Have a great Christmas everyone. Safe driving.

Another successful trip down to France. The journey down was in pouring rain, but the car took it all in its stride. Thank god a put 4 new tyres on before we left.

Another successful trip down to France. The journey down was in pouring rain, but the car took it all in its stride. Thank god a put 4 new tyres on before we left.

Even when it is wet, it still sounds like an enjoyable journey.

 

Peter.

Yes it is. It's usually a 6hr journey on the motorway, French side. The car always runs well and it clears the engine. Normally the car it just used for short trips at home, do the long journey does it some good with the climate control always on and a motorway speed if 80-85 the mpg is 29. Not bad considering the car has just flipped 90k

I love mine as it's a wolf in sheep's clothing , looks like a big white car, but when the 5 litre supercharged engine is given it's head it will leave most things in it's wake . It makes my previous car, an Aston Martin DB9 seem pedestrian in comparison .

 

The jaguar is so far superior in every way !

 

Happy new Year to You all

 

ATB,

 

Trev .

The S type was my dream car, don't know why. Just always loved the look of them from the start was always a dream sill March 2013 when I got a 2001 3.0 v6 in dark blue with only 72,000 and a fsh,. well I got the bills the last owner paid, 

 (Think they must of told him to sell before this and that needed doing) 

In the last year have spent lots on replacing one part or the other

lucky I do my own repairs, So now know its in tip top condition.

Have also had a LPG conversion fitted to her this month. ( that well pay for itself within 10 months.)

Now I have to  stop dreaming as there is one setting on my drive, unless am driving her. 

 

Lots spent on her over my first year of ownership, will in get cheaper next year.

 I don't know or care, As I sill smile just looking at her and know she mine.

I think the S Type is a future Classic car.  Reading some of the posts on this topic, I am not surprised at the comments.  I have an Indigo Blue SE with the 2.7 Diesel engine with 52k on the clock, and as long as I give it a long run once a month [which is fun rather than duty] I will not have problems with DPS.

 

There were only 290,500 S Types built --  and they were built just 6 miles from where I live.  The USA had 119,700 S Types, Canada had 5,425, Australia had 3,025, and Japan 4,150 and Europe had 43,000. The UK had around 55,000.  Other exports must be miscellaneous.  The site I found these figures admits to having approximations, as the figures were produces by Ford, but it, mostly it does show that the car was very well received in the USA, mostly in the 3 litre version.  No 2.5 litre  or diesel S types apparently never crossed the Atlantic.

 

When the car was first manufactured in 1999 there were 53,000 made and similar in 2000, but manufacture dropped off year by year after the x type was produced, with 2007 being the final year of manufacture with only 11,000 being built and only 4500 registered in the UK.

 

So will the S Type be a future classic? I think it will.  You either like the style or you don't, but whatever your preferences, you cannot deny that a well looked after S Type can be a head turner. 

 

Quite a few younger enthusiasts are buying Jaguars and enjoying the drive that they are experiencing, which is a good point in favour of the S Type being a future classic.

 

When I got my first Ford Escort MK 1 in 1971 [000459K] I never thought it would become a classic, but it did.

 

So why not the S type?

Not yet a Jaguar owner, but soon to have an "S" type. I can see why people do love these vehicles, it is a comfortable luxurious car with plenty of poke!!

When I had just finished giving my Jag a thorough wash and wax which took around five hours I kissed the walnut steering wheel  not realising my girlfriend was just outside the door with a cup of tea for me, her response was 'What on earth are you doing' well I have to say I felt like I just got caught cheating on her, do I love my Jag, HELL YES, more than the girlfriend gfgdwfpjgaklbt, only those can can speak Martian will understand 

Regards all

Steve

When I had just finished giving my Jag a thorough wash and wax which took around five hours I kissed the walnut steering wheel  not realising my girlfriend was just outside the door with a cup of tea for me, her response was 'What on earth are you doing' well I have to say I felt like I just got caught cheating on her, do I love my Jag, HELL YES, more than the girlfriend gfgdwfpjgaklbt, only those can can speak Martian will understand 

Regards all

Steve

I'm guessing the Mrs can't see this?! Haha

Josh.

              Steve is lucky he can give his Jaaaag such loving tender care , he would find it a tad different if he was a West Country resident like us .

 

I don't know about you , But I'll be pushed to refurbish the rigging and touch up the plumb line before relaunching the XJ on Saturday !

 

ATB ,

 

Trevor ( Just trying to fathom things out )

We have had very strong winds here and the roof of my shed was blown off.  It landed on a BMW in the car park at the rear of my garden.

 

It could have been worse  ---  It could have landed on my Jaguar!

Hi Josh,

My Mrs left me years ago, funny enough I had two 4.2 Daimler Sovereigns in those days,HaHa.

 

I just get a natural buzz driving my jag, but seriously though the girlfriend don't play second fiddle to my jag....Honest

I just spent £10 on Valentines flowers for her. (And £28 on additives for the Jag)  :D

 

Regards

Steve

Rinsing the car comes easy in the West Country, Trevor.

 

If you make careful forecasts here you can shampoo the car, wait for the rain to rinse it, and then the wind to dry it.

 

Josh, have you got that S Type yet?  Some good weather ahead!

 

Peter.

Peter,

              It has to stop raining first , you can tell we have a lot of rain when the Welsh complain about it !

 

ATB,

              Aqua Trevor

Fingers crossed I pick it up next weekend, then got to sell my BMW, that's the tough bit.

Agreed - I kept my 2003 S Type R when I was offered £1,500 in PX for an XF 3.0 DS, glad I did, always been a brilliant car.  Now up to 171,000 miles and still going strong. It's a close call between the two Jags, might even choose the S type if forced to decide...

Tim

Always wanted a Jag since i was a kid

Got one at last its fantastic

David,

                Same here, done a few other makes including BMW's and Aston Martins , but the Jag knocks spots of all of them.

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

Welcome to the Club, David.

 

I really enjoy my S Type, great to drive, and surprisingly good fuel consumption.

 

I had a 2.5 Litre Rover Sterling for 11 years and struggled to get 30 mpg.  When I had a 2.5 Litre petrol X type I could get 35mpg on a steady run, even though it was a heavier car than the Rover by 200 kg.

 

There are a lot of very knowledgeable Jaguar owners on this site who are very helpful.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

I love my Jag

 

My only problem is that with our weather I'd rather not let her out of the stable until it gets a bit warmer/nicer...

Surely it should be enjoyed at any and all opportunities, Trevor even sails his!

A beautiful day today, the sun is shining, the car washed, dried and polished and vacuumed throughout yesterday, and a nice trip and Lunch in Lichfield.

 

There were a few people standing by my car in the car park with admiring glances.

 

That is why I love my Jaguar.

Taking mine for a sail to Guildford in Surrey on Monday to see Nigel kennedy, if he behaves himself I might even let him have a ride in it .

 

The computer thingy has given me two different amounts of oil to shove in ( I didn't take it on a proper drive to warm it up properly) , oh for a dipstick , so I'll bung some in tomorrow to be on the safe side .

 

What oil would you good peeps recommend please?

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

I use Castrol Magnatec, but there are other good brands, too.  I always use the top quality oil, --  why order Fish Sticks when lobster is on the menu?

 

The mechanic who services my car always uses the appropriate oil and brings back the oil he doesn't us for use in top ups.

 

Can't you get a dipstick as a retrofit?  The dipstick is a fairly simple means of checking your oil, and why have to depend on a sensor is beyond me.

 

Regards,

Peter