Hello, I'm the new "kid" on the block! A proud new owner of a 1999 XJ8 VP with 105,000 miles. This is my first Jag although I've been a fan since the mid 70's. My father had a mid 70's XJ 12L that I fell in love with. Sadly he had a penchant for only hanging onto cars for 2 to 3 years. The Jag was replaced with a 1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa. I live in southeastern Washington State where we have very unpredictable and often harsh winters. I plan on only driving this for about 9 months a year. This car is in excellent condition cosmetically with only a few minor problems. As far as mechanically, no warning lights, drives super quiet and smooth. It does have an underperforming heater/defrost and I will replace brake pads next spring. I will have it gone through mechanically next spring as well. (I've been reading on the forums of all the things I should be checking/replacing). Any recommendations are appreciated!

 

Welcome to the forums Topaz 99,

Good to have you with us.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj8-xjr-x308-27/ to the X308 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 Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-western-38/ 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 aboard.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Topaz 99,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Hello,
Congratulations on your First Jaguar!
105000 miles is just now in its Prime! Well broken in and loosened up, if it had any serious problems they would have been fixed by now or the car junked.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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