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Happy Friday. Feeling lucky? Well, roll the dice (sorry) on this Double Six, slightly over top thread.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
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tobinen said:
Happy Friday. Feeling lucky? Well, roll the dice (sorry) on this Double Six, slightly over top thread.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
![](https://assets.carandclassic.com/uploads/cars/daimler/C1688960/1996-daimler-double-six-auto-65c9f3190b26f.jpg?fit=fillmax&h=1200&ixlib=php-4.1.0&q=85&w=1200&s=849a0a4399541c277e06f6617b502017)
I've always loved how understated the name "Double Six" is. Yes, it has a V12 but a Daimler is not for the braggart who would wish to shout about it.https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
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Even Super Eight feels like they decided the Jaguar naming scheme was too "turbo nutter XRi"
tobinen said:
Happy Friday. Feeling lucky? Well, roll the dice (sorry) on this Double Six, slightly over top thread.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
![](https://assets.carandclassic.com/uploads/cars/daimler/C1688960/1996-daimler-double-six-auto-65c9f3190b26f.jpg?fit=fillmax&h=1200&ixlib=php-4.1.0&q=85&w=1200&s=849a0a4399541c277e06f6617b502017)
Lovely car, but... check the MOT history. Like all these X300s, the mechanicals are one thing, the underside corrosion potential is another. All 4 areas that usually go have been noted previously , and probably repaired, but they'll just keep coming back eventually unless a really proper job has been done to fix them, and the subframes too.https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
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tobinen said:
Happy Friday. Feeling lucky? Well, roll the dice (sorry) on this Double Six, slightly over top thread.
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
![](https://assets.carandclassic.com/uploads/cars/daimler/C1688960/1996-daimler-double-six-auto-65c9f3190b26f.jpg?fit=fillmax&h=1200&ixlib=php-4.1.0&q=85&w=1200&s=849a0a4399541c277e06f6617b502017)
lovely car in a lovely colour, however being the LWB, the proportions are off and for that reason, ahm oot.https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1688960
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BenS94 said:
junglie said:
W00DY said:
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Nice spec. MOT history suggests it will need some welding at some point, but most E39s will.
Hard to tell.
deadtom said:
Yes.Next!
BenS94 said:
deadtom said:
Yes.Next!
I had an auto 200.
They do get there eventually, but it will be fine. Bogo bogo spec.l - excellent.
deadtom said:
Friend of mine reckons the wiring looms are rubbish and break all the time.
Is he talking rubbish?
It's an issue for later cars with multivalve engines, but even then replacement isn't the end of the world.Is he talking rubbish?
Not sure how much I'd fancy a manual especially with the foot operated parking brake,
No rust, yet living by the sea doesn't add up for me, I'd want to check it very carefully. It'd have to be near perfect at that money.
Just the thing for the summer months. Price seems.....reasonable. This dealership always ahs something interesting in stock.
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/467723/202405245988032?resize=720)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304236...
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Edited by Wulf Sternhammer on Friday 24th May 16:46
Remember what I said about this dealership always having something interesting in stock?
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202311194...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202311194...
W00DY said:
deadtom said:
Friend of mine reckons the wiring looms are rubbish and break all the time.
Is he talking rubbish?
It's an issue for later cars with multivalve engines, but even then replacement isn't the end of the world.Is he talking rubbish?
Not sure how much I'd fancy a manual especially with the foot operated parking brake,
No rust, yet living by the sea doesn't add up for me, I'd want to check it very carefully. It'd have to be near perfect at that money.
It’s in nice nick, so it’s a compromise.
deadtom said:
Dad had one of these in the early noughties, a manual 200E. Still considers it his best ever car.Wulf Sternhammer said:
Just the thing for the summer months. Price seems.....reasonable. This dealership always ahs something interesting in stock.
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/467723/202405245988032?resize=720)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304236...
That's lovely!! https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304236...
Edited by Wulf Sternhammer on Friday 24th May 16:46
danmarr14 said:
Very much want, as it reminds me of my broken XF which made a SOTW appearance a couple of weeks back. Bet it's good with the V8.Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff