Hi guys/gals,

I am about to close a deal on a 2003 S-Type R with about 40K miles on it.
Since I am new to this car, and know just the basics about it, I would like to get any useful advice and tips from those of you that already own this type of vehicle.

There are so many questions that I have, that I cant even list, but just a few of them are:

- what should I look for when I go to the dealer (leaks, brakes, electronics, noise...etc)
- any major recalls on this year (2003)
- should I ask for a factory warranty, or after market one
- how good is this vehicle in terms of reliability
- where is the Achilles spot of the S-Type R

Like I said, I am new to the vehicle, but as most of you here in the forum, I am a car enthusiast and love high performance cars.
I have been around other car forums for a while and I know the rules of SEARCHING, which I will do, but I am under the circumstances that I don’t have a lot of time to do my research.

I would appreciate any input.

Thank you!

 

Thanks a lot for the link!!!

From your post, I assume that you dont have any 1st year production "glitches" on your '03 Jag?

 

WOW --> replace the SC what went wrong?