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Daily Jaguar - Scott - 11-17-2019

My wife upgraded to a Volvo and I ended up with her Mazda 3 as a daily. It was "fine", but a little boring. It's biggest problem was my son's car seat barely fit, effectively making it an impractical 2 seater. If I'm going have have capital wrapped up in something impractical, it's going to be something fun. So Mazda 3 was out.

I came across something very randomly and car ADD strikes hard. If I need something bigger to tote the wife and little guy around, might as well go all in. I picked this up Friday:

2004 Jaguar XJ8

One owner from Williamsburg, bought new at the Richmond Jaguar dealership and serviced there yearly. It shared the garage for a couple Morgans and was bought so his wife could drive it to club events while he took a Morgan.

25k original miles when I picked it up. I paid less than 1/10 of original purchase price. It's so amazing to drive. Smooth, quiet, powerful.

Projects? Needs nothing but some paint correction. I plan to just drive and enjoy it.

It has an added bonus of now I can take my TR6 more to club events and my wife can bring the little guy in the Jaguar.

Daily Jaguar - Senor_Taylor - 11-17-2019

I want to see more photos! What a peculiar purchase.

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RE: Daily Jaguar - Kaan - 11-17-2019

LS swap it, rewire the whole car... and it will be a great daily

Daily Jaguar - davej - 11-17-2019

That's like a 15 year old brand new car great find! Those interiors are sooo supple.
+1 for Taylor, more photos please!

RE: Daily Jaguar - D_Eclipse9916 - 11-17-2019

One of the cars I grew up in. Absolutely loved to drive these. Great pick up, I keep looking at them but they make no sense when I needed a truck.

RE: Daily Jaguar - ScottyB - 11-17-2019

(11-17-2019, 08:07 AM)Scott Wrote: Smooth, quiet, powerful.

the tagline in the old Jag adds said it all....
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looks awesome. that was one of the last Jags that "looked like a Jag" to me. love the low beltline and all the curves.

RE: Daily Jaguar - Scott - 11-18-2019

(11-17-2019, 12:20 PM)D_Eclipse9916 Wrote: One of the cars I grew up in. Absolutely loved to drive these. Great pick up, I keep looking at them but they make no sense when I needed a truck.

Love this car the more I drive it. It's the first car I've driven that I do not want to change a thing. It doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't. It's just amazing.

(11-17-2019, 08:13 AM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: I want to see more photos! What a peculiar purchase.

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It even still have the protective coverings over the door sills

And then there is this:

What else can you buy that is almost new, heated front and rear seats, 300hp, air suspension for well under $10k?

Daily Jaguar - JPolen01 - 11-18-2019

Didn't know those has air suspension. Pimp!

RE: Daily Jaguar - Sijray21 - 11-19-2019

minty! i like this. nice find.

RE: Daily Jaguar - Jake - 11-20-2019

Fuckin' yes. I can't wait to see how this treats you... they have a very reliable V8 (really), the transmission is a Mercedes unit (really) and people claim they are not all bad to own and maintain. I would rock the exact one you got, or an XJR, super hard.

RE: Daily Jaguar - Scott - 11-21-2019

(11-20-2019, 03:05 PM)Jake Wrote: Fuckin' yes. I can't wait to see how this treats you... they have a very reliable V8 (really), the transmission is a Mercedes unit (really) and people claim they are not all bad to own and maintain. I would rock the exact one you got, or an XJR, super hard.

I don't know why people are so scared of them, but the depreciation is comical. Ford 4.2L V8 with the upgraded timing chain guides (metal instead of plastic), upgraded cylinder liners, and the ZF 6 speed transmission is smooth as butter.

If I went looking on purpose, I would of been looking for the XJR, but this one fell in my lap. Now that I have some seat time, I don't regret it at all, I don't think it really needs more power (or anything to complicate matters lol). I'm looking for road trips to take just to drive it

RE: Daily Jaguar - .RJ - 11-21-2019

Jake is our resident parts mashup british car apologist Big Grin

RE: Daily Jaguar - Apoc - 11-21-2019

(11-21-2019, 10:47 AM)Scott Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 03:05 PM)Jake Wrote: Fuckin' yes. I can't wait to see how this treats you... they have a very reliable V8 (really), the transmission is a Mercedes unit (really) and people claim they are not all bad to own and maintain. I would rock the exact one you got, or an XJR, super hard.

I don't know why people are so scared of them, but the depreciation is comical. Ford 4.2L V8 with the upgraded timing chain guides (metal instead of plastic), upgraded cylinder liners, and the ZF 6 speed transmission is smooth as butter.

If I went looking on purpose, I would of been looking for the XJR, but this one fell in my lap. Now that I have some seat time, I don't regret it at all, I don't think it really needs more power (or anything to complicate matters lol). I'm looking for road trips to take just to drive it

Yeah... but it was all put together and wired by the Brits. Tongue