New member from Arizona!
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New member from Arizona!
Greeting to you all! Have been learning a ton from all of you and figured I would join officially. I had an E-Type 20 years ago....1971 V-12 2+2, ugliest brown with camel interior. Loved that car but traded it in for wife and kids. Well, now 20 years later, I still have the wife and the kids are grown so it is time to get back into the happy place of the Jag. My E-Type was purchased for 9 grand with 47k miles out of a barn, I cleaned it up and discovered it was perfect underneath the dust, commuted 100 miles each way in it and was the happiest person at work every day. Needless to say, they have appreciated faster than my income so I have finally admitted getting it or another E-Type wont be feasible in the near future. Looking now for either an XJS (always loved them, even though the general populous didnt seem to) or an XK (kinda dig them, but not sure, a bit to modern and "Fordy". Any how, I have learned so much from all you folks and hope to learn more I I dive again into the happiness that is Jaguar. Thanks for all I have learned, and thanks in advance for all I will!
Tony.
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Tony,
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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
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Hello, Tony,
I never liked the E-type either. (Can't say in Polite Company what they look like to me.) Nor most models of XJS for that matter, except for the later ones with the looong tail lights (do Not like quarter-round tail lights or "flying buttresses") and Rag Top of course.
Probably I would take one of those, in BLACK.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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I never liked the E-type either. (Can't say in Polite Company what they look like to me.) Nor most models of XJS for that matter, except for the later ones with the looong tail lights (do Not like quarter-round tail lights or "flying buttresses") and Rag Top of course.
Probably I would take one of those, in BLACK.
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Welcome to the forums Tony,
You should have put the E-Type back in a barn to gather dust again while the kids grew up. Mine went for the same reason and I've often regretted the sale. Now is the time to buy an XJS because values are finally beginning to rise. It's one of the few Jaguar models I've never owned but my son had one in the same shade of Jaguar Sable that you loved on your E-Type! XK8's have probably reached bottom values and XK's are still falling.
Check the 'HOW TO' threads at the top each model forum for information on regular issues.
You can also use the US Southwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-southwest-37/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums and the search for your next Jaguar.
Graham
You should have put the E-Type back in a barn to gather dust again while the kids grew up. Mine went for the same reason and I've often regretted the sale. Now is the time to buy an XJS because values are finally beginning to rise. It's one of the few Jaguar models I've never owned but my son had one in the same shade of Jaguar Sable that you loved on your E-Type! XK8's have probably reached bottom values and XK's are still falling.
Check the 'HOW TO' threads at the top each model forum for information on regular issues.
You can also use the US Southwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-southwest-37/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums and the search for your next Jaguar.
Graham
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Thanks for the welcome! Checked out a few yesterday, found nothing I would buy but finally convinced myself that the XK8\R is out of the search. They are beautiful and all, but being right at 6' tall, there just wasnt enough head room. Now to focus on the XJS search!
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