Hello Everyone,

I am glad to have discovered this forum. Fantastic information is available here! I am learning a lot about the Jaguar marque.

Now, the rest of the story.......

Five years ago my wife, on a whim, decided she wanted a new car. She saw one at the dealer in town and told me about it. She asked if I would go to the used car section and look at the one with an animal displayed on it. I was thinking, "She wants a Mustang". To my surprise I discover her desire is a spiffy 2002 X-Type Jaguar in gunmetal grey. I bought it and found that I enjoyed driving it more than driving my Cadillac Concours.

Soooooo, moving forward to present day, I find a beautiful 2005 XJ8 with 46,000 miles on the odometer. Well, you know what happened next. I had to have it. It now sits in our drive next to the X-Type. I am $19,900.00 lighter but tons happier with the 33 mpg (almost unbelievable) that I got on my first road trip.

Best to All,

Squeek

 

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Gus,

Thanks for the welcome and advice. I am looking forward to posting pictures soon.

By the way, my wife's family lives in Winchester near Senseny Rd.!! I have been traveling back and forth there for almost 40 years. Much more enjoyable now with the XJ8.

Dave
XJ8 Topaz over Ivory

 

Welcome and congratulation on the XK,i'm also thinking of selling my XJ to get one

 

Welcome to the forum Squeek,

Those Jags grow on you don't they?

 

Stacker,

Thanks for the welcome. It's great to be here.

I may have said XK somewhere in my post.....sorry. It's an XJ8 I just purchased. I'm and old guy and couldn't get in or out of an XK without a forklift.

Dave
XJ8 Topaz over Ivory

 

Norri,

Thanks for the welcome. (my fifth post...half way to being legal!)

Yep. The Jaguars just keep on multiplying!

Dave
XJ8 Topaz over Ivory

 

Heya Squeek, welcome from the Peninsula!

 

Thanks GoKitty.

I have not seen many Jags in the area. I know of 3 in my small county. Traveled to Maine last week and only saw 4 on the 1600 mile round trip. Kinda nice to be in such exclusive (and fast) company.

 

We are off Senseny Rd. until our house is built in Woodstock, Va.

 

Welcome aboard Dave, glad to have you