I bought the cheapest V8 Jaguar in the country... 

How much did I pay for this Jag? £1,400.00! What are you thoughts? Comment below :)

11:21 That V8 is entirely British. I was part of the team that designed & developed it in Coventry. It was built in Bridgend.

The ford criticism is only really peddled by people who don't understand just how buggered jaguar were before ford took over. A good buy I'd say! 🙂

IMO, the best looking luxury sedan on the planet. And you got it in the perfect Champagne Gold colour. Congratulations Joel.

Have spent a lot of time working on these especially the engines. Consider the following, new anti roll bar bushes, service the transmission and diff, swap out coolant for Evans waterless and clean all the earth points in the engine bay, cabin and boot. Will make for a much more reliable and easy to live with car. Health to enjoy it.

Joel, I'm old enough to remember most of today's RU-vid automotive "superstars" at their beginnings. Yet to this day alot of their "best" videos are all buying older cheaper cars like this Jag ...which are also bloody awesome 😎 Keep doing what you're doing mate and it will come. Your entertainment is on point.

S Type is a wonderful *wonderful* car, perhaps even handling better than the E39! Things to look out for: 1. Sills - the plastic sill covers hold a multitude of sins. Take them off and wax-oil the sills before they rust out. 2. Rear subframe. This has a design flaw. The top of the rear mounts has a hole and traps water. Your only defence is drilling out the bottom and welding plate over the top (I have the schematics if you need them). Good luck!

Joel has this ability of making you fall in love with a car that you have never thought of even liking it at first. A massive congratulations to you Joel!👏

I love S-Type, that car bought my house and gave me job security for over 20 years. There's a 50% chance I built this (we were on 2 shifts then). The Engine is pure Jaguar and British BTW. The 2002 onwards was a much better car.

Hey Joel, glad to see all the content that’s been coming out lately. I’ve been following since the early z4 days and still drive mine everyday. Love the jag!

Lovely car and good to see you producing content with your own vehicles again 👍 not a fan of Carly, had many issues with them so switched to a proper diagnostic toolset but they’re helping you get the content out so who can blame you. Looking forward to see how this progresses

Great choice of car. As nice as it is seeing content with all the flashier newer cars. It is nice to see content made with the more attainable cars. This is definitely crying out for a Joel V Katie challenge somewhere in the UK!

Joel, I am delighted you bought one. A nice car just hope it’s not plagued with rust underneath

Great to see you back with your own car, looks like a good purchase. I had a 2003 Jag S-Type last year, the wooden steering wheel was definitely one of my favourite features!

“Just a nice feeling of… knob. 😂😂 brilliant, congrats on the car! Look forward to seeing some content, I nearly bought a 3.0 V6 a few months back.

Beautiful car, had a 3.0 version and I adored it! Just keep an eye out for rust, especially on the subframes. A very underrated car, enjoy!

glad to see you back in your own car and gotta love a v8

Lovely car and colour combo , great to see a young man (and his fiancee, ) appreciate the gentleman’s club interior , far to nice a car to be sent for scrap. Be great to see what you do going forward , you can’t beat a V8.

I remember looking at these about 10 years ago, the MOT history were shocking, rust, suspension etc, just fit for the scrapper.

Love the Jag! Looking forward to seeing how you get on with it. I've always liked the S type.

I've literally just been looking at these and said if only there was a video one RU-vid of them, and now you have answered my prayers, I salute you sir haha

Had one of those, great car. I loved the way the seat and steering wheel moved in when you put the key in. Beware of the gearbox, they weren't that long lasting. And check that the plastic timing chain tensioner have been replaced with the metal ones from the 4.2.

Great video and what a bargain! I had an early 3 ltr in that same colour, absolutely loved it. Unfortunately the then Ford derived gearbox gave up at around 96000 (apparently a plastic part just fails) and rather than getting it fixed for about a grand, I sold it for peanuts to someone who needed a donor car. A few years later and I'm now back behind the wheel of an S Type 3ltr. 2 years of completely trouble free motoring and breezes through MOT's (so far!!) Do have the 'box serviced, just in case and check the sills for rust and then just enjoy it, they are fabulous cars and very under rated by those who are not in the know.

I had a 3litre v6 one of these, same year V reg. it was 3 years old when I bought it. Got it from a Jaguar dealer, and I have not experienced a better customer service since. It had a 6 CD auto changer, and the voice control was brilliant, you could say “play CD 4 track 6” and off it would go and start playing. You could also ask it to adjust the climate control temperature in 0.5 of a degree increments. Also you could set it so that hen you took the key out of the ignition switch, the drivers seat would travel backwards and the steering wheel would go up and forwards electrically giving more room to get out of the car. Similarly, once you got in and put the key in, everything would travel back to the memory setting. It was a good thing to demonstrate, and worked well.

