why not get an 03? less issues....

 

oh i did not see that. the 02's had some bugs so i would recomend an 03+. they have seemed to get all the bugs out by then. i have had no real problems with mine. you just want to make sure a dealer is some what close to your home. you don't want to take this car to just anyone for repairs.

the car you found sounds like it is a bit high on price. is it a 2.5 or 3.0? any thing else you can tell us?

 

A lot of parts are same as Fords Mk3 Mondeo eg brakes(pads/discs) ,a/c parts,wiper motors,etc, so can be cheap.
No probswith my March 2002 3.0 Manual apart from somw wear and tear items.

 

lol just don't go in with the mindset of driving the stang when you get behind the X-type....A.) You'll never be fast enough B.) You'll probably blow something up!

Ahhh but the kicker, you'll actually be able to carve through the curves. I've been in a few stangs in my time, and it's just a sad sad sight when you throw those things into a curve.

What'd you do to the GT?

 

i looked it up. it is a good deal.... and a good car. very nice!

 

well i bought a 2003 Jag 2.5 AWD manual transmission for 9200. It has 64k on it (no sunroof, or no gps) but does those two options worth that much to you? if you look around you will be able to find something cheaper.

 

hell if you don't buy it i might.. lol

 

well good luck with it. If you buy it hopefully you are not going to be paying too much for it. This is what i found for you:

http://www.kbb.com/KBB/UsedCars/Pric...c164918%7ctrue

The price above is the suggested retail value of that car at KBB, so it is not a steal... They are selling it 330 dollars cheaper...

When you pay taxes and title fees, the price is going to be UP there... so you are actually going to be in negative as far as the amount you owe in the car in comparison to how much it is worth in the market right now.. (and it is going to be worse if you are trading in a vehicle for it, because then they are going to roll over at least another grand from that...)

SO NO I DON"T THINK THAT'S A GOOD DEAL. I don't know the other guys' train of thoughts. But I figured I would let you know.

 

This is such a great deal!! I actually saw this one a few days ago, I like to check for manual tansmission x-types on the market just to see what mine would be worth if I happen to sell it.
When I found that X I was like " I need that car!!!" Is the combo that i've always wanted specially the 3.0, manual, and sport.
Does the 3.0 manual really do 0-60 in 6.6 secs like I've read online? That would be so cool!!

 

lightswitch, that is one sharp car! A 3.0L 5spd and sport package to boot is a hard to find combo. Looks like that car has every option available.

Just for comparison, I bought my 2002 3.0L Sport 5spd with 58,286 miles back in January for $10,800 cash. The car had a couple minor scratches, two or three stone chips, and the right side headlight washer deflector was broke off.Plus my car does not have the Premium stereo or the NAV unit.

I do absolutely love the car and Iget compliments on it quite often. Going from a daily driver Porsche 944S2 tothe Jag I like the torque, AWD, andbetter creature comforts such as heated seats,DSC, and better heatingventilation setup. Handling is pretty good as well. Stock brakes leave some to be desired but some EBC Red or Yellow pads will spruce that up nicely. But then again I am used to 4-piston Brembos.

I would highly reccomend to see if there are anyprevious records of service in the glove box. My car had everything since new and the dealer I boughtit fromdid not know they were in there. Also check for all the manuals. I looked up the booket set w/ leather binder and it was $230!
Biggest things are replace Transfer caseoil, and otheroils if thier history in unknown. Whilelookingthrough my records my car hashad a Thermostat replaced, rear trunk mechanisim replaced,moonroofcables re-adjusted, andfront brakesreplaced. It also had an ECU reflash upgrade early on and scheduled maintence every 10k intervals.

I believe theX-type will give youdependablity, anddecent costs.

I just had my car at the dealer formyXenons pointingdown,turns out it was due to aleft rear headlight sensorthat signals the headlinght auto-level motor. Thesensor backing plate was broke and the sensor was dangling. They are in theback to sense trunk weight and to re-adjust headlights as to notblindoncoming traffic.

My bill was $116. $105 was for 1hour shop labor. They diddo a courtesy checkoffluids,brakes, tires, ect andI got afree car wash.

Biggest thing for me at least is knowing anddiagnosing the problems. If I had know my sensor washanging down I could haveziptied it backjust like the dealerdid! A new sensor is $360!

Hope this helps

 

Any updates? That car is way overpriced but you would be hard pressed to find that car again! For a 2002 that is overpriced, I'd offer around 12-12,500. If the warranty it comes with is decent I'd probably pay 13k...