Good morning/afternoon or evening depending on your location, I have just signed up and wanted to introduce myself. I live in Ayr, Scotland and I am recently retired after 40 years in the aviation industry. I have just acquired a 1995 Daimler 6, this is my first Jaguar and , so far, I am very impressed. The car is a two owner vehicle with 80000 miles. I bought it mainly on condition and the knowledge that the car had been very well maintained by it’s previous engineer owner.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos as the car has been covered in frost and snow since I brought it home last week.
I understand that it is helpful to list your vehicles with your post, so here is my current list.

1995 Daimler 6
1988 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit
2001 Bentley Arnage Red Label
2004 Mercedes S350
2003 BMW 330 convertible
2000 Volvo S60 T5

I don’t admit to owning a 2017 BMW X3, which I do.

I look forward exchanging posts as I am sure I will have more than a few questions.

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Hello,
Congratulations on your First Jaguar!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Welcome to the forums.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Yesterdaysman,

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.
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Thanks Norri, I think I have added that information successfully.

 

Welcome to the forums Yesterdaysman,

Good to have you with us. I wouldn't like to pay the combined insurance premiums and VED for that lot!

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj6-xjr6-x300-26/ to the X300 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.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Thanks Graham, I will have a look at those links. Surprisingly, the insurance is rarely more than £100 (except the Bentley) as I have them on classic policies. The VED is another issue, but as I use them on a rotational basis I have become adept at using the SORN system.
Thanks again for the information.
Scott

 

In November I changed my Bentley Continental GT for a Porsche Cayenne. Going from a 12 cylinder / 6.0 litre / 198 mph car to a 6 cylinder / 3 litre / 135 mph vehicle attracted a 40% insurance premium increase! Insurance is a bizarre business.

Graham

 

Yes, no rhyme or reason. I was quoted £87 for a 1995 RR value £18000, I then bought the 1988 car with a value of £8000 and the premium went up to £107. Only £20 but in %age terms fairly steep.
I love your current car and I look forward to owning one of them in ten years. I sold my S Class coupe last year but I really miss having a coupe, must do something about that 😳.
You know there’s something different about you when a prospective house purchase is driven by the size of the garage.