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Has anyone else with a manual experienced this? And, was the issue remedied? I enjoy this car more than I ever thought I would, but this problem is driving me crazy. I appreciate any feedback.
my concern is the cost of maintinence, We have many dealers and independent mechanics where I live. Are the parts quite a bit more expensive that parts for a Acura or a Nissan? Are there anything that I should look for or problems areas that I should know about? What do you think?
The '02 will only have the warranty for 2 years. Also there were many improvements with the '03 and '04 cars. Resale value is not good so you should be able to work a good deal on a CPO car. I would not consider the XJ8 without the warranty. And, yes Jaguars are very expensive to repair.
Score is the number of problems reported per 100 vehicles.
BRAND SCORE
Lexus 81
Jaguar 88
BMW 95
Buick 100
Cadillac 104
Mercedes-Benz 104
Toyota 105
Audi 106
Infiniti 109
HUMMER 110
Hyundai 110
Honda 112
GMC 113
Lincoln 113
Acura 116
INDUSTRY AVERAGE 118
Jeep 120
Mercury 120
Nissan 120
Chrysler 121
Chevrolet 127
Ford 127
Mitsubishi 129
Pontiac 129
Dodge 130
MINI 130
Scion 134
Saab 136
Saturn 136
Subaru 138
Kia 140
Volvo 140
Porsche 147
Volkswagen 147
Land Rover 149
Mazda 149
Suzuki 151
How is this possible? Does this rating reflect true ownership or is it because so few people bought Jaguars in 2005 that the results are meaningless?
I love Jags, especially the X-Type, an affordable jag is the way to go. I understand why ford is cutting it, though. Only so many cars in one company can compete vs. each other. I'd ratehr see 1 world lincoln have every option standard than 3 different cars with various degrees and prices.
Let us know, who owns a 2005 jag, is this true?
I just bought a 2007 Camry for my mother and got her a 7yr/75000mile Toyota Platinum Warranty for $520 (less than half the Toyota website list price) from Midwest Superstores Toyota in Kansas (the vehicle was purchased in San Diego and the local dealers wanted $1295 to $1430 for the exact same Toyota Warranty). There are large number of Toyota dealers that make a small business of just selling warranties to customers from other dealerships. I just wonder if any Jaguar Dealers are making deals on their warranties.
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Oldengineer
We were told that it was the valves most likely, and, that JaguarUSA's policy is to only exchange, not repair, brand new defective engines with re manufactured USED engines. The Jag dealer attached the new chrome strip to the window and it promptly fell off 2 days later, and couldn't do anything about the loud wind noise.
Sixty days later they had to replace the microphone unit in the Bluetooth system, and just yesterday (6/13), the air conditioning system stopped working for about 2 hours on I-75 and then began working again. All this and the car has less than 3800 miles on it.
We believe that the Jaguar X-Type reliability hype is false, and that their policy of replacing a brand new engine with a used one is completely wrong. We strongly advise anyone thinking of buying a new or used Jaguar to think again.
Vince and Pat
We had high hopes reading comments like yours before we bought the car. I don't know why ours is trouble prone but it is. We wrote to the Jag customer relations people and were told that they will replace a new engine with a used remanufactured one. The other problems have happened so they aren't made up. Hope you continue troublefree with yours, but ours has problems and we can't recommend it to anyone.
Vince
Well, we had two regional Jag reps look/listen to the engine. They said that the engine is a derivative of the Ford Duratec, with the original castings used but the rest was jag. While the Duratec had hydraulic lifters (and the local Jag tech also thought so initially), the Jag version has shims. The engine that is in the X-Type is a "blueprinted" high performance version, and they will naturally make some noise either new or after breakin, which is what we heard. If anyone without the factory equipment tries to reset the valve clearances, they will divert from the optimum setting and eventually the valves will burn up. In conclusion, unlike the word from the local Jag dealer who thought that the tapping was abnormal, the valve tapping is expected and normal.
As far as the chrome strip debonding, and the wind noise, - oh well. The dealer was unable to duplicate the A/C problem, so we'll see if it happens again.
The main problem, which turns out not to be a problem as the local dealer initially thought, of the engine valves tapping, was not a problem. In light of this, I can withdraw my initial dislike of the X-Type and say that the problems it had are minor and that we can recommend the X-Type to others.
