I'll drink to that ronbros!

 

I disagree

The XK120, the E type or XKE and the XJS where radical cars for their respective times . They where not Classic in the least.

I think the 96-06 XK8 is incredibly beautiful and fits in perfectly well with all those other cars as well and looks very much as an aging Jaguar should look: better with time. Not such a huge fan of the 07-14 Xk as it's less distinctive, but I think they got it right with the F type. Most Jaguars look better as they age.

Now, the problem with their current saloons is that they are so incredibly bland and boring. They are neither traditional nor are they radically innovative. They are just regular cars. Look at a 07 XF and it does not look special at all, it just looks like an outdated luxury car.

 

Yes i think the issue is even more so with the Saloons/sedans as well. Good observation.

Dont get me wrong, i like the XK8 but i think it is less distinct than the XJS. I suppose people were thinking similar things when the XJS first came out, but it was an even more radical change!

 

Out of all Jaguars, and as a dyed in the wool Jaguar fanboy I love all of them for different reasons, the XJS is the one model that has just increased its looks as the years have gone by, to me a design so ahead of its time. The XK8 is a definite 90's retro design, lovely but not a sublime beauty like the XJS. The modern sedans don't look like classic jags. The XJ6 - now that screams jag all the way. I think its that low slung look that makes jags what they are.

 

Only 1000 or so were taxed in the UK last year or notified as Statutory Off Road

 

Prices in the UK are rocketing. I sold my last XJS (96 Celebration) in 2009 for £9500 with 34000 miles on the clock. That car would retail for close to £20k now. Low mileage / full history seems to be money maker.


I just looked at 10 XJS over the last week and was shocked at how bad most of them were. Soaking wet carpets, aircon inoperable, horrible leather. I thought I'd never find a good one

 

Very rare to spot one on the road in Queensland Oz.

See the odd XJ40 and XJ6 series 3 though.

 

these seem to be the attributes that scream run away.
leather + aircon sounds like at least $3000 in repairs, right off the bat.
wet carpets sounds like $1000k min up to irreparable.

i'm happy my issues amount to chasing down leaks under the hood.

 

It's official, they are going to shoot up in price now.


The 100 Hottest Cars of All Time

 

Nice! She just made it onto that list too!

Anybody know the history about that picture of the red XJS? I musta seen that photo a thousand times now!

 

Agree with this 100%. Strip them of badging and you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart from any luxury marque.

Same goes for the coupes - Aston Martin nailed it with the current V8 Vantage, and everyone (except Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche & a few others!) has been copying it!

 

I would guess it's an early press car. They used to send out photos to the magazines.

 

It looks like values are starting to rise although there is the slight possibility that this one may be a misprint.
1990 Jaguar XJS V12 | eBay

 

Yikes!

I think he accidentally typed his phone number in the "price" box.
Either that or the boot is filled with gold bars.

That's one way to get attention.

Mark

 

I know the facelift generation of Convertibles certainly seem to have started going up in the past couple of years in the US, the 'Coupes also but not as quickly. Don't know about in Europe.

 

I got a good laugh at that listing. Thanks! Made my day.
1993 4.0 XJS convertible Kingfisher Blue

 

Interesting, Orange, all the very reasons not to ever generate any attraction to average intelligence people...including the filty rich.

Cheers,

 

Funny that you mention this, Orange, as the one thing I always objected on the XJS was the rather bland front grill. This is why I needed an excuse to do something about it and I found it. As you know, I used my XJS' dramatic performance upgrade to follow in Jaguar's own performance identifier, a mesh grill, and it has made a remarkable change, a true impact at the very first glance. You've seen it.

I'm going to see if I can photo shop your idea of a single bar into an XJS grill; I wonder what it'll look like.

Cheers,

 

Heh Reinaldo would love to see some pics of your 1994's mesh grill mate.

 

Id like to see the mesh grill as well. I find the stock plastic one boring.