Greetings All,

I've just become the proud owner of a 2003 Jaguar XKR in British Racing Green. I am a pretty skilled mechanic with regard to my other vehicles, and after having earned my merit badge for "Lotus Gearbox Rebuild", there is nothing on the Jaguar that scares me.

Looking forward to having my car delivered...No, I haven't even seen the car yet, and digging into the technical aspects of it. I've downloaded lots of repair manuals, maintenance schedules, etc. Should be a piece of cake compared to the Lotus Esprit service schedule.

Is there a source of production numbers? I have to believe a 2003 XKR convertible in BRG is pretty rare.

Bill

 

Welcome to the forums Bill,

Good to have you with us.

Production numbers are well documented BUT not split down by body colour. This question has been asked many times and JLR simply do not release the data. However, I can confirm that BRG is one of the rarer colours.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR 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 US Lower Atlantic Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...r-atlantic-66/ to find other members in your region.

Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Thanks Graham,

Just checked with the shipper. I probably won't see my car for 2-3 weeks, due to all the trucks headed to California for Pebble Beach. Damn...

 

Welcome aboard Bill.

 

Thanks. I'm sure I'll be asking some questions, but hope to be answering some in the future.

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Bill,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Hello, Bill,
Congratulations on your new Jaguar!
It would seem you are Very qualified for such ownership, considering your Lotus experience.
You will do Just Fine!

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome, hope that you enjoy your new toy

 

Welcome Bill. You are a lucky bum to find a 4.2-liter XK8 in BRG! I wanted a 4.2 coupe in BRG and looked far and wide. Four years ago I gave up and settled for a black one. Just as well I did as I have yet to see a decent late BRG coupe for sale. Therefor I'll venture to guess that late model X100s in BRG are nearly life Snarks in rarity. Enjoy your ride!

Granville

 

Hello Bill, and welcome to the Forums. I can offer you a "snap" as I also have a 2003 XKR in green. As you'll see from the photo below, the colour isn't quite as dark as British Racing Green. In fact, Jaguar list the colour as "Jaguar Racing Green" for this reason. To the best of my knowledge, yours is likely to be the same colour. I actually love the colour, particularly with the metallic highlights, and consider myself very lucky to have found this car locally. I believe it is actually a more appropriate colour than BRG - it better reflects the modern reality of the car, while retaining the connection to Jaguar heritage. In that sense, the colour sums up nicely the whole philosophy of this car for me. Enjoy your new drive!

 

Good Luck,
Respect the cat, they can fly.
While surfing for info on my 2003 XJR 4.0 ,,I ran into dealer sales video on the car and all the controls, I wish I seen years before.