Hello all! I'm seriously looking at picking up a beautiful V8 S but I'm a bit worried since it's out of warranty...

Is this worry warranted? I've seen some people having issues with Jaguars and having them in for repairs often and it is having me consider a Boxster instead. I am coming from a 2008 987 Cayman S and I only had 1 repair in 4 years. I would be DDing this car, never tracking it. Any comments or advice? I'm not familiar with Jaguars prices, warranties, or even reliability. Hope to get some advice from the pros!

 

 

Not all aftermarket warranties are bad. The one I have for my Jaguar XJL-Supercharged is awesome! I had warranty work done several times without any fuss. They even replace speakers. And it’s only a $100 deductible (USD).

 

Best aftermarket warranty company I’ve ever used.

 

In the UK the warranty on earlier models was limited to three years.

My F Type R warranty expired at tge end of March 2018.

I considered an extended warranty, but even if bought via Jaguar.co.uk it was a third party warranty .

I decided not to buy coverage in the end.

Having been on this and other Jaguar owners fora I came to the conclusion that it's a reasonably reliable car.

My car has covered 26000 miles from new,, with 17000 of those driven by myself in the last ten months, the only warranty repair needed was a sat nav antenna replacement.

 

Earliest Jaguar I owned was a '60 Mk II in 1973, from which owner I learned many things about caring for them. Most importantly for you is that Lucas (the inventor of darkness) is no longer in the picture. Reliability increased in the Ford Ownership era, after 1988, as I recall. My Stype had 156k miles when I sold it to a pal, who drove it to/from Canada through 200k miles.
DO have it inspected after perusing this forum for warnings. Then, jump in and be proud of your ride.