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Hello all!
As a new member of this forum, I’ve dropped by here to introduce myself.
My name is Dave. I was born and raised in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. I worked for 23 years as an aircraft technician in the Royal Air Force, a job that took me to many interesting places around the world and several places I never want to ever see again. On leaving the RAF I settled in Northern Scotland and entered the oil and gas industry. Three years ago, whist working, I met a nice Dutch girl. So most the time that I’m not offshore I reside in Zeeland, Southern Netherlands. I’m currently posting from a pipelay vessel in Campos Basin, off the coast of Brazil, where I have been working 5 weeks on/5 weeks off for the last two years. I have recently purchased an X306 XJR MY95 to use as my Dutch daily driver (replacing a soulless Mercedes W220 S-class). My Jaguar has had a very pampered existence (so far). It has covered less than 50,000 miles since new, yet has a full main dealer service history, serviced annually – sometimes having covered less than 1000 miles since the previous visit. The car had spent the last 13 years in a private collection in Italy before being given yet another inspection and full service and sold to me. It’s very nice!
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Hello! I’m Dave. I’ve got a Jag.
As a new member of this forum, I’ve dropped by here to introduce myself.
My name is Dave. I was born and raised in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. I worked for 23 years as an aircraft technician in the Royal Air Force, a job that took me to many interesting places around the world and several places I never want to ever see again. On leaving the RAF I settled in Northern Scotland and entered the oil and gas industry. Three years ago, whist working, I met a nice Dutch girl. So most the time that I’m not offshore I reside in Zeeland, Southern Netherlands. I’m currently posting from a pipelay vessel in Campos Basin, off the coast of Brazil, where I have been working 5 weeks on/5 weeks off for the last two years. I have recently purchased an X306 XJR MY95 to use as my Dutch daily driver (replacing a soulless Mercedes W220 S-class). My Jaguar has had a very pampered existence (so far). It has covered less than 50,000 miles since new, yet has a full main dealer service history, serviced annually – sometimes having covered less than 1000 miles since the previous visit. The car had spent the last 13 years in a private collection in Italy before being given yet another inspection and full service and sold to me. It’s very nice!
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Hello! I’m Dave. I’ve got a Jag.
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Welcome to the forum Dave,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums. Thanks for the interesting Intro and yes, I did read all the way to the end!
Excellent provenance on the XJR. It certainly looks a pampered example.
Follow this link XJ X300 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X300 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the Europe Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/europe-42/ to find other members in mainland Europe.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums. Thanks for the interesting Intro and yes, I did read all the way to the end!
Excellent provenance on the XJR. It certainly looks a pampered example.
Follow this link XJ X300 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the X300 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the Europe Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/europe-42/ to find other members in mainland Europe.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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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
Hi and welcome aboard, its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums
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If you need any further help with the site moving forward, please just ask any moderator, veteran member and we'll be glad to assist.
In the meantime, any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, using the
search facility etc, can be found here within the following link Helpful_information
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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Need a Manual, a TSB, or General Info' about your Jag? Check out our >> DOWNLOAD AREA <<
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