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Potential bargain or lemon?
speedyxjs - 9/10/08 at 10:51 AM

Saw this and thought it would be ideal for a project/college transport and would eventually become a road legal track car.
Do you think it could be a good buy for a jag nut or am i likely to have problems?
I dont know anyone near there so i cant ask for someone to inspect it and dont have a free day to go and see for myself.


[Edited on 9-10-08 by speedyxjs]

Benzine - 9/10/08 at 10:54 AM

Mmmmmmmmmm V12. Got your own oil refinery?

theconrodkid - 9/10/08 at 10:54 AM

run away

Mr Whippy - 9/10/08 at 10:56 AM

this is what I was looking for -

"The one item that does need fixing is that there is a small coolant leak from the header/expansion tank, as these are made from metal they obviously will rust and that is what has happened to this one, it is only a small leak but it will need fixing or better still replace the tank.I just top up the tank before i go for a drive."

has he been pouring water into it?! these engines corrode inside very badly if the antifreeze is not up to scratch. Seen them needing the head welded! I'd be very wary of it. Brown water, I'd walk away.

Miss Whippy was doing this too, till I caught her with a bottle of water, bad girl!



[Edited on 9/10/08 by Mr Whippy]

speedyxjs - 9/10/08 at 11:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Miss Whippy was doing this too, till I caught her with a bottle of water, bad girl!


Is miss whippy the hot woman in your avatar?

Paul TigerB6 - 9/10/08 at 11:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
run away


^^ very very fast!!

Mr Whippy - 9/10/08 at 11:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Miss Whippy was doing this too, till I caught her with a bottle of water, bad girl!


Is miss whippy the hot woman in your avatar?


would it annoy you if I said yes?

actually she has wwwwaaaaaaayyyyy bigger tits than that

[Edited on 9/10/08 by Mr Whippy]

speedyxjs - 9/10/08 at 11:42 AM

DarrenW - 9/10/08 at 01:51 PM

Should make an interesting project. Stripped out and lightened it will be well quick too. I always like the TWR cars.

As you will know already they have a passion for returning themselves to mother earth in as few bits as possible so need to inspect the bodywork carefully. Ive heard if the sills are starting to rot it can be terminal - although i guess everything is fixable. On face value it looks like it could be a very useable classic car and apart from fuel shouldnt be that expensive to run (i did say APART from fuel dont forget for the benefit of potential flaming).


If PPC can make a track car out of a 928 i dont see why you cant beat them with an XJS. It would be interesting to know just how much weight you can remove without really trying.

DarrenW - 9/10/08 at 01:52 PM

Slightloff topic - a guy near me has the bangler bangers XJS. A mate has seen it and says its an 'interesting' car. By project do you mean doing something similar?

BenB - 9/10/08 at 01:56 PM

From a recent article in Practical Classics it appears the buttresses and the boot lids are particularly fond of doing a "how fast can iron turn into oxide" competition....

speedyxjs - 9/10/08 at 02:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Slightloff topic - a guy near me has the bangler bangers XJS. A mate has seen it and says its an 'interesting' car. By project do you mean doing something similar?


by project i mean a rolling project it would need to be used to get me to college

McLannahan - 9/10/08 at 03:49 PM

I've a thing for XJS's, I really do like them. If I could afford if I'd have one of the face-lifted ones (about 92 I think?) when it had the nicer rear end.

A family friend used to have one when I was younger and it was terrifyingly fast but then he did drive like a bit of a tool.

Lovely cars I think but running costs are high, they do rot at a good speed and they don't handle well either.

I'd not do one if I were you but depends on your budget. The more the car is seen as un-environmental the lower your price! Could end up with a bargain!

zilspeed - 9/10/08 at 04:56 PM

The following advice is not Jaguar based, it is V12 based.

Brother's 750i does 16.4MPG and that's driving for smoothness rather than speed.

I don't imagine an XJS will be that much better.

mark chandler - 9/10/08 at 05:31 PM

I ran a few XJS's, v12he, 4.0 manual and 4.0 auto, the 4.0 litre manual was by far the best.

V12 lasted around 10,000 miles, best economy seen was 17mpg on cruise late at night, usual was around 14mpg, short trips of less than 10 miles around 9mpg.

4.0ltr manual usually came in 23mpg avaerage with 27 on a good run, the 4.0lite auto managed around 20 mpg.

I did 40000 very enjoyable miles in the manual car, its was also by a large margin the fastest.

If you want one of these get a facelift 4.0 litre, they are much nicer and galvanised bodies.

NB I have an XK8 now running on LPG, works out at 45mpg in relative terms, any jag is good for an LPG conversion why not do the one you own?

Regards Mark

mark chandler - 9/10/08 at 05:36 PM

What to look for.

Rear suspension has trailing arms that mount on the body on big rubber donuts, the arms and mountings all rot, if its gone here forget it!

Handling is good once you polybush and uprate the suspension, David Manners used to do a gas shock kit which was good value.

speedyxjs - 10/10/08 at 06:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
why not do the one you own?


There is only one lpg garage anywhere near me or on the way to college and at rush hour (the only time i pass it) it is packed.
My original thought was to look for a manual but then saw that. I might be better off sticking to my original plan.

woodster - 10/10/08 at 09:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Miss Whippy was doing this too, till I caught her with a bottle of water, bad girl!


Is miss whippy the hot woman in your avatar?


would it annoy you if I said yes?

actually she has wwwwaaaaaaayyyyy bigger tits than that

[Edited on 9/10/08 by Mr Whippy]



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