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10-16-2017, 06:13 PM
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Greetings from Los Ranchos, New Mexico.
I currently own a white 2005 Xj VDP. Purchased over 10 years ago. Currently has 109,000 miles. Love the car. Interesting that this Jag is insured by Hagerty as a collector car (it is not my daily driver).You might check them out.
I have owned a number of Jags over the years. The most frustrating was a 1988 or 89 Hess & Eisenhart XJS convertible, two gas tanks and all. I tried every modification to get rid of the gas fumes to no avail. Every time I fired it up I thought (hoped) it would go up in flames. Rarity has its drawbacks,.
Besides the XJ8 I have a wonderful 1974 Jensen Intercepter that you can actually drive anywhere/any day, a 1980 fuel injected Rolls Royce Silver Shadow that is a beautiful problematic car I adopted 15 years ago. I have a weak spot for English cars for some unknown reason.
I had a great Jaguar dealer for years that I trusted and never tried to sell me a new car. All replaced parts were guarranteed for as long as I owned the car. Unfortunately they sold out to the Land Rover dealer earlier this year and then the Land Rover dealer sold out to another company that I don't think likes older Jags. Oh well - nice while it lasted.
I have eaves dropped on you forum for a number of years to get an answer to a problem. Thought I better join the club.
Ken B.
I currently own a white 2005 Xj VDP. Purchased over 10 years ago. Currently has 109,000 miles. Love the car. Interesting that this Jag is insured by Hagerty as a collector car (it is not my daily driver).You might check them out.
I have owned a number of Jags over the years. The most frustrating was a 1988 or 89 Hess & Eisenhart XJS convertible, two gas tanks and all. I tried every modification to get rid of the gas fumes to no avail. Every time I fired it up I thought (hoped) it would go up in flames. Rarity has its drawbacks,.
Besides the XJ8 I have a wonderful 1974 Jensen Intercepter that you can actually drive anywhere/any day, a 1980 fuel injected Rolls Royce Silver Shadow that is a beautiful problematic car I adopted 15 years ago. I have a weak spot for English cars for some unknown reason.
I had a great Jaguar dealer for years that I trusted and never tried to sell me a new car. All replaced parts were guarranteed for as long as I owned the car. Unfortunately they sold out to the Land Rover dealer earlier this year and then the Land Rover dealer sold out to another company that I don't think likes older Jags. Oh well - nice while it lasted.
I have eaves dropped on you forum for a number of years to get an answer to a problem. Thought I better join the club.
Ken B.
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10-17-2017, 02:17 AM
Welcome to the forum Ken,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
It sounds like you've already found the model forum but if not, fFollow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-x350-x358-28/ to the X350 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Southwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-southwest-37/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
It sounds like you've already found the model forum but if not, fFollow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-x350-x358-28/ to the X350 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US Southwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-southwest-37/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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10-17-2017, 05:45 AM
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Ken,
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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Hello, Ken,
I've discovered that most dealers, of any make, don't like to deal with anything over about 7 years old. And anything over 5 years old that they take in on trade goes out to the next wholesale auction.
That's why this place is such a good idea; we can get help for our positively Ancient cars and keep them purring.
Your collection fascinates me for some reason. Good Job!
Welcome to the forums from Elinorb.
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I've discovered that most dealers, of any make, don't like to deal with anything over about 7 years old. And anything over 5 years old that they take in on trade goes out to the next wholesale auction.
That's why this place is such a good idea; we can get help for our positively Ancient cars and keep them purring.
Your collection fascinates me for some reason. Good Job!
Welcome to the forums from Elinorb.
(';')