I just purchased a 2003 XKR w/ 60k mi. and will be flying out and picking it up for a 1000+ mi road trip home ! I am new to Jaguars, but building, maintaining and restoring cars has been a hobby for a long time.

I currently own a few other 'hobby cars'; 1968 MGC GT, 1968 MGB GT, 1957 MGA.....and a few others.....

Anyhow, I look forward to this great shared resource (forum) and hope that I can also make good contributions !


Thanks all,

Joe Z

 

Welcome to the group...and great choice in Jags :-)

I have many happy MG memories myself.

Cheers
DD

 

welcome Joe Z. Must be a specially good XK to have to go that far from home for it. Good luck with it and have a great ride home.

 

Welcome to the forum Joe.

Best of luck with your trip.

Take a few pics for us chaps over the water.

 

Welcome to the forum Joe Z.

Great vehicle you are picking up, be careful of the poe-poe on the ride home!

There was an S Type member that had a 1,000 mile trip home that flew out drove home. He posted pictures of his car with landmarks, gas stations and bars etc... Quite the story.

Have fun!

 

Welcome to the forum,

Great idea, road trip pics with the Jag included.

 

Thanks for the welcome all. I will certainly take some photos along the way.
I haven't done a good road trip in quite a long time, so am looking forward to it.

Also, yes, 03-06 XKR Coupes are just not that plentiful ! Low production numbers and all... seems every time in the last year or so that I have been looking, finding my top color picks led me to high mileage cars. So, to find one in nice shape with 60k at a good price, makes it worth the the road trip. I've made sure to activate the 'roadside assistance' part of my insurance plan, and slipped a clean credit card or two into my wallet I do think that with the exception of a few cars from the 60's, the XK8 / R from 1997-2006 has got to be the most beautiful car I've ever laid eyes on ! I am thrilled to finally have purchased one for myself !

Cheers,

Joe Z

 

Hey Joe whadya know??..lol
welcome to the site, good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums.com, You'll be made very welcome here.....................


Looking forward to>>>>>>>>>>> .....of the car AND the road trip.......
Hope we can help with any issues / questions you may have

There are some great guys here, top techs, good info and more than a few laughs here n there, so jump in and enjoy......

I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site.......enjoy your time here

 

Jim,

Thanks. It looks to be a great site. I will take some pictures of the car and the road trip, post them when I return.
The tech info here is really awesome. I prefer to do my own work, so very very useful.
I think the first order of business is to order Auto Enginuity code tool and Jaguar package.
Best way I can se to be informed of what's going on with the car. Glad so many knowledgable folks are around and happy to share info. Can't wait to take possession of the XKR !

Joe Z