Comments on: Jaguar management “entirely relaxed” about sale of company

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:38:49 +0000

Now you’re all changing tune

X-Type was quite popular here, despite being an overweight Mondeo…

By: jdasch1

jdasch1 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:07:43 +0000

I’m sorry…Jaguar has always been a beautiful car that you had to own two of to keep one running. It was not the car you went on a long trip with . I have owned several Jags and before Ford owned it and they were f**king mechanical nightmares. 3000 dollars for shock absorbers (1988 model) in 1990!! I have owned some after Ford bought them, and they were uninspiring to drive, but didn’t break down at all. Tata, maybe this(Jaguar) is their Lexus brand, like Acura is to Honda.

By: autonut

autonut — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:24:40 +0000

GetReal – it was really great comment!

By: C6Racer

C6Racer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:26:40 +0000

In the U.S., that is.

By: C6Racer

C6Racer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:26:21 +0000

Ford should have the XR8 here.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:26:32 +0000

I can be relaxed when I’m drunk and don’t care anymore about my job.

By: Scarface03

Scarface03 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:49:39 +0000

I’m with meanpants555, I’m excited about the sale. Prior LLN articles discussed how invested Tata is with its purchase of Jag. And the new design language is exactly what Jag needs to be competitive.

Historically, Jag sales relied on Jag lovers buying Jags, but the dated designs, poor quality, and the more-annoying-than-cute Jag affectations I think ceded sales to the Germans.

I hear that there are still some electronic snafus with the XK types in buyers hands, but the new XF should continue the Jag renaissance. Who knows, maybe the XF’s rotary gear selector might just be the next Jag “J-gate” that gives each Jag added distinctive character.

Regardless, hopefully Tata will give Jag the attention it needs to make it competitive with the Germans again….

By: SwerveEarly

SwerveEarly — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:17:49 +0000

Jag was a complete mess before Ford. Blaming the x-type for all their problems is lame. They have had a quality problem since the 60s. It was extremely popular for owners to swap in 350CI GM motor w/turbo trans because they were prettty cars with good chassis and interior class. But crappy mechanicals and electrical systems.

By: sharpie

sharpie — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:55:40 +0000

So it looks like Tata and Jag had business relationship already. Oh the X-type… which is a bad Ford Mondeo at best was a shame. The Euro Mondeo was good, but somehow Detroit just messed it up in the translation, like they did with the Contour. Argh!

By: corvette

corvette — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:46:56 +0000

Tata might not be such a bad buyer after all if there already supplying them with parts. hopefully they wont hurt the company’s comeback.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:31:18 +0000

With Jaguar’s design momentum and handling savvy the next X-Type could be a kicky alternative to A4, 3-series and the IS from Lexus. I am getting excited about the sale to Tata.