1992 Jaguar XJR-S

[deadslow]

dme123 said:

I also worked out running costs to date. 13.78mpg

that sounds about right. I nearly bought one of these a few years ago and the seller reckoned he was doing around 10 mpg

[LewG]

If it makes you feel better hammering mine round town when I took it to college for the week it managed an average on the computer of 8.1mpg

[anonymous-user]

LewG said:

If it makes you feel better hammering mine round town when I took it to college for the week it managed an average on the computer of 8.1mpg

Mine has had a fair few long runs, but I can see how you could easily have it in single digits if you were using it in town. My personal weakness is winding down the windows to hear it sing in 1st and 2nd

[LewG]

Exactly what you just said! Used to do that probably a bit too much between buildings in particular that howl was completely intoxicating

[anonymous-user]

The slightly lifting lacquer on the scuttle has now become a big patch where the lacquer came off. Now it looks like a proper old Jaguar.



I think that's the cars way of saying that it really would like me to cough up the money to get the paintwork sorted.

[craigjm]

Time for a bare metal spray. Get all the panels off and sort all of the structural rust

[anonymous-user]

craigjm said:

Time for a bare metal spray. Get all the panels off and sort all of the structural rust

You just want someone else to have the same "oh st" experience as you! No structural rust on this well engineered thing, solid as a rock, etc...

[craigjm]

dme123 said:

You just want someone else to have the same "oh st" experience as you! No structural rust on this well engineered thing, solid as a rock, etc...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Values are rising!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C807011

[anonymous-user]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Values are rising!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C807011

Seems so!! I think £35k is a bit optimistic none the less.

[craigjm]

Values are definitely rising for the best ones. Same with the XJC. Problem is there are not many that are in that kind of condition

[Zonergem]

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/en/classic-auct...

[anonymous-user]

I'll be interested to see what it goes for. Like someone mentioned in the VR6 Corrado thread these have been tipped as a "future classic" and a sure fire investment for 10 years that I remember, and the increase in price for a nice late 6.0 coupe has in that time gone from £6k to about £11k which I find entirely underwhelming. I remain to be convinced that they are ever going to go crazy like the E-Type, rather than stay pretty flat like the series XJs.

[craigjm]

Thing is, it is all guesswork. There isnt a register anywhere, like there is for houses, which shows sale prices so the ones you see up for sale for mega money and then they disappear might not necessarily have sold. The only sure way of getting a kind of value is an auction price and those prices always depend on who is in the room. I am convinced that if you ever want to sell a decent classic the auction route is the way to go even if it does cost the seller more.

[anonymous-user]

Passed the MOT today with no advisories. I took the opportunity to get a good look underneath the car, and it really is in remarkably good order.

I then went next door to the body/paint shop to get an assessment of the work to bring it up to scratch. Once you take into account the need to paint both front wings, the scuttle panel, the bonnet, the NSR arch, the front bumper, and the rear bumper it is into full respray territory and the costs that entails. Not such good news, and I need to get off my arse and go to Nottingham to pick up the 2nd hand wing from David Marks!

[craigjm]

dme123 said:

Passed the MOT today with no advisories. I took the opportunity to get a good look underneath the car, and it really is in remarkably good order.

I then went next door to the body/paint shop to get an assessment of the work to bring it up to scratch. Once you take into account the need to paint both front wings, the scuttle panel, the bonnet, the NSR arch, the front bumper, and the rear bumper it is into full respray territory and the costs that entails. Not such good news, and I need to get off my arse and go to Nottingham to pick up the 2nd hand wing from David Marks!

How much you been quoted for a full respray

[anonymous-user]

craigjm said:

How much you been quoted for a full respray

£3k - £5k from a local company with a good reputation. This involves them doing all the work as I have neither the time or space to strip it down myself. If I go ahead I'll do some shopping around, but I've seen some piss poor work in the past and am well aware that it's not something where the lowest bidder is the best choice!

[craigjm]

dme123 said:

craigjm said:

How much you been quoted for a full respray

£3k - £5k from a local company with a good reputation. This involves them doing all the work as I have neither the time or space to strip it down myself. If I go ahead I'll do some shopping around, but I've seen some piss poor work in the past and am well aware that it's not something where the lowest bidder is the best choice!

My bare metal spray is £9600 inc vat

[anonymous-user]

craigjm said:

dme123 said:

craigjm said:

How much you been quoted for a full respray

£3k - £5k from a local company with a good reputation. This involves them doing all the work as I have neither the time or space to strip it down myself. If I go ahead I'll do some shopping around, but I've seen some piss poor work in the past and am well aware that it's not something where the lowest bidder is the best choice!

My bare metal spray is £9600 inc vat

Wow that's nasty. Does that include the rust repairs?

It's fair to say that I live in a low labour rate area ;-)

[craigjm]

dme123 said:

Wow that's nasty. Does that include the rust repairs?

It's fair to say that I live in a low labour rate area ;-)

No that's after sorting the body out. Four weeks of body prep for the bare shell post repairs before paint. Will be much better quality than original