I'm sorry for "pissin u guys off" that wasn't my aim. jags are one of my favorite cars, I own an jx6 and love it. I also have a Ford Mustang and a Buick REndezvous, and love these cars. I was genuinly just asking. I was just wondering because personally I think the x-type is kinda an embaressment to jaguar, jsut because from what I understood it was just a crossover from a taurus and mercuty sable, and I thought they justput a jag emblem on it to get more money, but i was clearly mistaken.

My main point of this thing was to say how I really enjoy the SAble, and that the x-type must be a really nice car if it is actually an improvement over the sable, which was my question.

 

Hey Dunhill, lol, I been ther too with my Saab 93.........really pisses me off as I hada Vauxhall (GM!) Vectra a few years ago which uses the same platform. Ok, so they use the same platform,but man the Vectra was sh*t, a really poor car in my opinion, whereas the Saab is totally different altogether. It oozes safety, security and mid range luxurynfrom a strong brand...............so Different.
Its the same with the Jag X and the Ford Mondeo, although I would never run down a Ford Mondeo as I drove one for years and had zero problems with an excellent Tdci engine, but, they may share the same platform, but they are soooo different!

JimC

 

Iron Cobra! Where did you get the lists of info on the sable and x type

 

I thought we put this kid to bed!![sm=closed.gif]

 

i am not going to bed yet....hehehe....not unless it is JLO...

Saab is a very good car. Would i get another one, yes I would. Best safety a car can offer and drives extremely well. In addition, looks better than most cars out there.

 

You got my vote Dunhill........only reason I am thinkin of changin is for that little extra space......legroom wise

JC

 

Yea, I've been in a couple of Saab's and I feel crammed in there!

 

Yeah, the 93 is the smaller of the 2..........but I dont like the styling of the new 95 so thats out. Shame cos its a great ride.......quick too for a diesel

JC

 

Yeah, space is at premium, very tight back there, but it looks like the X type is tight in the rear as well. BMW 3 series has the same problem...I think Saab is slightly longer or seems to have more legroom than 3 series/X type. Maybe i am wrong...

 

Did you just say my X is gay??

 

is it? I guess if the owner is gay, then the car is gay too....hehehehe......ask those mazda miata drivers...hehehe

 

Oh, thats bad!!

 

Dunno Dunhill, just know that a little more space is needed. The X could be a little more spacious too, although to be fair, it is the baby Jag.

JC

 

If your car was gay it wouldn't be tight in the rear now would it?

 

Actually I'm unbiased to all of the cars that everyone has posted about. My uncle has a 01 taurus and I think its a pretty decent vehicle. Comparing our x-type to a jag is like saying my ford explorer is the same as a lincoln aviator, which is extremely wrong! We are talking about a car that is fully loaded with the best possible materials with many options not available in the ford line-up. I do not know of a ford suv or car that has air ride in the suspension. Saying the sable is like a jag is like saying a ford mustang is the same thing as the lincoln ls as they have the same under carriage which is obsurd. The stang is sports car and the ls is a sedan which the only similarity is the frame of the car. I happen to like the taurus/sable in the ford lineup but I absolutely love my x-type. The car drives like a european car not a over suspended 16" stock rim american car. The dohc 3.0 in the taurus/sable is really actually a quick car but I wouldn't be taking it over my dohc engine in my jag! Not to mention you could pay nearly 30k for a fully loaded sable (well when they were available/ produced) and pay 32k for a jag that is standard with the sable that would have to be stocked with options. Not to mention we would still have awd and still hold the upper hand by a long shot! I'd pay 10k extra just for the look the jag has over the taurus/sable! And I even like the taurus/sable!

 

I wouldn't get a Sable or Taurus, because I simply love RWD!!! AWD is really nice too, but FWD sucks! It's a pain in the buttocks to service FWD cars too! The trannys on FWD tend to be more problematic, and I'm a fan of drifting. No drifto with a FWD car either!

 

Yeah I guess! Cars aren't too bad, hard acceleration is extremely hard in my escape with a 4 banger and stick. I can't get the car to accelerate hard without spinning!

 

Well I live in chicago and fwd is pretty nice, that car never gets stuck in the snow. The sable fit in my garage, but I have a problem with my xj6, it's just too long for my garage. Love those kinda problems.

You proved my point tho aquill, you are paying 10,000 extra for a very simular car just for the jaguar logo. And it does look nicer, but compare a x type to alot of other cars u can get for 30,000, and i'm sure you can find better. i think ford just made some extra cash by marketing the X type as though it was a different car, and the advantages that the x type do have, I don't believe add up to 10 thousand extra.

 

Here we go again...[sm=shootshoot.gif]

 

Jeeez.....will it ever end?
Anyway.....its only cos he's not got a Jag..........lol

JC