This has to be a good deal, early pre production STR face lift at 8k

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-53-Jaguar...ht_1797wt_1141

 

I laughed when I saw the description of Car is not Police owned

 

I think that is a big problem with the advert, that and the dvd screens and xbox
This was 9.5K 6 weeks ago.

 

Car does not match description?? I wish they had posted the serial number. It has the 2005 wheels and the 2005 and up body changes. Shorter spoiler, updated back end, ect. No windshield washers in the hood. The color also seems to be non-factory??
The interior has the rare two tone colors and no wood but Aluminum interior trim.
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Looks like factory UV Blue and the facelift (nominally 2004.5MY over here). Lots of car for the money.

 

I have all the factory sales literature. That color is not listed? Would it be called Pacific Blue?? Right on the 2004.5 year but it's listed as a 2003?
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I've seen several Ultraviolet Blue cars, even driven one. It would be very late 2003 and probably a test (pre-production) model. Pacific Blue is a paler blue (less purple) and I've seen that on XKs. Don't recall seeing it on an S-Type.

 

I think Jaguar missed some opportunities with the STR here in the USA. I've seen this interior up close with a silver exterior and I really liked it. Had they worked a bit more on this and just gotten more of these interior combinations plus some others out on dealer's lots with more marketing I think the car could have been more successful. Most of the interior combinations I've seen are a bit ho-hum. I like some of the stock exterior colors but a few more like the one on this car might have helped as well. There were way too many black cars produced and so few blue ones. I think I have seen a seasfoam STR somewhere but never in the flesh. IMHO they needed to go a bit Lamborghini with the color schemes. Looks like they have with the new cars.

 

Yes the two tone interiors I thought added something. Sometimes called Portfolio cars. Here is the only black/red combo I have seen.
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IM happy with my black on black

 

^^Love the look of your STR. My 370Z was black however and I plan on never owning a black car again. They are terrible for people who are OCD about dirt, chips and scratches!

 

The red one doesn't do it for me. I love deep red interiors too. I think they also need some different upholstery pattern options. The basic interior layout is OK it just needed a talented designer's touch for some other choices. The original design is OK too.

 

The exterior & interior colours for the 2004.5MY (2005 USA) are named in English in this German S-Type brochure a few pages in.

 

Cool download...Thanks for that...

I find it interesting that the North American market gets a lot fewer choices than the European market....

 

If it did - bummer!

There are more brochures on various sites, also German though.

google something like
site:xxx.com filetype: pdf

I had to add a space after the 2nd colon but don't when actually searching

try http://dekoning-jaguar.com
as the site

 

Also
www.mobilverzeichnis.de

 

Is is an early production standard car in UV blue.
That red and black trim combo was in my first 02 STR, it was ok but dated.
I now have Dove / Charcoal in a Platinum car and love it.

 

I want a RHD STR here lol I just wouldnt want any of the crazy European interior options!

 

I looked at one just like that in Connecticut back in June. There were some ordered here.

 

I have never seen a two tone Jaguar interior stateside. The red/black is way too flamboyant for my taste but I would love to have the Dove/Charcoal combo.

George