RE: Lynx Eventer: Spotted
Discussion
"What more could you ever want or need?" Well ...... for the Le Mans trip probably something that would return a smidgen more than 5mpg
As for an alternative classic Jag the XJC would be cool. Probably the best sleeper though would be a concours example of the Series One XJ6. In my view an uber cool car that is destined to massively increase in value in the next few years. Arguably the car from which all modern fine riding/handling Jags derive their DNA.
As for an alternative classic Jag the XJC would be cool. Probably the best sleeper though would be a concours example of the Series One XJ6. In my view an uber cool car that is destined to massively increase in value in the next few years. Arguably the car from which all modern fine riding/handling Jags derive their DNA.
.Twoshoe said:
dbdb said:
The XJ-S was an outstanding car in its time. I don't see why anyone would say they were 'crap'.
Yes, I'm not sure about the references to it being 'crap' in its day either. I'm sure I remember it being compared very favourably with Porsche 928s and contemporary Mercs etc by Car magazine and others.
I think those that are judging the XJS as "crap" are remembering the pensionable run out models that were still be churned out long after the use-by-date. In its day the XJS was as good as anything on the market and the Jag V12 was the pinnacle of refinement against which other engines were judged.
Let's ignore the price tag. The price of anything as rare as this is almost impossible to judge, I can't imagine many of them survive, certainly not in this condition. It's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
I've always had a weak spot for the "two door estate" or "shooting brake" and this is a rather lovely interpretation.
Let's ignore the price tag. The price of anything as rare as this is almost impossible to judge, I can't imagine many of them survive, certainly not in this condition. It's worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.
I've always had a weak spot for the "two door estate" or "shooting brake" and this is a rather lovely interpretation.
dbdb said:
Twoshoe said:
dbdb said:
The XJ-S was an outstanding car in its time. I don't see why anyone would say they were 'crap'.
Yes, I'm not sure about the references to it being 'crap' in its day either. I'm sure I remember it being compared very favourably with Porsche 928s and contemporary Mercs etc by Car magazine and others.
RoverP6B said:
The XJS was always a deeply lovely car, BL quality issues notwithstanding. However, the PH writer here is evidently mad - who on earth could think the pre-facelift XJ-S was better-looking than the post-facelift de-hyphenated XJS? The latter really tidied up a hitherto rather messy shape - and that's the one I'd have
That's what I thought too. Here's mine in predictable BRG with tan lol 4.0 and the penultimate year of production, it really is a wonderful thing to drive.
£70k that's crazy money
Edited by dantournay on Tuesday 16th June 23:18
The XJS was not crap because of how it looked or went. Rather it was crap because of reliability and poor build quality. Question is whether that has been dealt with in the restoration.
Personal the Eventer doesn't look as nice as the coupe to me. Sometimes different is not better. It is not as if you would use this as everyday transport (unless you owned an oil company and had a support vehicle follow you around!)
I have never driven an XJS but have a soft spot for them as they were launched at the time I was an impressionable young lad. At the time they seemed quite rare. Although to be honest anything sporty was pretty rare and I can't recall ever seeing Ferraris or Porsches outside of motor shows.
Personal the Eventer doesn't look as nice as the coupe to me. Sometimes different is not better. It is not as if you would use this as everyday transport (unless you owned an oil company and had a support vehicle follow you around!)
I have never driven an XJS but have a soft spot for them as they were launched at the time I was an impressionable young lad. At the time they seemed quite rare. Although to be honest anything sporty was pretty rare and I can't recall ever seeing Ferraris or Porsches outside of motor shows.
I am pretty sure i looked at and almost bought this car about 12 years ago ...
Cant be that many '83 manual blue on tan Eventer's around.
Admittedly someone has done some tidying up to the old girl since i saw her (definitely a respray!) but i seem to recall it was asking 5k when i saw her in Dorking!
Wish i had bought it now
Cant be that many '83 manual blue on tan Eventer's around.
Admittedly someone has done some tidying up to the old girl since i saw her (definitely a respray!) but i seem to recall it was asking 5k when i saw her in Dorking!
Wish i had bought it now
Like many classic cars many of the original problems have now been addressed. There are a host of XJS upgrades available that deal with many of the challenges in the chassis and engine. Modern paint technologies look after the rust. Truth is that you could make a perfectly serviceable daily drive so long as you can live with the thirst. Yes it's expensive, but then people were saying that about the strongest E-type values 15 years ago.
Esceptico said:
The XJS was not crap because of how it looked or went. Rather it was crap because of reliability and poor build quality. Question is whether that has been dealt with in the restoration.
It is unlikely that a restored XJS for sale at £70k has been rebuilt poorly so that has to answer that part. As for reliability, with a 32 year old car would you blame a failure on the original build or the passage of time?It is certainly a car I would like to own but at the price of this one it is unlikely that I will do so,
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