RE: SOTW: Jaguar XJR
Discussion
hora said:
Buy it on the provisio that its put through a new MOT.
You can find a mirror from reakers.
Actually, exactly why didn't the seller attempt to put it through an MOT to make it more saleable? Hmmmm
Ermm maybe because it's advertised for only £1000 and you'd likely get it for £800-900 cash if you haggled. You can find a mirror from reakers.
Actually, exactly why didn't the seller attempt to put it through an MOT to make it more saleable? Hmmmm
Edited by hora on Friday 15th April 12:28
xjrant said:
the spares are somewhat cheaper than listed here. Complete engines with ancillaries will prob fetch £300-£400 max unless it was a real low miler. Interiors around £150 again unless its something special then around £250 . There’s just too many being broken up so the price falls.
If you see a reasonable one for sale under 3k grab it!!
If only I had a barn. I buy this one and the bits it needs. Sling the parts in the boot and the whole thing in said barn and leave it for 20 yrs.If you see a reasonable one for sale under 3k grab it!!
Then roll it out in all it's glory when the rest of the world are by then driving the equivalent of a Toyota Prius. Sod the fact that by then petrol will be £40 a gallon as for sunny days and high days it would be worth it.
JohnnyRims said:
Fairly pointless SOTW if you ask me. If this thing keeps running for the two months until the MOT expires I'll be amazed. If it does it will never pass the test at which point you weigh it in for maybe £300. £350 a month in depreciation makes a new one look cheap...
Really can't agree at all. Thing it's a quite an absurb comment to make too, unless you've actually been and looked at said vehicle. Why should it break down within 2 months?
Why should it not pass an MoT?
Btw - in 1999 I bought a V12 XJS for £700. It never failed an MoT that I can recall and was used regulary. Sold it in 2005 and it was still running fine. Fab car and a fab time owning and driving it. Can't see why it wouldn't be possible with an XJR.
VeeFour said:
300bhp/ton said:
Ermm maybe because it's advertised for only £1000 and you'd likely get it for £800-900 cash if you haggled.
But with such a short MOT it's pretty much only worth what the scrapman will give for it.hora said:
But it'd be a lot easier/quicker sale if it had the assurance of 12months MOT. It has the hidden 'the owner knows the car and knows it may not pass on one or two points' about it doesn't it??
I'm not disputing the fact that with 12 months ticket it might sell easier. But I think on a vehicle of this price it's a bit of cheek to expect it. And it's still legal and current and has 17% left of it's current MoT. If as a potential buyer it bothers you so much then phone them up an ask if they'll MoT it first, but don't expect to get it for a lower price. Remember it's only advertised at £1000. So any sane seller will know they'll likely get slightly less than the asking price anyhow.
hora said:
But it'd be a lot easier/quicker sale if it had the assurance of 12months MOT. It has the hidden 'the owner knows the car and knows it may not pass on one or two points' about it doesn't it??
An MOT means absolutely nothing lol, if you know the right people, you dont even have to go to the MOT station!!I certainly wouldnt be giving this seller an extra £500 for them to slap a dodgy MOT on it...
Sir_Dave said:
An MOT means absolutely nothing lol, if you know the right people, you dont even have to go to the MOT station!!
I certainly wouldnt be giving this seller an extra £500 for them to slap a dodgy MOT on it...
Are you speaking from experience or is there something you are not telling us? I certainly wouldnt be giving this seller an extra £500 for them to slap a dodgy MOT on it...
I like it. I'm just in the process of dropping the engine out of one of these into my S1 - the engine with ancilliaries cost me £650 for a good one from a Jag breakers. Ebay turns the engines up regular for around £500, but rarely with the supercharger or throttle body still in place.
As has been said, if bought, you would make your money back breaking it.
As has been said, if bought, you would make your money back breaking it.
Also - in my personal opinion, I think that these X300 XJR / Sport models have some of the best interiors ever fitted to a Jagaur.
My old 3.2 Sport had off-white breathable sports leather, with ash black effect wood trim. It was one of the nicests interiors I have had in any car.
Ok - not as well put together as a W140, but, still feels special, and a lot better than the later X308 models, which felt a bit cheaper and tacky compared to these.
I love the low slung widescreen effect of the windscreen, the single wiper, the cossetted feel.
SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THIS! Even offer £750, and bargain from there! So much car for so little cash.
My old 3.2 Sport had off-white breathable sports leather, with ash black effect wood trim. It was one of the nicests interiors I have had in any car.
Ok - not as well put together as a W140, but, still feels special, and a lot better than the later X308 models, which felt a bit cheaper and tacky compared to these.
I love the low slung widescreen effect of the windscreen, the single wiper, the cossetted feel.
SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THIS! Even offer £750, and bargain from there! So much car for so little cash.
Awesome shedding but I'd go for this, FSH, MOT till Aug, change from a grand :-)
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