I love when people refer to the XJ6 as a big car. Parked next to my Lincoln LS my XJ6L is about 2" narrower, 5" inches shorter and only 2" longer. The LS is a "mid size" car and looks HUGE next to the XJ6L.

 

Perhaps on the other side of the pond...! Over here, they're still on the large side, although significantly lower than pretty much anything modern.

 

Right you are! they would be plenty big outside of the US, sometimes I forget these forums are international! : )

 

im 19. bought my 1995 Vanden plas when i was 17.

 

I'm 41 and have had mine for the last few years. They are the best cars I have ever owned and they are the easiest I've ever worked with.

 

38 and on my second Jaguar.

 

63...and the XJ6 is the first British car I've owned that wasn't an MG ...although I also own a '78 MGB...

 

I'm 62 with a wife who is 2 years older and I bought my first Jaguar a couple of years ago after 40+ years of wanting one. Since then there has been a kind of love/hate relationship but I ain't getting rid of the old girl just yet. I'm keeping the Jag too.

 

i'm 38 and my first XJ6 up from an E36 M3 and E46 M3....

 

52 jaar

 

52 first jag x300 not sure why it took me so long to get one!!!

 

Some things sound more impressive when measured in Centimetres rather than Inches. LOL

On topic, 6 months older than the 'boy' JimC64. He reminds me on a regular basis.

 

28, first Jag (94 XJR) but my 47th car. It's also my thirstiest (I've never seen 7mpg before), my whiniest (thanks to the supercharger - a turbo diesel isn't the same) and the quickest! I'll be a Jag owner for a long time - X308 XJR is next on my hit list

 

68 both wife and i on third jag first 1966 3.8 s/type never got it going right,almost gave it away. second 1987 3.6 xj40 round headlamp model loved, but always liked look of x300 had her 4 years now going to garage for front suspention rebushing (poly) and yearly MOT cannot wait to her back as been of road 15 month, poor u/k pensioner

 

^^^^ Yes, that! The XJ being referred to as the big jag is probably just relative to the XK. Modern cars seem to be much bigger, but I think much of it is headroom. I'm a short guy at 5'7" and I can see how a 6' or taller guy would prefer a modern car which all seem to have a higher arched roof. One styling trend that I do think is excessive is the ever-taller boot lids. I can see to back up in my XJ. Most modern cars now you really do need to pay that extra cost for the optional parking sensors and back-up camera. If you need to carry home that many groceries, you're too fat. Ever expanding waistlines are probably the reason for wider cars with more hip room. I briefly owned a Lexus LS400 but I did not like the seats because they were too wide and flat for my skinny bottom.

Oh, and back on topic, I'm 43. I grew up in the era when if a young person had a 4-door car, it meant your father got a new car and you got the hand-me-down. More recently when I went to help my nephews and nieces get their first cars, they actually wanted 4-doors. A car salesman told that's what most kids want today. Times have changed and a four-door sedan doesn't necessarily say anything about your age or family situation anymore. XJ's may have originally sold to mostly older men and women who could afford them, but as they trickle down into the used car market, it seems that all sorts of people, young, old, wealthy and poor are buying them. Obviously, styling-wise they had a broader appeal than their original price tags.

 

Wow, ok, I must be weirdo then (well, my wife keeps reminding me every day, but she is one as well), because we prefer 2 and 3-dr cars. And she can easily see the 3-dr as a family car, so I'm not going to complain My other car is Euro MK2 Ford Focus 3-dr. Had it for nearly 5 years and it's rather tempting to get another cheap XJ6 and stick all the running gear from it into that Focus...

 

I'm 21, but I've had a Jag since I've been driving.

 

47 years old on my second Jag First in 2003 a 90 Sovereign , 95 XJR since 2008

I actually like the 90 Sov better seemed to be roomier and a plusher ride and better economy but the xjr is growing on me

I have since extended the front seat rails as I am 6,3 tall and very long legged my wife is 5,10 tall

I think the newer interior of the X300 style car robs interior space as the 90 Sovereign didn't have air bags

Had a few Benz,s before the Jags had to learn the hard way LOL 70 280CE 74 350SE 80 450SL 86 560SEC in that order don't even look at Benzes now

I like the look of the current 5 series but waiting till the new XJ gets a few years old would love a new diesel XJ makes the same power and a bit more torque than the XJR6 I own now love the new diesels

Wife had Citroen C5 diesel now Jeep Grand Cherokee 2007 diesel I liked both of them the Jeep is very roomy and that merc diesel engine is one sweet engine but love my Jags am still waiting to find a late model XJS with a 6.0 engine they are a bit expensive second hand still here in Australia

 

22, had it since 19. Handed down from my gramps at 100,000 miles. Going to pass it down to my younger bro and hopefully get a XF or 2008 XJ.

 

mines in garage now after "sorn" thats legaly of road in u/k getting front suspention bushes done and yearly saftey check, nown as MOT