700 miles in the XJS this weekend
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700 miles in the XJS this weekend
This weekend I took the XJS on her first serious road-trip. 700 miles from Chicago to southern Illinois and back. Most of the drive was Interstate but I spent time on some 2-lane state roads, too. The XJS was very comfortable for the ~5 hours I was behind the wheel each day and I took advantage of Friday's nice weather to spend some time with the top down.
Yesterday I drove in the rain most of the trip and it was nice being in a British convertible and not having a single drop of rain come into the car. I also own an MGB (I've had it for the last 24 years) and I can't drive that in the rain without getting wet.
These are great cars.
Yesterday I drove in the rain most of the trip and it was nice being in a British convertible and not having a single drop of rain come into the car. I also own an MGB (I've had it for the last 24 years) and I can't drive that in the rain without getting wet.
These are great cars.
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I enjoyed my XJS many, many 600-700 miles weekend jaunts. I really felt comfortable in that car. By that I mean it felt solid, stable, competent out on the open road. Nothing would faze it. I felt safer at high speeds in my XJS than the XJR which replaced it.
Cheers
DD
PS- prior to Jags I had an MG Midget and MGB/GT. Fun cars, and the B/GT was a real sweetheart. Mine lacked overdrive, though, so the noise was tiresome at highway speeds. Good times.
Cheers
DD
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Any pics of her enjoying the trip, Thorsen?
I took my lady, and my wife, up on a day trip, no more than a couple of hundred kms, yesterday, which was very enjoyable for all concerned. Didn't get many pics of the car, however. Planning on driving her down to Tokyo next month, too. With luck, I should get some cool pics there. Road trips are what this machine was made for.
I don't know if it's the most comfortable car for such, however. A little more leg room would really be appreciated, perhaps with a little more thigh support. Then again, I could lose weight and fit inside better.... My old Toyota MR2 turbo was another great road trip car actually. I took that on pretty regular long drives. But it didn't have quite the same "I'm going to take the long way, just to spend more time in the car" thing that the XJS does rather well.
I took my lady, and my wife, up on a day trip, no more than a couple of hundred kms, yesterday, which was very enjoyable for all concerned. Didn't get many pics of the car, however. Planning on driving her down to Tokyo next month, too. With luck, I should get some cool pics there. Road trips are what this machine was made for.
I don't know if it's the most comfortable car for such, however. A little more leg room would really be appreciated, perhaps with a little more thigh support. Then again, I could lose weight and fit inside better.... My old Toyota MR2 turbo was another great road trip car actually. I took that on pretty regular long drives. But it didn't have quite the same "I'm going to take the long way, just to spend more time in the car" thing that the XJS does rather well.
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Sadly no pictures of her in action but here she in sharing the garage with my MGB roadster undergoing an over-winter suspension rebuild and carb replacement on the supercharger.
Before the Jag I had a 1969 MGB GT that I did a full mechanical restore on and added a supercharger and Air Conditioner. If you're interested you can read about it here.
Before the Jag I had a 1969 MGB GT that I did a full mechanical restore on and added a supercharger and Air Conditioner. If you're interested you can read about it here.
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Any pics of her enjoying the trip, Thorsen?
I took my lady, and my wife, up on a day trip, no more than a couple of hundred kms, yesterday, which was very enjoyable for all concerned. Didn't get many pics of the car, however. Planning on driving her down to Tokyo next month, too. With luck, I should get some cool pics there. Road trips are what this machine was made for.
I don't know if it's the most comfortable car for such, however. A little more leg room would really be appreciated, perhaps with a little more thigh support. Then again, I could lose weight and fit inside better.... My old Toyota MR2 turbo was another great road trip car actually. I took that on pretty regular long drives. But it didn't have quite the same "I'm going to take the long way, just to spend more time in the car" thing that the XJS does rather well.
I took my lady, and my wife, up on a day trip, no more than a couple of hundred kms, yesterday, which was very enjoyable for all concerned. Didn't get many pics of the car, however. Planning on driving her down to Tokyo next month, too. With luck, I should get some cool pics there. Road trips are what this machine was made for.
I don't know if it's the most comfortable car for such, however. A little more leg room would really be appreciated, perhaps with a little more thigh support. Then again, I could lose weight and fit inside better.... My old Toyota MR2 turbo was another great road trip car actually. I took that on pretty regular long drives. But it didn't have quite the same "I'm going to take the long way, just to spend more time in the car" thing that the XJS does rather well.
Here's the link to them on his website: https://jagxjsparts.com/seat-parts/seat-extender-package/
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I've seen those. They seem rather expensive for four bits of steel with holes in them. But more than that, I can't sacrifice any head room. My hair already brushes the roof as it is. There are extra holes in the seat rails, and I experimented with them, but they are not the same size as the current bolts. It would probably be easier to get new bolts and/or drill out the existing rails/supports as needed.
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I've seen those. They seem rather expensive for four bits of steel with holes in them. But more than that, I can't sacrifice any head room. My hair already brushes the roof as it is. There are extra holes in the seat rails, and I experimented with them, but they are not the same size as the current bolts. It would probably be easier to get new bolts and/or drill out the existing rails/supports as needed.
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