I know it might fly in the face of reason but I would take my Jag over an Audi. I've had several Audis and will never get another. Unless it's a lease and I hand it back as "someone else's problem". That honestly would apply to a BMW. So many of those "reliable german engineering" components can be so buried in the front that the only way to get to them is hike the engine out. My S4 was a case in point. Ran into the timing chain guide problem that Audi have yet to acknowledge because they don't read the owner forums. It was the V8 4.2 and guess where the damn timing chains are ? Yep against the bulkhead so engine has to come out, replace the shitty plastic parts with slightly less shitty plastic parts and stuff the engine back in. I was the original owner, kept religiously (overly so on oil changes) to scheduled maintenance and at 70K miles and 10 years the estimate was $5K. Not because of the parts but the engine out/in malarkey.

I facepalm every time other car forums drag the Lucas Curse back into conversation about JLR. My 2016 V6 just warranty expired too. But I think I'm going to stash the cash I would have handed to the insurance folks in my piggy bank.

YMMV.

 

All I know for sure is they went backwards in 2012 on the AJ133SC!
With the front cross-over pipe, the big one near the top of the engine.
On my 2010 XFR it was alloy and caused zero problems, then the beancounters went to work and in 2012 they replaced it with a plastic one that was extremely problematic for a few years (splitting along the seam) before they upgraded it to a seamless version.
No problems that I know of with this pipe on the V6 although it was plastic from the get go.

 

At the end of the day, you know this car and it's maintenance history. That's incredibly important. And regarding the "Audi" story, I have my own. I'd leased a 2007 RS4 and then bought out the lease at lease end. I also purchased an extended warranty to cover unexpected major repairs. Why? Because I absolutely loved the car. That's the litmus test that counts --buying cars you feel passionate about is a love story. Don't get all caught up in the naysayers. To wit, there were horror stories all over about a range of RS4 issues (shocks, clutch, carbon cleaning, brakes...etc -- does not have the same timing chain issue as S4's -- BTW) and when my lease came to a close, I had to keep the car, but did insulate myself with a warranty. After six more years of Audi RS4 ownership I came to the conclusion that consistent maintenance with high quality products and non-abuse were keys to success. Bottom line, never used that extended warranty once -- nothing broke. In fact, only item needed fixing in eight years was a DRC shock recall, a ignition recall, and I had to fix a broken glove box. Frankly, if you really look at the Jag F Type "issues" noted above, they're pretty minor stuff...all ancillaries that are pretty common to any machine -- a few hundred bucks in preventative maintenance every five years or so to replace plastic bits if you want to be really ****. What you may want to do is price a good extended warranty for peace of mind. But once you find something that floats your boat...stay the course. I sold that RS4 because someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I've regretted selling that car until I finally parked my F Type R in the garage. I'm back in love.

 

Also, the coolant piping issues are supposedly resolved by the time the '17s were produced.

 

would this https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.p...___xj___f_type fit the v6s as well? or is it not a problem for the v6

 

Maybe, maybe not.
But I seem to recall that particular pipe is different between the V8 and V6.
A quick search of the Britcar site shows only that one and no V6 version.
Maybe just drop them a line and ask them, I have always found them to be helpful.

 

At least for MY16, it does fit the V6.
https://www.jaguarparts.com/oem-part...lange-aj814007

 

@Unhingd Do you know if updated part # for this hose went into our early 16s?

I was washing engine bay, and I think I could see that hose at the back of the engine going into firewall. Seems to be straight-forward to replace.

 

I can't confirm for certain, but I believe we are safe. I know the changeover occurred late MY15 to early My16, and our cars were produced in the 3rd or 4th month of MY16 production. At my 5th annual inspection, I had the dealer pressure test the coolant system. All good.