First Jag = XK8 1997 4.0L Aberdeenshire, UK
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First Jag = XK8 1997 4.0L Aberdeenshire, UK
Good morning.
First a confession! It is my wife's jag. I do the technical side but I am insured for it but may never get to drive it. She bought it remotely yesterday from Arthur Stanley Ltd in Sheffield. She got lots of videos sent and they were very helpful. They showed all the bodywork imperfections. The car has now been driven up to Aberdeen (UK) and handed over. It looks stunning! It drives great so mechanically it seems sound. It has come with Full Service History, 3 fobs, 3 keys (plus green one). Brown & Black original folders with seemingly everything inside. It has done about 3,000 miles in the last 5 years.
It is 24 years old so here are the starting faults we have found so far:
No cruise control
No volume on entertainment system (not tried a CD)
Electric windows adjustment (very little)
Air Con (have found a video which shows where the low pressure valve is)
Slight wear to drivers seat
Key fob batteries flat
Handbrake not working (we looked up the "how to work the handbrake" issue) and it isn't that.
We look forward to reading up and researching how to fix things. It will be garaged and then over the poorer weather we may put it inside a "Carcoon" in the garage. This one's a keeper.
First a confession! It is my wife's jag. I do the technical side but I am insured for it but may never get to drive it. She bought it remotely yesterday from Arthur Stanley Ltd in Sheffield. She got lots of videos sent and they were very helpful. They showed all the bodywork imperfections. The car has now been driven up to Aberdeen (UK) and handed over. It looks stunning! It drives great so mechanically it seems sound. It has come with Full Service History, 3 fobs, 3 keys (plus green one). Brown & Black original folders with seemingly everything inside. It has done about 3,000 miles in the last 5 years.
It is 24 years old so here are the starting faults we have found so far:
No cruise control
No volume on entertainment system (not tried a CD)
Electric windows adjustment (very little)
Air Con (have found a video which shows where the low pressure valve is)
Slight wear to drivers seat
Key fob batteries flat
Handbrake not working (we looked up the "how to work the handbrake" issue) and it isn't that.
We look forward to reading up and researching how to fix things. It will be garaged and then over the poorer weather we may put it inside a "Carcoon" in the garage. This one's a keeper.
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Welcome to the forums Dave,
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR 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 UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ 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
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR 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 UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ 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
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Hello, Dave,
Congratulations to your wife on her new Jaguar Xk8! That will be my Next Jaguar.
I can fully understand how you may Never get to drive it however, (husband has never driven my Jag either).
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Congratulations to your wife on her new Jaguar Xk8! That will be my Next Jaguar.
I can fully understand how you may Never get to drive it however, (husband has never driven my Jag either).
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Dave,
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
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
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