This past spring, i asked here for opinions on Jaguars, the AWD X series in particular. Got lots of information and opinion. Bought one, had it delivered as a total suprise to my wife, when she was at a nursing conference in Atlanta in May, for our 25 th wedding anniversary. She was stunned. I got her the sports model, 3 liter, sports package, sunroof, stability handling option, and not much else. Paid $38K for it, listed at about $41 K or so.
It is silver, they call it platinum. I want to tell you all that this is one fabulous car. I love it myself, but rarely get to drive it. It handles incredibly well, i had never driven a modern sports sedan, and with the AWD, even on a wet road, it just hauls and sticks. Great brakes. My wife loves the power, when it gets rolling, she easily dusts off lots of cars trying to merge in front of her.
Thus far, dead reliable, now has 11500 miles on it, i have changed the
oil four times, running a Canton/Mecca race
oil filter on it.
My wife just flat hauls on the back, very rural roads of SC. I have ridden with her driving, on roads with signs for 35 mph corners, she just slices thru them at 75+ mph, no drama at all. This is a woman who has driven minivans for the past 15 years.
Anyway, a very handsome car, very reliable, gets lots of looks. Many nice touches.
Thanks for the advice this spring. A very happy Jaguar customer. I wish they made an R model of this car.