New Member, New (to me) Car, New Make
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05-23-2017, 06:51 AM
New Member, New (to me) Car, New Make
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm in Buckinghamshire in England, with my first (and probably last - I'm old...) Jaguar, an '07 XK 4.2 n/a convertible with 15,000 - yes, 15,000 - genuine miles on the clock.
It had a minor front end shunt not long before I bought it, which I'm sorting out, and I'm hoping to find this is going to be a reasonable technical forum; I'm a good man with the spanners (wrenches for Americans) myself, though that there electrickery is not my forte...
The Jaguar has replaced a '94 Mercedes SL 500, and I'm hoping/expecting it will not be prone to the lots of little niggles the old Merc had (and one serious one - the engine blew up just before it was going up for sale).
Why the XK? It's a whim purchase; like the SL, it's dark metallic blue, it's a convertible, it has a decent-sized V8 engine, and I like its looks. It's not really fast (my daily driver has been until recently a succession of 5.5-litre supercharged E-class Mercedes), but I like it.
Now all I need is a fast blonde to go in the passenger seat...
That's enough; you're getting bored, aren't you?
Tango Nevada
It had a minor front end shunt not long before I bought it, which I'm sorting out, and I'm hoping to find this is going to be a reasonable technical forum; I'm a good man with the spanners (wrenches for Americans) myself, though that there electrickery is not my forte...
The Jaguar has replaced a '94 Mercedes SL 500, and I'm hoping/expecting it will not be prone to the lots of little niggles the old Merc had (and one serious one - the engine blew up just before it was going up for sale).
Why the XK? It's a whim purchase; like the SL, it's dark metallic blue, it's a convertible, it has a decent-sized V8 engine, and I like its looks. It's not really fast (my daily driver has been until recently a succession of 5.5-litre supercharged E-class Mercedes), but I like it.
Now all I need is a fast blonde to go in the passenger seat...
That's enough; you're getting bored, aren't you?
Tango Nevada
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Tango Nevada,
Good to have you with us.
If you need any help or advice check out the tech section https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk-xkr-x150-33/
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.
If you need any help or advice check out the tech section https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk-xkr-x150-33/
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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05-23-2017, 08:23 AM
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05-23-2017, 08:24 AM
Welcome to the forum Tango Nevada,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow Norri's link in post #2 to the XK/XKR forum for help, advice and information.
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 UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Follow Norri's link in post #2 to the XK/XKR forum for help, advice and information.
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 UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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Thank you too but why post this in Tango Nevada's Intro from May 2017?
Here's the link to your Intro thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...member-208265/
Graham
Here's the link to your Intro thread:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...member-208265/
Graham