Hey there
Just purchased my 1st Jaguar
I thought it would be prudent tomjoin the forum

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to the forums Art Dan,

Good to have you with us.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS 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 Mid Atlantic Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-mid-atlantic-65/ 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

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Hello, Art,
Congratulations on your First Jaguar!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Art Dan,

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.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

After a lot of wrangling with the seller in Britain, I decided not to purchase the one over there. There seems to be a big difference between my and his opinion of a "rust free" automobile. Fortunately I found out the car's true condition before I sent any money.
Oddly enough, I found a second convertible, 5 speed manual; this time in Canada! With so few of them coming over to the US/Canadian markets (I have since found out only about 100 convertible 5-speeds imported over 3 years)
I've negotiated a fair price, and now awaiting delivery, hopefully in the next few weeks.
I can't wait to discover what she'll need to truely make her road worthy. Its going to be a long winter for me.

 

Our combination of regular rain and the highway authority's enthusiam for spreading salted grit at the slightest hint of a drop below freezing was very hard on early Jaguars. Examples from the 60's through 80's are a rare sight and most survivors will have had or require extensive body repairs.

Good to hear you found a better example and also avoided the additional difficulties of import.

Graham

 

Look what just arrived!

 

Came in from Canada last night.
I have a lot to figure out.
No owners manual, only a partial supliment came with the car.
Once I get it registered , I will take it to a mechanic to have them go over the car.
Hopefully I can have it on the road before they start salting the streets.