I want to introduce myself. My wife and I have long been British car fans, having owned a 53 MG TD, a 79 MGB and a 91 Sterling SLi in the 80's and 90's. (We even named our Welsh Srpinger Spaniel "Morgan" for the one we didn't buy.)

We recently decided that life had become boring and decided to return to our early-middle-age and pick up a Jaguar. After a fair amount of online exploration of XK8 convertibles and first-hand examination of other examples in the Northeast, we thought we knew what we were doing and bought a Florida car at a fair price on e-Bay.

Well, life is not boring anymore.

First, I am still waiting for the title and will call the Florida DMV folks tomorrow to intercede now that the Florida-maximum 30 day time requirement for title transfer has passed.

Second, although I can't license the car or drive it anywhere, I have been checking it out in my garage and have replaced a few trim items and the driver's seat switch. But while the engine was idling the other day, the (I am assuming) dread timing chain tensioner clatter sounded its raucous warning.

When and if we receive the title, the car's first trip will be a tow to Gas Menagerie in Troy NY to have the engine addressed by an independent Jaguar specialist. (Of course, before I purchased the car I had asked the seller whether the tensioners had been addressed and he said that they had.)

This is all affirmation of caveat emptor, but if the engine isn't wrecked and I don't get any other bad news, I am still looking forward to enjoying our XK8 once it is actually running and legal! (Details, details...)

Glad to have the forums available.

 

Welcome to the forum swarts_tavern,

That's a seriously bad introduction to Jaguar ownership for you.

Follow this link XK8 / XKR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XK8/XKR section for help, advice and information.

Remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User ID 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 North East Region section by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...t-nj-ny-pa-35/ to find other members in your region.

Here's hoping it's not the tensioners let go.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Welcome to the forum swarts_tavern,

Good to have you with us.
That's not a good story, keep us updated on how it goes.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't already done so you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Hi John & welcome aboard, Its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums.

Any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, use the search facility etc, can be found here
within the following link Helpful_information


Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the whole site and all its features.
Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................