I must be sick in the head as I've just added another British car to the fleet . Hopefully this one will be more sympathetic to my wallet!

I picked up a 98 Vanden Plas last Wednesday for a song. It is in mechanically good shape with a full service history and 100K miles. In the couple hundred miles I've put on it so far it has proven to be a great ride. It is however a 12 year old car and needs a little sorting, primarily a headliner that is beginning to droop and a some bad touch up paint on the drivers side door.

Although this is the first Jag I've owned, my father had a few when I was growing up and they were impressive cars. So much so that I bought him a 66 Mk II to restore several Christmas's ago.

Anyway, picture time:

 

Welcome to the forum, Deranged.

 

Nice color, one of my favorites. I think your pic is a little over exposed, and I'm guessing that is Carnival red (Maroon). I can kinda tell by the color of the garden hose which, I wager, probably just got a pretty good workout.

 

Howdy Talon

Nice subject btw...made me look. That's a beautiful kitty you have there.

Welcome to the forum!

 

Welcome, that's a nice ride thanks for the pic
Enjoy your new beauty

 

Hi Talon, I'm new too and I guess, I need introduce my self on a new thread too.
Anyways my -97 XJR has the headliner issue too... it is sagging back behind the sunroof?
let me know if you find solution.
Thanks,
Sami

 

Simply gorgeous. Welcome to the site, Talon

 

Thanks all.

Yes, my headliner is starting to droop behind the sunroof. I haven't had a chance to investigate yet, but have read on this site that it is a fairly common issue.

The photo was taken with my phone, so the quality is suspect. That said, here are both my British babies.

 

Welcome Talon, nice stable you have there.

 

I have two Brits as well with the LR and the Jag, I think we just are giving people. Usually we're found giving money to parts places and mechanics, but in the end quite giving

I like the license plate on the Lotus, my buddy with a defender has one that says NTAJEEP

 

LOL - I couldn't agree more with the giving comments. the 25K service on the Lotus was simply jaw dropping.

 

welcome aboard talon, nice ride with lots of potential.
Do a search as the headliner issue has been covered and is a FAQ c/w pics on how to replace.
Hope you enjoy the site

 

Nice Esprit! I especially love the plate I toyed with buying one when I went shopping for my XK8...I decided it wasn't practical for a daily driver (big shock) and a bit out of my price range.

 

Welcome aboard, and I too love the license plate on the Lotus!

 

@Kwestra:


Yeah, there is no way to have the Lotus as a daily driver. I've had mine 4 years now and put almost 8000 miles on it. Like most supercars, it is very high strung and non trivial to work on - the engine has to come out for scheduled services.

That said, being able to do this makes it all worthwhile

(note the top speed - in kph)