An ex of mine's mother had a V8 S-type. It was elegant and looked great. (This was yearrrrs ago.)

Until I got inside. The doors shutting sound like they did on my 1993 Taurus SHO, and all the switchgear screamed Ford. Badly.

The wood inside and on the steering wheel was gorgeous, though.

 

Always kinda sad to part with a car, especially one that you’ve had that long. I always shed a tear or so when I trade a car in.

 

I suspect you aren't going to shed many tears when the Pacifica goes.

 

That, and the Connolly Leather, was a good part of what made a Jaguar a Jaguar. Unfortunately, with the exception of the XJ, which is no longer in production, Jaguar has mainstreamed their interiors so much that it is difficult to tell them from many competing makes.

 

I’ll still be sad. Many family memories in the Pacifica, it’s the first family car my kids will remember.

 

LOVE the interior of that car !!!

 

Yes it did serve us well. We actually replaced it last year but held onto it to use in winter.

My wife bought a new Porsche Panamera 4. She loves the car, I just like it. I wouldn't get it for myself.

 

Very nice! Big upgrade

 

Wife still drives our 2001 V6 Lincoln LS. Beautiful lines, still has lovely glossy burgundy paint. Great leather interior and the thing handles very well, as befits its Jag heritage. And, wonder of wonders, since Ford owned Jag back then, all the switchgear and gauges were well-designed and still work great!

Many years ago we had a $1,400 transmission issue. Five years ago, a cooling system issue where a plastic pipe (! seriously?) fractured and that was a couple hundred to fix. Oh, and the front suspension had major issues--both lower ball joints eventually failed, and they were not the press-to-fit type, so both steering knuckles had to be replaced. And the strangest repair was that the front antiswaybar bushings failed, and those weren't replaceable, either; you had to buy the entire antiswaybar assembly.

But those repairs are in the past, and the thing has been surprisingly reliable for years now. Wife and I plan to get her an RX when the LS suffers another major issue, but so far, just tires and oil changes. Remarkable.

 

Agreed. I had a friend that dumped thousands of dollars into an old Audi. He loved the car, calling it extremely reliable. What he really meant was that the car never left him stranded. I've also had friends that held onto their cars for 10 plus years and had to replace a brake light bulb after 60k and call the car junk. Everybody's interpretation is different.

 

Wow, great for her!

Well it seems where you live you don't have to deal with winter salt. We've had some repairs over the years, but nothing you wouldn't expect with any car for that length of time and miles. One thing i learned from the S-Type website was many S-Type parts were interchangeable with Lincoln LS parts at about half the price. I remember the most glaring was the window regulator. The Jag price was something like $550 and the LS price was $260, same identical part!

Well good luck with your LS. My wife would still drive hers if we could have kept it.

 

Glad the car served you so well! I'm like that with cars too, hate parting, but finding and buying the next car keeps it exciting. I'm sure she'll enjoy the Panny!