In 1996 I had the papers on the table to purchase a new Jaguar Vandenplas and balked at the idea since so many of my friends told me it was a mistake. I bought a Mercedes instead...What a piece of junk that was...anyway, now I am older and wiser and just wanted to see what I had missed and man have I been missing out on a great ride...but I got it now and I intend on keeping it....even if i buy the newest XF I'm looking at....My 1996 needs suspension work and I fully intend on getting the ride back to original....shocks are bad and springs sagging...not sure what shock to get yet and i'm all ears to learn any advice ya'll may have....doing the front first but I cant find an honest mechanic up here in the Detroit area to do the job....thinking about buying a repair shop...crazy...TTYL Thanks from George

 

Hello, George,
Friends usually have your best interests at heart, but sometimes they offer advice from hearsay and not personal experience.

When my friends first learned I had a Jaguar their comments ranged from, "nice car" to "poor reliability" to "expensive to keep." It hasn't been expensive to keep up and it's not undergoing repairs nearly as often as some of their hot new cookie cutter Detroit monsters.

Besides that, you can't go through life living by other people's opinions I discovered, and sometimes you have to balk and do what you think best. Good for you in doing so. You have discovered they were wrong, haven't you!

Welcome from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Its something I should have done as bought a ford and though its alright is only alright

 

Welcome to the forum George,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums. 18 years wasted without a Jaguar - you need to review your friends!

Follow this link XJ X300 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X300 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

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Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome George ... and greetings from Australia;

My guess is that most of us raised a knowing smile at your eventual introduction to the Jaguar experience.
I know I did. The sounds; the smell; the style ... Hard to describe. Harder still to ignore. Just fabulous to experience.

Great advice from Graham in post #4 which will help you better enjoy all the resources and help on offer here.
Best wishes,
Ken

 

Welcome George from bright sunny SoCal, enjoy the best forum around

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums George,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

Hello to all that replied and read my first post on the site...Thank you all and it makes me feel good to have communication with other parts of the world. It is important. Your advice and welcomes have been help full so far and I expect to do much more on the threads and such as soon as I become familiar with how to work everything

 

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