RE: SOTW Jaguar XJ12 HE
Discussion
gib786 said:
Is it wrong for a 23 year old to WANT that car so badly?
No, I was 21 when I got my first. I'm now 29 and still buy the bloody things almost compulsively.pSyCoSiS said:
YES - DO IT !
The Supercharged Straight-Six is a wonderful engine, and very strong if maintained correctly.
Would be rapid with that engine in there!
The old XK engine only kicks out 160bHp on a good day. The AJ16S is 326bHp against the V12's 285bHp and a good deal lighter. If the bodywork on it is still in good enough condition I think I might go for it. The Supercharged Straight-Six is a wonderful engine, and very strong if maintained correctly.
Would be rapid with that engine in there!
Awesome shed! 
There's a reason it has two fuel tanks!Motorrad said:
I like it, all this talk of mpg is defeatism. I'd rather do 5 miles in this than 50 in a 3 series diesel.
Personally, I need to eat, and you can't buy food with driving pleasure 
Still, lovely car. Stylewise, older XJs are a noticeably better-looking (though I'm not so sure about the drag coefficient...) than the ones that replaced them.
richw_82 said:
The old XK engine only kicks out 160bHp on a good day. The AJ16S is 326bHp against the V12's 285bHp and a good deal lighter. If the bodywork on it is still in good enough condition I think I might go for it.
They are said to be a lot more durable than the later V8 supercharged engines.I have seen some X300 XJRs going for less than £2k in good nick, with FSH - they represent staggering value.
But yes - a supercharged Series III / XJS would be very daring and different - imagine the looks on people's faces when you tear them at the lights!
dbdb said:
All Series Jags are very pretty cars and the Series 3 (particularly late ones) are beautiful inside too. I love all of them, but my favourite is definately the Series 2.
It does seem cheap if it is a decent car but bargains are out there and this could be one of them. Jags are expensive things to put right though, so if you want a very good one it is generally cheaper to buy a good car in the first place than it is to restore one. Still, it would be a lovely car to roll round in for a while.
I believe interest in all older Jaguars will rise now since the cars they make new now appeal to a wider audience and this adds to the prestige of older cars, particularly to these 'definitive' Series Jags. I believe they will follow the Mk2 and become expensive in time.
I've owned two XJs (quite new ones at the time) back in the 70s when I'd be twenty something. A Series 1 and a Series 2.It does seem cheap if it is a decent car but bargains are out there and this could be one of them. Jags are expensive things to put right though, so if you want a very good one it is generally cheaper to buy a good car in the first place than it is to restore one. Still, it would be a lovely car to roll round in for a while.
I believe interest in all older Jaguars will rise now since the cars they make new now appeal to a wider audience and this adds to the prestige of older cars, particularly to these 'definitive' Series Jags. I believe they will follow the Mk2 and become expensive in time.
Still prefer the earliest incarnation.
I used them for work, covering about 700 miles a week.
Here's my S2 back in the day when they had some class...oh, and handled beautifully when still on fresh suspension. Brakes were excellent too(for the doubters).
My boss had (from new) a S1 XJ12, and be in no doubt about it, that was a fast car.
The earlier poster comparing the performance to a Golf GTi is nonsense.
I'm talking about cars in first class condition here of course, not something ready for the scrapper.
Edited by grahamw48 on Friday 4th March 14:06
to3m said:
Personally, I need to eat, and you can't buy food with driving pleasure
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article4067876.ecehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism
make sure to roll up to the supermarket food waste skip in the jag and introduce yourself to your new lefty tree hugging mates as a committed 'resource saving car recycler' ensuring that the maximum lifespan is extracted from manufactured goods. Who knows they might even chip in enough of their dole money for a lift for you to drive it back home.
MPoon said:
No, I was 16 (sixteen!) when I bought my first Jaguar, and by the time I was 21, I had owned ten!
Theres that kid on here who is 13 or 14 with a red XJ40! Edit: Found him, bought when he was 12!
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Petrol prices are going to be a stinker by the time he passes his test!
Edited by louismchuge on Friday 4th March 14:46
gib786 said:
Is it wrong for a 23 year old to WANT that car so badly?
I had an XJS when I was that age, didn't regret it. I bought it to drive to LeMans in (which was great) and liked it so much I just kept it until it went rusty. Sort of kind of looking at another (although XK prices are quite tempting)louismchuge said:
Theres that kid on here who is 13 or 14 with a red XJ40!
Edit: Found him, bought when he was 12!
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Petrol prices are going to be a stinker by the time he passes his test!
Who cares about the price of petrol. That is merely the cost of enjoyment! You can't put a price on your personal pleasure! Edit: Found him, bought when he was 12!
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...
Petrol prices are going to be a stinker by the time he passes his test!
Edited by louismchuge on Friday 4th March 14:46
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