Cat, or Dog? Cheapo 1992 Jaguar XJS 4.0

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Breadvan72 said:

Does anyone want a light blue six cylinder auto XJS convertible that has groovy quad headlamps? Looks OK from a quick shuftie. For sale near me, might be gettable for 4500 ish.

Any pics or more details BV? I am mid-search as we speak. Could very well be interested.

[TR4man]

That does look lovely - the colour really suits it.

I'd imagine the illegal immigrants at the car wash look forward to lavishing some luuuurve on something a bit different.

[anonymous-user]

Kindly keep your UKIP crap off my thread, cheers.

[anonymous-user]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Breadvan72 said:

Does anyone want a light blue six cylinder auto XJS convertible that has groovy quad headlamps? Looks OK from a quick shuftie. For sale near me, might be gettable for 4500 ish.

Any pics or more details BV? I am mid-search as we speak. Could very well be interested.

I shall take some pics when next passing the garage where the car is for sale, and ask further about the car.

[wicker]

Breadvan72 said:

I now have five old sheds (1975 Dolomite Sprint, 1976 Series 3 Landy 88, 1983 Rover 2600, 1983 Lotus Excel, 1992 Jag XJS, and also a 1977 Yamaha FS1e moped).

A fizzy, nice going!

[anonymous-user]

For sale soon!

Great town bike, no good in the country. (Not bad indoors, as you can see)

[coopedup]

Breadvan72 said:

For sale soon!

Great town bike, no good in the country. (Not bad indoors, as you can see)

Brilliant, do you ride it from the living room to the kitchen?

[carinaman]

Breadvan72 said:

That's like the English church car park scene from The Da Vinci Code film.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Breadvan72 said:

I shall take some pics when next passing the garage where the car is for sale, and ask further about the car.

Recently passed, by any chance BV?

[anonymous-user]

I was there this morning! The photos are dire, as the car is hemmed in by several vans. The dude selling it was not there to talk to. The interior is blue and looks to be in good condition.

PS: I am on a train and the photos won't upload via the crappy Chiltern Wifi, so I will post them when home, if the knackered old Beemer at the station will start.


EDIT: Rubbish photos below -

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 16th January 00:28

[anonymous-user]

Meanwhile I shall witter on about learning to drive an XJS fast on bendy roads. These cars are heavy! I am not sure if the brakes on mine are quite what they should be, or if the type is just a bit under-braked*. You really have to anticipate and set up for the corners well in advance. Mucho old school SIFO, but very entertaining when you get it right, and you can push on very splendidly from the apex.


* My old Interceptor had XJS front brakes, considered a major upgrade on standard Jensen brakes.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Where is the car BV? Is it advertised anywhere? Any phone number I can call?

Thanks.

[anonymous-user]

I will PM you. It is in Postcombe, South Oxon, near junction 6 M40. Not advertised, AFAIK. NB the car is a six, not a twelve.

[dbdb]

The exoticism of the V12 does appeal to me, but they really are a much more difficult and expensive car to own. The AJ6 is such an unfussy thing.

I wonder whether your brakes are functioning at their best. My XJ40 has good brakes for its age - though not set up to be so fierce as is the current fashion, they're genuinely strong. It could be that the XJ40 saloons have better brakes than the XJS of course, since they're a more modern design.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Breadvan72 said:

I will PM you. It is in Postcombe, South Oxon, near junction 6 M40. Not advertised, AFAIK. NB the car is a six, not a twelve.

Thanks BV. Nothing seen yet.

[anonymous-user]

PM sent, CDG.

I took my rusty heap down to a place in Surrey today. It is getting a new gearbox mounting, a new front offside wing, new rear arches, and maybe a new bootlid. Then over to Croydon for some paint.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 23 February 15:51

[MarshPhantom]

So it's having a Croydon facelift?

[CubanPete]

In roundabout 1989 or so... A farmer friend at school was counting his cows (or his Dad's at least) when he came across a photographer, a lady upon the bonnet of an XJS doing a shoot for some gentleman's literature in one of his fields!

They scarpered before a very excited 14 year old could say it was fine if he could watch!

[LankyLegoHead]

What a fantastic JAAAAAG you have there sir! Judging by your car list, you have good taste (and are quite brave/stupid if you don't mind me saying)

Glad to see a fellow Oxfordshire PH'er too!

[anonymous-user]

I am off tomorrow morning to collect the heap, which should now have new non rusty bits and be all sorts of different colours. I may even leave it that way.