Vince
Question for you all. I am set to pick up my car after a long 7 month wait this week. I'm sure they will try to sell me an extended warranty. What do you all think about the warranties...are they worth it...or are non-dealer warranties better? Also, any other oddities that you all have bought for your X-types that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance.
The first thing I bought for my XType was a set of four splash guards. Installed them myself. Definitely keeps the car cleaner.
You mentioned negotiating price. I was unaware that you could negotiate an insurance premium. Are there sites like this one that tell you the going rates...or what you SHOULD pay for these types of policies? I am all about negotiating if it is possible...I simply didn't know it was an option for warranties.
Please advise.
Thanks
Cheers,
Stephen D.
I have the extended Jaguar warranty so I will take it to the dealer - I hope it is covered.
This noise reminds me the noise I had in my old Volvo whuch was fixed by replacing the driveshaft bearing. It was not very difficult as I recall - I did it myself.
Any ideas or suggestions are most welcome!
Thanks
TJM
I have a set of mudflaps on order for both the front and rear. I know that they ruin the look, somewhat, but they sure are functional. Anybody have good/bad experiences with Jagbits.com?
Even though, I did not buy the '06, it was an extremely nice experience. Called ahead and checked inventory and showed up on Saturday afternoon, dressed in shorts and t-shirt and unshaven. (Yes, I was being a bum. )
Salesman met me at the cars with a tag and gave the keys to me and told me to have fun. "Don't come back until you really drive the car" No copy of driver's license, no personal information, just my name over the phone and my hometown (about 90 miles away). Totally blew me away! Keys to a $38K MSRP vehicle and full tank of gas without any of the expected hassles.
I just negotiated a price on 2003 Jaguar, $17,000 just turned 18k when i was test driving it. All the time gauraged and non-smoker, OCD type lady driven so it is in mint condition. Your thoughts on this .....Take It or Leave It.
Positive Factors:
Low mileage
Still smells new
Lady Driven and Gauraged
Negative Factors:
Scary Consumer Reports (They saying avaoid it just like plague)
Based on your user experience and a small nore TAKE IT or LEAVE IT will be apprecaited. Thanks in advance.
The warranty will expire in Feb 07. I am not sure why is so short. only 3 yrs warranty with Jag???
Anyone has input or expereince with extending warranty with Jag dealers? how did it go?
I checked in all above websites... it is around 20-21,000 with that kind of mileage.
Didn't you say it was an '03?
I spoke to a jag dealer, they said that they don't certify cars, but you can sell it to them and immediately buy it back as a CPO. Of course, they mark it up for cpo-ing and some profit for their time.
Not sure this makes sense with the taxes, and all..
I think the x-types were still buggy in '03.
Anyway how diffcicult and expensive is it for minor repairs of Jaguar? or you all say don't take risk just take the insurance?
I just found out that for my new condo, i kept on waiting list for gaurage? I may have to park on main road?
Now whats the call??
Will all these adding risks & costs, i may have to come out of the deal.
Any input?
Thanks.
your deal was amazing, you bought the new car for 10k less than MSRP with showroom mileage. Nothing can beat that. I am glad that you're enjoying the car trouble free.
About the bumper-bumper insurance mentioned up there, It is through FORD ESP, not a dealer (actually someone in our forum suggested it and then i looked it up). I was quoted through following website.
www.WarrantyDeals.com Tel: 866-379-7096.
I also contacted the dealer (Great Neck, NY), I heard they have also some kind of program similar, but the person who is incharge was not there on friday, i will be in contact with him on monday.
With all the due dilegence, although my deal is scary, Would it be Ok, if i negotiate it for $15,000 so i can take the insurance? My deal still tempting me because the car inside and out looks immaculate, still feel the smell of a new car, although it has 18,000 miles on it. Mercs & Beemers are every where, throught JAG may look diffrent? Still contemplating .. but i don't think the seller will agree for 15k. Thanks everyone.
Regards:
Oldengineer
Regards:
Oldengineer
Teresa
I am looking for some feedback with regards to purchasing Jaguar's extended warranty. My 03 X-Type sport has 23,000 miles and my warranty is due to expire in April 07 . Can anyone give me information relative to your purchase price and the type of warranty you purchased.
Thanks,
Doc