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[tidla]

S type, some ford bits, (ignition switch)


X type a lot more ford bits ( 2.0 diesel engine)

[omegod]

I've had a 2001 V8 S-type for about 8 months and its only done 80,000 miles, all for £1200. I cant fault it 

Must b like shite off a shovel! Did you get the paintwork "situation"sorted Pete?

[TheBoy]

You mean the re badged mondeo, right?

There's always one

Sorry I was being polite, that awful pile driven by by Hiyacinth Bucket types you mean.

It's a bloody mondeo. And a more rusty one at that usually, I believe?

The S type is not a Mondeo.  The X type is the one that shares some of its underpinnings with the mundano.


The S type does suffer, like all Ford era Jags, from being, err, well, Ford.  The gearboxes in particular are made of chocolate (more noticeable on V8 petrol and V6 diesel), as are the transfer boxes on 4WD ones.

S type seems to snap front springs like an Omega snaps rears.  S type has quite a lot of electrical gremlin type problems - rarely serious enough to cause reliability concern, as these tend to be on ancilliary stuff like windows, entertainment etc.

[Webby the Bear]

Don't they suffer from really bad sill rot?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We once owned an X-Type Mondeo.

Not an experience I would like to repeat.

[EMD]

Don't they suffer from really bad sill rot?

Yep 

Still looks like the S type is a bargain at the minute if your prepared to do the diy , pretty much like the Omega 

[Nick W]

S type, some ford bits, (ignition switch)


X type a lot more ford bits ( 2.0 diesel engine)

There are a lot of Ford bits in an S-type, just from an American Ford that wasn't sold here.

[The Sheriff]

Nowt wrong with fords, they have no more or less problems than any other marque.

[Elite Pete]

Gearboxes are like the Omega and need an oil and filter change at 80,000 miles

[Elite Pete]

I've had a 2001 V8 S-type for about 8 months and its only done 80,000 miles, all for £1200. I cant fault it 

Must b like shite off a shovel! Did you get the paintwork "situation"sorted Pete?

Yes mate thanks, I paid him an unannounced visit last Sunday and got my £50 back as well so i'm well happy

[Carfix]

Your Jaguar Dealer will tell you the gearbox is a "sealed for life" item on the Ford sourced gearboxes and needs no oil change.

This is rubbish!! Make sure you have a filter and oil change at 80,000 as indicated in Elite Pete's post.

I do believe that Jaguar have now changed their minds on "sealed for life" gearboxes. Probably due to the massive warranty claims they have had in the past?