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Beware '91 Jaguar owners with the Jaguar Security System! There is no one in the US with a replacement clicker. I have searched high and low. Other car clickers with the same FCC code do not work. My Jag is too young to die and she only has 82,000 miles on her. I am open to all suggestions.
It's a no-brainer, IMO.
Does anyone have confirmation (I saw it on another site tonight) that all XJ '05 and '06 sales have been suspended because of fuel tank leakage issues?
I've done the homework and here is the information regarding this problem:
"Jaguar Cars ordered its dealers worldwide to stop selling some 2006 and 2007 XJ sedans following several massive gasoline leaks from vehicle fuel tanks.
Jaguar notified its U.S. and Canadian dealers of what it calls a "quarantine" on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The quarantine prohibits Jaguar dealers from selling any new or used XJs with vehicle identification numbers G49701 through H13209."
As I understand this, it sounds like this problem is specific to a certain production run and it is NOT on any '05's, according to the article.
Here is the link:
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TagMan
Thanks
I just received a letter from Jaguar in New Jersey informing me that there is a potential problem with the key fob remote transmitters that came with my 2004 XJ8. The letter further instructs me to make an appointment with an authorized dealer so that they can "upgrade" the key fob remotes.
Has anyone heard about this "recall?" I am curious as to whether these new remotes look different.
If anyone has any information, please respond to this post.
Thanks...AlexanderV2
It is always possible that your serial number was within a production sequence that has been determined to have received a potentially defective part, in this case the remote.
Let us know what your dealer says.
TagMan
So, how do I approach the local Jag dealer and say: "I want you to go out to the auctions and look for a black or BRG with sand interior that you could buy, CPO and then sell to me for say 43K. If you see one, buy it, CPO it, and I'll buy it from you."
Naturally, he try to sell me a new '05 or '06 and/or he'll doubt that after he does all the auction work that there will ever be a sale. I on the other hand would feel leery about giving him a 5K deposit to go out to the auction to buy a car with unknown mileage or provence.
How can I make this simple for everybody? Email all the Jag dealers within 200 miles on a regular basis?
What I would recomend doing is contacting a couple of dealers in the area and seeing if they have any of those Jags coming off of lease soon.
We get a list of all the Land Rovers that we have leased out through LRCG, a division of Ford Motor Credit, and I bet Jag dealers get another list of all the jags they have leased.
Additionally, sometimes dealers can access larger inventory regions, and check for one matching your description.
What have you got to lose by gaining the assistance of some of the local dealers?
TagMan
Stay Safe, and remember -- Life is better at the Beach!
My wife is aching to trade in her RX330 ASAP, as she had a '98 RX300 before and is pretty tired of having essentially the same car for eight and a half years.
And the XJ8 (no special VP or L here) is at the top of her list. Although the E350 4Matic Sport and BMW 530xi seem like more practical choices, because I live in the Chicago area and we sometimes need AWD, everything else the Jag does better. It has better mileage, amazingly it weighs less than both (aluminum, of course), looks better inside and out, has better reliability (!), and goes better to boot. And it's only about $5K more than the others, with the same options. It's a ton more car for the money... and it'll impress the neighbors more, too. http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/- emotorcons/emo_wink.gif
Now, I need some real, true-to-life answers. Does anybody here live in a random climate like mine, and if so, does the XJ go crazy in the snow?
And I read that the reliability is 2nd best in class, just behind the LS430. From owners' experiences with the *CURRENT* XJ, is this true?
Thanks! We're test-driving all three on Saturday.
'05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX330 • '06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG
Buy the XJ8 for her and on the few snow days, memorize the cab company's 'phone number.
My son agrees- he's a gear head like me, and we also drove the BMW 530xi today, after the Jag. He disliked the BMW and thought the Jaguar would be a much better car for her, and thought the XJ was better in every area (except price, but I can spare $3,000).
I'm sure we'll be getting it, and if we do, it's a Racing Green XJ8 with the Champagne/Mocha interior with Mocha piping on the seats. We'll be buying her new car in January, right in the heart of winter :sick:.
blkislandguy - Have you been successful yet? It's been a month.
I have a little more input on possibilities: 1) There is a Dealer here in Las Vegas that I buy from frequently who could get you what you want - he scours auctions all the way from California to Pennsylvania to find "special order" cars, and he flys out there to check them out himself. He is very very meticulous. Also, CPO Jags come through the auction all the time. A dealer may get in a recent model, CPO it, but in 4 months it's still there, so he sends it off to the auction. It's still CPO to whomever buys it.
