Hi Folks,

Grew up around Jags.. my father was originally a British Leyland mechanic and then ultimately the Service Manager for Jaguar Canada. Later in his career he did a lot of engineering work at the factory in Coventry. Dad always had company cars to bring home.. we had the first TR-8 in Canada (badged as a TR-7), I learned to drive in a Cooper S and it was always a treat when he brought home an XJ-S. A joke in our family was that when the ashtray was full it was time for a new Jag!

My father raced TR-3s and other similar British made sports cars in the 50's. We spent a lot of time watching the Bob Tulius Group 44 Jaguars compete in North America and had the amazing experience of seeing the Silk Cats race in Europe several times. Eventually I raced karts, superkarts and then formula cars until I figured out I had to get a real job.

My dad is many years retired now, well into his 80s. He's been on a mission to get the whole family into Jags - my sister drives an XK-R convertible, my Mum drives an X Type, my other sister has a X Type and... this weekend he bought me a 2002 S Type off of a dealer listing on Craigslist!

He talked the dealer down to $3500. At first I was very skeptical of a S Type and I was going to talk him out of it, but he bought the car anyways (my wife and I could really use a second car and my Dad was refusing to take any money for it). As soon as I sat in the car I had that paradoxically exhilarating and worrying feeling of being a Jag owner for the first time in my life.

The car has a few issues, the handling is not what it should be so I am going to post to these forums for some guidance.. hence the intro.

Cheers,
Eamonn aka eggman

 

Welcome to this friendly Forum, Eamonn, thanks for the interesting intro.
I think one's relationship with Jaguars is always ambivalent.
I see you've found the S type section.
There's a Regional section which, somewhat paradoxically, includes Mexico so you'll need to buy a Sombrero.
Canada, Mexico, South America - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

Welcome to this friendly Forum, Eamonn,

Great Intro.

Back in the 70's when I was a smoker, I also had a few Jaguars that lasted about the same length of time!

Hope you soon get the S-Type issues resolved.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Welcome to the forum Eamonn,

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

 

Thanks for the welcome Gents.

 

Hey there & welcome aboard Eamonn, good to have you here with us here at JF

nice intro thanks so much for posting

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Check out the regional section for your area?
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests.
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Welcome Eggman,

As mentioned above, we do have a Canadian forum, with members across the country.
The link is in my signature. What part of the country are you in?

 

Welcome to the forum eggman and nice intro.