Would You Buy A New Jag

molerat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26046633

They don't exactly have a reputation for quality cars so will this kill the brands. It may be opening up new markets but do the country set really want their cars built in India ?

DKLS

That new convertible is stunning, one overtook me the other day the noise was sheer bliss.

forgotmyname

When i win the lottery i would have a fleet of Jaguars. One for shopping one for sunny days out etc etc...

Made in India... Noooo.... I would rather spend my money on bringing the Reliant Robin back and have a fleet of them instead.

InsideInsurance

molerat wrote: »

They don't exactly have a reputation for quality cars so will this kill the brands.

Really? there are plenty of brands known for build quality and/ or reliability issues and yet they continue doing well.

colino

Yeh, that's right Jaguar, crap cars that no-one likes or was Jaguar named the best manufacturer in the 2013 JD Power customer satisfaction survey?

reeac

I bought an XJ6 4.0 at 2 years old, had it 10 years and then changed to a 4 year old XJ8 3.2 that I've now owned for 12 years. Periodically I dither about updating but can't really see the point. We've always had a smallish hatchback as a workhorse so the Jag. is mostly for long journeys and every time I drive it I think how great it is. I think that rearward visibility of current XJs and XFs is poor - that's why they have CCTV - and I don't really like their styling.

molerat

colino wrote: »

Yeh, that's right Jaguar, crap cars that no-one likes or was Jaguar named the best manufacturer in the 2013 JD Power customer satisfaction survey?

But were they voting on models made in India ?

molerat

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Really? there are plenty of brands known for build quality and/ or reliability issues and yet they continue doing well.

Not so much about the brand but the country of origin.

colino

What difference does that make? Tata made the investment in the UK, spent the money on crumbling buildings, production lines, training and design. They promoted and revamped a dormant brand. After the Nano fiasco, do you think they'll build fag paper imitations of the Jag out of a tin shed to service the booming Indian and Asian markets?

colino

reeac the big problem they fixed with the XJ in its facelift guise was the rear headroom. I think most aficionados now wish they had left it alone!
Have to say though that despite the Volvo like front ends, the new, new XF and XJ are growing on me. Even a short 3.0 XJ diesel would do.

scaredofdebt

If the build quality improves when they're being made in India I'd buy one.