RE: Shed of the Week | Jaguar XJ (X300)
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Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
I voted to stay in the EU, and I'd be all over this Jag. It's the perfect car to go cruising around the vinyards of the south of France.My dad must have had about 5 XJ's back in the day from XJRs to 3.2s. He has an XJC now.
Really fond memories of these, he always used to get them with 1/2 leather seats (i think he paid extra to have cloth in the middle of his XJR) one was horrendous, dark blue body with lovely cream leather, then you saw the fabric bit and it was like an old Indian takeaway wall paper.
It always used to make a trip special when we went in the Jag.
From what i remember they were really reliable, certainly from new to 3 or 4 years old...
Really fond memories of these, he always used to get them with 1/2 leather seats (i think he paid extra to have cloth in the middle of his XJR) one was horrendous, dark blue body with lovely cream leather, then you saw the fabric bit and it was like an old Indian takeaway wall paper.
It always used to make a trip special when we went in the Jag.
From what i remember they were really reliable, certainly from new to 3 or 4 years old...
"The beautifully pliant magic carpet XJ ride."
Spot on. Amazingly compliant but also well damped. I love Jag suspension set up from that era. A real art.
My modern-ish Merc on air suspension kind of mimics the feel at at higher speeds but doesn't do the low speed/sudden shock thing particlarly well. Whereas this will just smother any imperfection at any speed without losing its composure.
I guess it's a combo of geometry, bushing, spring rates, damping, sensible wheel sizes and deep tyre walls + engineers who know what they are doing. And aren't saddled withh 22 inch bling wheels and a marketing department banging on about Ring lap times.
Spot on. Amazingly compliant but also well damped. I love Jag suspension set up from that era. A real art.
My modern-ish Merc on air suspension kind of mimics the feel at at higher speeds but doesn't do the low speed/sudden shock thing particlarly well. Whereas this will just smother any imperfection at any speed without losing its composure.
I guess it's a combo of geometry, bushing, spring rates, damping, sensible wheel sizes and deep tyre walls + engineers who know what they are doing. And aren't saddled withh 22 inch bling wheels and a marketing department banging on about Ring lap times.
Father in law has a 3.2 in the same colour. 70k miles, always garaged, not a mark on it. Worth about 500 quid. Other than the EL instrument cluster going a bit weird, it’s not put a foot wrong.
The only downside is the thirst, especially as it is not really apparent what it does with the vast quantities of petrol it consumes.
The only downside is the thirst, especially as it is not really apparent what it does with the vast quantities of petrol it consumes.
sgtBerbatov said:
alorotom said:
sgtBerbatov said:
I voted to stay in the EU, and I'd be all over this Jag. It's the perfect car to go cruising around the vinyards of the south of France.
Not sure why but thats the cringiest thing I have read for a while on hereI do like the next gen of XJ, not a fan of this one though. Stumbled across a youtuber who picked one up for free from a scrapyard in the US and he's trying to get it running again. That has a certain charm to it, but this one? Nah not for me.
I have a soft spot for them and finally bought one a few years ago . Mine was the smaller 3.2 xj sport . It was a nice thing to sit in and on motorway trips could return low 30s mpg , having a mate / ex employer who is a jag restoration specialist certainly helped and he bought it from me when I lost my storage
Mine.
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Mine is still around and pops up at local car shows . It was supplied by the local jag dealer to a local guy and changed hands locally a couple of times then went to Nottingham. I bought it from the guy in Nottingham for less than the value of breaking it (£320) and drove it home to near Dover . It now lives within 3 miles of its original owner .
Yes they don't have much space inside and you will need seat belt extenders if you are a " very powerfully built director "
Would I have another ?
You bet especially an XJR
Mine.
My mates racer
Mine is still around and pops up at local car shows . It was supplied by the local jag dealer to a local guy and changed hands locally a couple of times then went to Nottingham. I bought it from the guy in Nottingham for less than the value of breaking it (£320) and drove it home to near Dover . It now lives within 3 miles of its original owner .
Yes they don't have much space inside and you will need seat belt extenders if you are a " very powerfully built director "
Would I have another ?
You bet especially an XJR
M666 EVO said:
Quite a few t
ts commenting today!
Anyway, a great car but bearing in mind its a dealer, the private seller price should be around £600 IMO
I bought a 3.2 XJ6 about 10 years ago for £1300, sold it for £900 - but I can't see any Jag of that vintage worth 1k.
Because they have a different opinion to yourself. ts commenting today!Anyway, a great car but bearing in mind its a dealer, the private seller price should be around £600 IMO
I bought a 3.2 XJ6 about 10 years ago for £1300, sold it for £900 - but I can't see any Jag of that vintage worth 1k.
Right oh.
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