The Filthy Growler - Jag XJ8 Sovereign

[Muddle238]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 16 June 2023 at 18:08

[RSVR101]

Not interested in a Rover but I’m looking for a Cassette player…..

Very nice CD player!

[M22s]

Not the filthy growler I was expecting….

[Welsh Pirate]

That's bloody lovely! Well bought sir!

[markirl]

These are brilliant cars, lovely job!

[FrazDav]

Flower pots… brilliantly random

[ballans]

What is it with MiLs and flower pots?? Mines the bloody same!
Nice CD player. My resent purchase came with a 90s soul diva CD. Your welcome to it.

[Phil2NL]

Nice! I really like the shape of the X350.
Recently I bought some cassettes to go with the cassette player I bought (a 1991 Mercedes).

[Geekman]

For the mirror, you can pull off the part at the bottom where the puddle light is. A load of dirt will probably come out once you remove it. Then, you can clean it with a wire brush and spray cleaner while someone else moves the mirror all the way forward and back multiple times. You can then spray it with grease once it's clean.

It's a very common issue on these cars and extremely easy to fix.

[Megaflow]

Are you going to wax the growler?

[anonymous-user]

Looks lovely, that's peak X350, the X356 updates got rid of the naff rubbing strips and really cleaned the car up, and it's the Goldilocks engine too. As the watch tossers say, "enjoy it it good health"

The bonnet clip thing is very common, many that you see have the nearside bonnet improperly latched. I fixed mine by just fiddling with the latch position for 20 minutes but if the bonnet pull is stiff replace the cable before it snaps.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 24th January 14:47

[M1C]

I absolutely love that, inside and out.

[What The Deuces]

Gorgeous, looks a great buy.

I lol'd hard at 'Battle of Britain'

[andy_ran]

Love it! Great spec too

[Got4wheels]

Lovely looking Jag that! I think you have the right idea being in the back watching Battle of Britain! A true Jaaaag owner.

Michael

[A500leroy]

Rovers smart too.

[Hammerhead]

Very smart, indeed. The 4.2 is a peach of an engine - my fave V8 of the four I've owned.

Edit to add - that J-gate/wooden knob has an excellent feel/action, too. I loved the quiet, delicate click as you moved it to desired position.

Edited by Hammerhead on Tuesday 24th January 17:32

[Mr Tidy]

That's a great looking car and a brilliant write-up.

[sutoka]

Excellent explanation for the acquisition. Having owned an XJ Sport and 2 Rover 75. I think the excellent fit and finish of XJ makes the decent luxury on a budget 75 interior look like a bit st. The 75 was a car less than half the price of the XJ but you really notice the difference in attention to detail, fit and finish etc.

[I-am-the-reverend]

Hammerhead said:

Very smart, indeed. The 4.2 is a peach of an engine - my fave V8 of the four I've owned.

Are they just about the most reliable and oil tight V8 made in the last 20 years? Compared to the German stuff and all the oil leaks, timing chain dramas etc etc.

Nice Sov. I prefer the X308 but they're just that bit too old now methinks.