Has jaguar produced that many f-types for the US.Sales figure posted by Txjag r would seem to indicate only 30k f-types a year sold. How did 133,000 or so end up on the used market?

 

If you're not trying to be humorous...

The OP stated 133, 2014 Used F-Types....

Thats 133 model year 2014, not 1332014 used cars...

New F-Types sold through July ... 2577 (all varieties) No way that's going to add up to 30k for the entire year... Maybe 4k...

If you were trying to be funny, Flame on, I missed it.

 

It is quite clear that it is not a car with a lot of consistent reliability problems there are some niggles and some known issues which is not uncommon for any new model, or old model for that matter. I don't know if or why there are more than usual numbers for sale but It isn't because it is a fundamentally unreliable or flawed car.

There will be a range of reasons people are selling their cars, end of lease, upgrading to R or AWD or MT versions, ready to move on to something else etc etc etc.

 

In the year 2014, Jaguar sold 3735 new F-Types. If 133 are for sale used, that's a total of less than 4%. (3.56 to be more precise)

Do some people really feel that is a large volume of cars being re-sold?

Take the iconic Ford Mustang... Sold 82,635 in 2014, and there are currently 5214 model year 2014 Mustangs for sale... That's 6.3%

 

I believe it has nothing to do with issues as there are no major ones. It has to do do with hard ride, loud noise and performance seats. People came from XK to these and they are really different animals. There are always plenty of Porsche's for sale for the same reasons, bought on a Sat. but then have to live with it. I bought a 6mo. old Slk55 with an orig. msrp of $81k for $65k as the guy traded it for a normal SL550 for the above reasons.

 

If there is a concern with reliability, then one could investigate the JD power stats or some other similar investigative tool.
A car forum is certainly not a reliable reflection of a cars reliability. For instance I'm on my third Jag and they have been perfect mechanically and the build quality has been excellent... others seem to have had some issues.

Lawrence.

 

That's somewhat skewed. Not all "cars sold in 2014" are MY14, so that % doesn't mean much.

bjg625 writes: "I believe it has nothing to do with issues as there are no major ones. It has to do do with hard ride, loud noise and performance seats. People came from XK to these and they are really different animals. There are always plenty of Porsche's for sale for the same reasons, bought on a Sat. but then have to live with it."

OK, let's say lots of F-Types, and Porsches too, are sold because they aren't what the owners really wanted long term. That doesn't explain why more F-Types are resold, or for sale, than Porsches. I mean "more" both in absolute numbers, and "more" proportionately (number of used cars for sale / number of cars made for same MY). Why would this kind of buyers' remorse affect the F-Type more?

 

Wouldn't read too much into this...check out used 2014 Porsche 911s.."353 matches within 99999 miles of 94103 ". That's 3x number of used F-Types (if all these numbers are correct). Of course 911s are probably sold new at a rate of 3x the F-Type....
FWIW, I think Boxsters/Caymans are different in terms of how/why people buy then 911 and F-Types...which might explain the used Boxster/Cayman market...

 

I have had a new headliner on order since February. Yes I've switched names.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...-issue-135263/

 

Just checked on cars.com. There are only 13 used, 2014 and 2015 F-types, shown for sale within 500 miles of Denver. Doesn't sound like a lot to me?

 

The time it matters is when you are attempting to sell your vehicle. The Jaguar F-Type does not appeal to a broad number of people so therefore the number of vehicles for sale can vary, but the price depends on the people willing to purchase such a vehicle.

I for one, find the F-Type to be both lacking in space and quite ugly to look at, which is no doubt, subjective at best. Sorry if I offend, but if one is buying a vehicle, appearance is one of the purchase motivations. If I can overcome the hideous appearance strictly based on performance, I may be persuaded to purchase the F-Type over a competitor, but in this category, appearance is a primary purchase motivator.

Best of luck if you are selling a second-hand F-Type; I hope you find a buyer willing to pay more than what the market is showing.

 

Not necessarily true: The Boxster's flat-six motor has been plagued with sudden & unpredictable Intermediate Shaft (IMS) failure that Porsche denied for almost a decade. It never made it into JDP or any other automotive investigative report until just about when Porsche settled a Class Action Suit about it. The numbers were quite staggering when they finally came out & showed 1 in 20 cars from 1999-2004 suffered from the failure. Ford's problem with the EcoBoost in their 2012 F-150 is still an issue Ford denies & no one reports on. However, their have been multiple TSB's to address the issue but most who have the problem (including me), still have the issue which happens randomly but only in the rain/wet weather.

Both of these issues first came to light on Owners/Enthusiasts Forums & live on in them. I have yet to see anything from JDP addressing the EcoBoost issue.

So, while I agree the Interwebs & Forums might not be the most reliable place for "research," it's still a good place to get a feel from actual owners of the vehicle in question about what they think about their car.

I do appreciate everyone's input & responses to my OP.

 

No funny business, misread OP''s statement. Sorry for confusion.

 

Also check the miles on the ones shown on cars.com. 26 have fewer than 100 miles and several have 5-10 miles which indicate (to me) they're demos that the dealer just wants to move off the lot. Possibly some very good discounts could be had if wanted.

 

The prevalence of people with sufficiently poor taste to like the looks of the F-Type as a used car isn't likely to be any less than those of us with sufficiently bad taste to fall in love with a new one. The issue of looks will not impact the used market for F-Types.

 

Actually, I believe it's the other way around.

[DELETED] Oops, should have read the entire thread before diving in. TX took care of it nicely above.

 

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I don't put a lot of stock in JD Power initial quality ratings, but FWIW, Jaguar was #4 best in 2014 (out of approx 50).

Jeep was the worst, and I've always loved them regardless. Even the "unreliable" Jeeps are "reliable," relatively speaking because modern cars have gotten very good.

I agree that there are no systemic flaws with the F-Type. The gripes and problems have been relatively few and random, with the exception of the sound system, which I consider largely irrelevant as a car reliability issue.

 

I just look at AutoTrad, there is about over 300 F-type on sale but over 300 but when you put as use car only, number drop to 66. Even in use car section , sever dealer put 10 mil car for use car

 

Interesting. Mine had 14 miles straight off the boat.