newbie which s type

[muppet65]

hi i am looking at buying an s type probably a 2.5 sport as i prefer manual gearboxes.. what r the pitfalls on buying one :D

[Mr D]

Hi Muppet65,

I've always been a manual fan, stating automatics are for boring old farts! However, this year I bought my first auto, a S-Type V8 Sport. I must admit the kick down response takes almost a second to effect a change, but this is quicker than you can change a manual gear. In addition, if you bury the pedal, you not only get a decent kick-down but it drops at least two gears, possibly more depending on road speed. With the "Sport" there is always the S button which makes the kick-down deeper and keeps it in that gear for significantly longer - well above 5000 rpm. My pitfalls are watching the needle on the fuel gauge sweep from right to left and also the chance of having a close encounter with the Plod.

My Jag is a 04 plate and had just shy of 79k on the clock, one bonus it had one owner from new, and generally he looked after the car. It's a solid car and you get hell of a lot for you money.

Good luck with finding your Jag,

Dave

[Andy J Grant]

Hi i have an S type 3ltr auto i prefer an auto for the ease of drivng having been HGV driver for most of my working life i prefer these days to let the car do the work and also its so smooth you dont even notice the gear change my car is a 1999 model with only 74000 on the clock i have had various different jags just love them or though they are fuel guzzlers but you cant have it both ways comfort power and reliabilty comes topin my book