Originally posted by qokuh:
They are very nice cars, but high maintainence. I know a Jag mechanic very well and he says the same. Very expensive to fix too. Also my neighbor has one and she has trouble getting it started. How long do you planning to have the car? Just trying to help you out.



are you sure your mechanic friend was referring to the Xtype? or even a new Jaguar? these are not the Jaguars of old. those were the true British Jaguars which, like all British cars, were well known for being at the shop more than on the road. todays Jags are Fords. read some reviews on them and you will see that a few models are actually very reliable. i can believe the part about being expensive to fix...BUT...you dont HAVE to take it to a Jag mechanic because its really just a FORD. the contiques/mondeos are pretty reliable cars. i wouldnt be suprised if a number of the parts are interchangeble, so if something were to break, you might get lucky and not have to buy the "Jaguar version" cuz you know the same parts will be marked up a lot more if theyre "for the Jaguar" simply because they can be.

insurance might a bit more than for a csvt, but i cant imagine its tooo much more.

i actually considered (last year) selling my tour and buying an Xtype 3.0 manual. after test driving it i wasnt all that impressed (it did look georgious) and i was aiming to get one for around $20k out the door while selling my csvt for $10k. i thought to myself, for an additional TEN THOUSAND dollars?!?! AND i have to buy new rims cuz mine wont fit! AND springs...etc.. um, i think ill keep my sweet arse csvt thanks. and now i have a 3L anyways.

Last edited by svt4stv; 12/17/05 07:06 PM.
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.