RE: Shed Of The Week: Jaguar S-Type 4.2

[VolvoT5]

Comfy, V8, rwd, fast, under 1k. Good shed..... just have to see past the image and go drive a decent one.

[Dr Jezz]

I just want to add to my post above extolling the virtues of S types, mine were both post 2004 which it seems was an important step up in quality so perhaps I've been lucky, but in 60K miles in my first and with nocking on for 100K coming soon on my current type R, I'm still smiling (touches wood rapidly!)

[johnxjsc1985]

Dr Jezz said:

I just want to add to my post above extolling the virtues of S types, mine were both post 2004 which it seems was an important step up in quality so perhaps I've been lucky, but in 60K miles in my first and with nocking on for 100K coming soon on my current type R, I'm still smiling (touches wood rapidly!)

and of course other Cars of similar size and power never ever have any reliability problems do they.

[varsas]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Dr Jezz said:

I just want to add to my post above extolling the virtues of S types, mine were both post 2004 which it seems was an important step up in quality so perhaps I've been lucky, but in 60K miles in my first and with nocking on for 100K coming soon on my current type R, I'm still smiling (touches wood rapidly!)

and of course other Cars of similar size and power never ever have any reliability problems do they.

Or rust. <cough> Mercedes-Benz and BMW <cough>

[anonymous-user]

varsas said:

Or rust. <cough> Mercedes-Benz and BMW <cough>

I know the X-Type can suffer terrible structural rust under the plastic sill covers, is this the same for the S-Type too? Mine had plenty of mechanical problems and it actually had corrosion on the aluminium bonnet too (quite common on these and all over the aluminium XJ and XK).

[njw1]

Regarding the leaper on the bonnet, there is a mk3 Mondeo (yes, Mondeo!) around this way that has one stuck slap bang in the middle of the bonnet, I kid you not! Whether the owner of the car has 'issues' or whether someone stuck it on for sh*ts and giggles I don't know, it was parked outside my mates house a while back and we literally struggling to breathe as we were laughing so hard at it, unfortunately when I had finally regained some composure and tried to take a picture the guy came back and drove it away.

Back to this weeks shed, I don't mind a Jag of any description but I feel like I'm too young to drive one (I'm 30), it's the 'old man' stigma I'm afraid!

[varsas]

dme123 said:

varsas said:

Or rust. <cough> Mercedes-Benz and BMW <cough>

I know the X-Type can suffer terrible structural rust under the plastic sill covers, is this the same for the S-Type too? Mine had plenty of mechanical problems and it actually had corrosion on the aluminium bonnet too (quite common on these and all over the aluminium XJ and XK).

Not as far as I know. Mine has no rust on it at all and you don't seem them rusty in the classifieds so I assume not.

[alecescolme]

The s-types can rust on sills and arches- not very common and usually on the early ones.

[RoverP6B]

If I hadn't bought a £595 99k mile E39 535i a year ago I'd have bought this...

[carinaman]

Something up with the advert?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eWIrBOc3zE

[daveofedinburgh]

Way off topic, but can the colour accurately be called 'JRG' in PHs opinion?

Often hear gold LSs being referred to as JRG, but not sure how far the definition stretches (I've seen P38 RRs that I'd consider JRG, for example)... looking to definitively 'pin it down' and not sure it merits a thread (or does it?).

Back on topic; little else to tempt at this price point as far as big old V8s go. Likely a good shed, although in recent years I've never come across an S-Type that didn't feel like it needed a full suspension refresh, and subsequently had a very rattly interior. Can't imagine there are many loved ones knocking about, V8 or otherwise....

[jamieduff1981]

dme123 said:

varsas said:

Or rust. <cough> Mercedes-Benz and BMW <cough>

I know the X-Type can suffer terrible structural rust under the plastic sill covers, is this the same for the S-Type too? Mine had plenty of mechanical problems and it actually had corrosion on the aluminium bonnet too (quite common on these and all over the aluminium XJ and XK).

They can, but not that badly and like the X-Type, it's the easiest sill repair imaginable because it's all flat sheet metal on both cars with simple forming or fabrication to do. Any clown with a hammer, an angle grinder and a mig welder could do it and it'll still look fine from the outside because the metalwork isn't on display.

These were mine at 8 years old - first time the sill covers were off. Just some surface rust from the outside which cleaned back to bright metal easily and was re-coated.

[Legatron]

erm.. "This advert has been rejected by PistonHeads "