Hi all,

I just bought a mint '00 white '00 S-Type V6! My first "luxury" car, and I'm excited (and a bit freaked out). I went to test it out and that was it--we had to have it. I'd read some reviews on Edmunds about this car and a lot of them said the interiors were cheap, etc., but that's not what I found at all. Plus it has fully tinted windows...and drives like a champ.

I live in Austin, and this weekend we will be taking out for the first time with our 4-month old son to the in-laws 4 hours away--2 lane country roads the whole way, with plenty o' speed traps (you know, where it's 70 one minute and 35 the next).

Anyway, I am a dunce with cars so anyone with tips on good Jag mechanics in Austin would be appreciated.

I'll post some pics soon. BTW, what's with the "S" button on the gearbox?

 

Welcome to the forum and enjoy the new ride! Someone will come along and correct me if I'm wrong, but I belive the "S" button on the gearbox is for Sport mode, manual shifting. Not familiar with the S-Type, but on my XK I can put it into sport mode and use the paddle shifters to manually change gears on the 6 speed tranny.

 

Welcome to the forum,

CG you are half right S is for sports mode but you don't have to use the manual shift.
It changes the gear shift parameters and raises the revs for the up shift points.

 

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Cool, I couldn't figure out how to edit my signature, but I found it (just scroll down a bit...)

Anyway, here are a coupla pics o' my ride. Don't mind the sketchy lookin' neighborhood in the background. I live in a funky part of Austin...What can I say, I'm a drummer!

-Nick

 

Welcome, we seem to own the same year and model. You will get a lot of great info on the S type site. Lots of people who know what they are talking about. All I can recommend is change the oil and filter every 3 months or 3 thousand miles. I use synthetic and you will see a great deal of posts on when and how often to change with various opinions. I just find for my Jag changing it like this works for me with a great running car. I also love to keep the rubber around the doors and everywhere else very clean and moisturized which helps it to stay new and last a lot longer. Good luck with yours.