Heh guys. Not sure if this has been done before but....

Just curious how much a 1985 XJS went for brand new in Australia back then? Mine was bought new in South Australia. Anybody know?

How about your cars? Doesn't have to be an XJS. Any classic model would be interesting to find out what they cost from new.

 

I've also been curious about this - the guy I bought my 91 convertible from told me, if I recall correctly, that it was about 76,000 usd new. He wasn't the original owner though so I'm not sure how accurate that is - he gave me everything he had related to the car and that info wasn't there. I thought it would be a simple task to find the msrp on the internet but didn't find much there in a medium short search.

 

my '89 UK spec coupe had a price tag of £45,000.00 with some added extras ( about £4,000.00 worth ) included


BB

 

My 1979 preHE was about £19,000. I think my 1982 cars was £20,950.

 

My UK 1994 AJ16 convertible was:

Base Car £45,100
Automatic Transmission £ 1,500
Front Fog lamps £ 176
Cream colour interior £ 665
Leather seat facings £ 1,040
CD Autochanger £ 500

Total £48,981


Paul

 

this is whats listed for the orrigional msrp for my car
Style Original MSRP / Price Engine Horse
Power City MPG /
Hwy. MPG Trans. Drive
2dr Coupe $53,000.00 / N/A N/A N/A 0 / 0 N/A N/A
2dr Convertible $63,600.00 / N/A N/A N/A 0 / 0 N/A N/A


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1995
Price Range
$53,400 - $82,550 Jaguar XJS
1994
Price Range
$51,950 - $79,950 Jaguar XJS
1993
Price Range
$49,750 - $56,750 Jaguar XJS
1992
Price Range
$60,500 - $67,500 Jaguar XJS
1990
Price Range
$48,000 - $57,000

 

Still have the window sticker for my 1995.

 

My 1992 XJS 4.0 manual was $64,000CAD. I paid "a lot" ($11K) to the original owner in 2011 with 58,000 km on the clock.

 

Anybody know what the 1985 XJS HE was going for new?

 

my 1978 XJS was $18,500, usd.

now why did things change that much ,most design and engineering had already been done ,they made the same body,suspensin , engines, for 21yrs?

 

mmm....i wonder what $18 500 is equivalent to in todays money?

Would it be like being an F-Type now days or not so much?

 

$52,500

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=18500&year1=1980&year2=2015

 

!999 xk8 cov i beleive the sticker price plus extras was $70000 plus.

 

I have a book called " Standard Catalog of Jaguar 1946-2005 " and for each model year it lists the base MSRP for each model in US dollars. So for example my 1995 4.0L convertible had a base MSRP of $ 61,550 but by the time you added a cd changer etc. the actual MSRP was aprox. $63,000. Compare this to a base MSRP for the '95 6.0L convertible of $ 82,550.

My book showed a base MSRP for a 1985 coupe HE 5.3L at $36,000. Not sure how that translates being sold in Australia but at least it gives you a base in US dollars at that time.

The 1991 5.3L convertible shows a base MSRP of $ 63,600

If anyone else wants me to check for your year and model let me know and I will look it up. Here is something that some of you may have never thought about and that is what was the MSRP of the 1974 E type convertible compared to the 1976 XJS coupe?

The 1974 E type V12 convertible had a base MSRP of $ 9200

The 1976 XJS V12 coupe had a base MSRP of $19,000

Yep, you read that correctly. The last E type convertible cost less than half the price of the very first XJS coupe. Hard to believe especially when you look at the price difference between a '74 E type convertible and '76 XJS coupe today.

 

Hi LuvmyXJS,

I'd appreciate if you would look up my 1990 XJS Convertible. Let me know if your book shows an up-charge for the Collection Classic edition and Chrome Lattice wheels.

Thanks!

Mark

 

Hi Mark,

The 1990 XJS convertible had a base MSRP of $ 57,000. It appears the Collection Rouge added $ 3,000 to the base MSRP at least on the coupe per the book so I would assume this would be the same markup on the convertible which if the case would make your base $ 60,000. Did not say what the " chrome " lattice wheels as a upgrade would have added to the $ 60,000 base.

 

Cheers LuvmyXJS.

I guess another thing to consider when working out what that translates into todays money, is also how strong the dollar was at the time also. Eg. US vs Aussie Dollar.

Interesting feedback. I'm enjoying this thread

 

If you have to ask the Price you can't afford it!

 

I'm wondering what the equivalent Jaguar would be in the 80's for us going out today and spending $215k AUD on an F Type?

 

It just goes to show how cheap the cars were sold in America even after all the shipping charges etc.

My 1994.75 4.0 convertible was £45100 in base form which equalled about $71000 at the time. I suspect that the American spec gave Auto Transmission as standard (perhaps even leather seats?) which puts it at a equivalent of about $74000. So, if the price in America was $61550 at the time, that's a bargain compared to what we paid for our home-built cars!

If only we could buy Mustangs cheaper in the UK than in America!

Paul