Need a new XJ - look for a manual?
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Chaps,
My X300 is on her last legs - rust has bitten deep. Time to search for a new X300 or X308. Is it worth looking for a manual? I've driven a manual XJS and it was fun, but the clutch was very heavy for town. Quite fancy picking the gears myself. Auto suits the car better of course. Is it much faster? Can I get much better mpg? - I should hope so, the current car won't change into top until 50+, whilst the XJS could be slotted into fifth at 20 without complaint.
Thoughts?
My X300 is on her last legs - rust has bitten deep. Time to search for a new X300 or X308. Is it worth looking for a manual? I've driven a manual XJS and it was fun, but the clutch was very heavy for town. Quite fancy picking the gears myself. Auto suits the car better of course. Is it much faster? Can I get much better mpg? - I should hope so, the current car won't change into top until 50+, whilst the XJS could be slotted into fifth at 20 without complaint.
Thoughts?
YoungRestorer said:
Here are a couple of options:
First up, an XJ40: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C616874
To these eyes, quite expensive.
An X300: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C625594
Super expensive, but a 4 litre and sports exhaust.
Last but not least: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C564468
I enquired about it last year when I was trying to buy mine, and found it lacking. Since then they have readvertised it every 3 months with progressively more things having been done to it: when I looked it had a half leather interior, dropped headlining and a normal gearknob. Might be worth a look?
There is another on JEC classifieds, but it doesn't seem very good: really depends what OP is looking for?
Thanks. Holy Grail is the 4.0 manual, Five grand is pushing it, hope it goes to a collector really, I would thrash it First up, an XJ40: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C616874
To these eyes, quite expensive.
An X300: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C625594
Super expensive, but a 4 litre and sports exhaust.
Last but not least: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C564468
I enquired about it last year when I was trying to buy mine, and found it lacking. Since then they have readvertised it every 3 months with progressively more things having been done to it: when I looked it had a half leather interior, dropped headlining and a normal gearknob. Might be worth a look?
There is another on JEC classifieds, but it doesn't seem very good: really depends what OP is looking for?
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