Motorweek 2000 Jaguar S-Type Road Test

[@DrCharlesMontague]

Having seen these age in an import repair center environment among other peers, I will defend the S-type as an excellent car. They gained an unfair reputation due to a lot of lousy owners who treated them like Chevrolet Impalas and never serviced them, but when people did take care of these they lasted virtually forever and were extremely satisfying to drive. Aside from a few items, they were quite reasonable to work on too. The V8’s big problem was the timing chain setup with defective guide rails and tensioners that failed. That can be preventively updated though, and if you invest in having the most updated components installed, the V8 is solid. The V6 was great and relatively easy to live with. I would much rather own one of these than a 5-series or A6 of the era.

[@porsche928s4]

Owned a few of these great cars

[@colingrubbs2916]

A mid-size luxury sedan that competed with the Lexus GS, Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Infiniti M.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

These came out when I was 20 and I loved them. Now that I’m in my mid-40s I would love to buy one but they’re just not practical for daily use anymore. Unless I’m wrong.

[@Jag-leaper]

Just bought one..I beg to differ 😊

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@Jag-leaper did you retrofit a screen with Bluetooth? I go to lots of new places and would love to add that. Has it been reliable and comfortable? I go over bad pavement…is it too tight? I need floaty

[@Jag-leaper]

@@2steaksandwiches665 I take delivery Friday...I'll let you know how it goes then!

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@Jag-leaper please do. Those screens can be easily retrofitted as what I’m hearing.

[@Jag-leaper]

@@2steaksandwiches665 update ..car is amazing..smoooooth comfortable like sitting in an easy chair.....lively and fast ...folks crane their necks when you drive by its the best car I have ever owned out of 20 vehicles....reliability wise the doctor I bout if from says it has been a stellar car in 23 years and 105k

[@droomkoning3266]

First