Meet the new Jag... Same as the old Jag.

[Jaguar steve]

Just in case it's not obvious it's the one on the left.



There's more pictures of the old one on the right in - cough - the classifieds

[Hammerhead]

So what's the difference?

Edit: newer one has less miles.

Edited by Hammerhead on Saturday 28th January 18:56

[honestbob]

Have you developed huge floppy jowels like John Prescott then ?

Edited by honestbob on Saturday 28th January 21:55

[Simpo Two]

Assexual reproduction!

[Hammerhead]

Pah, that's nothing: pic of my Welsh neighbours driveway.

[Jaguar steve]

Simpo Two said:

Assexual reproduction!

Something like that - Mrs JS has more than once been overheard refering to them as fking cars.

[AmitG]

Jaguar steve said:

Something like that - Mrs JS has more than once been overheard refering to them as fking cars.

The old car has been maintained to a very high standard, with a history file that is surely almost unique for these cars in its size and scope. It is an interesting choice to trade all that for what is effectively the same car with fewer miles.

What made you do it - was it the challenge of "doing it all again" with another car? Was there something about the new car that you just couldn't pass up? Unusually low mileage, unusually good history, famous owner...?

Did you look at X350s? I know you've looked at them in the past and not been convinced.

The old car looks superb. If it was a 4.0 LWB I'd be seriously tempted, especially at that price and with that history. I still miss my Daimler X308 with its "captain of industry" individual rear seats. It was still going strong at 190,000 miles, admittedly on its second engine and gearbox. I think it sold to someone in Norway who was going to rebuild it.

[Jaguar steve]

AmitG said:

Jaguar steve said:

Something like that - Mrs JS has more than once been overheard refering to them as fking cars.

The old car has been maintained to a very high standard, with a history file that is surely almost unique for these cars in its size and scope. It is an interesting choice to trade all that for what is effectively the same car with fewer miles.

What made you do it - was it the challenge of "doing it all again" with another car? Was there something about the new car that you just couldn't pass up? Unusually low mileage, unusually good history, famous owner...?

Did you look at X350s? I know you've looked at them in the past and not been convinced.

The old car looks superb. If it was a 4.0 LWB I'd be seriously tempted, especially at that price and with that history. I still miss my Daimler X308 with its "captain of industry" individual rear seats. It was still going strong at 190,000 miles, admittedly on its second engine and gearbox. I think it sold to someone in Norway who was going to rebuild it.

I had thought about an X350 and driven several, but just couldn't feel comfortable with the ride quality and the fact that they are even bigger than an X308. I've seen several with blistering paint too which put me off and was not prepared to loose the £££ in depreciation a good X350 would cost over the next few years.

So yes, it was partly the challenge of starting another car all over again, partly the fact I like the X308 so much and partly - well because the new one was such a bargian. The replacement is identical - colour, wheels and interior. The only difference is the new car has touring, not sport suspension, better quality leather and 70000 miles less on the clock. It's also been serviced annually which is important on such a low mileage and the history is as good as my old one. Even though I didn't really want or need a new XJ it was offered to me from the estate of somebody who'd seen my old car and wanted his late father's P&J to go to a good home.

It's actually not so nice to drive as the old one at the moment. I've already had to replace the propshaft as a balance weight had been lost causing a subtle vibration at 55 MPH, all four tyres are flatspotted from standing and there's an as yet unidentified rattle from the nearside front and another behind the dash. The timing chain tensioners and gearbox oil will be changed in the next couple of weeks and there's another day or two cleaning, detailing and Waxoiling to do to get the paint finish and body protection up to the standard of the old one.

It's also £50 a year more to tax, £60 a year more to insure as it's the Executive version and my insurance company charged a one off fee as it's a new car and "I have no experience driving it so therefore represent a higher risk"

So mixed feelings at the moment. Sorry to see the old one go - after 6 years and 40000 miles I've got rather fond of it, but the new one at just 32000 miles has the potential to become as good if not better.