After seeing the price for genuine Jaguar struts I went looking on the net for a cheaper alternative. I knew, from reading the threads here, that Billstein made a strut that fitted S-Types, & that members here rated them highly. So that's what I went looking for, & I couldn't believe it when I found them at Parts Train for under $100 each. A mechanic had told me to watch out buying after market struts, as they may not fit. But at that kind of money, I thought it was worth the punt. It took two weeks for them to get here from the states, with the landed price for me being $539 AUD. & another 2 weeks for my mechanic to fit the work in. All this time I wasn't sure if I'd bought well, or not. So I was very relieved to pick up the car this morning (just in time for Xmas) & it's running just beautifully. So thank you Parts Train. You saved me thousands, & given another old Jag a new lease on life.
Here's the link, if anyone else wants a bargain.
PartsTrain.com - Hard to Find Auto Parts and Truck Parts - 2000 Jaguar S-Type)

 

Hooray! A good news thread

 

Nice one - congrats

Thanks for sharing too.....

 

Thanks for the link- I'm sure it will come in handy!