Looks nice enough, I take it you couldn't stretch to one with satnav though?. I don't think the centre console looks right without it. What's the diesel engine like the the S-Type?
I've only had my XJ a little over 6 months so far and it hasn't thrown any bills at me yet, other than just fuel. I'm not looking forward to that day that it does though, mind you, I always said I wouldn't keep it more than a year anyway, so I might not get any off it If i'm lucky.
I would quite like an S-Type R actually. Infact I really did consider buying one, the reason I didn't though is because I always wanted an XJ, I love the looks of the XJ and I knew that if I bought any kind of an S-Type, I would always look at XJ's and slightly regret not getting one when I could have, even if it wasn't an R.
Looks nice though, good choice