Old Jags

[Griff]

Watching that James May wine programme last night and seeing him driving round the Burgundy wine region in that convertible XJS really got me missing my old XJS.

Cheap as chips to buy, all that leather and walnut, loads of power, British, instantly recognisable, bit of an villain's image. Just a teeny weeny bit uneconomical though.

So let's devote a thread to decent old Jags.

 

[zenie]

Sorry I couldn't help it

But when I think of old jags I think of

 

[The Groke]

My father-in-law has one of these:

In the garage, sitting quietly and waiting to be used. - it never is.



(Daimlers count for this thread yeah?)

Last time I was there, I hadn't passed my driving test....in February however, I am gonna ask if I can give it a go!

Proper bench seats in the front too.

 

[Griff]

1961. What a sight that must have been at the first time of seeing.

 

[The Groke]

1961. What a sight that must have been at the first time of seeing.

My Uncle owned one - before my time - but exchanged it for a family.

 

[salem]

I persuaded a client to buy an early 90's XJ6 for about £500.

Really was one hell of a car for the money.

10mpg (my client runs a company big on being 'environmentally friendly' ) and it's terrible reliability means it's now been replaced by an ex-fleet passat

 

[Donna Ferentes]

 

[Griff]

I persuaded a client to buy an early 90's XJ6 for about £500.

Really was one hell of a car for the money.

I had a lovely silver 1989 XJ6. Bought in Worthing, 1 elderly owner, low mileage, full service history and quiet as a whisper.

Great car until some lorry drove into it when it was parked overnight. Completely written off.

 

[Roadkill]

My uncle had one of these, a MkIX Jaguar, when I was very young. I only vaguely remember it - a great big red thing, with squashy leather seats and a permanent, comforting smell of pipe-smoke. It made you feel important, sitting in its gentlemen's-club interior as it purred along.

In the end he got sick of driving it in London traffic and its 10mpg thirst got a wee bit expensive. IIRC it wasn't ultra-reliable either, so it ended up being sold.

 

[Badgers]

Makes me think of this film...

 

[robotsimon]

if we're talking old jags:

 

[Griff]

Those SS100s are lovely.

Nearly bought an XJ12C many moons ago.

http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B34625-3.jpg

Lovely looking cars.

 

[Roadkill]

if we're talking old jags:

Beautiful, innit? It's just how an old sports car should look - big headlights, long swooping wings, cutaway doors, long louvred bonnet, aeroscreens ...

I spent a happy half hour chatting to the owner of one at a classic car show years ago. It had a fascinating history - It had been hidden in a barn in Jersey and covered with junk so as to stop the Germans finding it during WW2. And when he started it up, the noise it made...

I'd love to drive one.

 

[Roadkill]

Oh, and my nomination for the sexiest-looking car ever made:

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Makes me think of this film...

There's at least one poster on U75 who took their username directly from that film.

 

[moose]

I'd love one of those. I'd fear for the bonnet coming out of side roads, though.

 

[Griff]

A mate of mine recently sold his V12 E-Type Roadster for about £25,000.

He took me for a spin round the M11/25 and had to stop as the boot flew open.

Quite a kick to it, a 5.3 V12 4 speed manual.

 

[apie2004]

IME this is an old jag

I'm sure noone will agree

 

[zoltan]

Im afraid yer all wrong when you start talking fat jags with the big soft straight 6. Heres the daddy of them all. You slags..

None of that effete vinyl roofed hermasexual Inspector Morse shite

 

[I'm Simes]

This covers my quota of the Jag,

 

[Griff]

This: http://www.jdclassics.co.uk/ is the place to go 1. If you win the Lottery & 2. You want a lovely MkII or E-Type.

Prices for the restored MkIIs start at £85,000.

You could have one with the supercharged XJR engine too.

 

[zoltan]

The only downer is that that are terrible unreliable rust ridden expensive to repair cars, but you dont buy one to commute 120 miles a day do you ?

 

[hammerntongues]

There was a company a few years ago that actually offered to sell you a brand new Mk2 completely made from new parts , I haven`t seen them advertise for a long time so maybe it didnt work out but I always fancied the idea and it wasn`t outrageously expensive.

 

[Griff]

There was a company a few years ago that actually offered to sell you a brand new Mk2 completely made from new parts , I haven`t seen them advertise for a long time so maybe it didnt work out but I always fancied the idea and it wasn`t outrageously expensive.

There have been a few of the years. I think JD are now the leaders in the field these days.

A nice 3.8 Coombs-spec MkII in Gunmetal with red leather & wire wheels would be my dream 4-door car. With a few modern touches like air-con.

*goes off to buy a lottery ticket*

 

[oneflewover]

After trying to find the John Steed Avengers one iirc. Could only come up with this.

 

[Chz]

Everyone loves old Jags. It's the fact that if you want a car that you can reliably drive every day, then you need a second car that puts most people off. They're works of art, and like most art they work best standing still.

 

[Griff]

Gorgeous XK150.

 

[hammerntongues]

After trying to find the John Steed Avengers one iirc. Could only come up with this.

The Pilarless Coupe , great looking car . They used to be almost given away in the mid 80`s , £ 1500 would have bought you a beaut , what do they go for now ?

 

[Griff]

The Pilarless Coupe , great looking car . They used to be almost given away in the mid 80`s , £ 1500 would have bought you a beaut , what do they go for now ?

A Bit more:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php?carno=11394

Haven't seen a V12 one for sale for ages now.

 

[zoltan]

V12 ?

Youa re either a masochist or a multi mliionare!

Looks good on paper/ drive great when new/ wouldnt touch them second hand.