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Author Topic: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???  (Read 3191 times)

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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #15 on: 10 April 2012, 20:42:01 »
Just depends what the underneath is like aaronjb. Sills are a PITA on them they rot from the inside out. Also it mentions the windscreen having the onset of tin worm - that doesn't bother me much though. Big think with Jags of that era is the suspension mounts & PAS especially wi all that weight of that great lump. I remember a good few years ago doin me dads handbrake on his Daimler (Inbored discs)  :o :o :o I swore NEVER again!

It just depends really on the s/history AND a really good visual inspection / test drive. (Oh and the other half) nearly forgot that bit.
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #16 on: 10 April 2012, 20:55:28 »
Quote from: Jasonm on 10 April 2012, 20:42:01
Just depends what the underneath is like aaronjb. Sills are a PITA on them they rot from the inside out. Also it mentions the windscreen having the onset of tin worm - that doesn't bother me much though. Big think with Jags of that era is the suspension mounts & PAS especially wi all that weight of that great lump. I remember a good few years ago doin me dads handbrake on his Daimler (Inbored discs)  :o :o :o I swore NEVER again!

It just depends really on the s/history AND a really good visual inspection / test drive. (Oh and the other half) nearly forgot that bit.

Coming round to my way of thinking mate  :) :) :) :y
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #17 on: 10 April 2012, 23:00:52 »
Very nice looking car for a 29 year old :o,he mentions the fuel sender unit being faulty but wouldn't there be two of them fitted?(one for each tank)which would make the gauge itself possibly faulty?,still a lovely motor though  and the HE has fuel injection so no carb balancing :y
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #18 on: 10 April 2012, 23:12:14 »
mmm 1980's Jags ...

there can be only one.... designed in the 80's .. built in the 90's

am I allowed to dream/drool ???

Possibly the most perfect car ever produced IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #19 on: 11 April 2012, 01:01:03 »
Quote from: Entwood on 10 April 2012, 23:12:14
mmm 1980's Jags ...

there can be only one.... designed in the 80's .. built in the 90's

am I allowed to dream/drool ???

Possibly the most perfect car ever produced IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220

An XJ220 - 220mph and 0-60 in around 3½ secs - stll waiting for one to come up on Fleabay  ??? ??? ;)
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #20 on: 11 April 2012, 06:29:40 »
Quote from: Entwood on 10 April 2012, 23:12:14
mmm 1980's Jags ...

there can be only one.... designed in the 80's .. built in the 90's

am I allowed to dream/drool ???

Possibly the most perfect car ever produced IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220

But if memory serves me correctly could go like stink but just hadnt got any stopping power (Acording to Clarkson)
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #21 on: 11 April 2012, 10:29:56 »
Quote from: dbug on 11 April 2012, 01:01:03
Quote from: Entwood on 10 April 2012, 23:12:14
mmm 1980's Jags ...

there can be only one.... designed in the 80's .. built in the 90's

am I allowed to dream/drool ???

Possibly the most perfect car ever produced IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220

An XJ220 - 220mph and 0-60 in around 3½ secs - stll waiting for one to come up on Fleabay ??? ??? ;)


I actually own a brace of these beautiful cars, one silver and one blue.They cost me £80 each and are 1/12 scale models made by Maisto.They even come with their own certificate.

The real thing cost £403,000... :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #22 on: 11 April 2012, 10:36:10 »
Quote from: Entwood on 10 April 2012, 23:12:14
mmm 1980's Jags ...

there can be only one.... designed in the 80's .. built in the 90's

am I allowed to dream/drool ???

Possibly the most perfect car ever produced IMHO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_XJ220


With regard to looks ......I fully agree, Entwood. It is achingly beautiful...........Think Cameron Diaz dipped in warm chocolate :-* :-* :-*

That anaemic sounding V6 did it no favours though. :-\ :-\
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #23 on: 11 April 2012, 10:40:35 »
The XJ220 never did a thing for me, looks wise.. it's very.. 'wind tunnel'.

An E-type or XK120, however? Much more beautiful, IMHO. And had the XJ13 ever gone into production, well..



http://dayerses.com/jaguar-xj13.html
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #24 on: 11 April 2012, 10:43:30 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 11 April 2012, 10:40:35
The XJ220 never did a thing for me, looks wise.. it's very.. 'wind tunnel'.

An E-type or XK120, however? Much more beautiful, IMHO. And had the XJ13 ever gone into production, well..



http://dayerses.com/jaguar-xj13.html


Side elevation, yes. But from the front the front the narrow track  means it drops a mark or two. :-\ The later V12 was better in this respect. :y :y
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #25 on: 11 April 2012, 11:53:22 »
would only really have a pre-90's Jag if I was a really competent and practiced welder.

Other that, there's not a lot to fault them. Probably the last truly good-looking saloon car.
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Re: Hmm! Will my love of 80's Jags get the better of me???
« Reply #26 on: 11 April 2012, 22:12:19 »
Back to the OP   That looks very clean for it's age, would be great for a weekend car..... :y :y
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