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Thanks for the help, folks!
This really isn't a repeat; the site told me my old username was no good...so I did a new one. Then lo and behold an email came in this morning from my old account, things that make you go Hmmmmm.
My previous Jag was a gorgeous '86 XJ6 V12. It really did run like a scalded cat! Body and interior were in excellent nick... but I moved it to a Brit expat in Nevada, someone who could get in and out of it easier than I.
My newish big cats are 2001 XJ8 with 148K miles and a 2004 VandenPlas with 109K miles. I used to think I was pretty good at buying used cars, but this experience has shot my confidence to pieces.
The 2001 (Adriatic Blue) my wife calls Jolene and the 2004 (Onyx) she calls Oxana.
I do wonder why you can't find good Jag sedans at the prices the KBB and NADA claim they are worth. All the examples I've found are easily 30% over the so called book value. I probably paid 2k-3k too much for them especially with what I've had to do to make them drivable.
Oxana: The intake manifold coolant line $650, thermostat $50, radiator $350, plugs and coil packs $589. Nonetheless, she runs beautifully now.
Jolene: Alternator $230, battery $210, and transmission $4375.
By the by, I have 1956 Chevrolet 210, 1957 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, 1965 Chevrolet Caprice and 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS. My family and I do the local car shows with them all
My previous Jag was a gorgeous '86 XJ6 V12. It really did run like a scalded cat! Body and interior were in excellent nick... but I moved it to a Brit expat in Nevada, someone who could get in and out of it easier than I.
My newish big cats are 2001 XJ8 with 148K miles and a 2004 VandenPlas with 109K miles. I used to think I was pretty good at buying used cars, but this experience has shot my confidence to pieces.
The 2001 (Adriatic Blue) my wife calls Jolene and the 2004 (Onyx) she calls Oxana.
I do wonder why you can't find good Jag sedans at the prices the KBB and NADA claim they are worth. All the examples I've found are easily 30% over the so called book value. I probably paid 2k-3k too much for them especially with what I've had to do to make them drivable.
Oxana: The intake manifold coolant line $650, thermostat $50, radiator $350, plugs and coil packs $589. Nonetheless, she runs beautifully now.
Jolene: Alternator $230, battery $210, and transmission $4375.
By the by, I have 1956 Chevrolet 210, 1957 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, 1965 Chevrolet Caprice and 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS. My family and I do the local car shows with them all
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Thanks for the welcome! Moving in for a while....
Gents, I forgot how nice it was over here! Now I'm trying to figure out whether I need to do a preemptive strike on the tensioners. Where would you send me to look?
