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Gizmo!
15,553 posts
78 months
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RichardR said: I guess the moral is to buy the latest possible incarnation of whatever series you're considering.  Agreed. They've usually fixed all the bugs by that point. 
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louismchuge
1,516 posts
53 months
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SkinnyBoy said: Good choice!
Had a V12 one in work the other day getting the front valance repaired. Such a class old girl. The V12 sounds divine too. I'd love a Jag but I'm not quite old enough yet to pull it off with panache. I'm 25... 
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SkinnyBoy
4,282 posts
127 months
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louismchuge said: SkinnyBoy said: Good choice!
Had a V12 one in work the other day getting the front valance repaired. Such a class old girl. The V12 sounds divine too. I'd love a Jag but I'm not quite old enough yet to pull it off with panache. I'm 25... Mate I'm 36 and driving it i felt like a fake, i so love the old Jags but i'm not geezer or old enough just yet, in a few years I'll pry the old V12 off that customer, shes getting on, and the thing is mint, might have to do unspeakable things to get in her will but....
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louismchuge
1,516 posts
53 months
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SkinnyBoy said: might have to do unspeakable things to get in her will but.... The V12s are rare, i'd certainly buy her some milk tray 
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m9fdb
19 posts
50 months
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My dad had Rovers for years P6 V8 autos and 3500s then he got a late series 3 4.2 Sov on a C reg and then had a XJ40 Sov on G plate - it was fully re painted and was mint but then the ol headlining let go and it started to go on the rear arches again so he has just got a X300 4.0 Sov to replace the XJ40 - must admit it did cross my mind to have the XJ40 off of him but i am 33 and felt it was bit to old for me
I would love a X300 XJR or XJSport in black or blue though - got to be a X300 with the straight 6 though as the X308s suffer with engine problems and the straight 6 is more reliable imo
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leon9191
673 posts
62 months
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Coolest shed ever i think, been looking at these for a while. ones with LPG are just a bit more than id like to pay though.
There is a nice one for sale on ebay a british racing green 4.0l with cream leather and all the gadgets was at £800 yesterday. Tempting.
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JayMan
106 posts
56 months
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I like it.
I always remember the leather in these smelling lovely, a bit like chewing gum (weird I know).
My dad had a much older one with the twin filler caps, that was motoring!
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Gallen
1,776 posts
124 months
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here's my old one... http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/geri_allen/...http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/geri_allen/...Know what you mean about the "age" image... You're either considered too young for an "old mans car", and as a result you look like a rat with a gold tooth... I'm 32 but didnt care - I liked the car so I suited myself! You felt like you were driving a Bentley. Only thing I would change would be better fuel consumption... Realistically you'll get around 18-22 friom the 3.2 XJ... even on a run I only managed 23 at best, regardless of what anyone says. My father's XJS V12 seems better on fuel!
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Stuart
11,296 posts
120 months
PH Director Bloke
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Garlick said: Beautiful car.
Any ideas on engine longevity at that mileage? Somebody confiscate Garlick's wallet, please? He's got that thousand yard stare again, and we're running out of room in the car park...
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G_T
7,441 posts
59 months
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m9fdb said: as the X308s suffer with engine problems and the straight 6 is more reliable imo b  ks. X308s don't suffer with any real engine problems assuming you're not stuck in a late 90's time warp and running them on high sulphur fuel or with the old tensioners/pulleys that are also outdated. The sheer number of 150K+ models floating around is testimony to this. Pisses me off how much of a slating the V8 gets. I'll take the Pepsi challenge with my '98 Nikasil against any 12 year old X300 equivalent straight six . More power. More refinement, a decent autobox and the last engine designed by "proper Jaguar".
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JayMan
106 posts
56 months
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Gallen said: here's my old one... http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/geri_allen/...http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/geri_allen/...Know what you mean about the "age" image... You're either considered too young for an "old mans car", and as a result you look like a rat with a gold tooth... I'm 32 but didnt care - I liked the car so I suited myself! You felt like you were driving a Bentley. Only thing I would change would be better fuel consumption... Realistically you'll get around 18-22 friom the 3.2 XJ... even on a run I only managed 23 at best, regardless of what anyone says. My father's XJS V12 seems better on fuel! Looks very nice. Ps are you the same Gallen from Boxa.net?
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Gallen
1,776 posts
124 months
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JayMan said: Looks very nice.
