Mine's 6 years old and fine.

 

Thanks for the tip. That is a bit pricey but you gotta pay to play.

 

I drove the car and I noticed the headlights are not good. Carfax/autocheck states no accidents and it looks clean, but it was so bad it looked like I had 1 headlight on. My 02 car with stock xenons is 3x as good as these. Perhaps the projectors need to be re-aimed? Also I noticed a whining noise when I parked the car. Any PS issues on these cars? Otherwise this car is amazing I am in the process of negotiating a fair price for the car.

 

There is a quick fix for the one headlight. We will help you with this. The whining noise could be the cooling fan, super charger, etc. Have the dealer look into and guarantee a fix for any issue you are suspicious of. Insist on a dealer cost three month warranty. The STR is all smiles from it's looks to it's beasty-ness.

 

I've heard your quote before about walking away, and I did. I went with my gut, and my gut says keep looking. The STR is one heck of a car.

 

Smart man, i fell for a trap like this, when i got my jag, turns out the fuel system was shot, numerous leaks, i would fill up full, with is 60 litres i believe or close to it, and it would be gone in a day. But the dealer took care of it.

 

what was it that made you walk away?

 

Had non matching brand tires that IMO needed to be replaced (at least $800 right there), and after some quick research I felt the headlights needed some mechanical work. The headlight issue could be a quick fix, or an expensive one, but to see someone drive around with headlights literally aimed at the floor and not be concerned, concerns me. There were other personal issues in regards to the story I was told regarding the car that also influenced me. For example, I was told it was owned by his uncle, then I pay for a car fax it shows a REPO prior to this owner. Car fax shows no work done at a Jag Dealer, yet I was told later the belts, etc. have been done and when asked for proof said "it might be at home". There's more but that's enough for now. I do think the car is in good mechanical condition, someone will enjoy it; just not me.

 

Sorry to hear that. No dealer here so I'd be SOL if I drive home and a month later the car breaks.

 

i can understand that, these cars need certain things. When people go into them, they fail to realize the cost of maintaining them. The headlights arent that big of a deal, you can aim them by hand and i think they actually do better when you do( my opinion of course) and the tire thing, your right about 800 is just about dead on. Might want to keep this in mind too, the factory wheels bend quite easily especially with potholes. I have replaced my 2 front wheels with the factory ones due to very slight bends, that no matter how hard i tried, would never quite balance themselves out. Once i did new the new ones, they came out almost perfect on the machine. Also aligning the vehicle is very important. Especially if see abnormal wear. Being that i was raised around cars and my family owns service centers, it made my life very easy for doing these things. Also the thermostat issue was a really easy fix too (especially on the STR's)

 

I learn more everyday on this forum...good tip on the wheels. I'm still looking for one. These are special cars.

 

the dang hose under the supercharger leaks. There's 3 people on the forums with this problem. If yours does, it's probably close to a $1,000 repair. The whole supercharger assembly needs to be removed. I heard there was an updated part that we released. Maybe check the service history and see if it's been done.