A Jaguar, for the uninitiated, happens to be one of the more recognizable luxury sports cars around – which explains why it is hard to find a reliable Jaguar car parts supplier nowadays that sells authentic Jaguar car parts.

Some Jaguar car parts suppliers might offer discounted car parts for your Jaguar – but the problem with that is, are you sure you’re getting real Jaguar car parts? Why are the parts being sold discounted or cheaper than usual? The saying:"It sounds too good to be true" seems to apply in this case. Unless these Jaguar car parts suppliers have some kind of special deal with a wholesaler or the Jaguar car parts manufacturer itself, you need to step carefully around any Jaguar car parts suppliers that give such good deals on the cheap – you might be being taken on a ride, and not on a real Jaguar at that.

Another factor you have to bear in mind during your search for authentic Jaguar car parts suppliers is if they have parts for all the models of Jaguars that are still being used nowadays. The Jaguar was first produced back in 1922 and there are still new models being introduced into the luxury sports car aficionados’ market every year too. So when you start searching for authentic Jaguar car parts suppliers, be sure you tell the sales representatives what year your Jaguar was actually produced and what make it is.

Jaguars are still very much in vogue among the privileged few who really know what luxury sports car engineering is all about and can pay the corresponding price tag for such quality automotive engineering. Some Jaguar car models which are known to still be used by luxury car drivers are: Jaguar Xkr, Jaguar Xk8, Jaguar Xjs, Jaguar Xjr, Jaguar Xj8, Jaguar Xj6, Jaguar Xj12, and the Jaguar Xj.

When you do manage to find a reputable authentic Jaguar car parts supplier, they will have to check their car parts inventory to see if they have the authentic Jaguar car parts you need in stock. What if the part you really need or want is not in stock there? Then your next best option is to look through websites or inventories of companies that salvage old or damaged Jaguars for their parts.

Though it might be likely that salvage companies would have your authentic Jaguar car parts in stock in their salvaged car parts inventory, you now have to worry if the quality is sufficiently good to meet your standards for your own Jaguar. Sometimes, the quality authentic Jaguar car parts in stock may almost reach your standards (but not quite) so you may have to regretfully turn down purchase of these sub-standard parts and keep looking for authentic Jaguar car parts at other salvage companies.

Now, here’s the worst case scenario – anywhere you look, no website or real-time company seems to have the specific parts you need. What do you do then? Well, you might want to seek out collectors of Jaguars like yourself then and try to see if they have any scrap Jaguars that are of the same model and make as your own. If they do, then the haggling begins.

All collectors would like to see their Jaguars in as fit a condition as is possible – but let’s face it. There will be times when you may not be able to get the appropriate car parts for your beloved Jaguar due to unavailability of the right parts, the lack of quality parts on the market, or simply because no one wants to sell their Jaguar car parts to you (maybe because they need it themselves.) In that case, you may have to confine your Jaguar to your car barn for the moment until the perfect opportunity comes to find real Jaguar car parts that will meet your needs.