I’ve got an XF with a 4.2 and they do have a certain unique sound. Great sounds

Prefer the post 2002 face lifted version personally 👍

Get a service done, filters, fluids and perhaps new spark plugs. it will make a world of difference.

Have always loved these and used to have blue with white interior and it looked beautiful. Look forward to some more on the jag. 👍👍👍👍👍

Hi Joel. I’m not usually one to make comments on RU-vid but after watching your latest video on the S Type I felt I had to say something. I had one of these cars back in 2008 when I took it as a trade in against a car I was selling and I have to say I absolutely loved it. A fantastic soundtrack from the V8 and being wafted along in let’s be honest absolute luxury I really fell for it and it was a complete break away from my 2 year old EP3 civic type r I was really torn when it came to selling it. Thinking about it now so many years later I can relate to your comments and feelings about the car and it looks like a really nice honest example it’s kind of prompting me to go and look for another. What a car for such a silly silly price. Best. of luck with it mate and I look forward to seeing how the adventure continues

I still use my 2000 V6 manual every winter and it’s great. V8s had issues with timing chain guides and water pumps. All engines of this era can develop vacuum leaks / ageing coil packs. Need to take the sill covers off. I bet it’s already had under sealing at some point otherwise it’s been garaged a lot. Try not to set the temps on the dash too far apart they can start to play up.

I have the same engine in my 1997 XJ LWB Sovereign. Lovely sound. - And you really hammer the point of Jaguar. Regardless of your life situation or bank balance, driving one makes you feel successful! The only real issues with the S-Type were rust (as per all Jaguars of the time) and failing boot seals. The latter is worth replacing or at least checking as the battery sits in a well in the boot and if the boot does leak... Well, let's just say that submerging a car battery in water is rarely a good thing.

I bought a V6 2000 S Type...1 yr later...in the shop 7 months...3 shops ..still not working...I love Victor and not giving up..3000$ repairs ...I pd $3000.....I love my Jag❤️🌹✅ Leather à bit crackled..so many extras...it has so many extras! Sunroof, heated seats, I want my car back on the road ...so comfortable like a glove...you'll never want to get out of it.

Hi Joel. Yes, I've always been a fan of the S Type despite the numerous detractors out there. Beautiful car.

I picked my Jaguar S type 4.0 for £460 and it literally needed nothing but a battery, MOT and fuel. Currently 2 months into ownership, so far so good

I love Jags, I've an XK8 With the same 4 litre V8 and an 11plate XF with a 3 litreV6. Never had a major issue with either!

I'd like to see what upgrades u can do to update the entertainment system. People will really enjoy that and it would make us all go put an buy one, which would then push the values up

Definitely get that rear number plate shape changed it will look amazing

Welcome to Jaguar V8 club! I really like the S-Type, I don't understand why people say they're ugly. I'd have one in a heartbeat!

Glad you opted for a luxury barge with a Jag badge. Lovely car although I prefer the XJ to the S Type. I bought a 2005 XJ LWB last year. 4.2 petrol V8. Love all the wood and it is so comfortable & easy to drive like you say yours is. I have the rear sun blind too, it’s quirky isn’t it!? Good luck with it and I look forward to more videos with it. I love any Jaaaaags ✌🏻

I've got a very late S-Type V6 and I absolutely adore it it's the most comfortable thing I've ever driven not sure how it compares with the early cars as mine is more akin to early XF than the early S type

Definitely interested to see you do a fuel economy challenge with this, another video for later down the line would be to get it properly cleaned up, and enter it into an auction no reserve to see what people would pay for it. Similar to what Hoovies Garage recently did.

Again a type of car I have often considered but never purchased! Thank you for buying one Joel and I look forward to enjoying it vicariously through you 😃

A lovely car indeed, so long as you can afford the huge running costs of that big V8 which will return only about 20mpg. I myself seriously considered an S type, but with the price of fuel and everything else going up and up and up, I decided to stick to a diesel Jag 3 litre V6. Anyway, your S type is a lovely example I hope you enjoy it Joel.

Hey Joel, Great review and your enthusiasm is contagious! Like you I just LOVE the Jags and the S-Type in particular. You highlighted some issues with the car as you knew them to be but I would be VERY interested to learn of what it costs you to bring the car back up to fully functioning. Say a full year's cost summary with both the initial costs (fixing windows etc) through anything that comes up during the first year of ownership. Whatever the case, let's be clear about this: If your fiancé loves it - and you love it - then it MUST stay in the family!!! Cheers!

