Alex5

6 minutes ago, Wrinkly said:

Alexander

Interesting that you eliminated the X Type on the basis of no four wheel drive, as there is a four wheel drive model.

Also that you decided on eliminating so much on the S-Type range.

I do wonder if you have read much of this forum, because if you have you would have found many submissions on virtually all Jaguar models where owners get problems with all models of Jaguar. 

Being an S-Type owner I am well aware of how they produce many fault codes. A fairly high percentage of codes often eventually relate back to low battery charge being low. The S-Type is renown for being heavy on battery discharge when not used regularly over a good distance.

You would be well advised to invest in a decent Jaguar OBD2 fault reader and a QTEK battery charger/conditioner. That applying to most models but particularly in respect of battery charge for the S-Type.

By the way I love my 2005 Facelift 2.5V6 Petrol auto with 65,000 miles, very much, despite the challenges it can regularly present.

Enjoy your eventual purchase and take good care of it. Best Wishes and Regards, John

Hey John, I eliminated the x type because it's either fwd or AWD and not rwd, thank you for the battery heavy usage info I have read a bit about it , but didn't know it could cause a lot of errors, and I eliminated the 2.5 because it seems way too underpowered and the 4.0 from the timing chain tensioner issue and I don't like the 2002 and older models because of the interior. From what I know the 3.0 and 4.2 engines aren't unreliable, but I want to hear and learn more about them so I can pick the best option for me.

So I was looking into buying, an x type at first, but the things that changed my mind are, that the transfer case can fail between 50-80k kilometers if driven hard (also no rwd) and that it isn't that comfortable for a person that's 1.90cm or more. So I did the next most logical thing and went looking for an s type and right off the start I eliminated the 2.5, 2.7 and 4.0 engines, then I eliminated the pre interior facelift models and was wondering which engine is purely more reliable the 3.0 or 4.2? If you send any modified exhaust sound clips of both engines, I will really appreciate it.