I take it you have a 2000 or 2001 S type. Had you been a member prior to buying your Jag instead of coming in and bitching about your poor selectionyou would have read about those years and been able to make a better decision. So blame yourself not the car. 2003 and newer Jagshave very few issues. by the way I have a 2000 S Type.
Oh! Welcome to the forum.

 

Ditto.
I have a 2000 as well and I haven't had the tranny problems either.
The shifter......... Yes, but I replaced that myself - simple.

To alleviate the problem of shifting out of park, make sure you apply the emergency brake prior to shifting into park and releasing the brake pedal.

Have a nice day [:'(]

 

ditto to that ; I learned before I bought my S-type (thru research) that..

1) You never put your S-type inpark until you've applied the parking brake first.
2) That you can count on a number of repairs before the "bugs" are worked out. (points, headlights, liner, brakes...)

I've hated the repairs, but they weren't unexpected - but I still love my car, the comments people make about how beautiful it is, the great gas mileage on the 3.0 (21/29) and the smooth ride I get zooming down the Turnpike at 80 mph!

That said, I'm still not sure my next ride will be another Jaguar................

 

Yup, when everything is working the car is fantastic. I've had problems with other cars as well. OK, so maybe the window did not fall into the door and hide but, as they say **** happens. Everycar I have owned I engage emergancy brake than apply the park so wieght of the car is on the brake not tranny.

 

Highly agree

 

Dejinero never stated age, miles, condition of his recent purchase. No sympathy for a non CPO Jag or any other pre owned. Buyer beware especially if it was an auction car.

I purchased my 03 S type R from a Jag dealer with a CPO and never had a problem. I have an extended time warranty until 2010 (100K mi)!

As far as the tranny Jag purchases them from ZF a renouned manuf which is the same tranny in the BMWs.

Dejinero got what he paid for- an abused car.

He can also purchase a 3rd party extended warranty if he wants to stop bitching.

 

No matter what car you are thinking of getting, always do your homework for that specific vehicle before buying. I trip out when people do more research when buying a computer than they would when it comes to a car. The advice he/she should be giving is "Do your homework first!". Guess who loses for not knowing what he/she was getting into.

 

i totally agree with type R...some people dont think about **** before they do it or just get the first one they see without checking it out....SUCKERS! esp. when you dont get it with a warranty....$2500 is pretty cheap actually...my first two vists to get the "bugs out" for a week each prob ran about $10,000 total but thats why I got one under warranty and have the CPO warranty for another year or 100k miles I would never touch a car without a warranty! after those 2 trips ive had hardly anythign wrong with mine and I LOVE IT! I WOULD NOT hesitate to buy another!

 

I agree the warranty is your friendI just extended mine for another 2 years.

 

[sm=badidea.gif]........ I don't understand why you post this here.......... most of us are owners and/or lovers of Jag's. We all know that nothing is perfect; we also know that you get what you pay for. you provide no facts or data; just a rant. We don't know what you bought, miles/condition,if you had a PPI, etc.

I've found this forum to be a great resource for technical support; and, because most are owners (unlike other forums) you can get feedback and thoughts from people who have 'been there and done that'.

I hope you get your problems sorted out and start to enjoy your Jag; or just sell it and move on. Life is too short.

good luck

 

I was a bit worried before i bought my 01 S type but after reading the average problems I opted to buy the best aftermarket warranty possible. So IF i have any problems i should be covered.

I honestly couldn't be any happier with my Jaguar. People always say what a nice looking car it is and i haven't done anything to it aside from window tint and some darkening of the sidemarkers. I love my Jaguar. Next Jag purchace will be a used S type R if i can find a good enough deal on one.

 

Same here. 3 time Jag. owner and I'd buy another one. I too have an aftermarket warranty. I do love these cars!!

 

As I've said before........I'd rather be standing by my Jag. waiting for a tow truck than drive any other car!!

 

HaHaHaHaHaHa! Badmojo, I love it! It's funny because it's true!!

-Scott

 

Haven't had a single problem with my 2001 S-Type. Had it for 8 months now. Personally, BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, and Mercedes all are expensive to fix. You should have the extra money to spend on it when it breaks. High class cars always take more and more money to repair and maintain not to mention 91+ octane. That being said, having these cars doesn't mean they won't break down. I second KAZSAM. Dejinero, you should have read the forums before buying. I have been reading the jaguarforums for 1 year 8 months prior to buying my 2001 S-type. I still went ahead and bought that year model. Not to mention I have 2,000 dollars stored for its maintenece. [/align]

 

Which companies offer this automotive service insurance and what are the terms, per mileage ?