Hi, I'm Dave, living part time in Spain, near Málaga, and part time in UK near Reading. I've owned this lovely to drive 4.0 XJ Sport X300, Since March 2000 when it was 3 1/2 years old with 27,000 miles on the clock.
We drove the car t from UK to southern Spain in 2007 when we acquired a house here in the hills between Alhaurin el Grande and Coín. It passed its ITV inspection, with minor mods to the headlamps, and was re-registered in Spain 2008. In 2009 I bought a Freelander 2 as the roads to the house were terrible and the engine developed a fault (to be discussed in another thread)
I'm a retired Electronic Engineer, but have loved messing with motors since I could afford one - and that first one indeed needed some personal attention. several engine rebuilds later on various cars brought me to my still favourite 2nd XJ6, an X300 4.0 Sport. The last of the straight 6's with bags of torque low down and the handling of the sport version still appeals to this aging driver.
After standing covered under our car port for the past 10 years, the petrol tank cleaned out, new petrol pump, a service and new battery, it fired up on the button - as it always has. I love it still. At 24 years old it needs some suspension rubbers replacing and widow winder attention, but we're just getting going again.

Reason for joining the forum is that I've never really done much on this car other than drive it, so will be looking for a few pointers on the way to putting it back on the road.



. Thanks in advance
Dave

 

Welcome to the forums Dave,

Good to have you with us. The X300 looks in excellent condition.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj6-xjr6-x300-26/ to the X300 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the Europe Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/europe-42/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome aboard Dave.

 

Hello, Dave,
What a nice looking elderly Jaguar!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Dave,

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

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Thanks for the welcome notes folks, much appreciated.

Managed to update my signature yesterday Norri, thanks for the reminder