After many years of German this and German that, my wife and I recently bought two British cars..... Not the first vehicle from the UK we've owned (have had a couple LRs) but, there has always been at least one German in the garage.

This was just delivered today. 2011 XJ SC black/black with black headliner (a must and ruled out many others during our search)





Love the liberal use of leather in British cars.....





Had to have a black headliner. What's up with all the light colored headliners with a dark interior. Most do not even match the rest of the interior colors.



Love the graphics that make up the guages!

 

You used to have an aqua blue Pan, right?

 

Yes I did. It's now in Russia somewhere......

 

you have awesome taste in cars (aqua panamera, audi s5, etc) but this i dont get??? sorry...

 

No worries, I know the Jag isn't to everyone's taste. Personally, I never thought I'd own a Jag either...... Almost bought an XKR-S when I was looking at the DB9.

We are blessed in that we've gotten to experience many different automobiles over the years. I love the styling of the big cat and with the SC motor it's great fun to drive. Not to mention, the leather interior is beautiful. It's also very low key and not in your face like the Panny was. Frankly, I'm a little tired of the Germans, Porsche especially b/c EVERYTHING is an option!!! The Panny had $35k+ in options (not including the HREs) alone. That is absolutely insane AND it's exactly half of what we paid for this car.

 

So a DB9 and the Jag? I love those cars, but the build quality frightens me. I came this >< close to getting Aston V8 Vantages on two occasions, but ended up with 911s both times. It wasn't the (lack of) performance, but the concern that the car would fall apart, probably in a very expensive manner.

Please let us know your experiences with ownership. I love the new Jags and I'll always have a soft spot for Astons... Congrats on the XJ.

 

I'd be less than truthful is I said I wasn't concerned about build quality of the Jag. There is a lot of talk on some of the Jag forums about the pano roof creaking and popping. However, like any forum, there is a very vocal minority of people who show up to complain about the car and/or seek support and advice. I also have read lots of good things about the car.

As for the AM, I'm not really worried about build quality. I believe it's sound. The DB9 also has almost all of it's 3-year warranty left. I'm the first owner and it had 58 miles on it when I picked it up. I have had an issue with the amp on the B&O system and my emission light (along with CEL) came on Saturday evening on the way home from dinner.....

 

Nevermind.

 

first of all congrats on your new car!

Just looked up your post history,..the E55,thePanny and the B7 were
all very special and perfectly beautiful!
Hats off for having such a great taste in cars!!
the DB9 is wonderful as well,..just the Jag,..well,the car by itself is cool and all,but simply not "on your level" imo.

 

So much hate for Jag! It's a gorgeous car.