Q: I'm about to purchase a 2001 Jaguar S-type, are they known to have problems? Are they reliable?

asked by on March 11, 2018

The car I want to buy is 1200 and I'm gonna test drive it tomorrow. I'm just wondering if it has a bad reputation or if it's worth it.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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