Just purchased a used 2009 Jaguar XF SC. It is black with a spice interior. Looking forward to participating on the forum.

 

Welcome alps! I'm your (relatively) near neighbor in Dallas. Mine is a 2002 Jag J8L, not supercharged. An old man's car for an old man! Yours will be much snappier all around and I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed mine these past 3+ years. I was new to Jaguar when I bought mine with 55K miles and some extended warranty remaining. I was especially pleased that such a wonderfully SMOOTH vehicle was so reasonably priced.

But you need to understand and expect that the tradeoff is that they are really expensive to maintain; perhaps not so much with your 2009 model probably with some warranty remaining, but later on. Every part and every labor procedure costs significantly more for a Jaguar no matter what. In fact the older models are probably best left to those with superior mechanical repair skills.. I am fortunate in Dallas to have access to highly trained independent Jag father and son mechanic shop. They are totally dependable with diagnosis, advice and counsel about repairs, but their work is not cheap (except, perhaps, compared to some of the dealer 'estimates')

The best solution is to declare your Jag as your hobby, like golf, maybe. Perhaps you can thereby bypass the monthly household budget restraints. (feeble attempt at humor!)

Seriously, welcome to the Jag world. I know you will enjoy both the fine car and the great folks available on this forum to encourage and help you.

 

Be careful...I'm on number 16 right now. It's like a sickness.

 

Welcome, enjoy your XF and congrats on your new ride

 

Welcome to the forum Alps, good to see you.

 

welcome aboard alps...Great welcome from Alvin too!
Jump right in to the XF section and you'll get tons of info.
Great members / techs here and the odd laugh here n there....all good
Upgraded you manually to FFA so you can enjoy all the forums benefits.
Hope you enjoy the site

 

Hey there! Owner of a 2004 S-Type R here. I just moved back to Texas, in September. I live in Tyler aswell. Do you know any other Jag owners in Tyler? It would be awesome to meet up some time.

 

Joe,

Alps last visited the forum in November 2012 and last posted in March 2011.

If you don't get a reply here, you could send a forum PM which will also go to his eMail account.

Graham

 

Thanks, Graham! I sent him PM.

 

I'm own an X-type maroon w/ beige interior from right outside Tyler.

 

You've replied to a very old, old post, but if you're hoping to meet other local Jaguar owners in and around Tyler, TX, your timing might actually be lucky. British Bash & Christmas Market is happening on November 11th, 2023, from 11am to 4pm in downtown Terrell, just a few miles up I-20. The Jaguar Owners Assn of North Texas is planning to meet in Terrell that morning and display their Jaguars in the festival. Terrell's link to Britain is that during WW2, it was home to the No. 1 British Flying Training School.