Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Coventry, Rhode Island

That looks like a prototype for the XJ12 I think, it is certainly registered in Coventry in 1969-70 and I don't recall having seen that grille on any production Jag...The high-line bumpers presage the Mk11 version which was considerably later.

Dear beeware, In answer to your question quite a bit of information would needed to advise properly. However, there are very few cars more expensive to keep on the road than an old Jaguar. My experience is that the ones with the most miles on them are more dependable than the ones rarely driven. of course the ones rarely driven can still look brand new. In response to all this stuff about Ford, Ford purchased Jaguar in 1990 and continued production in Coventry, England. They revamped the whole company and produced the first "Ford" Jaguar, the XK8 in 1996. This and the XJ8 were released as 1997. In 1996, Jaguar had an owner satisfaction rating of "much worse than average", second only to Land Rover in owner dislike. For 1997 their customer satisfaction was "much better than average" about the same as Honda. Ford owned Jaguar and Land Rover for 18 years and never made a profit. They did however revitalize the marque by building super posh cars that are surprisingly dependable. Dependability for a car with high performance, multigear trans, auto suspension and auto cruise and wipers is unfortunately going to be worse than on a simple car. That's why Honda is taking such a hit on their 2008 Accords. When you have more features, there are more things to break. An old car with a lot of features can be expensive. Especially when considering that people who are selling their car tend to put off maintainence. I had a '97 xk8 from 2006 to 2008 and it looked and drove like brand new. I only spent about $900 on it total and absolutely NOTHING" Ford" would work correctly on it. I had to convert one of my Ford factory scanners to Jaguar to read anything but the OBDII codes. Then it wouldn't work on Ford,Lincoln, or Mazda. I have a 2006 s-type v-8 4.2 that I love better than any car I've owned, but it has the 6speed ZF transmission and not that somewhat weaker unit in previous models. Try Worldpac.com to buy all your ignition and other parts. You can't use ford spark plugs in the Jag engines. The harmonics are different. Internal parts for the 2000 Jags are expensive and not available from anyone but Jag. Best of Luck, Soberguyjaguar.

Crikey! Coventry made fine vehicles once upon a time. Then they "lost" it, and Jag was infamous for reliability. Anyways, Jaguars are no longer manufactured in Coventry. If you like to know where they are currently manufactured, you can find that out yourself. :P By the way, do not underestimate the TATA group "Tata, India’s largest conglomerate comprises of 96 companies in seven business sectors. It exports products and services to 140 countries." http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071021/spectrum/book5.htm Also remember that when the founder of TATA thought about getting into the business of making railroad tracks in 1911, All for an idea so daring that it provoked the Chief Commissioner for Indian Railways, Frederick Upcott, to say: "Do you mean to say that Tatas propose to make steel rails to British specifications? Why, I will undertake to eat every pound of steel rail they succeed in making." Eat he did..... http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,891398,00.html

It's not obvious??? You buy a Jaguar, because it's made in Coventry, England because well they have been making fine automobiles since 1922 and there is nothing else like it!!! -Rocky

Having taken factory drive away a couple of times since 1950, I'd like to do it one more time, but in Coventry/Birmingham, U.K. Ooooh, nice thought - but better hurry. TATA may soon move that process to New Dehli. Also, it's a LONG drive home from there..... ;)