I stumbled on a 1996 XJ 12 today with 65K miles and very nice, this car has been sitting since 2007
My Question i have not paid much attention to this model and need your input on things to watch for,excluding rodents and rust , any help will be appreciated.
Paul Meier Dekalb Il

 

If the price is right nothing is a problem but sitting for a few years doesn't do any car any good
but on the other its the last car of an era and in so will be collectable sooner or later

 

Hey if you end up not getting this xj12, im interested in a xj12 and i live in illinois,
Please and thank you,
JaguarXKR

 

If you are mechanically minded they are easy to work on if not find a reputable repairer search a few forums as on this forum
I am not from your part of the world as I have a fantastic independent specialist and I travel 160 k,s to get to his shop lucky he is next to the train station
If that car was in Australia I would be interested as well
as I said before not many of these where made in the X300 body its rare and desirable last of an ERA

 

Whats your thoughts Paul??

 

All thankyou for your input, i have contacted the seller to see if it is still for sale. I will forward this info to you all . I took another direction and this vehicle will not fit into my plans. Paul Meier DeKalb Il.

 

The owner called me and said the car sold last week.

 

If it was this one it's been relisted after a non-payment:

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10K more miles than what you stated, but figured they might be the same car.

Good luck. I'm convinced these were the best of the 12cyl sedans with the EDIS ignition and several other problems sorted out.

Watch out for driveline vibrations and leaky power steering. Neither are cheap or easy to replace, but fixable and liveable in the meantime.