Hi Jag fans!

I've been an S Type Jaguar Sport (2.7D Euro4) 'owner' since 2006, when I was lucky enough to choose BN06 *** as my lease car, which I bought for £18k when I left my employer at the end of 2007.

I'd previously 'owned' a 2001 3.0l S Type with manual gearbox, which was awful, but thank goodness I didn't give up on the S Type, and having had a nice XJ (X350) 3.5 V8 on lease for ~18 months, I decided to give the S Type another try.

What a great decision! - My battle scarred 'BN06 Bolide' remains in the family, now with ~85k personal miles on the clock and I still love it to bits, but have finally decided I want something faster........So, having looked around a lot for about 3 months, struggling to track down a good late model STR, I almost bought a Merc. E55, with it's beautiful, hand built Lysholm compressor equipped 5.4 V8 engine, however I didn't succumb to German technology - thank God!

Instead I've found a gorgeous BL07 *** plated low mileage STR, about which I hope to share my experiences in the next few months and years.

To start me on my way, can a knowledgeable member tell me how many face-lifted STRs were built and is there an easy way to decipher from the VIN, exactly when my car was built?

Cheers,

Lysholm

 

Welcome to the forum,

Have fun with the new R, head on over to the S section the guys will have plenty of mod ideas for you!
Here is some info on VIN decoding https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/g...ecoding-49929/

You should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Thanks Norri

 

Here's some numbers info
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...numbers-40394/
It is not exactly definitive.....