Room for another retired guy?
#1
02-17-2022, 10:16 PM
Room for another retired guy?
Hi folks, Just put a question in about buying a XK and thought I dont want to forget the intro! Well, I started my car addiction when I was a senior in HS. I had a half day half year in 12th, and then went to my job at a Chevy Olds dealer to work in the Body shop. That was 1976. Ended up running that shop for a short time when my Body boss quit. Learned alot there and repainted nearly all my cars afterward. My coupes were a 71 Cutlass Supreme, 79 RS Camaro, CJ5, 2- YJ's, 01 VW diesel, 89 2d Pathfinder, 97 2d Tahoe 6.5, 90 Dodge Stealth among a few others. Right now a 97 Lincoln MK VIII with home mods of 2.5" SS dual exhaust & open airbox mods.
I retired from NYS Corrections after 25 years as a CO and moved to the great state of Tennessee in retirement. I graduated PA Gunsmith school in 79 and worked as a shop Gunsmith for Auto Ordnance 81-83, then had a full service gun shop for 14 years so machining and making small parts is a fun hobby these days. Almost bought a 99 XK8 instead of the Lincoln but was suspicious of some bad feed back on the 4.2 engines back then. The XK has lingered in the back of my mind for a while and with the kids now 27 & 25 years old, Those XK baby back seats are kissin cousins of the Stealth and Camaro of years gone by. My son has taken a shine to the MK VIII so I'm thinking XK 4.2 or 5.0.... just not sure about it and posted my quandary as a first post other than this one. I love my Diesels also and run some equipment exclusive to the old oil hammers being an 06 Dodge lately for trailering.
Well thats about it! I hope I can eventually share in the XK experience and maybe even help some one out with wrenching once I learn the in's n out's of the Jag that is yet to be bought!
I retired from NYS Corrections after 25 years as a CO and moved to the great state of Tennessee in retirement. I graduated PA Gunsmith school in 79 and worked as a shop Gunsmith for Auto Ordnance 81-83, then had a full service gun shop for 14 years so machining and making small parts is a fun hobby these days. Almost bought a 99 XK8 instead of the Lincoln but was suspicious of some bad feed back on the 4.2 engines back then. The XK has lingered in the back of my mind for a while and with the kids now 27 & 25 years old, Those XK baby back seats are kissin cousins of the Stealth and Camaro of years gone by. My son has taken a shine to the MK VIII so I'm thinking XK 4.2 or 5.0.... just not sure about it and posted my quandary as a first post other than this one. I love my Diesels also and run some equipment exclusive to the old oil hammers being an 06 Dodge lately for trailering.
Well thats about it! I hope I can eventually share in the XK experience and maybe even help some one out with wrenching once I learn the in's n out's of the Jag that is yet to be bought!
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#2
02-18-2022, 02:18 AM
Welcome to the forums PSP,
Good to have you with us. You have an ideal skillset and experience for Jaguar ownership.
I can see you've already found your way to the XK/XKR forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Southern Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...rn-midwest-67/ 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 and the search for your Jaguar.
Graham
Good to have you with us. You have an ideal skillset and experience for Jaguar ownership.
I can see you've already found your way to the XK/XKR forum so there's no need for a link to it from me. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Southern Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...rn-midwest-67/ 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 and the search for your Jaguar.
Graham
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02-18-2022, 02:50 AM
Hi folks, Just put a question in about buying a XK and thought I dont want to forget the intro! Well, I started my car addiction when I was a senior in HS. I had a half day half year in 12th, and then went to my job at a Chevy Olds dealer to work in the Body shop. That was 1976. Ended up running that shop for a short time when my Body boss quit. Learned alot there and repainted nearly all my cars afterward. My coupes were a 71 Cutlass Supreme, 79 RS Camaro, CJ5, 2- YJ's, 01 VW diesel, 89 2d Pathfinder, 97 2d Tahoe 6.5, 90 Dodge Stealth among a few others. Right now a 97 Lincoln MK VIII with home mods of 2.5" SS dual exhaust & open airbox mods.
I retired from NYS Corrections after 25 years as a CO and moved to the great state of Tennessee in retirement. I graduated PA Gunsmith school in 79 and worked as a shop Gunsmith for Auto Ordnance 81-83, then had a full service gun shop for 14 years so machining and making small parts is a fun hobby these days. Almost bought a 99 XK8 instead of the Lincoln but was suspicious of some bad feed back on the 4.2 engines back then. The XK has lingered in the back of my mind for a while and with the kids now 27 & 25 years old, Those XK baby back seats are kissin cousins of the Stealth and Camaro of years gone by. My son has taken a shine to the MK VIII so I'm thinking XK 4.2 or 5.0.... just not sure about it and posted my quandary as a first post other than this one. I love my Diesels also and run some equipment exclusive to the old oil hammers being an 06 Dodge lately for trailering.
Well thats about it! I hope I can eventually share in the XK experience and maybe even help some one out with wrenching once I learn the in's n out's of the Jag that is yet to be bought!
I retired from NYS Corrections after 25 years as a CO and moved to the great state of Tennessee in retirement. I graduated PA Gunsmith school in 79 and worked as a shop Gunsmith for Auto Ordnance 81-83, then had a full service gun shop for 14 years so machining and making small parts is a fun hobby these days. Almost bought a 99 XK8 instead of the Lincoln but was suspicious of some bad feed back on the 4.2 engines back then. The XK has lingered in the back of my mind for a while and with the kids now 27 & 25 years old, Those XK baby back seats are kissin cousins of the Stealth and Camaro of years gone by. My son has taken a shine to the MK VIII so I'm thinking XK 4.2 or 5.0.... just not sure about it and posted my quandary as a first post other than this one. I love my Diesels also and run some equipment exclusive to the old oil hammers being an 06 Dodge lately for trailering.
Well thats about it! I hope I can eventually share in the XK experience and maybe even help some one out with wrenching once I learn the in's n out's of the Jag that is yet to be bought!
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If their names are Merri & Mark, I know of them both personally. I worked at Ulster & Eastern . They checked out my area but decided against it. Not sure where they eventually settled.
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