Faults:

The left rear wheel bearing need replacing.

Power steering leak, it only needed clamps tightened.

Block heater shorted out, put a new one in today.

Heater core is plugged, I'll fix it soon.

Body work, need some minor repairs, under the fender behind the left rear wheel.

General Comments:

This is absolutely the greatest car I have ever driven. I love the way it handles, and don't even mind the stock suspension, which by all accounts is quite soft.

The interior is small, but then so am I at five foot three and half inches tall, weighing 130 pounds. My six foot six inch tall friend couldn't even get in the car.

One has to learn to duck their head when getting in the car, or get used to lumps on the skull, ha ha ha.

The XJS has a very private and small cabin, an important feature for a female driver like myself. It is not easy to view the driver from certain angles, and if there is a driver in another vehicle, especially a truck, he is not able to see my face, nor can I see his if he is driving on the right hand side of me.

At first I had a problem with the funny headlights, but now that I am used to them, I am not going to change them for the quad set.

Faults:

Air conditioning system - new compressor, evaporator, condenser...

Doors and lower rear quarters rusting fast.

Speedometer transducer failed.

Headlamp wiring breaking up.

Intermittent mis-fire.

Central locking comes and goes, as does the passenger electric window.

General Comments:

It's a super car. More than fast enough - 120mph comes up quite quickly, and more is availble if you are determined enough! I've seen 135mph and it was still accelerating. Handling is beautifully balanced, and it doesn't betray it's weight, even on a race track. The ride, though, is a lot less comfortable than older Jags.

It's very comfortable, though the back seats are useless - more so on the later cars which have 'fatter' seats!

It still causes comment. Several people have stopped me to say what a beautiful car it is.

Sadly, the number of seemingly incurable faults is driving me mad. I have no idea what to replace it with. I've run a Mercedes 500SEC, Range Rovers, several Jaguar saloons, even a Rolls. The XJ-S is a superb design - but even when maintained 'regardless of cost' they still suffer unreliability. I've covered over 20,000 miles in the last year, and spent perhaps £4,000. And still the air conditioning is broken...

Faults:

More rust every year - an ongoing battle.

Air-Con has gone wrong more times than I can list.

Cylinder Head Gasket

Oil pressure sensor switch blown out.

Rear wheel bearing.

Intermittent stalling/lumping at idle.

General Comments:

A great car - attracts so much attention its uncanny, superb "jet fighter" noise from the engine when pushed, excellent fuel economy from an engine of this size, especially on a run.

Hugely unreliable and bodywork which rusts and rusts - I think this probably had the rustproofing of a 70's car.

Dealer prices make them a no-go area - non-dealer ignorance of the car makes them a no-go area - do it yourself repairs?