Hi all,

Greetings from Far North Queensland, Australia. Over the last few years I've sold off my American cars in order to clear the decks and have a break from old cars for a while. I had never really considered a Jag however have developed a bit of an interest in the later X308 models, and especially the XJR.

I've been reading up on the various issues with these models and hope to learn a fair bit more from the forum.

Thanks for having me along!

Cheers,

Russ

 

Welcome to the forum Russ,

Good to have you with us.
You'll find the tech section here XJ ( X308 ) XJ8 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum if you need any advice during your search and your regional section is here https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/australia-new-zealand-51/
Enjoy the forum.

 

Welcome to this friendly Forum , Russ.
Well worth reading plenty before you buy.
Check the 'How To's' if you haven't already.
Enjoy your membership.

 

Welcome to the forum Russ,

Good advice from Norri and Steve. When it comes to Jaguars, learn before you leap!

Good luck with the search.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Thank you very much Gents!

I've been having a look though some of the various posts on the forum and there's certainly a wealth of good information here.

Cheers,

Russ

 

Welcome.

We downunders are a growing group.

Take notice of what has been stated, they are a good model, but you MUST do your homework well, and i reckon you are.

A wounded wallet takes the shine off real quick.

ENJOY

 

Thanks Grant,

Yes mate it's 'steady as she goes' for me. I've never had anything to do with European cars however I guess there's always a first time for everything!

Like everybody else I've heard countless horror stories over the years but of course these can be exaggerated by all and sundry.

I'm more than happy to sit back and learn as much as I can before taking the plunge, so am in no hurry.

I do like the XJR but I'd need to be comfortable with the previous history before shelling out the hard earned. Maybe an XJ8 with a solid owner/service history might be a better bet, but for the moment I'm happy to browse and learn.

Cheers mate,

Russ.

 

Hey there and welcome aboard Russ....... good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums

As Grant has said we are fortunate to have more n more Auzzies / NZ guys dropping in so all is well.
You sound like a switched on guy and one with patience and time too so I'm sure you'll get the right car right first time........looking forward to the posts c/w pics at some point.

Any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, use the search facility etc, can be found here
within the following link Helpful_information

Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
Regional - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

I've manually upgraded you to Full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features
Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

 

Thanks very much for doing that Jim.

Cheers and have a happy New Year!

Russ