Jaguar in the UK

"Richard Sauer" realised it was Mon, 10 Oct 2005

We don't do 'new' here. Go away.

Richard Sauer ( snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Wrong group.

Try uk.rec.cars.misc.

He's trolling anyway. If he had really looked at the 'reliability indicators' he would know that Jaguar has been best of the Europeans for some time and is challenging the best of the Japanese.

David Betts ( snipped-for-privacy@motorsport.org.uk) The Classic Car Gallery:

But I know of at least one Australian who has owned several and to quote "loverly looking motor, but wouldn't touch another one with yours", when ever I suggested a Jag. So maybe internationally, they don't have the same reliability reputation.

1. You will always meet people out to rubbish things. Take individual comments with a huge pinch of salt. Maybe he was unlucky. Maybe he's just an inveterate moaner. Plenty about. Is he talking about current Jaguar's anyway?
2. Jaguar did go through some bad times, but they are now amongst the best built cars in the world. This is proven by surveys which use proper sampling....not by a quick trawl of your mates' experiences .

David Betts ( snipped-for-privacy@motorsport.org.uk) The Classic Car Gallery:

Always possible he got bad ones, and he does rate the V12's as the worst fo the bad lot, so they may pretty old ones he refers to.

Oh yeah granted, and yes I know others may vary. I'm a jag fan myself, my mother had a proper 3.4 S Type with red leather.