OK, so it came in 3rd place, but the two ahead of it aren't exactly everyday cars.

The Ten Hardest Cars To Work On

 

Not quite sure what makes the XJS "hard to work on". The Honda Odessey (sp?) I had a few years ago was much harder to work on than Morris is. Just about everything on the Honda was a crab to get to. Morris is tougher in the sense that it can be a nightmare to figure out the cause of a problem on an XJS, but everything is usually right there within easy access, or a few steps that are not common in other vehicles.


Ever try changing a clutch on an E-Type? The car, as beautiful as it is, was built around the clutch plate, I think.

 

The official service procedure to change a clutch in a Sunbeam Tiger it to pull the engine. And there is a plug in the firewall to stick a socket through to get #8 spark plug out.

And a Sunbeam didn't even make the list!

I scoff at Jalopnik's notion of "hard".

 

Maybe all they had was that picture they posted, went "Hmmm...looks big, complicated, and intimidating", and made it #3 based off of that.