Looking for a S2 or S3 2+2.
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Looking for a S2 or S3 2+2.
I first drive a Series 3 E-Type Coupe when I was 17 and have dreamed of owning one ever since. It's been a 35 year wait but finally I am ready.
I am looking for a drivable Series 2 or 3 2+2 with a manual box. Hopefully a rust free car with a well maintained power train. I would prefer a Series 2 but with a $40k budget I realize a Series 3 is probably more realistic. Any advice would be greatly received as I'm sure I will be asking many questions over the following weeks and months while I search.
I am looking for a drivable Series 2 or 3 2+2 with a manual box. Hopefully a rust free car with a well maintained power train. I would prefer a Series 2 but with a $40k budget I realize a Series 3 is probably more realistic. Any advice would be greatly received as I'm sure I will be asking many questions over the following weeks and months while I search.
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My advice is to never buy "sight unseen". There have been several scams with classic cars that are in demand, posted on the internet. These generally show an immaculate car but at a very good price. Money changes hands and then both money and car disappears never to be seen again. Some of these crooks even set-up "escrow" accounts that are part of the scam, thus encouraging the buyer to think all is well.
I'm not sure what $40k (= £27k) will get you in the USA, but here in the UK you would be struggling to find a really decent car at that money; the classic car market is manic at the moment. Try to find a copy of "Classic and Sports Car" a UK classic car magazine. Lots of US dealers advertise in that.
I'm not sure what $40k (= £27k) will get you in the USA, but here in the UK you would be struggling to find a really decent car at that money; the classic car market is manic at the moment. Try to find a copy of "Classic and Sports Car" a UK classic car magazine. Lots of US dealers advertise in that.
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I agree, nice patina, it could be 40K if it's systems have been been gone through. In my experience such original low mileage doesn't guarantee the need for 20K more to put in... As a car sits it incurs wear...wiring degrades, gas tank gunk, brake lines, tires rot and on and on. Thorough PPI with road tests at 90mph are essential. Good Luck!
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Like I said, yo need to see the car personally, or an inspection company for you, and title to be known. Of course here in the UK its easier to drive to see a car, we are a small island. Upside you you is the price level in the USA is a lot lower for E-types. Only question I have is - do you really want a 2+2, the shape is not as nice as the coupe.
A Series 3, which is a V12 engine, has only one closed body style, similar to the 2+2 but made a bit more stylish.
A Series 3, which is a V12 engine, has only one closed body style, similar to the 2+2 but made a bit more stylish.
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I agree, 2+2 E-types do not command the same price as a coupe. That's one of the reasons I bought a 2+2... I could afford one. Also needed a shoehorn to get in and out of a coupe. Anyway, a coupe in similar shape to the pics shown by OP would be in the 70G range. No longer an affordable hobby car for many people.
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I think that you can find a "driver" (#3-), coupe, that needs cosmetics, in the 45k+ range....Then, TLC, as you can afford to....By the time you are done, you will have a much more valuable car...
As I said earlier, you will put just as much money in the 2+2, after purchase. In fact, I would venture to say that if you buy the 2+2 above, you will have 50K in it, by the time you are happy with it, but you would be hard pressed to get that money back....This is just my personal opinion, of course.
Check this one on ebay....May go at a low price...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Typ...m=131717192056
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As I said earlier, you will put just as much money in the 2+2, after purchase. In fact, I would venture to say that if you buy the 2+2 above, you will have 50K in it, by the time you are happy with it, but you would be hard pressed to get that money back....This is just my personal opinion, of course.
Check this one on ebay....May go at a low price...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-E-Typ...m=131717192056
Edward
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