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Jun 27, 2016 15:10:33 GMT
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 Model: Jaguar XJS (Facelift) V12 Y ear: 1992 Mileage: 92,000 MOT: April 2017 Pics: In the main bit below, yes  Location: LE17 in a field near Lutterworth (not literally in a field, mind). Price: £3,495 Contact details: PM me, then I'll pass on number & suchlike.  So, this is part of a bit of a fleet reduction, and an unexpected story generally. I bought this XJS in August last year with suspected head gasket failure. After not doing anything much with it at all, I had a look in April and I found that the cooling return hose stub that goes into the thermostat housing had popped out. There were no signs of HGF at any point, so I'd always been confused - it always started easily etc. - but when I bought it the owner was adamant! (No, not Adam Ant). Anyway, I cleaned and drifted the hose stub back into the alloy casting, refilled it with water, and cautiously ran it up to temperature. Expected steam out of the exhaust or similar at that stage.  Nothing. It ran over & over again, for up to 40 minutes each time (don't ask what that cost in fuel), no overheating. So I took it for an MoT and it passed, with comments that the underside is in great condition but needs protecting now (there's a past welded repair to one side near a seatbelt mounting, which I think is common), it has some fine cracks on the driver's side mirror which were deemed "okay but deal with it", which I intend to - new mirror glass from Jaguar is about £40. Having got the test, I set about using it, easing it back into service, and found a leak on the lower radiator hose. So it now has new lower & upper hoses on that side, and a set of hoses to go in if you're really bored. It also has new pressure caps as the ones on it were really weak. Finally, having now covered 500 miles of running about, including A14 rush hour traffic, I'm going to replace the water & dregs of old coolant with deionised water and proper coolant.  There are areas of the body that will need attention and it's not a £10K XJS, but most people reckon it's an easy £5K one. It has little paperwork, the interior needs tidying (trim on passenger side pillar/headlining, couple of plastics like seatbelt catch covers), it has excellent Michelin tyres and drives really nicely, only mark down I can give the driving is it pulls a little when braking and the offside front wheelbearing is audible not not howling. They're tapered and adjustable so can probably be regreased, apparently they're easy to deal with. Handbrake works - on and off. Windscreen washers have decided to play up so I'll investigate that. The bonnet has curse word paint, and it's got quad lights which aren't to everyone's taste. There are little bits of rust/bubbling here as you'd expect on any typical Jaguar of this age - not much at all, arches are nice, sills are good but will probably want attention in a couple of years if not protected, roof is good, doors are good. Visually the worst bit is some delaminating of the windscreen. Without that, and with a new leaper or growler on a properly finished bonnet, it'd look stunning. I'm selling it because I simply don't have the time or money to run and care for it at the moment - it was always anticipated as a "I'll go through the process of fixing it, tick "owned a Jaguar" off the list and then see where I am", and I'm so impressed with the ride quality and refinement for a car of this age & design the XJ8/XK8 are now firmly on the radar. I'm getting an indicated 16-17mpg. It hasn't had a service beyond oil & filters so that might improve with some care. Gearbox shifts smoothly normally, positively when asked to hustle. 3-speed - this is an early facelift car. Windows work. Cruise control works. Usually no warning lights - sometimes I've had the brake warning light on. Nice radio with iPod lead but passenger side door speaker is tired. Central locking has just decided to play up on passenger side, too. Two birds with one stone! It has a full set of spare wheels in refurbished (one is boxed/new) condition, without tyres. Priced, looking at other XJSs out there, to sell, but obviously it has things that need attention. I can be a little flexible on price. PX considered but there's a car I want on the horizon, so it'd have to be a very good deal for me to be interested.Also if it's post '80s VAG the Jaguar's price doubles   *actually it's pretty nice for the money, but I'm being realistic because it's not loaded with provenance.                |
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Last Edit: Aug 6, 2016 15:52:18 GMT by Deleted
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Jun 27, 2016 15:26:33 GMT
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My sweet mother god, that is beautiful. If you take a zero off the price I could just about afford it.
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Jun 27, 2016 16:05:55 GMT
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This is good, there are no zeros in the price  |
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Jun 27, 2016 16:07:44 GMT
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It's really rather nice to drive. Not my kind of thing to live with - I don't mind the economy, but I'm so comfortable with how Mercedes do things that I find anything not-Mercedes confusing. I have an S500 Coupé (C140) in mind as a replacement for three cars - the XJS, the 406 Coupé and the Beetle.
