Dear JaguarForums Community,

Hello, my name is Conrad. I have spent the past couple weeks checking out these forums in efforts to soak up as much info on these cars as possible. There is truly a wealth of knowledge here! I have owned nothing but Volvo S80's my entire driving life, and the forum community for those cars is pretty scant. I am ready to move on.

Anywho, I am on the verge of purchasing an '03 XJ8 and was wondering if anyone on the boards was from the North Jersey area and knew of a good independent tech I could bring the vehicle to for inspection prior to purchase. I live on Long Island and doubt the agent would let me drive the car through the city, etc. to get it home to a trusted friend to look at. Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Regards,

Conrad

 

I am moving your question to the Regional North East US Section.

 

Try Motorcraft Ltd on Paterson Avenue East Rutherford

They spcialize in Jaguars

They have been at this location since the late 1960's or early 1970's

 

ive been working with a jag specialist in hawthorne nj. his name is mario at MORATA MOTORS. 973-304-1860. he is the sole owner , has a very clean shop and is willing to speak to you at length about any matters. he has everything in his shop from a late 70's rolls, 60's e-type all the way to the newest jags. he is the only one who works there so i take it he likes to make sure everything is done to his liking.

 

Thanks for the info, I just called Mario and scheduled to tow my car over tomorrow. Hopefully he can fix my Jag, will keep you guys updated.