Jaguar F Type - Coupe

[little lizard]

Press photos never do a car proper justice. Lookie here:

Piff.

 

[unit321]

i hear you but you tell me any car at that range that has ovefr 100K miles that the owner hasn't complained about mechanical or electrical issues.

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Jaguar had car issues where the mileage on these cars was well below 50,000. In the first couple years of ownership, owners of Jaguars had to get their cars repaired often. Not high mileage vehicles. That's where the whole "My Jag is in the shop" joke originates from.

 

[Perfectson]

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Jaguar had car issues where the mileage on these cars was well below 50,000. In the first couple years of ownership, owners of Jaguars had to get their cars repaired often. Not high mileage vehicles. That's where the whole "My Jag is in the shop" joke originates from.

yeah i remember the 80's issues, didn't know it was from teh 70's too then in the 2000's they had some other issues with reliability

 

[Squirtle]

Can honestly say I've driven all the different engine ones the 340, 495, and 550 (I work at a Jaguar Dealership) People say the 340 is slow but I was never bored or felt underwhelmed in any of them.

 

[unit321]

yeah i remember the 80's issues, didn't know it was from teh 70's too then in the 2000's they had some other issues with reliability

I'm not saying Jaguars are total pieces of junk. My friend's father had one. The previous owner swapped the engine out for a Chevy engine. Anyway, the interior was very elegant and the seat felt like fancy furniture.

 

[sang_bleu]

Its not like we can afford that

 

[Strapped]

very nice looking

 

[Perfectson]

Can honestly say I've driven all the different engine ones the 340, 495, and 550 (I work at a Jaguar Dealership) People say the 340 is slow but I was never bored or felt underwhelmed in any of them.

people who say it's slow are only looking at engine size and quoting hp - forgetting all the other elements (weight for one) torque etc etc.

Of course the 485 is faster and the 550 is the fastest but again, you won't be using that speed unelss you're racing or trying to beat out a car you shouldn't be trying to beat out in the first place.