i was at my friends dealer lot yesterday and i saw this phat Black on Black 2003 Jaguar S-Type, fully loaded with navi, xeons, sport package. What u guys think of these cars, are they any good?

 

I've always liked them. But I'm sure it's probably going to be a pretty penny. What kind of deal are you getting?

 

nah i would stay would the CL

 

They are actually pretty cheap... Woman at work that I goto lunch with on fridays has a 2001 S-type (no navi or sport), that was originally a 40K car (msrp), that she picked up in 2003 for mid 20's w/ 20something K miles on...

I like 'em, but it think they are a little "old" for me... Woman at work is in her 50's...

I'll tell you one thing tho', the Jaguar dealer treats her VERY well... puts the service from acura to shame...

 

Think about it this way can you afford the service? Most people buy high end cars and car afford to maintain it. So much for having a high end car...

 

do jags still have lucas electronics? it doesn't seem to have any more options than your car has. plus jags have horrible resale value.

 

The service and quality has gone up since the merge with ford.. No brainer.. jags are ridiculous..

 

actually the price of the car is goin to be $21k, which is a steal, just got back from looking at it, its freakin mint, my friends keep tellin me its a british car with a ford engine but i dunno i love the damn thing is so sweet especially black on black sport. i dunno a whole lot of thinking

 

Jaguar to me is incredible looking but it's all ford under the hood. If I were you I'd save up a little bit more and hold out for a G35 coupe if you don't mind the backseat space

 

consumer reports ranked jaguar as one of the worst 10 brands of used cars. There is a reason how come 2 year old jag is worth only around 20,000 dollars.

 

nah. i wouldn't do it.

 

me nether

 

Its AWD and you live on NY. I had one for a bit, kinda small inside but what jag is not.

Would i trade it in for one for a CLS, Its a whole different car. For now i'd say stick with the CLS

 

Thats an X-Type. Those are TINY. Granted the S-Type isn't exactly the most spacious either. And the S-Type isn't all wheel drive.


Thats the S-Type

I would be careful, they are not the most dependable vehicles.

 

u should get two...so while the others in the shop, you can drive your spare one

 

to add to my earlier post.. I leased an 04 s type jag.. 6 cyl.. I leased because of the decline in resale value.. It was not near as responsive as the cls i own now or even my fx35 that is now my daily driver.. cls is my fun car.. But, you still get the jag interior and all the other,, i guess, eccentricities that you would expect from a jag.. But, dont compare it to a cls,, two different worlds.. Loved it for two years tho!!

 

forgot to add,, i would NEVER buy one.. lease is the only way to go with a jag..

 

I see that a lot in your posts. I hate to break this to you, but the CL-S shares a whole lot of parts with the mild-mannered and plain-jane Gen6 Accord. A fantastic car that was, but it's not the greatest thing in the world. It's good that you love your car, though.

Having said that, I would never trade an Acura for a Jaguar - EVER. The reliability, projected resale, etc. all suck.

 

Same fawking shit... LOL, I would not trade the CLS for One

"S-Type isn't all wheel drive".............. forget it then

 

I agree with clsuperhero keep the cl and wait for the g35 sport coupe. My friend's father has one and that shit is dope. If you're looking for something in awd, why not look at audi a4 ultra sports?

 

yeah, i did more research and u guys are right, the jag isnt all that, just glamor and looks but engine wise its horrible, i dunno what i am gonna do but a change is soon in the making, my lil brother is gonna take over CL-S and i might just go get my dream car, a Lexus SC430, doin pretty cheap in the auction for like maybe $26K with 60k

 

The lexus sc430 is a good choice. Very good realible, resale value, and looks. Basically, a win win win situation. Expensive though, usually used ones are around 50, 000. but if you can get one at an auction for 26,000 then you should snag it.

 

S-TYpes are money

The V8 is out of this world and it has a VERY smooth ride. The acceleration puts the CL to shame and the RWD is a nice touch. Thing whips some mad donuts too if u turn off traction, plus its got a little more 'exotic' appeal than Acura. They are nice cars and look sick with 20z

 

S-Type? I'd be careful about them as they have reliability issues...




Now, if it was the S-Type R, I'd think about it.

 

I can say that before I purchased my 04 TL (and sold it because of circumstances and eventually ended up with 01 CLS), I was really looking at also a 01 4.0 S type Jag and 01 E430 Benz. All 3 were nice cars, but the reliability factor was a main reason I chose Acura. The S type, although inheriting improved reliability via merge with Ford, was still well below industry average in reliability according to consumer reports, jd power, etc. I did love the interior of the car, especially the albino leather in the one I looked at and the wood touches. The car "feels expensive" I could say, when in it.
For HellaShookOne, unless you tested the new 4.2S type, this car is not any quicker (if so negligably) than the new TL, CLS, or 01 E430, although it has more torque than the v6's so it feels better. Plus, the more I look at the S type between the headlights and the taillights, it reminds me of a ford taurus or something similar. For the Mercedes, it felt just as luxurious as the Jag if not more so, while being more sporty as well. There was a certain driving dynamic that just cannot be explained (and not "woohoo a MB", but the way it drove so smooth and nice). I would have bought that, but it also did not fair any better than middle of the pack for reliability. The compromise was the TL, and I don't say compromise in a bad way. Of course this is my opinion, but if you are deciding between as S type and a CLS, stick with the CLS. If you want something else, the Lexus is a very nice luxurious car that will be reliable, but if you are looking sport as well, Lexus as a whole definitely has a bias for luxury over performance/sport.

 

Missed the edit time again...the other half of the reliability coin is luxury cars are expensive to maintain. The Jag would most likely have more problems than Acura/Lexus/Infiniti cars, while costing as much if not more to fix as well. This may have something to do with resale value also, as Honda/Acura are one of the most reliable makes and "coincidentally" have some of the highest resale value around. Did not mention before, I drove the G35 sedan and that drove great, but not luxurious enough compared to the TL, and luxury was high on my list. So it all depends on what is on top of your list....