Jaguar X300 XJR aka XJR6 aka X306

[SpeckledJim]

This is exciting. Potentially a mega-bargain if you are lucky with a simple problem.

Good luck!

[el romeral]

Lovely looking car. They appear so lithe and slender now when compared to many modern vehicles. I like the toolbox.

[Davie]

Cavalier Turbo on C70 Comets... I know of that car.

Jag is properly cool!

[xxxscimitarxxx]

we meet again Ecurie....we were chatting on a previous XJR thread a year or so about the time i bought a 99 xjr....and of course you are dead right on the shakespeare thing.....being Jagless is not nice.....but being XJR less is torture.....so I'm pleased that you have got back in the saddle....especially with an X300 XJR

Which coincidentally just happened with me...but i wasn't XJR less still having the 99...however I really wanted an X300 XJR again.

the X308 is a great cat. And I bought the 99 coz i loved the dash board! but doesn't have the same soul as the X300 somehow

So when i saw a 96 come up last week i jumped at it....2 owner, 5 speed getrag manual gearbox , andy stoddard sensor bracket, 12.5% bigger crank pulley for the blower, CAI....all in all a credit to its former keeper of 12 years who looked after it and enjoyed it.

Unfortunately as a result of it being enjoyed its got quite high miles, saggy headlining, bad arches and blisters here and there but i suppose i have to take the bad with the good being as manuals don't come around that often, but being that as it is, it deserves the effort to restore it

Just call me 'two jags' for now anyway but i think the 99 will have to go



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Edited by xxxscimitarxxx on Sunday 20th December 18:06

[Buff Mchugelarge]

xxxscimitarxxx said:

we meet again Ecurie....we were chatting on a previous XJR thread a year or so about the time i bought a 99 xjr....and of course you are dead right on the shakespeare thing.....being Jagless is not nice.....but being XJR less is torture.....so I'm pleased that you have got back in the saddle....especially with an X300 XJR

Which coincidentally just happened with me...but i wasn't XJR less still having the 99...however I really wanted an X300 XJR again.

the X308 is a great cat. And I bought the 99 coz i loved the dash board! but doesn't have the same soul as the X300 somehow

So when i saw a 96 come up last week i jumped at it....2 owner, 5 speed getrag manual gearbox , andy stoddard sensor bracket, 12.5% bigger crank pulley for the blower, CAI....all in all a credit to its former keeper of 12 years who looked after it and enjoyed it.

Unfortunately as a result of it being enjoyed its got quite high miles, saggy headlining, bad arches and blisters here and there but i suppose i have to take the bad with the good being as manuals don't come around that often, but being that as it is, it deserves the effort to restore it

Just call me 'two jags' for now anyway but i think the 99 will have to go

Wow!
Didn't even think you could get a manual?
I've never seen a manual one before, I guess they are super, super rare then?

[xxxscimitarxxx]

God knows why there are not more manuals considering The manual was an option for the X300 but It got bad press for being heavy duty in a car that was sold on a luxury pitch.

However this car is an expensive conversion the last owner did five years back using all jag parts and a new getrag 5 speed box, so its as factory, but not done by factory.....

It was also an ivory interior car originally and the previous owner put the black interior in it....

Why did all jag buyers opt for auto with ivory leather....duh....This is my fourth XJR, two previous X300s, an X308 presently....all auto, all ivory....This latest addition is indeed a pleasant change from the norm even if it's not original

[xxxscimitarxxx]

black with black inserts....the right stuff

best of luck with your issues....I remember fixing a few mystery bugs on my 300's and no doubt will have to fix a few more in due course...they have a few clever bits and pieces on them but at least you don't need a degree in physics to work them out...you simply have to work through them...how many being the determining factor in the final cost of the fix

Dont forget to check your engine / gearbox / body electrical earth straps....the root of many an X300 evil

Im getting a set of 17" original wheels like yours....original looks so good on these cars...simply says XJR with one look

Nice plate btw....my 99 is V10 XJR

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Edited by xxxscimitarxxx on Sunday 20th December 21:35

[SebringMan]

This thread is not helping! I have lusted after an XJR for some time now! I fancy getting an XJR V8 but a friend's X308 on a Y Plate seeemed like a right money pit! The X300s seem lovely but there does seem to be a bit of dross for sale out there.

I shall be keeping an eye on this .

[xxxscimitarxxx]

SebringMan said:

This thread is not helping! I have lusted after an XJR for some time now! I fancy getting an XJR V8 but a friend's X308 on a Y Plate seeemed like a right money pit! The X300s seem lovely but there does seem to be a bit of dross for sale out there.

I shall be keeping an eye on this .

If you think of any Xjr as a money pit risk....you will be right at some point or another

Its more a case of not if but when, but really also depends on how much you plan on driving it...due to being overseas mostly my cars get driven about 600 miles

On whether you should get one the answer is simply yes!...beautiful design, great drivers car, lots of readily available parts (unless, as im finding out, you are trying to rebuild the rotating assemblies on an xjr6 engine)...classic car insurance, lower rate road tax...increasing rarity !!

These 'how many left' sites are not entirely accurate but you could safely say that 'in the uk' there are about 100 x300 xjr6 alive both on the road and worn....maybe 350 x308 V8's...don't know how many abroad...probably quite a few in US...but not that many in total

Clearly the x300 is more scarce and converted or otherwise there are probably less than 20 manual trans cars

Then there was the 308 Xjr 100 which was a limited run of ...100....and though the car maybe just badge engineering they hold their value best of all

Right now x300 prices are bottom and beginning to move up....x308 prices are almost as low as they can get given all the bad press that they had for nikasil failures and timing chain tensioner issue's

But with both marques continuing to go to the breakers over time we will soon be at the 'I wish I had bought one' stage..... Ford Capri case in point

The x300 and x308 are the last of the breed...the xjr's were the best of the breed

Buying one is not a decision based on much practicality. You just know you have to have one

[Hooli]

I NEED one of these, I miss having a Jag. Please keep the prices down for a couple of years until I've got the spare cash thanks.

[anonymous-user]

I haven't driven an X300 XJR6 for years, but I miss having an X300 in my life and regularly look at them covetously. What I do wonder though, and you may be able to answer this, is if they seem "that fast" 20 years on? I know my 4.0 XJ6 would be troubled by the more powerful 2 litre TDi repmobiles, in no small part down to the 4 speed slush-o-matic, but the torque always felt lovely.

[xxxscimitarxxx]

dme123 said:

but the torque always felt lovely.

I think thats your answer...drop an XJR into 2nd at 35-40 mph then floor it ...and a the world starts to rush at you like the millennium falcon going into hyperdrive

[j_s14a]

Love the car

I scratched my Jag itch a few years ago with an XJR6 I got at auction for £350 with 5 months Mot it had a bit of rust, but it felt much more special than it had a right to.

I will revisit x300 ownership at some point, will be keeping a close eye on this thread

[dbdb]

A lovely old thing - the manual XJ feels like an old-school muscle car, especially with the supercharged engine.

[xxxscimitarxxx]

Ecurie....

I just saw this on the bay.....well surprised especially when you were so chuffed to get it.....how far gone is it

i ebayed you a message for parts but would be equally interested in buying it as is for the right money

I know the metal work on these is a pain....but i cant stand to see em dissapear

let me have a phone number to call you about it

[AceOfHearts]

Sad times. I miss my XJR6 and will look for another one day when in need of a bargain barge.