Friends of the family have one - 2.2d manual and its been utterly reliable and so has her husbands 3.0 S Type both bought used 1 or 2 years old low mileage 7 or 8 years ago at a main dealer. Husband used to choose Lexus (Lexii?) until he retired but rates his Jag as good or better. They tour all around Europe every year in the estate and haven't had any problems.

Tyres shouldn't be overly expensive as long as you buy them independently and shop around a bit. Check out mytyres or camskill for keen prices and have them fitted locally.

Good luck with it. You bought with the heart, but with Ford mechanicals the head shouldn't disapprove too much. It's a Mondeo underneath, but not everybody knows that, do they!