A year ago I got my wife a BMW 750Li. Nice car. But then I got my XJR. Wow.
I would love to trade the 750 for a Super V8. Now, how can I convince my wife to let go of her beloved BMW?
She doesn't find the xjr as comfortable but she knows it's not apples to apples...

 

Try looking for an XJ with the "comfort" air springs. XJRs have "sport" settings, and no, you cannot reset them, the spring rate is set by the air chamber volume in the spring unit.

 

a Super V8 is just a Vanden Plas with an XJR suspension and motor. not sure about the seats.

If anything, maybe just get a normal Vanden Plas (or XJ) without the supercharged motor. if its just your wife driving, maybe she wont need all that power.

 

No doubt you've been given some really sound advice above, now, how about this?

Perhaps if a few "issues" were to surface with the BMW that might help?

Maybe a loose battery cable means she can't start the car and has to ask for your help, you run her to work while you try to get to the bottom of the problem.

Maybe something as simple as a recurring "flat" tyre that you can of course fairly easily remedy, but can still cause an issue if running short on time.

A few of these issues over a few weeks may get her thinking its time to get rid of the BM........lol

 

That's really funny JimC64. I would have never thought to trick my wife like that. But a good idea as a last resort.

I like the idea of trying to sell her an a Vanden Plas. Find a really clean one and show her how you could probably sell the BMW and get the Vanden Plas with money left over cause they are cheaper than a BMW of similar years. Then tell you wife she can go shopping with the leftover money.

 

... on the other hand

It is nominally "her" car. She "loves" the BMW 750. Is it really fair ball to push her at a Jaguar? Really, at the heart of the matter the Jaguar is your personal preference as opposed to hers.

What she wants really ought to be paramount, all other factors being equal.

 

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Just jesting of course Plums, you're right.

God forbid we should play the games that women do!

 

Wise words from a wise man.

 

maybe ... but i just noticed that i used "really" in three consecutive sentences

 

That's why there is an "Edit" button.

 

Well then, hide her BMW-ethos Germanic Iron Maiden woven stainless-steel lingerie and get her some nice silks from Victoria's Secret in their stead.

Jaguar vs BMW is a state of mind thing.... or 'seat of the pants' anyway..

 

Super V8s in UK are invariably (that I have seen) LWB, and more comfortable and roomy. The LWB does not have the "sport" suspension setting, though it does have the sport gearbox button.

The power of the Super V8 is more than any sensible person needs.

Show her this

 

Explain to your wife that Beemers are for when you are trying to get there. Jags are for when you have arrived.

 

The issue she has with my XJR are the sport seats. She likes that her 750 rear seats recline, and it is the 750L, so the Super V8 would give similar leg room, and reclining seats. I need the Super V8, as I LOVE the XJR and wouldn't be content without the SC.
Plums, don't doubt that I know how to keep my wife's needs as a priority, but I do the work on the cars and prefer the Jag. Just saying.

 

She rides in the rear in the 750iL?

 

Let her drive the XJR to meet some friends sometime. That'll get a reaction from them and you'll (most likely) be gettin the Super V8..

 

Yup, with a 16 yo daughter, sometimes my wife or I ride in back!

 

But I never sit in the back of the Jag

 

Too bad. The Queen sits in the back of hers.

 

The queen doesn't have an XJR

My whole point of this thread is that I find the 750Li stressful. Every time it hiccups I have to worry about the repair. I spend time on the BMW forum and it's full of major repair issues. Here, it's simple stuff usually, and the jag is so nice to work on. I think the Super V8 would do everything the BMW does (minus air conditioned seats front and back) and with more style.