Rodney_gold
R.I.P. 5 June 2018
A rare 2003 Jag S-type "R" .. 89000km
400hp supercharged 4.2 V8 , 6 speed ZF auto , 18" 275/35 rear tyres
0-100 in 5.3 secs 14.1 1/4 mile and governed to 250kph
The car is immaculate - the leather looks like brand new , babied by it's owner and has a FSH - he has this huge file of everything spent in the 10 years of ownership - including speeding fines (and proof of payment etc)
Called JAG agents with the vin no and they told me to jump at the car...super clean maintenance record. no issues of any sort with the model or year and very reliable.. a little pricey to fix tho - like any merc/beemer/audi of the caliber.
EVERYTHING is in pristine as new condition and EVERYTHING works , he's even fitting a brand new windscreen as the old one had a stone chip. R15k worth of tyres were replaced in December 2013..
Got all the luxuries one expects for a car like this and more...
I took it for a very long test drive it wafts around at 60 like a limo.. superbly tractable round town , silent comfort and no rattles or squeaks ..BUT nail the throttle and it becomes a beast - acceleration like a locomotive and before you know it you travelling at lock you up speeds.. Off the line , without traction control it just smokes tyres .. the massive brakes and brembo calipers haul you down with frightening speed if you stomp on them...
Sticking it into sport mode tightened everything up , but still had an amazing ride , but the handling get a WHOLE lot better...
THIS is the car I was looking for , comfort , bump soaking ride , 4 seats , RHD , good looking and a shit load of performance with class when I want it and my wife can drive it without 2 nappies (unlike my vettes)
I had it down to 8.8l/100 at 120 (revving 1600 rpm) and the owner averaged 12-13l/100 in town.. obviously if you have a lead foot - you will get a lot worse.
Best of all - R140k....
400hp supercharged 4.2 V8 , 6 speed ZF auto , 18" 275/35 rear tyres
0-100 in 5.3 secs 14.1 1/4 mile and governed to 250kph
The car is immaculate - the leather looks like brand new , babied by it's owner and has a FSH - he has this huge file of everything spent in the 10 years of ownership - including speeding fines (and proof of payment etc)
Called JAG agents with the vin no and they told me to jump at the car...super clean maintenance record. no issues of any sort with the model or year and very reliable.. a little pricey to fix tho - like any merc/beemer/audi of the caliber.
EVERYTHING is in pristine as new condition and EVERYTHING works , he's even fitting a brand new windscreen as the old one had a stone chip. R15k worth of tyres were replaced in December 2013..
Got all the luxuries one expects for a car like this and more...
I took it for a very long test drive it wafts around at 60 like a limo.. superbly tractable round town , silent comfort and no rattles or squeaks ..BUT nail the throttle and it becomes a beast - acceleration like a locomotive and before you know it you travelling at lock you up speeds.. Off the line , without traction control it just smokes tyres .. the massive brakes and brembo calipers haul you down with frightening speed if you stomp on them...
Sticking it into sport mode tightened everything up , but still had an amazing ride , but the handling get a WHOLE lot better...
THIS is the car I was looking for , comfort , bump soaking ride , 4 seats , RHD , good looking and a shit load of performance with class when I want it and my wife can drive it without 2 nappies (unlike my vettes)
I had it down to 8.8l/100 at 120 (revving 1600 rpm) and the owner averaged 12-13l/100 in town.. obviously if you have a lead foot - you will get a lot worse.
Best of all - R140k....
