Jaguar s type cars
 

Has any one on here, had one the S type Jaguars 2.7 V6 Diesel twin turbo, I have found one, which i must admit i do like these, look so classy especially the 2007/2008 ones which has 127000 miles with full history and all the belts done. In Grey colour, are these any good, always wanted to try one of these?

or should i steer to a later 2008/2009 Jaguar XF?? your experiences please if you have any

Send captain crappycrimp a message, he had an S type R and has lots of tales regarding suspension rebuilds etc...

Hi

I have owned numerous Rover 75's and on my 3rd S type. The first was a 3.0 petrol year 2000 which had the Ford sourced 5 speed box which failed and cost me about £1800 for a recon unit. This was followed by a 2005 2.7 diesel with the 6 speed ZF box and I loved it. I sold it to a friend almost 4 years ago and he still has it, now with 137000 miles on the clock and he takes it to the South of France every year. He has spent a lot of money on the car this last year, including a number of suspension replacements and welding to the cils on both sides, heater control valve and gearbox fluid replacement but he still thinks it is worth spending the money.

I followed this with an X Type 2.2 for a year and then an XF 3.0D. This is the natural successor to the S Type and is a superb motorcar in every way. The uprated 3.0 gives a useful power and economy improvement compared to the 2.7 unit.

18 months ago I sold a 32000 mile 1 owner Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur and bought a 2003 S Type 3.0 petrol with LPG and intend keeping it as long as possible providing LPG remains available locally (Morrisons 57p/litre)

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Rust buckets and not in the same league as a 75, easy on the eye for sure but a pile of NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- in reality. If you go around any decent breakers yard you'll find them in there with the rot that put them there, the 75's are in there because of stupid people that won't mend them but are rot free in the main. A clutch or head gasket condemns a 75 or ZT when a Jag S type or X type is there for rot. It really is stupid that we treat these cars like we do/have.

I went to a car auction with every intention of buying an S type, sat in it, felt very nice, nothing wrong with the car, thought to myself 'ill have a bid when it goes through' It was one of the last lots of the evening...

While waiting I had a sit in a 2.5 Connie SE.. That was over 12 years ago now, never owned another marque since.

Continuing my story, I can say that I love the retro styling of the S type and also admire the more modern look of the XF. As a prospective buyer you need to decide which you prefer. Both cars can be expensive to maintain so a good independent specialist is a must. They are both a joy to own if you find the right one.

As I said, I now have a petrol with LPG which suits my use, mainly local runs with only an occasional longer trip. S type diesels and all XF's have a dpf which really does not like short trips so consider this when making your choice.

Also the RFL is expensive on the 2.7 post 2005 (£500+) and they are now getting on in years so there are more potential corrosion problems. If you are not confident in your own choices then I would recommend having a professional survey done - they are complex motors!

Hope this helps.

I had a 57plate 2.7 diesel, lovely car BUT exhaust flexis crack and leak fumes into cabin, cured by expensive replacements. After aprox 110000 miles brake servo fails,(common fault) local garage relieved me of £850 to replace as it is a pig to get to. Also had the glow plug relay weld itself closed, flattens the battery very quickly (caused by negative battery terminal breaking and vibrating on the battery), also difficult to replace. Not much leg room in the back, also suffer with rear sill rot hidden by the plastic sill covers.
After all that, I loved it.
Have now gone back to a 54 plate diesel auto 75 with 160 remap (that is not a patch on the 2.7 Jag remapped to 256 bhp though). I still think the Rover is a better car wiith better seats in my opinion, even though I had the top range seats in my Jaguar.
What I did find was I didn't want to do work on the Jaguar but don't mind doing work on the Rover.
On a differnt note if I were to buy another S type I would go for the V8 not the diesel.
Hope that helps 😄

I have owned a 2.7 06 plate manual. I bought it with just under 100k on the clock around November 2017. It was a nice steer and the manual 6 speed box was a slick unit. I used it to replace my 2001 connie which had the slave cylinder fail so I was aiming to get rid rather than repair the Rover. I actually put the Rover back on the road.

Back to the Jag I enjoyed it and although quicker and a little quieter there were things I noticed as I got used to the car. I didn't think it was as well designed as the Rover which was possible down to the compromises Jaguar had to make using a Lincon as the basis for the design. The seats were good and the leather was a step up from the Rovers. Where I was seeing nearly a 50 mpg average in the Rover (Mainly cruising on Motorways) the Jag only returned 37mpg. After 8000 miles the DPF issue raised its head leading to a spend of over £1700 which still never sorted the issue. I sold it to a Jaguar enthusiast who owned his own Garage in Scotand. He was convinced he would have it back on the road in a few days but it was never taxed again!

I did also have the car mapped from the standard 207 bhp to around the 260bhp. It made a noticable increase in the pick up on speed but they are not slow standard even compared to a 160bhp rover CDTi.

Be aware of rust around the wheel arches and behind the sill covers (both known issues). Excluding the issues I had I would have to say I prefered my Rovers to the Jag, my view and its a personal one.

Get a good one and you will enjoy get a bad one and you will regret it. I would say get on www.jaguarforum.com and look to view/buy from a club member if you really need to scratch that itch.

Best of luck

Cheers Guys, I have to admit, I love the Rover 75 Car its superb, but were using the tourer like its going out of fashion, taking and clocking a 1000 miles every two weeks, shes on 323000 miles now. Im trying to cut it down a little or shell be run into the ground i know Taxi mileages are not that high for private miles, hence my search for used Brit car.

I do have my XJ so im using that, but find myself going back to my R75 again and again!!!!
So I thought , why not get a used S type or XF type, so hence the question to you guys as well aware you lot have seen some models in your times.

My heart says S type as its close to the R75 shape, but my head say go for the XF 4 pot diesel 2.2., then again we have the XE too for the wife to run around in, if we can find the right Jaguar model, has to be a BRIT brand nothing else will do.