I am considering purchasing a 2016 F-Type V6 with 36,000 miles on it for $20,000.
This is a salvage title that has been rebuilt. The reason I'm purchasing a salvage title is I live in Tbilisi, Georgia, where virtually every car is an imported salvage that has been fixed with extremely inexpensive labor. There's a huge market for doing this, and literally every person I know drives a vehicle that was a salvage from the USA. Otherwise, I wouldn't take this route.
I took the vehicle in question to Jaguar for a full inspection, and much to my delight, it passed a full mechanical check, a test drive, etc.
What came back were two error codes that seemed somewhat troubling. I spoke to the dealer, the service manager, and a few other working guys, who said that the error codes could be evidence that someone previously tuned the vehicle or updated the software. On the other hand, the owner has said that these error codes are pinging because he installed an OEM battery in the vehicle after the fact.
The dealership quoted $200 (yes, it's cheap here) to look further into the issue and then $1800 to replace the two potentially faulty components in question. However, they said that replacing them altogether would be the worst-case scenario and that, in reality, the $200 inspection may reveal something that needs to be reconnected or a more benign cause of the error codes themselves.
Having spoken with the service manager (who has no real incentive here), he said that the errors are likely benign, and the car is priced very low for what it is.
I've attached the DTC report here. I would absolutely love it if anybody here could weigh in on the assessment from the dealership. All advice is welcome here!
This is a salvage title that has been rebuilt. The reason I'm purchasing a salvage title is I live in Tbilisi, Georgia, where virtually every car is an imported salvage that has been fixed with extremely inexpensive labor. There's a huge market for doing this, and literally every person I know drives a vehicle that was a salvage from the USA. Otherwise, I wouldn't take this route.
I took the vehicle in question to Jaguar for a full inspection, and much to my delight, it passed a full mechanical check, a test drive, etc.
What came back were two error codes that seemed somewhat troubling. I spoke to the dealer, the service manager, and a few other working guys, who said that the error codes could be evidence that someone previously tuned the vehicle or updated the software. On the other hand, the owner has said that these error codes are pinging because he installed an OEM battery in the vehicle after the fact.
The dealership quoted $200 (yes, it's cheap here) to look further into the issue and then $1800 to replace the two potentially faulty components in question. However, they said that replacing them altogether would be the worst-case scenario and that, in reality, the $200 inspection may reveal something that needs to be reconnected or a more benign cause of the error codes themselves.
Having spoken with the service manager (who has no real incentive here), he said that the errors are likely benign, and the car is priced very low for what it is.
I've attached the DTC report here. I would absolutely love it if anybody here could weigh in on the assessment from the dealership. All advice is welcome here!
