Just bought myself a 1996 XJ6. I've always wanted a cat since I saw my first one in 1964; I think it was a '50's Mark I, a rather neglected black exterior with a red leather interior. What a classic shape! I still want one, but I doubt I could afford something in really decent condition. I can still remember the leather smell as a kid when I opened the door and climbed inside, and saw all the toggles and gauges. There was something very comforting and intuitive about the car, like it and I had some history, though I admit it must appear a little odd reading about the experience now.

My cat is carnival red with a beige interior. I will be posting some pictures of the car very soon. My past experience has been with muscle cars (Chev. 427) and 4Xdrive trucks and a BMW. Only a few days has shown me the difference in workmanship between the BMW and this cat, which is outstanding.

Well, thanks for taking the time to read my musings; hope to make a few acquaintances, learn a few things, and to make myself useful.

 

Welcome to this friendly Forum and thanks for the interesting intro.
I think this is your section
XJ ( X305 ) XJ12 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
-it's a good idea to put your car details in your signature to make them easy to find.

 

Welcome to the forum Electro,

Follow Steve's link if you have the later X305 saloon or this one XJ X300 / XJR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum if you have the earlier X300 model. Both were available in 1996.

Remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User ID button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

Also visit the MKI / MKII S type 240 340 & Daimler - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum MKI/MKII section to see some restorations underway and bring back those memories.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Welcome Electro!

What part of the USA are you from so we can point you to the correct regional board?
Vector

 

Welcome to the forum Electro,

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.

 

Electro, welcome aboard, good to have you here with us

Lol your username immediately had me thinking of X men for some reason............sound like one of them perhaps?

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

Why not drop in and visit the regional section for your area?
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests.
Regional - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

There's a really great mix of information, camraderrie and fun here.....


If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the whole site and all its features

Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

 

Thanks! I tried to be fancy with my signature...did it come out okay?

 

I guess I have to learn how to upload images. It seems that none of my pictures are able to be uploaded due to the image size. Back to the drawing board! Thanks, by the way, for the welcome and help. I look forward to sharing with everyone.

 

Hi, I'm from New Jersey. Thanks for the welcome!

 

I guess I'm a little confused with the number descriptions. I have a non-supercharged six in the standard configuration (not Vanden plas) body. I guess it's a X300? Thanks for all the help!

 

Avatar is very striking! Sig details are perfect.

Jaguar model names are extremely unhelpful. An XJ6 can be anything from a 1969 Series I right through to a 2009 model.

Even Jaguar use their factory model codes to differentiate between the models. Your 1996 with the straight six 4.0 litre engine is an X300.

Graham