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I am in love ....
« on: 31 March 2007, 21:27:13 »
Browsing eBay I came across this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAGUAR-XJR-SUPERCHARGED-V8-BLACK-FSH-OUTSTANDING-LUXURY_W0QQitemZ330099609590QQcategoryZ18185QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Great ad, lots of nice pictures  :D

I really, really like that...... sooo fast for the money and looks that good!  :D

Been browsing loads of forums and they seam to be fairly reliable.... they have been making them since the early 90's and the last ones of the old shape (1998-2002) seam to be good. I think they got a facelift around 2000 ish....

Seriously tempted by one of these when i start working again, will only have a 20 mile daily commute by car  :) :)
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« Reply #1 on: 31 March 2007, 21:29:41 »
Insurance might be a bit heavy ::)
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« Reply #2 on: 31 March 2007, 21:31:09 »
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Insurance might be a bit heavy ::)

thats the best bit!!!!

I am 22... 5 years NCB, so rang up my current insurance people..... wanted £770 full comp!!   :o :o :o :D :D :D

(i oay £450 for the 2.2)
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« Reply #3 on: 31 March 2007, 21:33:32 »
Very reasonable :y
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« Reply #4 on: 31 March 2007, 21:36:28 »
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Very reasonable :y

Thats what i thought, considering its performance...(0-60 in 5.2) suspect it may be quicker than that cause factory figures are a little over...

Some say they are old mans car but i think it looks good  :)
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« Reply #5 on: 31 March 2007, 21:39:55 »
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Very reasonable :y

Thats what i thought, considering its performance...(0-60 in 5.2) suspect it may be quicker than that cause factory figures are a little over...

Some say they are old mans car but i think it looks good  :)

Old mans car? Not at all like an omega then ;D
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« Reply #6 on: 31 March 2007, 21:40:15 »
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Some say they are old mans car but i think it looks good  :)
Achh, they say that about the Meega too, what do they know.  ;)
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« Reply #7 on: 31 March 2007, 21:41:33 »
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Old mans car? Not at all like an omega then ;D
See what i mean. Tsk.  ::)
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« Reply #8 on: 31 March 2007, 21:45:24 »
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Old mans car? Not at all like an omega then ;D
See what i mean. Tsk.  ::)

Aye. But I am an old fella ;)

PS.  SELL ME YOUR CAR ;D
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« Reply #9 on: 31 March 2007, 21:57:12 »
If you were a tad older Tunnie....you may of liked this...

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/16237

5.3 or a 6.0 V12  :D

I always fancied one years ago....but never got one  :(

Ok not as powerful as modern engines....but in their day  :)
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« Reply #10 on: 31 March 2007, 22:03:14 »
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If you were a tad older Tunnie....you may of liked this...

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/16237

5.3 or a 6.0 V12  :D

I always fancied one years ago....but never got one  :(

Ok not as powerful as modern engines....but in their day  :)

I have always liked Saloons.... i prefer the XJR to the XKR...

I was simply amazed browsing XJ's... 15/20k gets you one of the new Aluminium XJR's. But i personally prefer the older style interiors 1998-2003  type ones
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« Reply #11 on: 31 March 2007, 22:09:46 »
I drove a TWR tuned manual 6.0 V12 XJS a few years ago. Boy did it pull! Probably not that fast on paper but there was power everywhere in the rev range and it was delivered without any fuss whatsoever. Seriously smooth engine, considering it had been tuned. Tachometer required to see when you'd successfully started it!

Had a block of concrete bolted under the boot floor to compensate for the (rather lovely) boat anchor up front!

Would have been a pig to run, though. Single figure MPGs when pressing on, mid teens when pootling. It had a good bit of gearbox whine too.

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« Reply #12 on: 31 March 2007, 22:12:50 »
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Would have been a pig to run, though. Single figure MPGs when pressing on, mid teens when pootling. It had a good bit of gearbox whine too.

Kevin

Oh yes......dont expect double figures out of that v12  ;D
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« Reply #13 on: 31 March 2007, 22:15:56 »
Oh and i nearly forgot....if you think changing the plugs on a omega v6 is a PITA job.....try it on the jag v12  ;D ....iirc the two back plugs are buried....and it takes about 2 hours of dismantling stuff to get to them!  ::)
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« Reply #14 on: 31 March 2007, 22:18:24 »
Ive got pictures of when I did mine. They reckon when you take it to a main dealer they leave the rear ones as you have to take the inlet manifolds off to get at them :o
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