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Ray Singh
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More German exotica in my garage now
Posts: 1,984
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Jun 27, 2016 18:15:11 GMT
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Part exchange a Porsche 944?
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Jun 27, 2016 18:36:49 GMT
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Part exchange a Porsche 944? Looking at the thread, I think I'd be out of my depth - I want something that I won't get into fixing and trying to improve when it's out of my comfort zone |
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Ray Singh
Posted a lot
More German exotica in my garage now
Posts: 1,984
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Jun 27, 2016 19:44:21 GMT
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Shame I like the idea of a V12!
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Jun 27, 2016 20:34:57 GMT
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These cars really are beautiful.
Ok, they're expensive to run, and can be unreliable, but Christ almighty what other luxury marque can you get a V12, luxo sports coupe for this money. Someone's going to get a bargain and no mistake.
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1991 Scirocco Scala, 2.0litre Brands Hatch motor, SOLD!!
2000 curse word Polo.
1997 Audi S8 in a kinda grayish. (Gone.)
violetish,darkish colour.
BMW E28 518i Lux
ON the lookout for something interesting/uniqueish
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Parts don't seem too unreasonable, there's just a lot of 'em. And since fixing it, I've relied on it for commute a couple of times without worry, even having to put up with the grim weather lately (normally I'd simply choose not to drive it in a monsoon because there's no pleasure in that drive).
Really, really blown away by the quality of the steering and suspension. The more you settle into it, the quicker it is, and so effortless. Then you remember the age of the XJ-S design (no major changes on this XJS facelift, still inboard at the back) and then the age of the Jaguar XJ chassis concept it's based on, and it's like... 'WOW'. They got it SO right.
Chap yesterday was telling me about a 4.0 he bought for £3,500 and what he'd had done on it after buying. Wondering if I've underpriced this a little, but I'm happy with what I'm asking for it.
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Get thee behind me Satan Shame it's so far away But probably for the best! GLWTS. |
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Jun 28, 2016 11:07:34 GMT
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What is your idea of "flexible" on price... haha. PM me if you want, very tempted...
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Mercedes W140 400SEL - For Sale
Mercedes 190E - For Sale
'92 Mini Cooper Project - For Sale
Rover 800 Vitesse - For Sale
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Jun 28, 2016 11:42:50 GMT
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Get thee behind me Satan Shame it's so far away But probably for the best! GLWTS. No,w, you get to say that and it's like, yeah. Fair enough. Export while the pound is weak? |
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Jun 28, 2016 13:24:43 GMT
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What is your idea of "flexible" on price... haha. PM me if you want, very tempted... 10% annabit if it's a straight sale, but mostly if anyone wants to haggle, see the car |
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Well, popped onto eBay, this is getting a lot of attention at £4495, but no viewings yet. So many views/watchers, though.
Am open to PX suggestions which won't give me more headaches than my existing fleet, which includes a rotten MGF, an annoying Beetle and a partly-fixed 406 all demanding attention.
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A few friends of mine have XJ-S cars your price seems very reasonable given the general condition of the car.
Prices have been on the rise for a while but all the uncertainty around Brexit might knock classic prices for a while until the dust settles.
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cju
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are you in Leire? sure i've seen this car about
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Do it right.... Do it once
Noah.. I do everything in 2's
1982 Porsche 944 Lux
1983 Porsche 924 Lux
1978 Austin Mini 1000
1992 Mini Mayfair
1993 Saab 900 S Convertible
1993 Saab 900 T16s
2000 Proton Satria GTI
2002 Proton Satria GTI
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Little price drop to encourage people. Are the rumours of XJS values all a myth? |
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maf260
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I am seriously lusting after this car. Always fancied a XJS, especially in V12 flavour. Sadly I'm married and my wife went mental about my recent 944 purchase. Buying this would end in divorce!!
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I am seriously lusting after this car. Always fancied a XJS, especially in V12 flavour. Sadly I'm married and my wife went mental about my recent 944 purchase. Buying this would end in divorce!! Fail to see the problem here. All I can see is a win/win situation...! |
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I'm not wrong, you just don't agree with me.
There's a difference!
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