Hey, kids. New to forum but original owner of 2003 S-Type. Loved it since day 1 (so glad I didn't buy the MB!). Very few issues or questions up until now, so spent last 8 years on other forums or out riding/driving in TRW.

My S-Type is the sport equipped V6 with a 5-speed manual, in platinum with black interior and grey stained maple. Added mesh grill, a spoiler and ceramic brake pads (calipers painted red). Drive it fairly often, but only 35K miles to date - still virtually pristine inside and out.

In southern CA; must admit to being a bike guy before a car guy, however....

 

ducduc welcome to the forums! Sheesh took you this long to find us . I am glad to see that she has been trouble free for you. Besure to add some pics into your garage for us to enjoy!

 

Welcome to the forum,

She's just a baby at 35K!

 

Welcome... And do you realize you have the "most rare" S type in the US? Many fewer 3.0 / 5 speed manuals than the even the R......

 

Hi and thanks for the welcome. Yeah, only ever wondered about tire and brake choices, etc, in the past so hadn't done too much searching.
I was aware that I had a fairly rare package - cool. And since Jags in general are not too common on the road also contributes to my enjoyment of the marque and this car. I'd wanted a Jaguar since I first saw an E-Type.

I have always owned vehicles with manual transmissions, but wasn't planning to find/buy a manual S-Type. The owner of the dealership ordered it up for a showpiece, then nobody wanted the transmission when it came time to sell so I lucked out with the timing. And the sport features look and perform great.

So, Jim, a bump to full access...??

 

Hi and welcome to the forum, great to have you here with us at JF.

Nice intro in your "obligatory post"thanks for sharing...lol

Hope we can help and you enjoy your time here

Some great guys here, top techs, good info and more than a few laughs here n there, so jump in and enjoy......

I'm sure we can bump you to full forum access so you can better view the site.......enjoy your time here

 

Sweet. Thanks, Jim.
Despite the relative low miles, I've spent a lot of time with this car so hope to be able to contribute as well as learn some new things.

 

Sean, please feel free to take take take and give back what you can, when you can.

Initially, even simple things like helping to welcome other newbies and making them feel right at home helps

Now jump in and enjoy...

PS - If you haven't reached at least 20 posts by the end of the day I'll put you back to "Registered user"

 

count bump
(you asked for it...!)

 

Welcome aboard Sean, hard to go wrong with a bike and a jag!