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I complained to the dealer (Hornburg) and they said they could'nt find anything wrong!
Any ideas?
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Jordy
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Jeannine Fallon
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I'm having a similar awakening regarding the Mercedes C-series, having read their problems board on Edmunds.
I have a Lincoln LS, built on the same platform as the S, & haven't had much trouble as I approach 100K miles in a bit over six years (bought new). It appears the Jag is not so dependable as its American cousin.
BTW, sending a message in all caps is interpreted as shouting. As you don't have the car yet, you may want to save it for when you do.
Still hoping for some positive experiences, particularly since my two American vehicles -- a Dodge and a Jeep ( not particularly loved by Consumer Reports) have about 200,000 miles each, without unusually high maintenance costs. Hope springs eternal! ( The caps. on the previous message were not deliberate).
No, they are not. They are assuming this, because if you readlly did have the brake pressed to the floor, the car wouldn't move forward. The brakes are MUCH stronger than the engine.
Put yourself in _our_ position. Would you assume that an anonymous person on the internet had made a normal human mistake, or that something physically impossible had happened?
Why don't you trade it in on another car?
I wonder who wants it?
Jaguar is so unattractive that they need to bundle it with a Land Rover sale.
Do you _want_ to be angry and upset?
If your car is so low in mileage, you can sell it and use the proceeds to pay off the lease. You may well have money left over.
A friend of mine had a leased BMW with low miles, and he did this exactly. He ended up with money in his pocket.
You don't seem to have interest in solving your problem.
Car dealers will take a leased car as a trade in. Say they appraise the car at 40K and the lease buyout is $35K. They use the 5K difference as the payment on your new car.
You can also find a private buyer. If it's like the above case, you and the buyer agree to $40K as the price. You go with the buyer to the dealer, the buyer cuts you a 40K check and you cut the dealer a 35K check. The dealer signs the car to you, you sign the car to the buyer. The dealer can also sign it right over to the buyer in some cases.
There are other ways as well, such as swaplease.com Again, i suggest you ask on the leasing forums here.
I think many on these forums would find the idea of my being a jag employee highly amusing.
Good luck!
Did you ask what your current buyout is?
Did you talk to another salesman? The manager? Another delaer?
The reality is that as soon as the vehicle is driven off the lot (with a signed contract), the value drops by, oh say, 30%. Drive it around the block and try to sell it back to the same dealer you bought it (if you were buying) from & see what happens.
Two words -- GAP INSURANCE.
If none of this makes sense, that could be why you're leasing, or want to.
Don't know your age but in the late 70's early 80's there were conversion kits for a chevy small block into the jags. Many were done here in NJ. Was a trip to hear 350 horses of fresh SB in a Jag--ran like the dickens too!!!!!!!! and almost maintenance free.
I'm possibly looking to by a used S-Type in the 2002-2005 year range. Is there any thing that should worry me about doing so--as in inhert problems that continue to repeat? I understand that you can luck out and have no problems or get a lemon right from the start--been there already. But , I never owned a Jag before. Bunch of Toyos and Chevys and a couple of nissans.
Any kind word would be extremely helpfull. Thanks.
It is not car for driving 150,000 miles. If you can afford to buy one, you should be able to afford to dump it a 50,000 miles or earlier and get another new car at that time.
150,000 trouble-free miles is a pretty tall order. That didn't happen on my old toyota, nor on hondas, toyotas, lexuses, and subarus friends of mine have.
Then, posting #908 states that a Jag should not be expected to go 150,000 miles. To me, any car that can't be relied upon to travel that distance, should not be on the market. It's not a matter of affordability; it's a question of manufacturing integrity, and honest value for the money.
150K miles is really a tough metric--in general you're talking about a very old car. My bmw has 120K miles and has been great. I do recall hearing about a 150K+ XJ8 from a friend. The owner owned businesses in several states and visited them every week.
There are several such jags on autotrader..
The repair and maintenance is so expensive that it makes no sense to do that.
Who wants to drive a raggedly, rattling 100K mile plus S-Type with worn seats and cracked leather anyway? What is the point of that? Just dump the car at 36-50K miles and move on to the next car before it starts falling apart.
If you want to drive high mileage, get a Corolla or Civic that might hold up for 250K miles and you can replace the engine and transmissions when they finally die for 1/3 or less of the cost of Jaguar parts if you are inclined to take the car even further.
Not only that, post #912 points out that by 100,000 miles, the car is apt to be raggety, and rattling, with seats that are cracked and falling apart.Inferior, even to Toyotas and Hondas.
What are buyers getting for their money? The "Leaper"?
I recently test drove a Mercedes C Class. Plain, cookie-cutter styling, but, GREAT pick-up and GREAT handling. DEFINITELY on my A List!! And, cheaper than a Jag S Type!
I have no interest in new cars however, I certainly love my '93 XJS.