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Hi all,
I'm an new member - even though your forums helped me diagnose a stuck thermostat and saved me thousands :)

I've loved and worked on Jags with my Dad for the whole 30 yrs of my life. Sadly he passed about 6 months ago.
I miss his advice - and hope this group will connect me with other enthusiasts to chat with and talk about the best cars in the world.

I still get a little thrill everytime I see her parked and waiting for me to jump in.

Nice to meet you all :)

Welcome StefMcB and my condolences on the loss of your dad. It's nice to know you carry on his passion.
So what year/type Jag do you have?

Thanks Jamey
Not my favourite I have to admit - much preferred my Series 3 Daimler but that developed too much personality (as in unfixable issues).
I worked on his Series 1, aforementioned series 3 (2 x's respray, skirts, headlining re-trim and Chevy 308 drop-in) and 98 XJ8 and 99 XK.
I would love an XK convertible - but have a silver 2001 S type at the moment.

I assume you have an XJ6 from your username - nice work :)

Yes, an 87 series III, but sadly not for much longer. The rust monster has taken too much out of it for it to be safe anymore and I'm stripping it down for parts. So I'm working on an 83 XJS now.

Hi StefMcB & welcome
It's great to see you have a passion for these cars and also that you appear to live in the best part of the world :)
Dave

Welcome to the forum,

Saving thousands is good!

Long may it continue.

Welcome StefMcB from another newbie here :)
Condolences also hearing of your dad - I went through the same - my father owned 1972 Vauxhall Victor FE 2300 SL Saloon at the time and every inch of her was treated like a princess! I remember the day he got her sprayed and I swear that car had more coats than a Roller! He was smitten to say the least :)

Cj

Welcome to the forum.

Good that you got your central heating fixed.

Sorry to hear about your Dad, but it sounds as if you have inherited his enthusiasm.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks for all the welcomes guys :)

@Dave - another Perth enthusiast - nice :)

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welcome aboard the forum StefMcB great to have you here with us.

Nice intro thanks for sharing with us......Sorry to hear about the loss of your dad, but good that you remember him by a shared passion.....a tribute to him no doubt.

Please post pics when you can:icon_photo::icon_photo:

Hope we can help with any issues / questions you may have:icon_razz:

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:icon_drink:

Are you a member of any clubs here?

I haven't joined any yet but am considering it now.

Finding the time to go is another issue :)

Dave

Hi Dave - no I'm not - thinking about it too. The one in Perth is really good but I'm not sure about the variety of their activities. Let me know if you find a good one :)

Hi,
There is the obvious one which is:
Jaguar Car Club of WA but I've never been to a meeting there.
And there's also this one which I was going to go to a couple of months back, except life got in the way again and I didn't get there :)
Veteran Car Club of WA
I did have some correspondence with one of the guys from the club and they sound very welcoming, but they cater of course for cars over twenty five years old (although you don't have to own one).
Dave