RE: Jaguar XJ8 | Shed of the Week
Discussion
Baldchap said:
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. In bad weather Dad would use the 405 or in the last decade his Skoda.
cerb4.5lee said:
I've been a passenger in one of these and I thought that it was a lovely thing to sit in. They do seem great value for money as well for what you get. I'd swerve this one, but I'd love one none the less.
FIL had one in V6 form. All I remember was that it was like a reverse Tardis & felt smaller inside than it looked outside.CDP said:
Baldchap said:
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. In bad weather Dad would use the 405 or in the last decade his Skoda.
I spoke to my mate the Jag restoration specialist this morning and mentioned that this XJ8 was shed of the week . Usually any article featuring an XJ signals another jump in prices of the good ones . He still won't be selling any of his, he has 8 XJRs of various types , they are the nearest thing he has to a pension plan . This thing looks like a parts donor at half the price.
Baldchap said:
CDP said:
Baldchap said:
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. In bad weather Dad would use the 405 or in the last decade his Skoda.
J4CKO said:
One car that doesnt suit being lowered, they are sort of low anyway, just looks wrong.
Sort of the inverse of a MK3 MX5.
That example looks too low, but think they can benefit from a slight height reduction.Sort of the inverse of a MK3 MX5.
Here's my '99 XJR, which had some suspension work done at a reputable classic Jaguar specialist a few years back.
Still has the XJ comfort, wheels fill the arches a little better.
On the 17" X300 Jaguar Sport wheels here, rather than the original 18" Pentas.
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Edited by ess on Friday 4th September 20:41
I sold a fairly tidy 4.0 V8 a few years ago for barely more than that.
Lovely thing but I had to fix lots of rust (none visible on outside) and the whole cam chain tensioner system (lowers aswell) which left me little change out of 2 grand! It was a nikasil engine yet there were no problems with that issue. Mine didn't really need anything doing yet only got £1400.
The 4 litres are better in that they are faster yet use barely any more fuel than a 3.2, and were much rarer as they cost a lot more when new.
They are lovely things and generally won't leave you stranded but WILL chuck up a large bill every year. As others have said, buy the nicest you can find and look for everything to have been done to it.
I thought it too quiet for a V8, if I'm shoving that much petrol into the best engine configuration then I want to hear it a bit.
Lovely thing but I had to fix lots of rust (none visible on outside) and the whole cam chain tensioner system (lowers aswell) which left me little change out of 2 grand! It was a nikasil engine yet there were no problems with that issue. Mine didn't really need anything doing yet only got £1400.
The 4 litres are better in that they are faster yet use barely any more fuel than a 3.2, and were much rarer as they cost a lot more when new.
They are lovely things and generally won't leave you stranded but WILL chuck up a large bill every year. As others have said, buy the nicest you can find and look for everything to have been done to it.
I thought it too quiet for a V8, if I'm shoving that much petrol into the best engine configuration then I want to hear it a bit.
Back in the mid 2000s I used to get picked up occasionally in one of these for trips to or from Heathrow and it felt so much more special than the usual German options.
Jaguar always managed to make a car ride and handle well, and the way they put leather, wood and carpet together in their interiors is just fantastic.
I'd love to own one some day, but as many have already said just not this one!
Jaguar always managed to make a car ride and handle well, and the way they put leather, wood and carpet together in their interiors is just fantastic.
I'd love to own one some day, but as many have already said just not this one!
Mr Tidy said:
Back in the mid 2000s I used to get picked up occasionally in one of these for trips to or from Heathrow and it felt so much more special than the usual German options.
Jaguar always managed to make a car ride and handle well, and the way they put leather, wood and carpet together in their interiors is just fantastic.
I'd love to own one some day, but as many have already said just not this one!
Same here. Picked up by a luxury taxi firm.Jaguar always managed to make a car ride and handle well, and the way they put leather, wood and carpet together in their interiors is just fantastic.
I'd love to own one some day, but as many have already said just not this one!
Lexus was serene, so serene, all you can hear is the squeaky on the tight fit leather on the dash.
S Class Merc was floating on a carpet.
Jaguar felt special. I sat in the front, it seemed wasted sitting in the back. However I did notice the harder suspension. I wouldn't want that suspension any harder.
Love these XJs - last of the 'proper' Jags.
Had so many over the years, in fact most iterations part from the X300 V12 version.
X308 is definitely a smoother, more refined car compared to the X300. But the 'AJ16' is a much simpler and more durable unit.
Get a well-sorted one of these, and there genuinely aren't many cars which will touch it for the ride, comfort and handling. They truly do have a unique feel to them.
This doesn't look too bad lowered - but it won't help the handling and will ruin the XJ magic. In addition, too many other things wrong to warrant that price.
For this money, you will get a much nicer example which hasn't been bothered.
Good cars for the SOTW, just not this actual one.
I'll be picking up a '98 3.2 Sport in a few weeks, finished in BRG, less than 100k miles and good history. A bit less than this example. Looking forward to some wafting!
Had so many over the years, in fact most iterations part from the X300 V12 version.
X308 is definitely a smoother, more refined car compared to the X300. But the 'AJ16' is a much simpler and more durable unit.
Get a well-sorted one of these, and there genuinely aren't many cars which will touch it for the ride, comfort and handling. They truly do have a unique feel to them.
This doesn't look too bad lowered - but it won't help the handling and will ruin the XJ magic. In addition, too many other things wrong to warrant that price.
For this money, you will get a much nicer example which hasn't been bothered.
Good cars for the SOTW, just not this actual one.
I'll be picking up a '98 3.2 Sport in a few weeks, finished in BRG, less than 100k miles and good history. A bit less than this example. Looking forward to some wafting!
Edited by pSyCoSiS on Friday 4th September 23:49
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