New member here. Jag owner for one week
#1
06-16-2013, 11:26 PM
New member here. Jag owner for one week
Hello all. I am brand new to this forum. I bought my first Jag last Saturday.
I saw an ad on one of the used sites here for an 87 XJS V12 for sale as a fixer-upper.
At first glance I new I was buying this car.
It has 183000 km and is in decent original condition with a re-paint (nice job as the color was changed slightly and they painted everything. Door jambs, under the boot lid, under the bonnet, real nice job but is a few years old and two small rust bubbles have started.
The interior needed some work (most of which I have already remedied in the last week) I reglued the headliner, removed the ratty wood veneer from the console and replaced it with black vinyl (looks awesome).
The car was missing the carpet on the flat bottom of the floors so I laid some new stuff.
The leather seats are nice but for a small tear on the passenger. It has a nice running V12 which I changed plugs in (Thanks Doug) that was a job.
I picked this car up for $1700 cdn. which I think was a steal given the condition. Anyhow, glad to be a member here and hope that I can be of help to some people in need as I am very mechanically inclined and have learned a great deal about these beautiful cars already in the last week.
I saw an ad on one of the used sites here for an 87 XJS V12 for sale as a fixer-upper.
At first glance I new I was buying this car.
It has 183000 km and is in decent original condition with a re-paint (nice job as the color was changed slightly and they painted everything. Door jambs, under the boot lid, under the bonnet, real nice job but is a few years old and two small rust bubbles have started.
The interior needed some work (most of which I have already remedied in the last week) I reglued the headliner, removed the ratty wood veneer from the console and replaced it with black vinyl (looks awesome).
The car was missing the carpet on the flat bottom of the floors so I laid some new stuff.
The leather seats are nice but for a small tear on the passenger. It has a nice running V12 which I changed plugs in (Thanks Doug) that was a job.
I picked this car up for $1700 cdn. which I think was a steal given the condition. Anyhow, glad to be a member here and hope that I can be of help to some people in need as I am very mechanically inclined and have learned a great deal about these beautiful cars already in the last week.
Last edited by steveinfrance; 06-17-2013 at 02:54 AM. Reason: Line breaks !
#2
06-16-2013, 11:39 PM
Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pacific Northwest USA
Posts: 24,743
Received 10,757 Likes
on
7,101 Posts
#3
06-17-2013, 01:13 AM
Veteran Member
#4
06-17-2013, 02:56 AM
Veteran Member
Welcome to this friendly Forum, I've moved your post to the New Member section and put in a few line breaks!
You've found your car's technical section and there's a Regional one too
Canada - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy your membership here.
You've found your car's technical section and there's a Regional one too
Canada - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy your membership here.
#5
06-17-2013, 05:50 AM
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: PHX some of the time
Posts: 116,746
Received 6,253 Likes
on
5,453 Posts
#6
06-17-2013, 06:41 AM
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Summerville, South Carolina
Posts: 24,358
Received 4,182 Likes
on
3,645 Posts
#7
06-19-2013, 08:05 AM
Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Glasgow, Scotland UK
Posts: 47,303
Received 9,005 Likes
on
4,113 Posts
Hey there and welcome aboard....... good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums
Any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, using the search facility etc, can be found here within the following link
Helpful_information
Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
Regional - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
I've manually upgraded you to Full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features
Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................
Trending Topics
#8
06-20-2013, 06:24 PM
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)