Ps are you the same Gallen from Boxa.net? Yes ! ...One and the same 
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deadslow
3,183 posts
92 months
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RichardR said: My Dad had one of the first Series III 4.2 XJ6s (from brand new), which I loved, but just about everything went wrong on it and it put him off Jags for life. I had one of the last of these, and I have never had a more reliable car, though friends at the time said it would ruin me RichardR said: I guess the moral is to buy the latest possible incarnation of whatever series you're considering.  Spot on.
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K50 DEL
5,221 posts
97 months
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collateral said: What is that keypad-y thing to the right of the tiller? IIRC it's the (rather over complicated) controls for a lot of the electrical gizmos - trip computer and the like. I had an 87 XJ when I was 19 - swapped it for an XR3i Cabrio! It was rather juicy and had some serious electrical gremlins (bulb failures reported all the time when there were none) however I loved it. It was soooo much cooler than the metros and fiestas that all my friends were tooling around in. Sadly the dreadeded tin worm was starting to catch hold, and then I wrote it off (by crashing into a Maestro, so I sort of considered it a public service!) Would I have another..... in a heartbeat.
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Snoggledog
6,049 posts
86 months
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 Somebody give Gorvid a prod. He likes his older Jags.
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bob the viking
35 posts
58 months
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I got my first Jag when I was 25, a XJS V12. It drank all my beer money but she was worth it. Then at 29 I bought a very high mile X308 4.0 Sov and worth every penny. Will never forget the trip from UK to Denmark, we crossed Germany doing 147 MPH in style. Now at 37 I throught I would try some quick Jap cars before returning once more to Jags. Its a shame they are seen as old men cars. The late XJ40's are great cars.
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gentelman
176 posts
113 months
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The Article said: Some typical British Leyland in-fighting also blighted the XJ40. For fear of being lumbered with the widely used Rover V8, Jaguar deliberately made the engine bay of the new XJ6 too narrow for a vee layout - preventing anything other than a straight six from being slotted in. Interesting "What if" scenario here. While I think a good straight six is without comparison, makes me wonder what would have happened if they did offer a V8 at least as an option from early on. It definitely would have made Rover V8's more widely available here in the 'States (you know, to put in our rubber bumper MGB's).
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Lancs Jag Boy
385 posts
55 months
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Nothing wrong with these late model XJ40s. Watch for rear radial arms IIRC. Engines are excellent, although head gasket may have already been done, if it hasn't it's no major worries if you catch it in time. At that price it must be a good one, although with so many poor ones around, if it's an XJ40 you want, then you should pay as much as you can afford to secure a decent example.
The best thing however, is that you can turn up to Royal garden party, upmarket shoot, or polo match and no one will bat an eyelid. Whereas you 1993 5 or 7 series looks a little............well poor of course.
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methinks
2 posts
46 months
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Got so excited when I saw this in the RSS feed; for a second I thought it was mine until I saw the "Sovereign" bit!
Anyway, not here to advertise my own "shed for sale" but just to add my thumbs up for a great choice for SOTW! The XJ40 shape still exudes a little bit of class to me, especially on those lattice wheels... gorgeous, still smile at mine walking towards it in a car park, sad get that I am! Seem to get approval from older people too, something about a 24 year old in such an "old fashioned" classy car instead of a Corsa with a bin slung under the car for an exhaust perhaps?!
Seen lots of XJ40s racking up the miles quite easily, I think they're quite under-cammed - as the bhp vs. torque shows - which probably helps; mine's only done 96kish and feels like it could go on forever!
Would love to see a Chasseur Stealth XJ40 in the metal, though I might go weak at the knees!
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Jaguar steve
2,754 posts
79 months
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G_T said: m9fdb said: as the X308s suffer with engine problems and the straight 6 is more reliable imo b ks. X308s don't suffer with any real engine problems assuming you're not stuck in a late 90's time warp and running them on high sulphur fuel or with the old tensioners/pulleys that are also outdated. The sheer number of 150K+ models floating around is testimony to this. Pisses me off how much of a slating the V8 gets. I'll take the Pepsi challenge with my '98 Nikasil against any 12 year old X300 equivalent straight six . More power. More refinement, a decent autobox and the last engine designed by "proper Jaguar". Indeedy. I've had long term ownership of both and the XJ V8 is vastly superior to the earlier straight six in every way I can think of. Drive good examples of both and you'll soon - even just a quick back to back hack round the block is enough - realise just how much better the later car is. Sure there have been some problems such as timing chain tensioners and lack of servicing leading to failures of the 'diff and 'box on the V8 cars, but they are nowhere as delicate as some peeps think. Buy a good one, maintain it well and for the few £k it'll cost to buy nowadays it's a bargain.
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