Joined in 2018 and now finally posting. I live in a small town about an hour NE of Minneapolis. Retired now, so have plenty of time to work on my cars. Unfortunately, the winters here really put a crimp into my love of tinkering with cars. Currently, I have 3 cars, a 1959 Chevy Biscayne, 1982 Porsche 928, and the 2001 Jag XK8 droptop. You might have noticed, I like V8's. My wife and I picked up the XK8 for date nights after we had to sell the motorcycles because of arthritis. We just love cruising with that top down. I am not sure if it is typical of Jag's to be so clean. I have a four post lift, so can really get under them for work. I have never seen a 20 year old car this clean. Not only is there zero rust, I really mean ZERO, but there is nothing dirty. And no, it wasn't power washed, as there is absolutely no streaking anywhere from water.It's like it's never been wet. The only tinkering I want to do with it, is maybe give it a little more sound. You know, let it roar once in a while. It runs great, can't wait to get it out of storage.

 

Welcome aboard Steve.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Hello, Steve,
Congratulations on your new Jaguar!
It's entirely possible the Previous Owner took excellent care of the car, and so never let it get wet.

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

 

Welcome to the forums.

 

Welcome to the forums Steve,

Good to have you with us.

If you haven't found it already, 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 Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ 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!!!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Steve,
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

 

Hi Steve
On You Tube there is 81 video on JAGUAR XK8 SECRETS there is couple video on exhaust system.
Very interesting stuff.

Bernard

 

Can you guide me to where I can change my signature. I would like to add a pic and list a couple other vehicles. I have looked, but couldn't figure it out.
Thanks

 

Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details. Note the size limits on SigPics is maximum 500 by 100 pixels or 9.8 KB (whichever is smaller).

Post back here if you need more help.

Graham