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Love the colour, love the wheels, absolutely love the front bumper  :yes: thanks for sharing. I wish I had took the plunge a lot younger :wallbash:

You will enjoy the JOC, if you have any concerns / questions ask away, there are some very knowledgeable guys on here.

Enjoy your Jaguar!

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Steve

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Hi Dan, and welcome to the Club.

It is great to see some younger people getting their hands on S Types.  And BRG can look great in the sun when kept nicely washed and polished.

I was 79 when I bought my S Type Indigo Blue Pearlescent  ----   and I think it keeps me young.

If you ever go to the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon near Coventry, you will see an S type in BRG which was actually raced by Jaguar.  It is not a 3.0 or 4.2 litre but a 2.7 litre diesel!

Great cars!

I hope you enjoy your Jaguar and also the Club.

Regards,

Peter. 

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I bought mine at 37, after an Oil spillage (untreated) on a road caused me to crash my 3 series😓 despite my s type having issues I still love the way it looks.just gonna use some subtle touches to keep me looking back at her😉

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I must have been in my early 30's when I bought my MK V111,I wish I still had it now ,this was followed by a very rotten 2.4 MK1 followed by a Daimler 2.5,there then was a long gap until I bought an XJ6 mk2 , I tired of changing head gaskets on that one , next was a XJ40 , this was so badly vandalised  whilst locked in a garage that it had to be scrapped.

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Bought my s-type 2 months ago when i was 24. I like to think it's fiction... My Boss, friends and colleagues give me constant digs saying this is an old man's car. Then I let them sit inside, show them the gadgets and let them drive it and that shuts them up! I think anyone who wants comfort and a relaxed ride with that hidden power should get involved with these cars regardless of age. There's very few other cars like a big cat that when you pass someone who's driving the same vehicle as you, you'll get that nod of mutual respect.

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16 hours ago, Diddler 1 said:

Happy birth day for tomorrow Peter.   Stan and Bett.  Soon be holidays now. Have a good time.

Thanks, Stan and Bett.  Fran and I will relax in the garden with something bubbly!

I will send you a PM about our experience.

Regards,

Peter.

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I was 44 ... XJ Sport 4.0 ... in green ... kept her for 9 years .... then swopped her for a "cheaper to run 1.8 Merc Kompressor".   Finally got rid of that (never again) and now have an S Type 2.7 d . which ironically is even cheaper to run than the Merc

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Approx 4 months in, findings so far (I have taken the liberty of going low, when a response has been early 30's as an example) 

39 replies stating age when first purchased

Total years 1,782

age group make up

70's x 3 / 60's x 2 / 50's x 8 / 40's x 15 / 30's x 6 / 20's x 4 / sub 20's x 1

Approx Average age 45.7 

i'm coming up mid fifties, and I'm not going to pigeonhole what constitutes 'Old' ( not for me to say) but 45.7 does not reinforce the 'Old mans' car myth in my opinion :no2:

i will update again if there is further interest 

Regards

Steve

 

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On 13/02/2016 at 6:33 PM, David1965 said:

49 for me and i'm 50 now, only been driving it for a week now and love it even though it has its problems.

I like this reply. Just how I feel 2 weeks into owning my 1999 S Type.

To keep on thread I wanted a Jag as long as I can remember and have finally realised my dream at the age of 53 and three quarters.

Old mans car? Probably.

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There is a question that a logician would like to answer.  Possibly a syllogism would supply the answer.

Old men drive Jaguars

I am an old man

Do I drive a Jaguar?

OR

I drive a Jaguar

Old men drive Jaguars

I must be an old man

 Are syllogisms correct?

What is the definition of "old".

 

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Loved reading this thread...and loved the pics...post some please,

 

Myself, always loved MarkII/Stype (old) since I was kid. Got my dream car an AMDB7 at 37. Needed an every day driving car...could not imagine a Focus, Mondeo et al...so thought long and hard and decided, then luckily found my beloved Black S Type V8 Auto....at 41 years young.

No one has suggested it's an old mans car. I love it every day more. Puts a smile on my face every dear more.

 

You may have seen it....but here it is again, with my initials on the plate.

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Very nice Amal, here's ours next to an original 1967 S-Type and an XJ8 at last year's local Jag show. Looking forward to going again this years show on the 24 July when we'll hopefully have some other work done including fitting the leaper and refurbishing the wheels. I thought I may be at the younger end of ownership, but then I remembered I'm not 25 anymore, I'm actually 48, which put's me about average I think!

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Mine is the 2001, 3.0 Sport (petrol) with the rare manual box, so lighter, faster and more economical than the autos, but not to everyone's taste. I can appreciate it would be nice wafting along with an auto box, but on balance I'm very happy to have found a good manual. I looked for nearly a year and then travelled for her and I'm very glad I did :thumbup:.

I'd like my next Jag to have a supercharger and can't stop thinking about an XKR X100 coupe! I'd still want to keep the S-Type though even if I was lucky enough to get an XKR. One day soon hopefully now I've learnt I can add the tiptronic steering wheel gear shifters as a retro fit  :yes:.

PS. Apologies that this is a bit off topic, but Amal did ask :wink:

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I'm a recent first time owner at the age of 30.

As mentioned, I've also had the jokes of and old mans car, however once people see how it looks and drives they are very impressed,

Plus for value for money they're great.

I picked up an 03 S-Type 2.5 Sport (says Sport 200 when looking up reg, does this mean anything? other than the power output?).

Few pictures below after a good clean....

 

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