Great choice i had a 2004 facelift however was only the 2.5 v6 was very slow as only had 200bhp ut loved it was so comfortable. Sadly a headgasket killed the car and as i only paid 500 for it i scrapped it for 300. Word of warning would be is to check the sill areas as they are known for rotting there. Great cars though and very underrated 👍👍 looking foward for more jag vids 👍👍

Great video Joel, I’m like you I love older cars and like to look after them, I had a Ford mondeo ghia X that was brilliant, huge spec it had for the year it was. Enjoy the JAG for a bit and get all the niggly bits sorted. Looking forward to another video.

Do have a soft spot for these , owned 2 so far but the V6…. Rear blind is super rare ! When you lock it check all doors are closed because they suffer with door locks going wrong 👍

Great to see some content from you. Great JAG always fancied one. Get more content up please would love to know more. Look good with some R wheels.

I can remember a couple of years ago when this would’ve been £800, the price of vehicles has gone disgracefully high

Love this video. Had a slightly different feel about it. Great original humour on a quirky old car

Love it. Great choice. Think these cars make so much sense as a second car you don’t drive that much; particularly as you couldn’t afford the petrol if you did.

Can't beat an old Jaaaaaaag 👍

I had one identical except engine 3.0 v6 petrol, I understand the feeling and perfect for long journeys.

Amazing choice! Love the color combo!

Good choice on the budget you had. I found the Cayenne terrible for reliability. This looks great so far

your presentation skills have come a long way. You wouldn't be out of place on the TV. Very very good

Hello Joel. Good choice. I have a 97 xk8 and an 02 xj8 so can attest tothe quality of these 90s Jags. However, I must stress that the AJ-V8 as fitted to our cars is an entirely Jaguar design and in no way related to any Ford V8s of the period (they were found to be insufficient in power delivery for Jag's requirements). Enjoy the beast!

I love older cars, I drive a 1999 Ford Fairlane Ghia 5ltr V8. Costly to keep on the road, good on fuel. Lovely to drive. Nice big heavy car.

Hey Joel - Great car, great review, I prefer the non brand new car reviews, find them so much more interesting than the new stuff

This lovely Jaguar was purchased from Norton Automotive of Stoke Mandeville Buckinghamshire. It's a great buy as the price is decent but Norton's have a very good reputation for putting out some outstanding cars, some in mint condition. If Joel's Jag (JJ for short 👌) is a Norton Automotive car then it should be good. The Sat Nav is epic and reminds me of the old Lexus ones from the mid nineties. Enjoy this Joel. It's all about the horsepower remember and not the MPG. This car is a flying machine.

Lovely video mate

From America ... in retrospect the 'Ford Luxury Group' cars of the era did not receive the respect they should've. It's clearly held up well. The styling says 'Jag'. It's NOT another 2 liter turbo 4 like almost EVERYTHING ELSE today. Sure I see various old Fords I owned in its interior switches and buttons ... but that is a good thing. Parts will actually exist.

I grew up with Jags and we had 3 of these so this was massive nostalgia. All 3.0 V6 petrol engines in the S-Types we went through, had that 4.0 V8 in a gold and beige XJ8, and XJ6 and two 4.2 Supercharged V8 XKRs. My dad had me driving around in the US in these things as a teenage British kid going to American high school... and he insisted on sticking Union Jacks on the back! Lots of fun though because with how cheap insurance was in the US I was driving all of the above from 16 years old. Driving the 4.2 XKR was particularly terrifying when I was allowed out on my own in it! A decade on and I've just the other day bought an XF S V6 3.0d...

Great content loving all the videos keep them coming

Enjoying this, I had a 1999 S reg 3.0 one. At that point you only got that size of V6 or the V8 as you have. I've driven a later 2.5 and they understandably don't go as well as the 3.0 does. So many cool little features on them, I love that the boot fully pops open when you use the ahem* transit keyfob button. Also if you turn the knob on the left of the steering wheel to auto then the wheel and seat fully fold back and away to ease access and egress. As you put the key in the ignition then they both go back to your stored position. The sat nav is a rare option, mine just had a naff cassette holder that flew out of the dash when you opened it 😂 Also one final thing I remember on mine, if you unscrew the selector knob you can remove the little black spacer but then reinstall the wood knob without it, feels like a short shifter 😉😎 Very underrated cars, just very hard on suspension bushes and be wary of the sills rusting behind the plastic covers!

