Hi Jaguar friends!
This is my first time on jaguar forums. I guess I will
Tell you a little about myself: I am 66 and live in
Bayfield, CO. A very small town in SW Colorado, about
20 miles from Durango. A very beautiful fall day I must say.
I bought my XJ8 L in January 2020. I found it in Tacoma, WA. It cost $ 6,000. I had a mechanic check it out for me. He stated that it was in great condition.
My Grandson (20 at the time) who lives up there went and picked the car up.
I sent him the gas $ and he and his buddy drove it here.
Boy, did they have a wonder drive!! Anyway, I'm the only person in La Plata County that has a Jag and it is sweet.. I don't let anyone work on it but me. So far I have changed water pump , thermostat, serpentine belt. Worked on the radiator well actually the overflow reservoir(that is a cheap and faulty part if you ask me... always giving me trouble.
Talk about that another day. Then two falls past I decided to spend winter in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
On Christmas Eve I took off from CO. It was a snow storm and a not so pleasant, - 13*. My car did great. I couldn't wait to see palm trees! After a couple of months I changed spark plugs and ignition coils. That was really hard for me to do. I just took my time. The car really hauled a** after that, lol. In May I headed home; and one evening just outside Taos NM , a huge raccoon decided to commit suicide. It really messed up the right underside of fender and broke the small running light. On arriving home I just parked it.. I know it is not that big of a job but haven't felt like fixing it yet. Plus, need new battery and that is $200. bucks. They snow and cold will be here soon so need to get busy this week. So once again need to read and study up. That's what I was doing today and thought I would join Jaguar Forums. Sorry about talking so long but just trying to figure things out. Don't worry next time sign in I will only ask specific questions.
Thanks, for putting up with me.. Have a great weekend.

 

Welcome aboard Barbara.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

You have done well.

Good luck.

 

Welcome to the forums Barbara,

Good to have you with us. Thanks for a great Intro.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-x350-x358-28/ to the X350 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Central Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-central-36/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Hello, Barbara,
Congratulations on all your successful repairs to this point!
I don't allow anyone else to work on my Jag either.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Barbara,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

Welcome. You've definitely joined the right group. Most of us feel the same way.