My First Jaguar... 05' STR
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My First Jaguar... 05' STR
Hello all
Just picked up an 05' Jaguar STR in Seafrost. Now it might not be the most desirable color but I payed a whole $1.00 for it and I will tell you how I did that...
The car hadn't been driven in months because they couldn't get it in gear and needed it gone for the new F-Pace SVR arrival. The deal was, get it out of the driveway and I can buy it for $1.00. So a quick google told me the two bolts that hold the shift cable are the likely culprit. Jacked it up, tightened the bolts, and it worked. They are family friends so I told them not worry about it but "a deal is a deal" and I now own a 2005 Seafrost S Type R with 75,000 miles, Navigation, and Bluetooth. It even came with all of the original documents and every maintenance record! The only two faults on the body are a chip in the center of the rear bumper and scrapes under the front bumper from probably going up a steep driveway. The engine feels strong and passed SMOG but I think there is a slight vacuum leak somewhere under the hood that I have to investigate.
First impression was that it is very quick and like it enough that I will now be selling my 2014 335i MSport to keep the STR! Excited to get into the Jaguar community and will be reading up as much as I can on these cars.
Just picked up an 05' Jaguar STR in Seafrost. Now it might not be the most desirable color but I payed a whole $1.00 for it and I will tell you how I did that...
The car hadn't been driven in months because they couldn't get it in gear and needed it gone for the new F-Pace SVR arrival. The deal was, get it out of the driveway and I can buy it for $1.00. So a quick google told me the two bolts that hold the shift cable are the likely culprit. Jacked it up, tightened the bolts, and it worked. They are family friends so I told them not worry about it but "a deal is a deal" and I now own a 2005 Seafrost S Type R with 75,000 miles, Navigation, and Bluetooth. It even came with all of the original documents and every maintenance record! The only two faults on the body are a chip in the center of the rear bumper and scrapes under the front bumper from probably going up a steep driveway. The engine feels strong and passed SMOG but I think there is a slight vacuum leak somewhere under the hood that I have to investigate.
First impression was that it is very quick and like it enough that I will now be selling my 2014 335i MSport to keep the STR! Excited to get into the Jaguar community and will be reading up as much as I can on these cars.
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Welcome to the forums fvierra27,
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Family friends and they still took your $1 - some friends!
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ed-v8-x200-15/ to the S-Type forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-western-38/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums fvierra27,
Good to have you with us.
A stroke of luck indeed, do you expect a Christmas card?
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