He'll buy the car, and ship it to you for about $500. It's done all the time. He sells as many cars out of state as he does in Vegas. If you want to check him out, here's his website: www.normbaker.com
TagMan
What percentage of the asking price is accepted by the industry for a quick, no trade, cash deal?
It looks like a local dealer is closing in on an '05 XJL in BRG (while dark green no longer is a popular color, it is to my eye on Jag sedans) with beige interior, NAV, and 17,000 miles. They haven't gotten it in the dealership yet and don't have pricing. It may be coming from a trade or a dealer-only auction. However, they tell me that they will CPO it. (Can they CPO factory-buy back cars?)
What is this thing worth as a CPO in a soft sales season? (Soft sales season? You can't give away a home now in New England. The Boston Globe will need to buy a train load of paper to start printing an expanded 1987-like real estate auction section on Sundays.) What is my initial offer? Do I make a low offer now and then wait to the middle of December when presumably they really want to move it? With a driveway full of still serviceable cars, this is a discretionary purchase.
Good luck.
Life is better at the Beach!
Incidentally, a lot of people on the High End Luxury Marque board swear that they would never own a HELM vehicle out of warranty. It is paradoxical that the last thing a retiring couple should do is to buy a new MB or BWM "to keep forever", as one would have bought a Packard a generation ago, when they would have much better luck with a Taurus or even an F150.
Incidentally,the Boston Globe today had a big expose about a pol who had over the years bought 7 Series sedans at wholesale prices from a local body shop owner who goes to car auctions. The gist of the article was that he was getting a great deal from a guy seeking favor. Wrong. He was picking up 3 year old 7 Series for no money because they had no CPO or provence. What he got was a sucker's bet.
Every freelander needs a tranny sometime before 75,000 miles and it normaly fails between 40,000 and 65,000. If you luck out and it fails before the 50,000 mile mark could for you but if it doesn't and you don't have the warranty...
Well then that 1,500 dollar warranty looks like a pretty good deal after you had to pay 3,000 grand for a new transmission.
We took an older XJ8 in trade a couple of weeks ago. I passed though as I want either a Vanden Plas or a Super V8. Hopefuly eventualy we will add a jag store next to our rover store. That would make things easier.
$35,000. That's a little low, but these things are dropping faster than Presidents in Argentina. Don't overpay, even for the CPO. It doesn't add that much value.
For Week Ending Oct 25 Sale Price $35,676
Aug 2006 Apr 2006 Oct 2005
$36,937 $39,956 $41,745
My ideal diso would be a 2003 disco with the ACE package but that basicly does not exist. It was avaliable to order that option but I have never seen one.
There is a price theory that if you ask a heck of a lot more than what is fair, you will receive an offer that is lower than your high price, but a lot higher than what you had hoped for.
When buying, only pay what you are willing to pay. The seller wants your money more than you want his car.
Seller doesn't have to like your offer, but you will have his respect for not being a willing sucker.
My only dissapointment, and I should have known better, was to believe the salesman when he told me that the nav DVD was the latest version extant for that model. But, it wasn't. The nav in my wife's Lincoln Aviator has better graphics, definition and contains much more info.
Caveat Emptor!!!
Luck -- and Life is better at the Beach!!!
Your salesman may not have been lying to you. The system in the Jaguar is not the same as the one in your Lincoln. Ford and Toyota use a Denso product - Jag's is from another vendor, I don't remember whose, but graphics and functions are not DVD controlled, they are firmware installed permanently in the system. The "latest DVD" for your system should only enhance the map, not the colors, graphics or functions.
Don't you love the English vernacular used in the Jag's system though? "KINDLY REFRAIN FROM USING THIS SYSTEM WHILST THE AUTO IS IN MOTION". Much more amusing Lawyer warning, IMO. Oh, excuse me, BARRISTER warning..... :shades:
The manual also mentioned the bonnet, but we never located the hat.
Even if it's only an update on the geography, I'd welcome any upgrade.
On another front, I am curious what yearly service & repairs run on such a Jag. In the first two years of owning a MB, I was shocked I had to get new brakes and usually rotors every two years to the tune of >$800. Although I am now used to these #s, I would hate to buy a car with more suction on my wallet. Lexus is appealing, but I want to replace my MB w/ a car that has a soul!
Once the car is running it runs great, it is just a matter of getting it starting the first time. Has anyone had a similar problem? Or, does anyone know how to fix it?