XJR straight 6 advice

[somnv]

Hi, I've been looking through the forum and seen that there is quite a lit of good advice about the XJR V8s but not so much written about the 6's. I was originally thinking of getting a V8 but am a bit worried about relaibility and therefore thing the straight 6 might be the better choice.

Does anyone have any advice on these ones.

The 3 cars I am considering are a Jaguar XJR, Audi A8 4.2 and a Mercedes W140 S600 (notice no BMWs in that line-up!!!).

Thanks
Norman

[Hairy Cornflake]

Hi

I have had my XJR6 for seven years now, no major problems, it is a good car, 84k on the clock and going strong.

[johnniem]

Wot 'e said. I have now (hopefully) sold my manual 6 pot XJR as of this weekend but it is tinged with sadness as she has been a real trooper and carried our family around for 60 odd thousand miles with no real problems to report. Not as quick as the V8 but highly entertaining and basically unbreakable.

[jaguar steve]

I'd go for the XJR6.

OK so it's older and a bit slower, and may not be such a dynamic drive as the 8, but there's no doubt which of the two cars is more bombproof.

Parts are cheaper and it's easier to fix if it goes wrong

Buy a good one and you may even have a future classic on the drive

[somnv]

Yeah I would definately go for the 6. A manual would be awesome but I guess pretty difficult to find. I should probably go and try to view and drive a few just to get a feel for them. A bit more difficult up here in Scotland. All the good cars seem to be advertised down south but it will be worth the travel and time investment!

Cheers