2000 Jaguar S-Type consumer reviews

I bought my Jaguar 6 years ago. It had 70,000 miles. Everyone else was afraid of it and I got a real deal. Yes rear wheel drive is not good in winter. Only repairs have had are the starter, the thermostat and now the timing belt. (very expensive, but good for another 100 thousand miles. It is a beautiful car and it is mine. It has 100,000 miles and I will not be putting much more on it as I am retiring and take it for joy rides.

This car is great. It drives well, the engine is very quiet, and the interior is comfortable and stylish.

A beautiful car to drive. Purchased this car with only 20,000 miles for my wife. The dash rattled and the Jaguar dealer could not fix the problem. Design problem - plastic things hold the dash to the frame. The power window switches control got very hot all the time. When I took it to the dealer they explained the manufacturer warranty did not cover this item. Otherwise, I owned this car for 5 years and decided to sell it before something broke as this was the first year of the S-type models - my mistake for buying a first year model. Decided to purchase a Lexus for my wife since Toyota has a good reputation amoung my friends, sometimes going 250,000+ miles without problems. But I am considering a purchase of a newer XK type. Jaguar truly does mak a luxury sports car.

I don't know why everyone degrades these s types so badly, I bought my 2000 s type with the 3.0 in Feb 2014. I got a great deal on it, because the transmission had issues, previous owner was dumb and apparently the shop he went through was too. Transmission slips every now and then, that's the ONLY major issue I've had, but I deal with it, its called maintaining your fluids! And changing your linkage... Ya the headliner needs to be reglued, a a window needs a new motor so what, its minor stuff. Only thing I don't like is the cost of a key, hope to god you never have to do that because it costs between 400-600 per key.

I'm not kidding. I was driving through a wooded area of Oregon last month when SIX deer suddenly burst from the woods right by the road about 20 feet in front of me. I skidded into a turn, but couldn't avoid them. Three bounced off the front bumper, one got gored by the hood ornament, wrenched it sideways and then slid over the hood, and two jumped on the hood, fell, and slid across the windshield. The car held, the deer all made it back into to the woods on the other side of the road, and the damage was all cosmetic. The grille, lights and hood were damaged, but the engine and windshield are fine. What saved me was the low-slung aerodynamic styling of the hood and the generally well-built body. A squarer car or one not as well-built, and the deer and I might not have made it. Absolutely a fantastic car, and still humming along with 80,000 miles on it.

MINIMAL PROBLEMS FOR A 12 YEAR OLD CAR, NORMAL MAINTAINANCE, DECENT GAS MILEAGE FOR A V6, I LOVE THE HEATED SEATS AND THE MID SIZE OF THE VEHICLE.

I've never been a car person...but the jaguar has changed my mind...fun is not the correct word...maybe "attitude" is more appropriate...you'll have great "attitude" when you drive a jag..it makes you feel really good about yourself...you can't help it. I'd rather have an older, classic jaguar than a new just about anything else.

I have owned many cars including Jaguars and when Ford took over I was not impressed, they have used a number of 'Ford' parts from other Ford and Lincoln models which is not a bad thing as this helps keep the cost down, William Lyons (founder of Jaguar cars) used to do it all the time to great effect. The S Type has plenty of power and has all the luxury you would expect from such an expensive car, but buying it used is great as the initial off the forecourt loss is already done, therefore this car is great value for money. While the room in the back seats is not immense it is adequate and would be OK for `normal? adults, if I had a complaint it would be the lack of room under the hood to work on anything but of course this could be to do with the fact that I wanted the V8 not the V6 and both use the same body shell. As I do all the maintenance myself the cost of this does not concern me however should it need to go to a dealer for something I cannot do because it requires special equipment the hourly rate are quite high. Overall the car is great but before purchasing one the prospective owner should do research on the vehicle at `club or vehicle forums? but do note not all stories are true and often problems listed are the exception not the rule.

Our Jaguar has 86,567 miles on it and some of the problems we had with it so far is... The Oxygen Sensor went bad so whenever we stopped the car for more than 6 seconds, the car would start to shake and then cut off on us, so we would have to hurry up and restart the car, and it costs alot to fix it. Then when you park the car on a incline, the gear changer would get stuck and to get it unstuck u would have to have somebody else push it from the back of the car while you try to move the gear changer out of park which is very dangerous. Right now our transmission is slipping and choking going up hills on the road, so the transmission could die on us at anytime. We have had a lot more problems with this car. The car looks nice especially at night time with it's cat eyes taillights, but it's reliability is terrible. Stay away from all Jaguar S-types

This car is great. I bought mine with 45k miles and the money was well spent. I now have 92k on mine and have had no issues. Im looking for one for my niece thats how much I trust it. You get your money worth spending $10k on a $55k car. The 4.0 is the one I drive. I dont know about the 3.O And I dont know why they get bad reviews.. I think every car can have problems if you dont take care of them.