Hey folks,

New guy here from Baltimore, Ontario, Canada (yes there is such a place).

I've been admiring XJs from afar for about 5 years. It took a while, but I think I have finally decided to get a series I car. I have owned a couple of classics in the past, and several modern Japanese cars more recently. Time to get back into the classic end of the spectrum for me.

Great forum... I've been lurking here for a month and learning about XJs. I decided to register today because tomorrow I am going to see another car, and I think it MIGHT BE THE ONE! Wish me luck.

 

Best of luck Chris, they are timeless icons for sure! and Welcome to the forum!

 

Welcome and good luck, Chris.

 

WElcome chris...it has been 2 days, how'd the potential 'ONE' pan out? You driving it around, thus the lack of a log-on? lol

 

Hope the car you are going to look at is the right XJ Series 1 for you ! The Series 1 is very special as it is the original car as styled by Sir William Lyons. This particular style only disappeared with the XJ 0f 2010 (MY 2011 in the US), so was what most people thought a Jaguar looked like for over 40 years

There may be a lot of things to fix, though, even if the previous owner has been reasonably diligent.

 

Welcome to the forum,

Good luck with the hunt.

 

Hello Chris and welcome to jaguarforums.com. I know that you are anxious to get started and we are anxious to meet you and talk about your car. We have a baseline / criteria that must be met before full access can be granted. Please enjoy the forum and be patient once the baseline has been satisfied full access will be granted. Please continue to post and accept my welcome to the forum.

Please take a moment and read the information provided to you explaining the rules. Be patient and enjoy the site.

Also, should you have questions related to your vehicle please post it in the section for your model year (MY) car. This way you will reach all the members that are familiar with your MY car.

 

welcome aboard Chris.......what was the outcome????
You can't leave us hanging like this

Loads going on, plenty of very friendly and helpful members as well as some excellent tech advice......all good!

In the meantime I've manually upgraded you to full forum access so you can better view the site

enjoy the forum

 

Well, I thought it was the right car for a couple of days... then I discussed the car with a local Jaguar fanatic. He explained that the rust in the rear door shuts was terminal, and that he had actually checked out the car when it was for sale by the previous owner.

So... I'm disappointed that it was not THE ONE, but glad that I averted a lemon.

Real shame because the car looked good with the doors closed, and it was an early '70 model year, before the light surrounds had vents in them.

Oh well... now I am emailing a guy in norther Ontario about his '71... Newly installed motor and the tranny is good. It needs interior and a gas tank and the paint is looking tired. Reportedly no serious rust, but I will be checking very carefully!

Cheers

Chris

 

OK, so I was looking for a S1, but I found an excellent S3 10 minutes drive from home!

It is an '84 with 130k, selling for $4k.

The bad news... it drives pretty good, but not as perfect as a Jag should.

• Suspect it needs front bushing in suspension mounts or maybe ball joints
• has a leaking cam cover

The good news

• Excellent paint
• Two owners, full service history

I am getting is safetied on Thursday.


Chris