Hello Fellow Jag Enthusiasts, After years of owning Jag Sedans in the late eighties and early nineties, I switched to the former style of the S-Class Mercedes. As ugly as it was (and it wasn't THAT bad), it served the purpose of being the car that I am driven to work in. When my lease was up on my second one and only the new S was available, I switched to the 750iL BMW. Plainly put it was the biggest lemon I ever bought, broke down 3 weeks after purchase and have had nothing but problems (including causing a 2 mile delay on the Long Island Expressway while being taken into Manhattan.) I have decided that when my lease is up I will be going back to Jag (we have owned 2 XK8's and have found them to be an outstanding convertible) or to Maserati. I am leaning towards the Jag but I have a few questions: 1.) I would purchase the Vanden Plas, am I correct that the '04 model has no extra but the '05 model will? If so, when will it be sold? 2.) I absolutely must have an in-car telephone to conduct business and to call my driver. In the brochure Jaguar sent me, I saw that there was some sort of control module in the rear center armrest. Does anybody know if this can control the phone, or what package I would purchase it under? 3.) How has this car been performing, I must admit that I am excited to the possibility of returning to Jaguar for my main car. Is it more reliable than the older sedans?
Thank you for all your help, S.A