@Joel I'm on my second Jag, I love them, I had an XJ which was great, I have an X-Type currently, I love the styling of an S Type, it's a great car and an excellent purchase for what you paid for it, mondeo money, it's a no brainer.

I have always thought of buying one of these, facelifted one. But I instead happened to buy 1997 Mercedes CLK coupe 🤷‍♂️ It has Parktronic front and rear, and it works perfectly, after 25 years. I did not think i would use it or anything, but its really nice and helpfull.

I had one til a few months ago, timing chain guides disintegrated and wrecked the engine. I'd spent a couple of grand having the adaptive suspension all renewed too 🙈 Definitely get a cat back sport exhaust fitted and check the chain tensioners/guides. And if you take the sill covers of you might get a shock......

I never liked these, but today, the shape actually started growing on me.

Really good review Joel, thank you. A customer of mine offered me his 2001 V8 ... I'm just digging out his number ;)

Nice car, looking forward to more videos!

I wonder what maintenance costs have been like for this car. I would imagine any place that works on Fords could work on this car.

Joel! An idea/concept. What about a ‘tried and true’ car meet anything from say 1995 till 2010? I’d pay for a ticket. Maybe host it in Bicester?

That’s a really interesting purchase and it’s in Racing Gold ! 🎉

Best cars ever driven are my present Jag X-Sport and classic SJ 6 beforehand. Dream to drive and no mechanical problems over 20 years with either. Love them.

Beautiful car Joel I'm looking for a 3 litre v6 soon absolutely love them great content as usual.

Good for you Joel 👍

V-8 rear wheel drive, leather, sunroof and comfortable. I'll be interested in the service and maintenance needs. Can be a good road trip car! I have a 2005 Cadillac STS 4.6 V-8 in the USA and it loves to eat up longer trips

im in love with this car!!!

Have a 2001 model black on black, same wheels. The missing at low revs is the coil pack these have to be changed from time to time. Beautiful cars.

Hi Joel, loved the video. What about a long drive video checking MPG? Cheers, John.

Love it! I had it in my watch list as it was very close to me in Stoke Mandeville 😀

Everything about them feels fairly premium while driving, the steering is the lightest I have ever experienced! Doesn't make you want to drive fast at all

This was a brilliantly made video, gave me proper top gear vibes

I think if you want full OAP you need that pre-facelift in gold with cream interior and there's some novelty in that, but I do think a facelift in say, green is a much nicer car tbh. For £1400 though, absolute steal!

Lovely machine! Just wait 'til you have a go in one of the supercharged ones... I got an '03 XJR with the 4.2 a few years ago (only £4.5k!!) and boy do I love that thing. Reckon the only way I'll part with it is if I kill it or it kills me, ha!

Nice to hear it is not bassed on the Momdayo which was the worst car to park than anything i have had. i haad a Lincoln in the US annd it was a nice speedboat.

Looking forward to seeing more videos of the jag. Think every Englishman has a soft spot for a Jag. Hope all is well, take care

Nice motor Joel my mate had a 3ltr v6 on a v reg thirsty car indeed then he bought a BRG brand new type r on an 03 plate amazingly fast and more economic than his 3ltr v6 keep the videos posted Joel 👍

4:53 Love the S type ....I own a 2006 S type XS in Midnight Black 2.7d , would love a V8 but its a daily that would clean me out , love it so much car for the money ...

Great car in it's own right..... I've got to agree with the state of the roads my car and my van has had the front wheel alignment done in the past 12 months 😤

Love the car and so glad youve bought a jag. I love this model and dont have the balls myself to buy one....Im in Oz and theyd cost a fortune to run

Hi Joel. I've been watching this exact Jag for the last week trying to justify buying it to myself. I'm very jealous that you got there first. Can't wait to see what you do with it. Great content. Well done. Graham

Very nice. Good choice.

Good to see you back to the content that us old jalopy lovers like. I don't care for modern stuff. Think you did alright and it just needs a good service. Approaching winter so probably no point in an expensive detail. Get some like-minded jalopy lovers from the channel and do an economy run competition. Rules are, must be a V8 or V12.

Had my eyes on this exact car for ages but I assumed it would be completely clapped out, wasn't brave enough to take the plunge... Wish I had now!

Right now I have S-type 2.7 V6 diesel. And I absolutely love this car)))

I advocate bringing back a Z4, Joel! Thanks for posting!

Joel, it's gorgeous, happy motoring. I drive a 2004 XJ 3.0 and a 1990 XJS V12, and I wouldn't change them for the world.

lovely old thing Joel, watch the Auto gearbox in them, The Air conditioning in those Jags is amazing blows your head off, better than my current 2015 Mercedes ML W166.