Second XJ40 finally joined forum
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Second XJ40 finally joined forum
Hello all!
I had a 1987 XJ40 while living in Lee's Summit, Missouri in 2008. My then fiancé persuaded me to trade my Ford F150 truck for it. Had very few problems with it, very affordable and economical. Took her to Marshalltown Iowa several times. Then I stupidly sold it and got a fixer up 74 Mercedes SLC, which I could not afford to run. I did learn about the value of technical forums on that car and later with a Mercedes 400E.
I lucked out and won a bid on eBay for my current 1988 XJ40 and was able to dig it out of a back yard and drive it 160 miles home a year ago. I replaced the headliner and stopped and let it sit for a year till my micro car Geo Metro started having problems. I put some new tires on and found the XJ40 to be roadworthy except for rear tail lights which I have tried to re-solder and failed. I will be fixing or replacing the cabin fan ( which J & S Import Car Service in Kansas City, MO did for me on the 87 ), the radio, and the shock bushings. I also hope to deal with the dreaded peeling clear coat on its Crimson Metallic CFF paint.
I had a 1987 XJ40 while living in Lee's Summit, Missouri in 2008. My then fiancé persuaded me to trade my Ford F150 truck for it. Had very few problems with it, very affordable and economical. Took her to Marshalltown Iowa several times. Then I stupidly sold it and got a fixer up 74 Mercedes SLC, which I could not afford to run. I did learn about the value of technical forums on that car and later with a Mercedes 400E.
I lucked out and won a bid on eBay for my current 1988 XJ40 and was able to dig it out of a back yard and drive it 160 miles home a year ago. I replaced the headliner and stopped and let it sit for a year till my micro car Geo Metro started having problems. I put some new tires on and found the XJ40 to be roadworthy except for rear tail lights which I have tried to re-solder and failed. I will be fixing or replacing the cabin fan ( which J & S Import Car Service in Kansas City, MO did for me on the 87 ), the radio, and the shock bushings. I also hope to deal with the dreaded peeling clear coat on its Crimson Metallic CFF paint.
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Welcome to the forum BeerKat,
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Bad decision selling the '87. I'm left wondering what happened to the fiancé .......
Follow this link XJ40 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ40 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
You can also visit the USA Central Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/usa-central-mt-wy-co-nd-sd-ne-ks-36/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.
Bad decision selling the '87. I'm left wondering what happened to the fiancé .......
Follow this link XJ40 - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ40 forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.
You can also visit the USA Central Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/usa-central-mt-wy-co-nd-sd-ne-ks-36/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forums.
Graham
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums BeerKat,
Good to have you with us.
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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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search facility etc, can be found here within the following link Using JF "How To"
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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