owning it for three years replaced all four tyres with firestone firehawks.This showed up a drumming noise from the rear,tyres were changed but the drumming noise persisted, it was found that the right rear wheel bearing was the cause and was replaced costing NZ$470 including labour.

The other item requiring replacement was the battery,being one of the largest passenger car batteries in existance it cost NZ$325,the old battery was nearly four years old and as I don't use the car every day it had done quite well.

My ratings for the car are as follows.Performance 8,interior finish including facia 7,rear leg room 5,luggage space 5,exterior finish 8, fuel consumption 6,driver comfort 8,Handling 8, resale value at the moment 5. Overall looks 8.

3L S Type Jaguar - Dream to drive... an experience every time - BUT you need to know reliability is not great - purchased with 80,000k on the clock - so far little problems of no consequence - drivers seat stopped rising and lowering - jammed mechanicals, Air Con Stopped - re-gassed (yet to find out what's really happened there, Now - yesterday - "Restricted Power" is the dashboard's statement and off to the garage - no majors - but compared to years of ownership of bland Toyota's that just worked and worked without fault, the Jaguar is, without a surprise, seemingly going to be a "challenge" and hence not a vehicle for reliable journeys - luckily, it's only a "spare" vehicle. Early days and perhaps pessimistic but I don't expect great things :-(. STILL - a great driving experience.

I live in Connecticut and would not recommend a Jauguar to my worst enemy. It has 54,000 miles on it and I have spent over $5,000 in repairs. I am planning a lawsuit against Jauguar for breach of implied warranty for fitness for a particular purpose and an implied warranty of merchantability.

This car is a nightmare.

12/30/2010

I have a 3ltr petrol manual it just go,s and go,s. do your self a favour guys ,buy a used jag .This car has only had rear shocks fitted no other problems it drives every single day .My car puts a smile on my face every time i drive it, i know you can get good and bad in everything maybe iam one of the lucky ones . There is not one thing i can say bad about this car as far as iam concerned s type jaguars will always be in our family p.s six cd changer and superb sound system

Header tank, suspension upright, roll bar bushes, sticking door handle and now the gearbox warning light has come on. All this in just 4 months of ownership. The last owner also did a whole nine yards of repairs and fixing faults. Yes at three grand its a bit of flash for not much cash but I can do without the pain this causes. Back into a nearly new ford focus, number 4 for me, yes its one of the herd but at least I'm not constantly looking up to the mechcanical gods before every journey wonderering will it or won't it!