RE: Jaguar XE S: Driven

[MC Bodge]

Ares said:

I just hope it arrives before the Jaguar saloon dies altogether and leaves the brand as a pure SUV brand.

The way things are going, all brands with be Pure SUV within a decade

[51mes]

I'm 14 months in with a XE-S ex jaguar management (Nov 16) and the 340bhp variant.

Apart from some minor ict pro (entertainment system) issues, it's been faultless.

I've done about 15k in it, it's giving me a real 34 to the gallon, I got 2 years servicing thrown in and paid about 55% of list (as specced) for a pretty high spec car - It's not as loony as my v60 polestar was & but it suits me with a lovely noise when going for it, but polite and well, Jag like most of the time (or what I expected a Jag to be). - Comfortable for the two of us, only occasional passengers in the back.I could ask for a little more boot space, but borrow FIL's defender for any heavy lifting.

Kentdale in Kendal (not the supplying dealer) have been great so far.

It's fine with winters up here in Cumbria.

My biggest gripe - I've had 3 flat tyres in the car, in 14 months - (two on the same stretch of the m61) all nails/screws even when. I was driving 20k+ would get one a year tops..

Thinking of holding on to it a few years more whilst electrification sorts itself out, but it mixes well with my S2K and MGBv8.

S.