Bye-bye, Jaguar XJ

[vytoland]

maybe something like this.....

 

[LVSteve]

Your next car might be here:

BaT Auctions | Bring a Trailer

Look at the red Bentley Arnage.

That is some shade of red. That model of Bentley is definitely a battleship of a vehicle.

 

[LVSteve]

LVSteve, how many miles did your Jaguar have when you freed it back into the wild?

It had just over 42k miles. The water pump failed at 41,750 or thereabouts. According to the Jaguar forums, my pump lasted longer than most.

Jaguar put out a TSB regarding inspecting the pumps for leaks during servicing. Fat lot of help that was. My car was serviced about 3 weeks before the catastrophic failure of the pump. Jaguar should have just recalled them all and fitted the Mk2 pump and associated pipework, but that would be like standing by your product.

 

[LVSteve]

...any 4 door sedan...

...Maserati Quattroporte...

One of my favorites, but you have to pick and chose the right year to avoid certain motors and transmissions. Some say the pre-2014 variants cooked their alternators easily due to it being mounted in the V. It is a PITA to replace, for sure.

The post 2014 models (QP VI) are not as pretty as the QP V, but have a cleaner look inside due to help from Fiat-Chrysler. The Top Gear guys said the switchgear on the QP V looked like a guy came in on Tuesday and said, "yeah, just here will be good for that switch" rather than having an engineering team arrange things logically. See about 1:35 in the video

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmeeF9ZtkCA[/ame]

The opening sequence of the test can be seen here.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ8FMupmWvc[/ame]

 

[LVSteve]

...British 4 door sedan?...

...Aston Martin Rapide...

MegaBucks and MegaMillions have yet to provide for one of these.

 

[LVSteve]

maybe something like this.....

Hmm, subtlety isn't a strong point with that model.

 

[bigwheelzip]

A bit quirky, and hard to acquire in the USA, but my Citroën 2CV was always fun to drive.

 

[ladder13]

Toyota lies from the showroom floor all the way to corporate HQ.

 

[Dave_n]

I was lucky. Picked up a Mazda Miata with 6 on the floor and A/C for a relative song. Three years old with 850 confirmed miles on it. As an ex-Brit, I can safely say, everything a British Sports Car should have been and I owned TRs, Spitfires and even Fiat Spyders. Dave_n

 

[sar4937]

The new Genesis line is getting very good reviews. The entry level Porsche Panamera is somewhat affordable. OTOH, the Government does seem to be encouraging electric vehicles. It depends on your driving range requirements.

 

[CH4]

Get a Lexus. I have two, and they simply don't break. The interiors are very nice, too. Unfortunately, IMHO, the front end design of the current models is as ugly as a mud fence. However, the previous generation of the LS model was very attractive, and it had a smooth and powerful V-8. Maybe you could find a well maintained late model. Of course, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class always looks good, but I'm not sure they're any more reliable than your Jaguar.

My GF's Lexus IS350 was nothing but trouble after 120K.

 

[swsig]

My GF's Lexus IS350 was nothing but trouble after 120K.

I always sell mine when they hit 119K.

 

[JohnRippert]

My favorite ex-wife and I sold a car to Carmax years ago, it was a no-hassle experience. Their website has the criteria they look for in a used car - no 200,000 mile clapped out GTI's, for example.

They offered less than what we could get selling it ourselves, but more than the dealership we were buying a new car from. It was worth it to us.

LVSteve, how many miles did your Jaguar have when you freed it back into the wild?

That was our experience with them back when we sold Dad's almost new Honda CRV after he died.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

It had just over 42k miles. The water pump failed at 41,750 or thereabouts. According to the Jaguar forums, my pump lasted longer than most.

Jaguar put out a TSB regarding inspecting the pumps for leaks during servicing. Fat lot of help that was. My car was serviced about 3 weeks before the catastrophic failure of the pump. Jaguar should have just recalled them all and fitted the Mk2 pump and associated pipework, but that would be like standing by your product.

...my Subaru's water pump has 242,000 miles on it...I was considering replacing it when I do the timing belt...even though it's working perfectly...

...hey...only another 8,000 to a quarter million miles...

 

[amazingflapjack]

Mazda 6?...

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Well, I gotta go with suburbans. Old Blue is a 1999 with 410,000 miles on her and still going strong.

 

[Golddollar]

I just had to replace the water pump on Batmobile #1 at 230,000 miles.

 

[Bkreutz]

I was a Jaguar and Land Rover mechanic for many years, we never ran out of work. I spent the last 4 years before I retired at a Lexus dealership, most boring place I've ever worked. Nothing ever broke. (I drive a Subaru now, I don't work on my own stuff).

 

[PALADIN85020]

Jaguars have nearly always have had a reputation for spending more time in repair shops than on the road. Too bad, as they have made some truly beautiful and sophisticated sports cars.

Case in point: Jaguar recently completely restored a very few 1965 series 1 XK E-type fixed head coupes. Priced way out of my league, but it would be nice to have one just to stare at and drool over if nothing more -

The XK-Es caused Chevrolet to design and build the very first 1963 Sting Rays - beautiful cars in their own right.

John

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Never owned a Jag or thought much of pricy cars. I hope to next get a basic white Ford F-150 with a V-8 and no other extras. I would get wind up windows if they were not extra these days. Every gadget that does not involve getting you from place A to place B out of the rain is extra thing to break and pay for over and over. To each their own.

 

[hsguy]

Have you looked at the new Cadillac models? Some pretty nice cars and I suspect much more reasonable for maintenance or repair if needed.

 

[LVSteve]

Have you looked at the new Cadillac models? Some pretty nice cars and I suspect much more reasonable for maintenance or repair if needed.

Most of the 2014 and newer Cadillac sedans suffer from the "no spare" failure. Many of the 2013 and earlier CTS sedans have the cheap cheesecloth see through sunroof covers. Blech! The only models without sunroofs come with sport suspension and big rims that ruin the ride.

 

[CalmerThanYou]

Have an inexpensive mid-life crisis and get a Subaru WRX

 

[rain164845]

Have an inexpensive mid-life crisis and get a Subaru WRX

That's what I did!

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[johngalt]

The 2019 Corvette ZR-1 should provide a few thrills. But you'll have to live with no spare.

 

[sar4937]

And a kidney belt.