First time Jag owner

[Thunder Cat]

Howdy!

After 7 years being on the road and age 27 I have purchased myself a 2003 s type jag 2.5 v6 petrol. What a motor!! Purrs like a kitten and a joy to drive. Stumbled across it at an auction while waiting to bid on another car. She's in great condition for the age and have plenty of pics to show anyone who wants to see. I do have one slight issue with a coolant light but I'll hopefully get round to fixing it soon. My names Adam btw. Excited to be in this forum.

[Claws]

Hi Adam

Welcome to the JOC! its a great place to share your enjoyment of the Cat, also any problems you may have with her just ask away, there are some extremely knowledgeable, and helpful folks on here, and yes  we would love to see some pics of her

regards

Steve

 

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the club, Adam.

The s type is a great car to drive, and in my opinion, a future classic. Jaguar stopped using the 2.5 litre engine in the s type about 2005, a year or so after they started using the 2.7 diesel engine.  A pity!

Some photos would be appreciated.

Regards,

Peter.

[Jaguar Owners Club]

Hi Adam....welcome to the Club

feel free to post up a piccy of your Jag

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor

[Thunder Cat]

Hey Trevor 

thank you, will post a few pics up. You'll be amazed. Paid £350 for this beauty from a auction and it went through MOT no problem. Been driving it for 6 weeks and so far it's been epic. 

[Old Peter]

Hi Adam, 

It seems to be the same colour as mine  --  I saw one the same colour in Galway two years ago.

For some reason, older Jaguars seem to be selling for back pocket money at the moment.

When I traded in my Rover Sterling when it was 11 years old and mine since it was 8 months old I only got £500 for it and it was running perfectly but just getting a bit tatty.

Regards,

Peter.

[Thunder Cat]

Hey Peter

Your Jag is immaculate!! I really like the grill on your motor. Is that factory fitted?

regards

Adam 

[Old Peter]

Hi Adam, 

The s type had a facelift in 2003/2004 and the mesh girl was fitted instead of the Waterfall, as they call it..  My car is  one of the last s types to be made and the first owner had an impressive list of optional extras fitted by the factory, which included a "proper" spare wheel, and the option trim of Dove Grey.

When you are a pensioner you can give the car little more attention, and I refurbished the seats a couple of weeks ago.  A couple of hours work!

Regards,

Peter.

[Thunder Cat]

Hey guys,

I mentioned earlier my coolant light is flashing up on the dash that it is low. However when I pop the hood it is at max level. Have a feeling it could be a sensor problem. Anyone else had a similar problem? Any help/advice would be appreciated.

many thanks 

adam