RE: Jaguar XJ8 | Shed of the Week
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CDP said:
I was surprised it needed welding for MOT last year as it's normally in a dry, carpeted garage and hasn't been out in snow in at least 15 years. At least the work was carried out at a reputable Jaguar specialist so should be good.
Often if a car is stored in an unventilated garage, especially if put away whilst wet, they'll rot like crazy. 
k IT?
Hmm, the comments like "Drive it till it breaks, then scrap it" are usually the harbinger of "Where did all those lovely cheap XJ's go".
I dont think this is a great example and by current prices it seems a bit expensive, but I can really see prices rising as Jaguar stopped making the classic XJ type shape in 2009, and these in 2002. The modern one is a lovely thing but it doesn't have that XJ styling, to me the XJ look never looked hackneyed on an actual XJ like it did on the X Type, the S type has some merit but just isnt as sleek.
Maybe they will just fade into obscurity, but I expect that banger rallies, banger racing and normal wastage are killing them off hand over fist at the moment, they used to be a common sight, but not so much these days.
I love older cars and I think we take a lot of them for granted or are actively hostile towards anything home grown, maybe not Jaguars but we should be saving these rather than regarding them as quite that disposable and inexhaustible.
To be honest, I prefer a nice XJR to an E-Type, and look how much they go for, £1300 might get you a new bumper for an E Type.
I think the X and S type muddy the waters a bit, but I think higher spec, decent XJ's will rise in value, and despite this one rusting, its probably not that bad, as someone who used to encounter twenty year old jags in the late eighties and early nineties it isn't anyway.
I dont think this is a great example and by current prices it seems a bit expensive, but I can really see prices rising as Jaguar stopped making the classic XJ type shape in 2009, and these in 2002. The modern one is a lovely thing but it doesn't have that XJ styling, to me the XJ look never looked hackneyed on an actual XJ like it did on the X Type, the S type has some merit but just isnt as sleek.
Maybe they will just fade into obscurity, but I expect that banger rallies, banger racing and normal wastage are killing them off hand over fist at the moment, they used to be a common sight, but not so much these days.
I love older cars and I think we take a lot of them for granted or are actively hostile towards anything home grown, maybe not Jaguars but we should be saving these rather than regarding them as quite that disposable and inexhaustible.
To be honest, I prefer a nice XJR to an E-Type, and look how much they go for, £1300 might get you a new bumper for an E Type.
I think the X and S type muddy the waters a bit, but I think higher spec, decent XJ's will rise in value, and despite this one rusting, its probably not that bad, as someone who used to encounter twenty year old jags in the late eighties and early nineties it isn't anyway.
Rusty old Jag...Nikasil bores...lowered suspension...potential diff issue...Cat S...the list goes on...and £1300!!
I'd guess parts alone would be worth a fair few hundred but would you really want the aggro when better cars are around for not much more?
For me, a Shed too far this week.
I'd guess parts alone would be worth a fair few hundred but would you really want the aggro when better cars are around for not much more?
For me, a Shed too far this week.
Daft as it sounds when talking about such a relatively cheap car, this feels significantly overpriced to me. Cat S, lowered, rusty, and stuff wrong with it. Plus the usual risks and unknowns of a 20 year old Jag.
There's another chavved, rusty one on Autotrader at the moment and it's only £695. Or a choice of much tidier, unmolested ones that don't have an insurance marker for under £2k.
There's another chavved, rusty one on Autotrader at the moment and it's only £695. Or a choice of much tidier, unmolested ones that don't have an insurance marker for under £2k.
I love XJs. Just rescued an X300 3.2 from a driveway which I've returned to the road after years of sitting on a driveway. And yes, it needed welding.
I sold it on because in front of it in the garage was this which is now mine.
Been there for 19 years and showing very good signs of wanting to come to life. Can't wait to get her on the road!
I sold it on because in front of it in the garage was this which is now mine.
Been there for 19 years and showing very good signs of wanting to come to life. Can't wait to get her on the road!
... Would I 
... Should I 
I had a lovely example of one of these around 8 years ago, sold it as I was given a company car. Very special thing to be in, slow off the line (predictably) but once going it had plenty of shove and just wafted along. MPG was abismal but again to be expected for this old fashioned engine in a heavy body.
