'82 XJ6 Purchase Consideration
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Hi: I enjoyed my '86 XJ6 15 years ago and want to purchase another series III. I have been looking for a few months and have come across a nice XJ6. It is a 1982 and I am aware cosmetically there are slight differences inside and out between the early 80s vs the last few years but I don't know if there were problems with the earlier XJs such as electrical, engine or transmission. I was leaning towards an '86 or '87 thinking the last few production years had the most of the bugs worked out. Your thoughts are always appreciated. Ren
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At 39 years old it has stood the test of time....regardless of any bugs early models may/may not have had. Faced with the early model/late model decision I'd go by actual present day condition. A really nice, well kept '82 would be a better buy than a fair/neglected '86-87.
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Thanks Doug. I read some old posts and a few people raised a concern about bad engine blocks around '81/'82 but I tend to agree with you regarding the 'test of time". She's a nice example of the British racing green with saddle interior. To bad it isn't a vdp edition as it's a bit plain inside but near excellent condition.
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An 82 is around the time the slotted blocks came in, this following a large program of quality improvements instigated by John Egan who became CEO of Jaguar in the early 80s when the company was split off from British Leyland.
Where has the car spent most of its life ? Rust is normally the killer on Jaguars of this era.
Have a read here: -
The Jaguar XK Engine / AJ6 Engineering
The author was working for Jaguar during its "troubles"
Where has the car spent most of its life ? Rust is normally the killer on Jaguars of this era.
Have a read here: -
The Jaguar XK Engine / AJ6 Engineering
The author was working for Jaguar during its "troubles"
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Thank you Fraser for your feedback and attached article. Fortunately rust is not a major concern. It seems to run and behave well so I am leaning towards this example was built well and with 150,000 miles has proven itself to fundamentally sound and will continue to run with proper regular and preventative mechanical maintenance. Ren
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Well, at 150k miles, clearly somebody looked after it pretty well if it's as good as you say ! A Jaguar shop I once used in the late 90s told me that these were the last of the repairable Jaguars ! Pretty much spot-on, but they ke thing is virtually every job you might have to do is suitable for DIY, although badly rusted body shells are best left alone in my book !
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In retrospect, I think I'd look closer at the '87s next time because they have normal clear-over-base paint. The S3s until then had TPA (thermoplastic arcrylic) that is harder to fix if there's an issue. Like on many cars, my painted horizontal surfaces are crazed--cracked right through the paint from repeated expansion and contraction via heating and cooling. It cannot be sanded down and painted over, it has to be removed to start over. Or if you had to match one panel to the rest of the car, I can see you getting the colour right but not the sheen.
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Hi: I enjoyed my '86 XJ6 15 years ago and want to purchase another series III. I have been looking for a few months and have come across a nice XJ6. It is a 1982 and I am aware cosmetically there are slight differences inside and out between the early 80s vs the last few years but I don't know if there were problems with the earlier XJs such as electrical, engine or transmission. I was leaning towards an '86 or '87 thinking the last few production years had the most of the bugs worked out. Your thoughts are always appreciated. Ren
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Anyway I'm really thinking that even if a TPA-paint car has good paint like yours but gets damaged and needs a repair...might it be hard to match a new finish with the old one?
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At 39 years old it has stood the test of time....regardless of any bugs early models may/may not have had. Faced with the early model/late model decision I'd go by actual present day condition. A really nice, well kept '82 would be a better buy than a fair/neglected '86-87.
Cheers
DD
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DD
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