XJ-C
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XJ-C
Last year i got myself a XKR convertible (2000). last week i bought a XJ6-C (4.2 1975) after the misses asked if we should invest in an other Jag. Could i refuse? So, is started browsing the net and found this one quet nearby. I traded in the Toyota MR2 (1996) and now i'm a happy man. Ofcourse there are some little things hat need doing. The steering wheel is rubish (mountey instead of the original). There is a large former spilling of brake fluid that needs to be taken care of. The horn is pityful so needs to be replaced. Just tiny things. I started socking the leather to soften it. After that the leather needs to be coloured again. I expect to have multiple questions so will be back here soon.
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Nice score Ron. Is she an auto, or an uber rare manual? Eitherway it looks like you've got a keeper (you do know how rare XJC's are?) Whereabouts are you situated? From the look of those bare trees & leaden skies I'm guessing the UK. Though I guess it could be anywhere in the northern hemisphere. But it just looks like England!
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The lady is restored 10 years ago to be an all day cruiser for business use. Something the Dutch tax office allows. We have a business use tax of 25% yearly on the purchase price when new. So for a 40 year old car it is much more friendly than on a new car. This one is with a G2 LPG tank in it. That is fine by me becasue LPG is less than 50% on the prise of gas. 60 cents against 1.60 makes sence to have a LPG tank in it. No need to pay road tax either becasue of its age. Because i have her for 1 week now we do need to get aquainted. Tomorrow is saturday so i will be getting behind the wheel.
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Sorry, but your car has two too many doors to ever make the kind of serious money a coupe will make, everyday of the week. Mine too, for that matter.
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Early last Spring on her first outing, a Stunningly beautiful day in mid February, a couple of them were trying to figure out how they could get 10K together in a timely fashion and at that time neither the windows nor central locking worked!
There are days though, if someone offered me $50.00 I'd take it!
Today isn't one of them, but there Are those days.
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