Sold mine for £1250 and in all honesty you would've been hard pushed to find a better one so to pay the same money 8 years on for one which looks like it's been in the wrong hands for a while would be a no no. Saying that, if it did take your wallet and eat it, you could strip it and sell the parts to break even.
Sold mine for £1250 and in all honesty you would've been hard pushed to find a better one so to pay the same money 8 years on for one which looks like it's been in the wrong hands for a while would be a no no. Saying that, if it did take your wallet and eat it, you could strip it and sell the parts to break even.
dome said:
I love XJs. Just rescued an X300 3.2 from a driveway which I've returned to the road after years of sitting on a driveway. And yes, it needed welding.
I sold it on because in front of it in the garage was this which is now mine.
Been there for 19 years and showing very good signs of wanting to come to life. Can't wait to get her on the road!
What, you sold it for a trampoline? I guess the tramp will be cheaper to run, probably a bit soft around the bends though!I sold it on because in front of it in the garage was this which is now mine.
Been there for 19 years and showing very good signs of wanting to come to life. Can't wait to get her on the road!
J4CKO said:
To be honest, I prefer a nice XJR to an E-Type, and look how much they go for, £1300 might get you a new bumper for an E Type.
You know what I think I prefer an XJR too. The 4.0 supercharged V8 from 1997-2002. Lovely thing. Also the series 3 V12 they featured in the film Hot Fuzz!This isn’t a nice example but you’re also right with your comment that people seem more hostile to home grown stuff than German/Italian stuff. It’s a very strange thing as the Germans and Italians are quite loyal to their own but we Brits actually seem to revel in putting the boot into home produced cars- look at the hatred the poor Rover 25 got the other week!! I hope someone can keep this old car going.
I had a gin and tonic moment on Ebay and accidentally 'won' the auction for a XJ8 for £900. Great children wagon with washdown seats, lovely ride, engine noise, styling and interior.
It was a lovely red car and an ex factory company car. However rusty inner sills and inner wheel arches around suspension meant that it needed extensive welding, plus leaking fuel system. Post welding it developed a starting and issues and a rear door that would not open. I think the electrics got a bit fried and with so many fuse and relay boxes the issues could not be traced.
Great car but buy with caution especially the hidden rust. Same applies to old Mercedes that have similar tin worm issues.
It was a lovely red car and an ex factory company car. However rusty inner sills and inner wheel arches around suspension meant that it needed extensive welding, plus leaking fuel system. Post welding it developed a starting and issues and a rear door that would not open. I think the electrics got a bit fried and with so many fuse and relay boxes the issues could not be traced.
Great car but buy with caution especially the hidden rust. Same applies to old Mercedes that have similar tin worm issues.
- Chav suspension
- Chav exhaust - which is also wonky at the back
- Chav "debadge"attempt at the rear
- Dodgy engine
- Rust bucket
- Overpriced
And the icing on the cake, the MOT checker is showing some mileage has been possibly been "corrected":
August 2006 - 108,350 miles
April 2007 - 69,226 miles
My dad told me when I was young: never buy anything from a pub car park.....
This is an absolute bargepole job.
- Chav exhaust - which is also wonky at the back
- Chav "debadge"attempt at the rear
- Dodgy engine
- Rust bucket
- Overpriced
And the icing on the cake, the MOT checker is showing some mileage has been possibly been "corrected":
August 2006 - 108,350 miles
April 2007 - 69,226 miles
My dad told me when I was young: never buy anything from a pub car park.....
This is an absolute bargepole job.
tolksee said:
- Chav suspension
- Chav exhaust - which is also wonky at the back
- Chav "debadge"attempt at the rear
- Dodgy engine
- Rust bucket
- Overpriced
And the icing on the cake, the MOT checker is showing some mileage has been possibly been "corrected":
August 2006 - 108,350 miles
April 2007 - 69,226 miles
My dad told me when I was young: never buy anything from a pub car park.....
This is an absolute bargepole job.
108k km is 68k miles... Could explain it - Chav exhaust - which is also wonky at the back
- Chav "debadge"attempt at the rear
- Dodgy engine
- Rust bucket
- Overpriced
And the icing on the cake, the MOT checker is showing some mileage has been possibly been "corrected":
August 2006 - 108,350 miles
April 2007 - 69,226 miles
My dad told me when I was young: never buy anything from a pub car park.....
This is an absolute bargepole job.
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