Hi Phil ... and thanks Clarke,

Yes, again absent a few days, but I had caught up to say welcome after Phil posted in the New Members section. Glad to have you join us Phil, and as noted earlier, you will find your name entered as NSW&ACT member #70 in the listing in post #4, here in this "roll call" thread.

Love that Winter Sun colour ... I gather it is not the Champagne sometimes referred to, but a more silvery iridescent shade. Correct? What's the chance of unleashing its homicidal presence up into the Winter Sun(shine) of the North Parramatta end of Pennant Hills Rd on August 24? We would all love to see you and your XJ.

Welcome again Phil, and best wishes,
Ken

 

Thanks Ken
would love to but on 24th August I'll be in the south of France.
Also, it's still sleeping over at the mechanics. He rings every so often with an update. The latest is that the problem appears to be on the inlet side not the exhaust side in spite of readings to the contrary. Something called air mass meters (?) whatever they are.
Seems that the engine management system is almost identical to the same year Range Rover diesel even though they're 3 litres.
Fingers crossed.
Phil

 

Sorry Phil,

You had already mentioned your trip to "la belle France" ... Thanks for reminding me and you have a safe, happy trip. I hope to meet up at a later date, but feel free to post some pics when you return to remind us of the wonders of a European summer.

Cheers,
Ken

 

Hi, Bob from Shellharbour, 2004 XJR.

 

Ok, everyone ... up to date NSW&ACT Membership List as a PDF attachment that you can download as required.
Please review and advise any necessary changes.


Regards,
Ken

 

Hi All,
Firstly let me introduce myself. I'm Richard from Sydney and a happy owner of a 2003 XKR Convertible. I have been a Jaguar owner for many years and not regretted one moment.
Anyway, enough of the background, as this is really to let you know that the postponed All British Day has been re-scheduled for Sunday 14th September.
The JDCA members will be out in force, and the Concours Event will be part of the activities.so I hope to meet as many forum members as possible then.
Cheers
Richard

 

"Hi everyone.

My name is Phil and live in the Hunter Valley in the Maitland area (Ashtonfield).

I have owned my S1 XJ6 for the last 10 years, firstly up in Brisbane where it was my daily commuter between Manly and Milton. On moving back to NSW in Dec 2007 the car took a back seat and was relegated to the occasional driver as a few issues developed.

I am now full steam ahead on getting it back to be able to run reliably every weekend as my wife would like to do a bit more "Us Time" and do some real touring in what she calls the "oil beast".

 

And the list just keeps on growing.......great stuff!

 

Hi, Ken from Lower mountains, west of Sydney. We have a much loved 1991 pre update XJS convertible which we restored from an engine fire wreck. we try to get out as often as possible and would be happy to meet up for a drive

 

Hi.

Ben from Byron Bay area. First time Jag owner, about 3.5 years into the experience.

'94 XJ40, Aubergine. 3.2 litre. Previous owner has swapped a bunch of interior panels for older, plusher variants...

Love the car, they definitely grow on you. We're currently in the middle of a "bonding" period where we cement the love affair with blood, sweat, tears and a pile of money.

Good to see a nice healthy friendly active Aussie community for these cars. It can be pretty lonely when you call a parts shop looking for bits..

Cheers,
br.

 

Hi Ben,

Byron Bay Huh!

Will we be seeing you in Ballina then on Sunday? We have about 6 members meeting up for the first time. Would be really good to add another Jag to the fleet.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ebuild-128835/

 

Hi All

New forum member, I live in the New England area in NSW.
I own an x300 XJR which I acquired in August after many years of wanting one...probably since I was 15.
I have 4 uncles who have always owned Jags, 3 of them are mechanics, so I guess I was influenced by them.
Look forward to learning a lot here.

John

 

For those interested in diesels have a look at recent posts in thread on DPFs regens etc.
I've gone overnight from being a grouch to a very happy camper.
Also, I trust the meet in August went well. At the time I was driving a Citroen DS4 around France (horrible automatic but not bad once I stuck to using the paddle shifts).
So glad to be back in a (working) XJ. Phil

 

Hi,


Phil here from the Hills District, Sydney. I've owned a 1976 V12 XJC since 1992 and in June this year acquired a really nice 2000 XK8 - a beautiful car to drive and look at!


Cheers

 

G'day
Im Peter, and have a gorgeous Gold (Topaz metallic) x308 LWB Jaguar Sovereign 4.0 V8.
I havnt seen many around in Sydney I think I need to attend a few meets.
Also have/had 1980 Xj6, , 1980 Daimler Souble Six V12, 1954 Mk 7.
regards
Peter

 

Gday
Poc62 here - Phil, Canberra, liquid silver XKR 2012 convertible. Nice to see so many Jags at the Terribly British day here last weekend - 56 or thereabouts on show, including some great historical vehicles, all the way through to the new F type. Lovely to behold. thanks for the rollcall - going well so far

 

hi all the names michael i work at a restoration workshop we do concorse to custom.
atm we have 2 mk2's and a Daimler of the same vintage.
along with a number of aussie muscle cars.
we are currently working on building a one stop restoration shop as we have panel,paint,trim,mechanical.
so from start to finish from rolling body to turn key.
im the upholsterer in this workshop.

 

Hi

I have recently joined the forum, but have been a Jag (& Bentley) owner for 27 years. At one stage I had a 1950 Mk5 (I restored it - well as a labourer to an expert), 1964 Mk II (basket case), 1980 SIII XJ6, 1983 SIII XJ6 (still own, but it's in long term storage in W'Gong with the head in the boot). And I had a 1956 S1 Bentley. To afford them all we ran a wedding car company. Then I shut that down in 2004 and bought a Transport Company - bad decision. To keep it (the business) running almost all the cars went except for my baby 83 XJ6 (I'm it's 2nd owner, and the first was one of Australia's top 200 Millionaires). I sold the business early last year to go into battle against Cancer, which is a battle I won, but at huge physical cost (Ive lost 32 kgs since the op).

This year, now that I'm on the way to being better, is to get a V8 XJR - expected to happen before the end of this month, and to get the 83 back on the road.

I'm open to get togethers if they are arranged, as I have heaps more time on my hands now.

Regards

Lyndon
South West Sydney

 

Welcome to the forum, sounds like you know your way around Jags. Post in the new member area for a warm welcome. Your intro post here will slip by only noticed by locals. Maybe repost it there. Link below

New Member Area - Intro a MUST - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

Visit the S123 forum.

XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

Hi my name is Darrell live not far from dubbo. my ride 1976 xj6 repainted by previous caretaker from pale primrose yellow to solent blue known by family and friends as Precious, this is second xj6 for me bought a 1978 model in early 80s as family car and drove for a number of years. Not sure if i am in right place with this.
Cheers Darrell