Hi everyone,

Better late then never I guess. Been on the board for about a month now I guess, think I have read almost the entire XK8 section at this point and have posted a few times but neglected to stop in and say Hi!

Just picked up a 1999 XK8 with 103k on the clock, got a fantastic deal on it (Was the silver convertible with black interior in San Luis Obispo, CA that was on Ebay 3 times before it sold a month ago for anyone that watches that sort of thing). I bought it from Jason at XKs Unlimited, he was using it as a daily driver after buying it from a customer when the cam chains broke so he updated all the tensioners, put in new chains and drove it for 6 months. I do try to do as much stuff to the car on my own to save money but realize my limits on ability, tools, facilities as well as time.

This is my 3rd Jaguar now and the newest one I have ever had. Bought a 96 VDP seven years ago which was a fantastic car that I took from 60k miles to 123k and would still be going strong if some idiot had not run a red light in Pasadena and plowed into me. The XK8 is the replacement for that one. Also had a very nice 1972 E-Type for a few years but had to sell it two years ago to cover some legal bills after a very messy divorce.

Live in Southern California, so the convertible top gets plenty of down-time.

Anyway - I think this is a great forum, extremely good information, easy to use and well laid out.

Regards,

Mark

 

Welcome to the forums
I am sorry to hear about what happened at your '96 VDP which was a fantastic car .
Enjoy your new Jag as well

 

Howdy Mark, and welcome!!

Sucks about the VDP...sucks even worse about the E.

 

Welcome Mark, shame the insurance couldn't also save the E.
Still you've now got the consolation of a great XK8.

 

Great intro Mark, welcome to the forums! Now go make some friends in here.

 

Congrats on the nice rag top! Sorry to hear about the rest... Like H2O said, go make some friends, you'll be hooked for sure!

 

Howdy Mark,

Welcome to the forum!

 

Did you REALLY weigh the pros and cons of jail time for manslaughter and having to part with that E?

 

lol

 

Hey Mark welcome to the site, great intro but could do with a few pics?
Sounds like you're a real fan of the marque and hope you continue to enjoy the forum and the car.....you'll be hitting 100 posts before you know it.
Some great guys here as you've already found out

 

Well, you asked... few pics attached

Mark

currently - 1999 Jaguar XK8, 1999 Honda Civic GX (Natural Gas Powered), 2000 Ford F-150, 2002 Harley ElectraGlide Standard, 2002 Triumph Bonneville, 2002 KTM MXC400

gone but still missed - 1996 Jaguar Vanden Plas, 1972 Jaguar E-Type 2+2, 2000 Ducati ST4, 1961 BMW R50 w/Ural Sidecar, 1973 Triumph Tiger, 1980 HD FXEF

its a sickness, I know....

 

Trying to get a little fancier here...