Hello! My online handle is Kvatch, and I'm a 23 year old upcoming new driver. The plan is for me to find and buy my first car, which I'm hoping to be one of the older models. I've always been into the idea of getting a classic car as my first; having something to work on, then driving it, will probably serve to make me appreciate the car more.

Scrolling through some classic car sites, I first came across the '95 XJ X300 model and fell in love with the look of it. Ever since then I've been doing so much research on similar models and I'd definitely be looking for the '95 X300 model or the '02 XJR model; I just love the look of them. I saw a video of a walk-around where the guy's Jag had a "Leaper" chrome ornament on the hood, and it just looks so awesome.

Looking forward to using this forum to find some advice on purchasing my first Jaguar. It would be greatly appreciated if someone could point me to a sub-forum where I can ask for advice in purchasing one. I'll probably be using the forum a lot when it comes to repairing the car when I eventually get it.

Thanks for reading and looking forward to contributing!

Kvatch

 

Welcome to the forums Kvatch,

Good to have you with us.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj6-xjr6-x300-26/ to the X300 forum and this https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-xj8-xjr-x308-27/ one to the X308 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' threads at the top of each are a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the UK & Eire Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/uk-eire-68/ 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 and good luck in the search for your first car.

Graham

 

Welcome aboard Kvatch.

 

Welcome to the Forums.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Kvatch,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

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Hello,
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!

 

Welcome,
X300 ... nice car, enjoy your beauty

 

If I were dictator, every young person would get their first car the same way I did. Dad towed home a wrecked car with a blown motor and surprised me with it when I was 15. He dangled the keys and said, quote "Son, if you can fix it, you can drive it." Dad was an A&P mechanic but he insisted that I do everything myself. I had to go downtown to the library (at 23, you may not have heard of those, a big building with paper books and magazines run on the Dewey decimal system, the equivalent of your smart phone today) and checked out books on how to do engine and body repair along with a Chilton's manual. Dad sat in a lawn chair with a glass of tea and watched as I hoisted the engine out and while I torqued the cylinder head back on, just to make sure I didn't kill myself on my very first try while doing relatively dangerous tasks or blow a bunch of money on a critical mistake. Dad didn't know at the time what a gear-headed monster he was creating, that I was soon to take over his tools and his whole garage and do three more project cars before I even graduated, He had no way to know he was launching a lifelong car hobby. But I figure that even if I had never picked up a wrench ever again, that by practically building my first car from a pile of parts, that I learned enough about how my car worked that no unscrupulous service advisor would ever be able to scam me on car repairs, probably saving me tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime. But even more so, I had so much of my own blood, sweat and a few tears in that first car that unlike many of my more affluent peers who got handed the keys to brand new cars, I wasn't about to do anything foolish or risky with my car.

Thirty year old cars may be more complex than when I started, but you sure have a lot more resources than I had. You can find "how-to" videos on the internet showing step-by-step instructions for almost every car repair you'll ever need to do. And to heck with those library books, there were times I would have donated a kidney to be able to ask a question on an international forum like this one because no matter what is wrong with your car, somebody here has experienced the same symptoms, diagnosed and repaired it before you. And you can order just about any tool you need on Amazon and have it delivered overnight. Its a good time to be getting started in the car hobby.