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Hey everyone,
I have been fortunate enough to have a grandfather that was generous in taking care of his grandson. He gave me his 1993 XJ6 after my other car was driven to death and I do not want the same to happen to this car, I have way too much respect for it. The condition it was given to me was descent for having spent most of its life in a garage. A few cosmetic problems like leather fading, spot rusted because of some jealous people threw an egg at it. Other problems include air conditioning doesn't work but heat works fine, maybe the compressor needs to be replaced, fuse problems (don't know how to test to find the problem), and the alarm doesn't work. The engine works fine, suspension, shocks, and such need repair (don't know what the real problem is). I was just wondering if someone could help me price how much I would be spending to fix the problems like the fuse issues, suspension and shocks, because I just want to make sure my car runs for at least another 10-15 years if not the duration of my life. I'm a college student on a college student budget, but could find financial help with family. If you had these problems in what order would you fix them and how muchwould a good mechanic charge to fix these problems. I don't want to take my car to the dealer because I can't afford it. Thank you for any help.
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Alot of those problems are expensive to fix. The air conditioning probably will be ovr 1200 dollars unless it's just out of freon. Suspension would be a few grand because it's a self leveling suspension. Rust is a must fix but it will be a few hundred probably. For the alarm try switching the button in the middle glove box. The fuses u probably just need to check the relay boxes, there are like 8 in the car...By the haynes book on the car.
How many miles does the car have and put up some picks
How many miles does the car have and put up some picks
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Restoring a car back into its original condition is not easy yet expensive.That rate of the difficulty ismore if wewalk about a Jag .Luckily it's notin a flivver condition.I gotta tell you this is not a small budget car the parts are not cheap .However , I think the base model to XJ40 does not come with the self levelling system so youcan usethe base model's parts but this time the comfort leveltodecrease .
Good luck with your project and hope you can do it like you want it to be
Good luck with your project and hope you can do it like you want it to be
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I prefer the Boge shocks in this conversion kit:
http://www.motorcarsltd.com/item.wws?sku=IN100263
KYB makes a less expensive kit, but they tend to rattle after about 6 months. The KYB kit is about $150 less expensive.
I would also recommend new springs:
http://www.motorcarsltd.com/item.wws?sku=IN102726
http://www.motorcarsltd.com/item.wws?sku=IN100263
KYB makes a less expensive kit, but they tend to rattle after about 6 months. The KYB kit is about $150 less expensive.
I would also recommend new springs:
http://www.motorcarsltd.com/item.wws?sku=IN102726
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My car has about 80,000 miles on it mainly because it spent a majority of its life in my grandfather's garage. Who would be the best to fix most of these problems? I know quality work costs money; I just want to know who will do the quality work without killing my budget. Where do I get the haynes book, and as a novice at the whole car thing, which of these fixes can I do myself? I'll post pictures sometime within the next couple of days.
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Haynes you can get at auto zone, pep boys or on the internet. None of that stuff you can do yourself unless you have experience working with jags,and I would recomend the dealer. it's impossible for you to think you can fix one of this car cheaply and have it last a long time.
STock all the Xj40s have self leveling suspensions, which was the cars kryptonite I believe...from what I've heard from the dealer that was the main reason for getting rid of the car if someone owned it. I would just talk to Ken tho, he knows everything and can get you good prices on what you can fix. For the rust tho I would go to the dealer, they will fix it better than anyone else.
STock all the Xj40s have self leveling suspensions, which was the cars kryptonite I believe...from what I've heard from the dealer that was the main reason for getting rid of the car if someone owned it. I would just talk to Ken tho, he knows everything and can get you good prices on what you can fix. For the rust tho I would go to the dealer, they will fix it better than anyone else.
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I removed the air ride system from my 90 and it was much better driving.
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noticed I've been gone for a while, got most of the problems fixed. Car runs great now with the exception of the transmission problem I've recently posted about. Rust is still there, will probably not be able to fix that for a while $$$.
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You may end up changing your mind about the 'generosity' of your grandfather. Jaguars are proven unreliable and extremely expensive to simply keep running let alone restore. Cost of paint work,interior, mechanical, etc are astronmical. The XJ40 is a marginal potential collectable which will in all likelyhood never attain classic status at best and it is unlikely you'll ever see any real value to a car that no one wants, and in good condition regularly sells for around a grand. For a college student, I can't think of a less suitable car as these cars suck cash out of your wallet faster than a NASA wind tunnel.
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