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Newer Jags are still junk!
I thought the new Jags ie XJ8 and newer were pretty reliable cars. Here is a running total of repairs my Grand parents mint sub 50k mile XJ8 has needed this year:
$3,500 for AC/computer repair. $6k to replace the trans that blew up all of a sudden. $2k for other computer and broken stuff. Expensive year, they should have bought an S class! My grandfather likes the Q45's at this rate they may defect to more reliable Japanese cars!
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Wow, that would bury half the people I know that drive Jags. I'd put that thing on ePray ASAP. |
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The XJ12 used the very same transmission my 3/4 ton Truck uses...that will outlast the rest of the car.
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What year is your grand parents XJ8? Has it had the update to the 3rd generation tensioners yet? If not, I wouldn't start the car unless you have that done. When they go, and they are well know for failure, you end up with a big hunk of aluminum you can use for a paperweight.
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The new Jags are essentially Fords made in England. Total Junk. IMHO
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It is a 98; I know all about the weak upper timing chain tensioners and also about the blocks. So does my grandfather, I don't know if he ever did anything about it though.
At this point the engine blowing up may not be a bad thing! Tow this thing right down to the Infiniti dealer and get a nice Q45. It really is a pretty nice car though when it is working right. Fit and finish are extremly good, just not quite as good as MB. The engine itself is a Jag design Ford had nothing to do with it. The trans I think is a ZF, 5spd auto with that "filled for life" fluid.
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Well the X type really isn't a Jag. The XJ series and S types very much still are. Even the new XJ8 has very little Ford in it.
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Once had a 92 XJS V-12 convertible...Delco stickers throughout the engine compartment...nuf said.
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Didn't the XJS-12 have a 3 speed automatic?
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