I've brought a neverending problem car!!
#21
The primary problem I see with PO Jaguars is they hit the secondary market where new owners don't understand how to care for a high end automobile. They drive them abusively and perform cheap, hatchet-job repairs on what they break. Eventually, 12 years later, they get sold for £750, if they don't get scrapped first.
Here's my advice to you:
#1 Scour this forum. Learn all you can about your car. Once you dispel the mystery of the problems they won't seem so bad.
#2 Identify the car's problems.
#3 Prioritize those problems from 'must fix now' down to 'cosmetic'.
#4 Sort out the issues down the list, one at a time.
In the end, you'll have a fine automobile that will still turn heads. Just be patient. People on the forum will help. And above all...
DON'T PANIC
#22
S TYPES don't go for alot around here. My previous jag I swapped for a ford focus which was worth £600 and gave £200 on top so basically cost me £800 with 160K on the clock and it was faultless apart from fitting a new radiator. As they said you get what you pay for but anything in my eyes of an a type under a 2000 reg is not worth more than 1200 if I'm right in saying so? As I said the car was inspected myself and a friend,test driven & thoroughly checked over. Same as any car which is purchased,just have to take the good with the bad. And it's a fairy tidy car to be honest. Ill upload a picture to show it's not just a piece of crap covered in dents with ripped interior etcc.
Picture below
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#23
I have an 01, and it runs great. I only had one issue (frayed wire), and everything else is just normal problems (battery, expansion tank, window regulator).
The primary problem I see with PO Jaguars is they hit the secondary market where new owners don't understand how to care for a high end automobile. They drive them abusively and perform cheap, hatchet-job repairs on what they break. Eventually, 12 years later, they get sold for £750, if they don't get scrapped first.
Here's my advice to you:
#1 Scour this forum. Learn all you can about your car. Once you dispel the mystery of the problems they won't seem so bad.
#2 Identify the car's problems.
#3 Prioritize those problems from 'must fix now' down to 'cosmetic'.
#4 Sort out the issues down the list, one at a time.
In the end, you'll have a fine automobile that will still turn heads. Just be patient. People on the forum will help. And above all...
DON'T PANIC
The primary problem I see with PO Jaguars is they hit the secondary market where new owners don't understand how to care for a high end automobile. They drive them abusively and perform cheap, hatchet-job repairs on what they break. Eventually, 12 years later, they get sold for £750, if they don't get scrapped first.
Here's my advice to you:
#1 Scour this forum. Learn all you can about your car. Once you dispel the mystery of the problems they won't seem so bad.
#2 Identify the car's problems.
#3 Prioritize those problems from 'must fix now' down to 'cosmetic'.
#4 Sort out the issues down the list, one at a time.
In the end, you'll have a fine automobile that will still turn heads. Just be patient. People on the forum will help. And above all...
DON'T PANIC
#24
Dude that's a little harsh. Remember £750 may be a lot of cash for some and not a lot to others.
And maybe the OP has wanted this type of car for a long time. So go a little easy on him.
OP you've got to think about the fact that your buying a car which originally was in the high 20-40 thousand pounds.
The fact you have got one for under 1k is good but with this type of luxury car things will be wrong with it at this price. And things will be expensive.
I paid almost 3k for mine and have spent the same getting it back up together.
You have to think once all the bits are fixed you'll have a great car for the money. And even if it's cost you a couple of thousand to get the car up together what kind of other car could you get for £2750 to match the comfort, luxury and performance of these cars there are a few sure. But it's a lot of car for not a lot of money in the car world.
Hope things work out for you dude.
And maybe the OP has wanted this type of car for a long time. So go a little easy on him.
OP you've got to think about the fact that your buying a car which originally was in the high 20-40 thousand pounds.
The fact you have got one for under 1k is good but with this type of luxury car things will be wrong with it at this price. And things will be expensive.
I paid almost 3k for mine and have spent the same getting it back up together.
You have to think once all the bits are fixed you'll have a great car for the money. And even if it's cost you a couple of thousand to get the car up together what kind of other car could you get for £2750 to match the comfort, luxury and performance of these cars there are a few sure. But it's a lot of car for not a lot of money in the car world.
Hope things work out for you dude.
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#31
"Needs new balljoints
Bad Rust on the chassis "
Those didn't appear overnight and would be a show stopper (for me). If the OP paid someone to inspect it, he should go after them. If he did the inspection himself, well...............
Not really being familiar with S-type prices in the UK or on the continent, I'd nonetheless be VERY suspicious of a car selling for that price and would presume it has a bucket full of 'issues'.
#32
S TYPES don't go for alot around here. My previous jag I swapped for a ford focus which was worth £600 and gave £200 on top so basically cost me £800 with 160K on the clock and it was faultless apart from fitting a new radiator. As they said you get what you pay for but anything in my eyes of an a type under a 2000 reg is not worth more than 1200 if I'm right in saying so? As I said the car was inspected myself and a friend,test driven & thoroughly checked over. Same as any car which is purchased,just have to take the good with the bad. And it's a fairy tidy car to be honest. Ill upload a picture to show it's not just a piece of crap covered in dents with ripped interior etcc.
Picture below
Picture below
Looks very attractive and with a little tlc and parts you'll have a car to be proud of.
The very best of luck to you.
Dave
Last edited by thebiglad; 01-14-2013 at 11:44 AM.
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