club, I don't think that $13k is bad for an '06, especially from a Jaguar dealer. I believe its a win win personally.

 

Well I was not sure since I got mine a couple of years ago? My 2005 STR with 33K miles and about a year of factory warranty was $19K back in January 2009.

So I figured mine was only worth maybe $12K now?
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Congrats!

Alpine Jaguar...I used to service my car there when I had my Select Edition warranty. They always did a great job and their customer service was also great (and I always enjoyed the courtesy XF loaners...haha). I remember one time when they cut and programmed a key for me free of charge.

 

Thanks to all for the comments. And a special thanks to Rick for noticing the missing screw and Sal for the head up on Alpine. Sounds like a good place for service. I looked at a fair number of cars and the pricing was a real eye opener. There were cars with similar mileage to ours as high as $18k. I think $13k was a good deal, considering it included 6.5% sales tax. The actual sale price was $12,215.

 

Our 2005 S-Type was originally a Fort Lauderdale 3-year corporate lease car from Alpine. It was always serviced there, they took great care of it, and they were very helpful to me on the phone when I was doing my research in December 2008 to decide whether to make an offer. Glad we did - it's been a great car for us. Enjoy yours....

 

We picked the car up yesterday! Best experience with a dealership ever, Alpine Jaguar in Ft Lauderdale is terrific! Turns out they put a little over $2300 into the car before listing it. The car came with a full tank of gas which I thought was a nice touch. A lot of dealers send you off running on fumes. The car is replacing my wife's Hyundai Tiburon and she was a little nervous about the S-Type being so much bigger. The drive home solved all that. She loves the ride and so do I. Thanks to everyone for the advice here. It made our search a lot easier. I should also mention that we picked up a Service Contract that covers the car for 48 months or 60K additional miles, just to be safe.

 

Nice!!

Glad to hear about your buying experience.

 

It's so GOOD to hear about a decent dealer! Thanks for that.

 

Congrats!