Hi, I'd like to introduce myself and tell you how I bought my Jag. My name is Al and I've always wanted a Jag since I was a kid and raced them on my Strombecker slot car set back in the early 60's. I stumbled across my 1999 XJ8.when I went to a junk yard to buy parts for my Bonneville SSEi. Parked in a "used car" area of various autos in disrepair was a spotless, inside and out, Tan colored Jag. The car had a broken secondary timing chain and was priced at $3995. This car only had 80,000 miles on it. The previous owner always had it serviced at a Jag dealer and had recently put on new tires, new rotors and pads, and a full tank of premium gas. I was not working every day and decided to let it go. The next time I came back for more parts the Jag was still there and the price was marked down to $3595. I still did not bite but now I could not stop thinking about it. I did some homework and parts pricing and decided to make an offer. When I went back the price was marked down again to $2995, so I decided to offer $2000. The attendant said that he could get that much just for the transmission and said that he needed at least $2700. I countered with $2500 and he accepted. That was last August and I was working full time again so the Jag had to sit until I had time. Over the winter I checked the valves and pistons on one side to make sure they weren't damaged and they were good. I replaced the tensioners etc. carefully because I had never worked on a car like this. Low and behold after a little cylinder wash trouble shooting, it started. Wow! What a rush! I have been driving it every weekend since and can't get enough. A factory 6 CD player is all it needed. So now I cruise with my tunes. I have used the Jag Forums several times and finally decided to join and I am looking forward to many enjoyable years driving my Jag.

 

Great story Al. Welcome.

 

Hi Al,

You're a very lucky guy! Did you play the lottery as well that day?

Good luck with the "new" ride!

 

Sounds like a great deal and a great story, props to you for not minding to get your hands dirty!

 

Welcome to the forum Al,

Great intro and a great deal too. Enjoy the car.

 

Welcome to the forums Al. What a great story, I wish you best of luck.

 

Hey there Al and welcome to the forum, good to have you here.
Great intro ands a good story on how you got your JAG too thanks for sharing...

You might find the off topic good for fun, maybe check out the mug shot thread and add yours?
Some really good guys and great techs, top vendors offering good pricing levels and great service, and more to come....all good

In the meantime I've upgraded you manually to full forum access so you can better view the site

 

Welcome Al
Nice to see you saved a cat. Hope you have many miles and smiles

 

Hello and welcome to jaguarforums.com.

Oh one other thing you need to put your car details in your signature. I am speaking of the Year, Make & Model. Without it you may not get the input you are looking for.

Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.