Oklahoma Jaguar Car Dealers

Re: Y2K Linc LS Re: The buying experience... [rayainsw] by leadfoot4 on Fri Jul 31 05:38:31 PDT 2009

Hi Ray! My wife and I both had a change in our lives, as we retired from our respective jobs within the last 18-24 months. Therefore, the most apparent change is that we don't drive as much as we used to. I was hoping to actually do a little more, as in "pleasure travelling", however the sour economy has us playing a little close to the vest, until we see how things play out in the long term. Because of that, although we've had the XF for a little over 2 months, we've put just about 1000 miles on it. The driving experience is positive, as the ride is taught, but not bone jarring, cornering is quite good, and the braking is oustanding. However, I have a few quibbles with the car.... First, it seems to only happen to my wife, but the gear selector seems to get confused sometimes, and she's been unable to shift the tranny from "drive" to "park" with the engine running. The dealer looked at it thoroughly, ran a few computer scans, but couldn't find anything wrong. As a "shotgum" solution, they replaced the "shifter module assembly", as it's all electrical, and tied into the computer. It was OK for about a week, but now my wife says it's happening again. BUT, and I repeat, BUT, it's never happened to me. I don't want to be nasty about the whole situation, but I sincerely think that cars, and the XF in particular, are getting too complicated....unnecessarily. I never thought that using an ignition key, or having a transmission shifter that was actually connected by a linkage or cable to the transmission, was a BAD idea. I strongly believe in the KISS theory. Somehow, I think that there's some very subtle that my wife is or isn't doing, to keep the car's computer happy, hence her issues. But, if a car is THAT sensitive, what good is it? Other than that, my only complaints are that the seat bottoms could use a little more side bolstering, as the car WILL corner, and the seats will allow you to slide around a bit. Also, the view out the rear window is a little limited, due to the very stylish "fastback" roofline. It isn't a real issue, however, until you have to back up.

Jaguar Lease Questions by nlkleinberg on Tue Sep 05 15:33:30 PDT 2006

Hi Carman: OK, I'm back after 3.5 years. My 2003 BMW 5-Series car's warranty is up next May and I'm shopping for a replacement. I want something different and am looking at Jaguar (call me crazy, call me nutsy, my wife does and she's a shrink). Given the uncertain resale value I'd like to lease it, which would be my first time doing so. I have several questions I hope you can help me with: 1. Given that one shouldn't put anything extra down as a capital cost reduction (because of the possibility of totalling the car and losing the up front money) does this mean that I really shouldn't think of trading in my old car? Would CCR derived from a trade-in be treated any differently than CCR gained via cold, hard cash? 2. I'm looking at new cars, either a 2007 XJR or 2007 S-Type R. Can you tell me what the lease buy rate would be (through Jaguar) for each of these? Also, what kind of up front payments are ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED (e.g. Acquisition, Bank Fee, Security Deposit)? I'll pay what I have to but not something which is thinly-disguised dealer profit. The dealer is entitled to make money but let's call it what it is. 3. Finally, are there any Jaguar incentives for either of these models (even for 2006)? I'd like to know how much play I have in negotiating a price. Thanks in advance. I KNOW I'll wimp out and get a lousy deal (regardless of the make) but I like to ACT like I know what I'm doing. :) =NLK=