New Member, 2006 Jaguar S-Type 3.0
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12-26-2013, 03:27 PM
New Member, 2006 Jaguar S-Type 3.0
Hi,
Just a note to introduce myself; I live in Covington Louisiana (near New Orleans) and just recently purchased a 2006 S-Type 3.0 for my wife. She's always liked jaguars but I thought they were out of my league, until I out looking for a used car for my daughter and stumbled upon this car with 79,230 miles, very clean condition with a burned up engine.
It had been towed to a charity's used car lot (straight from the Jaguar dealer). Jaguar quoted the original owner $14,000 to repair and the owner donated it to the charity rather than invest that many $$$.
I bought it (took a chance on a whim), had a shop put in a used engine (27,000 mi.), radiator (that's why it burned up), waterpump, spark plugs, new hoses, & belt. I was going to replace the engine myself but went with the shop for time savings and I was able to surprise my wife with a clean, running!, Jaguar (and her reaction was well worth the extra cost of using the shop).
Now I will be doing all the maintenance and repairs going forward. I've owned and worked on many cars through the years but this is my first brush with a Jaguar.
I will post a picture and put the Jaguar in my signature, just as soon as I figure out how to do that.
Just a note to introduce myself; I live in Covington Louisiana (near New Orleans) and just recently purchased a 2006 S-Type 3.0 for my wife. She's always liked jaguars but I thought they were out of my league, until I out looking for a used car for my daughter and stumbled upon this car with 79,230 miles, very clean condition with a burned up engine.
It had been towed to a charity's used car lot (straight from the Jaguar dealer). Jaguar quoted the original owner $14,000 to repair and the owner donated it to the charity rather than invest that many $$$.
I bought it (took a chance on a whim), had a shop put in a used engine (27,000 mi.), radiator (that's why it burned up), waterpump, spark plugs, new hoses, & belt. I was going to replace the engine myself but went with the shop for time savings and I was able to surprise my wife with a clean, running!, Jaguar (and her reaction was well worth the extra cost of using the shop).
Now I will be doing all the maintenance and repairs going forward. I've owned and worked on many cars through the years but this is my first brush with a Jaguar.
I will post a picture and put the Jaguar in my signature, just as soon as I figure out how to do that.
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12-26-2013, 04:13 PM
Welcome to the forum Mudman,
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For a first brush with Jaguar, you look to be coming out well ahead!
Follow this link S-Type / S type R Supercharged V8 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the S-Type forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
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Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you here with us at Jaguar Forums.
For a first brush with Jaguar, you look to be coming out well ahead!
Follow this link S-Type / S type R Supercharged V8 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the S-Type forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Southern MidWest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/southern-midwest-ar-la-ms-ky-tn-al-67/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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search facility etc, can be found here within the following link Helpful_information
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