Jaguar XJR

[Sahjahd]

A fascinating and encouraging thread, I have had several big Benz saloons, always let down by poor directional stability, and terminal rust after just a few years. Current daily is a 911 Turbo, which is great, except for getting in and out, and its average of going home on a low loader every couple of months. I need something fast, a bit more grown up, a lot more reliable, and keep looking at these, and its aluminium X350 / X358 replacement. There seem to be thousands of them still on the roads from 25 year old 250,000 mile XJR6s onwards.

Off to eBay and Autotrader, again.

[strangehighways]

Ecurie Ecosse said:

Lovely car! I bought mine back again last year, after selling it back to the original owner who I had bought it from. There is no escape!

Sounds like you are on top of everything. You should treat yourself to a Powerhouse pulley for Christmas : )

Here is my thread. Not sure where you are, but if you are near Glasgow then Prestige Jaguar is good for all the XJ specific jobs.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=11...

That's great that you bought the car back. I don't think there is anything similar to the XJ Jag on the roads really. There are other luxo-barges, like the 7 series (I've had an E38) and the S Class, and they are far more 'barge like' than the XJ. The XJ has quite a tight cabin considering the external dimensions and it quite likes to be hussled along a road. I just think Jaguar did a brilliant job of making it comfy for a passenger but rewarding for the driver as well. The icing on the cake is the classic looks, and with the X308, the last of the 'low roofline' XJs.

[strangehighways]

Sahjahd said:

A fascinating and encouraging thread, I have had several big Benz saloons, always let down by poor directional stability, and terminal rust after just a few years. Current daily is a 911 Turbo, which is great, except for getting in and out, and its average of going home on a low loader every couple of months. I need something fast, a bit more grown up, a lot more reliable, and keep looking at these, and its aluminium X350 / X358 replacement. There seem to be thousands of them still on the roads from 25 year old 250,000 mile XJR6s onwards.

Off to eBay and Autotrader, again.

Though it doesn't quite have the classic looks of the X308, the X350 is probably the one to buy for a daily car. As it has an aluminium body, it won't suffer the way the X308s do. I am very tempted by an X350 XJR as my next daily.

[strangehighways]

Another year, another large bill for the MOT!

This time there was no welding required but other things.

- Two new tyres - the car now has Rainsport 5s on all corners
- Power steering pump following a bad leak
- Reconditioned ABS unit to get rid of the ABS light on the dash

Total bill - £1393.52


Assuming no further costs until the next MOT (so Jan 2018 - Jan 2023 = 5 years), the costs (maintenance only) during my ownership are..

£6512.71 (£108.55 per month)

I've got a road trip to Ireland planned with a friend as part of a group called 4ballR, which will be about 40-50 teams of different cars varying from Mazda MX5s to Ferraris and a Lotus Carlton among others! Can't wait for that one. It's been put off 2 years in a row, so here's hoping it finally goes ahead in June.

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