This Exists! In My Neighborhood! For Sale! (NPoCP)

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03/20/2014 at 11:54 • Filed to: NPOCP, Jaguar

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2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0 MANUAL

I didn't even realize that the S-Type came to the US with a manual until recently. It was only sold with an automatic (w/the "J Gate") initially, but I guess some executive at Jaguar actually thought "I know how we can improve sales in the Colonies! Add a manual transmission!"

I wish it were black, but blah blah blah MANUAL TRANSMISSION!

It's nice price for me, despite the need for a clutch. Now if only I can come up with 4 grand...


DISCUSSION (24)


Kinja'd!!! Soloburrito > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 11:56

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champagne taste on a beer budget!


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 11:57

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Mileage 107,100

That's impressive.


Kinja'd!!! AutoSavant > CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:02

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3.0 Duratec is a bulletproof engine.


Kinja'd!!! RazoE > AutoSavant
03/20/2014 at 12:03

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So it's a fancy Lincoln LS with a Taurus engine? Yikes.


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:04

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For an 11 year old car, absolutely! :)


Kinja'd!!! AutoSavant > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 12:04

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Clutch kit is only 300 bucks on Rockauto. Nice find!


Kinja'd!!! AutoSavant > RazoE
03/20/2014 at 12:08

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Lol. That it is. Great engine used in many cars, from Noble GTs to the lowly Taurus, Mazda 6, Mondeo, Lincoln LS, and many more. Not a huge fan of the S-Type, but it is unique and the price is right. What's wrong with a DOHC 3.0 liter V6 with 240 HP that can rev to 7k RPM attached to a manual transmission? It will be lots of fun!


Kinja'd!!! ddavidn > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 12:09

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That seems like a nice price to me. I'd probably go for it.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > AutoSavant
03/20/2014 at 12:10

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This car is more than an engine. There are plenty of things that could break and keep it stationary.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > RazoE
03/20/2014 at 12:10

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That Taurus engine is pretty sweet.


Kinja'd!!! RazoE > CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:12

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can't lie, my buddy had one in his Probe. Wasn't bad.


Kinja'd!!! AutoSavant > CalzoneGolem
03/20/2014 at 12:13

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Very true, but I think some of the fancier options were not available on the V6 cars, so maybe less is more?


Kinja'd!!! t_s > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 12:15

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Shame about everything which surrounds the manual transmission.


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > RazoE
03/20/2014 at 12:34

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They can make a pretty good noise.


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > t_s
03/20/2014 at 12:49

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It's not as good looking as modern Jags and I'm sure it doesn't drive as well as say an e46, but I still like it.


Kinja'd!!! AMC/Renauledge > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 13:11

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Nice to meet a fellow Portlander.

I've seen a couple S-Type 3.0 MTs listed in our area. Too bad the X-Type MT only came with the 2.5.


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > AMC/Renauledge
03/20/2014 at 13:19

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Yeah this is more in Tigard/Tualatin and I live in SE, but close enough. :)

For me, the proportions on the X-Type are just off, it's like they shrunk the classic Jaguar design just a bit too much. On the other hand, they did offer a wagon (but only with the slushbox, sadly).

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Kinja'd!!! AMC/Renauledge > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 13:29

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Tigard/Tualatin is close enough. I live in Aloha. Which is not nearly as nice as SE.

I'm actually a bigger fan of the X-Type than the S-Type. But that's me. I like the statelier look of the roof line, and the kicked-up rear fenders. Then again, I also like the AMC Gremlin. So there you go.

Yes, sadly, the X-Type wagon didn't come with an MT. I always thought that the S-Type needed a wagon companion, as well.


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > AMC/Renauledge
03/20/2014 at 13:40

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Would've been pretty nice. Still, I'm super impressed they imported the manual for the S Type, if only for a year. And they sold (like 5) X type wagons here, as well. Jaguar under Ford was actually pretty adventurous. Their cars under Tata today look much better (and supposedly drive better) but they're not going to send a wagon, much less a manual over here.


Kinja'd!!! JGrabowMSt > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 17:28

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Nice Price! I'd drive that to the moon and back!

I would just turn to the lady and ask, "Shall we take the jaaaaag tonight?"


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > JGrabowMSt
03/20/2014 at 17:30

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Sounds much better than "Shall we take the Camry or the Corolla?"


Kinja'd!!! JGrabowMSt > hethoughtofcars
03/20/2014 at 17:41

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Well, you're just putting in the wrong way. In that case, it's "Shall we take beige, or beeiiige?"


Kinja'd!!! hethoughtofcars > JGrabowMSt
03/20/2014 at 19:28

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To be fair only the Camry is beige, the Corolla is white... :)


Kinja'd!!! CalzoneGolem > hethoughtofcars
03/21/2014 at 08:01

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Now I really want one of these.