Time for a (belated) introduction as a result of the newest addition to my stable of cranky British cars. I've had a few older XJS's over the years - all coupes, and the newest was an '86.. but last week, I became the proud owner of a '94 XJS convertible. It's a 6cyl and has a list of issues as long as my arm.. but hey, it makes a change from switching head gaskets on Land Rovers. I drove it 75 miles home and didn't hit any real problems... which I count as a result, right?

So far, I've fixed:
-Convertible top goes up but not down (bad relay + contacts)
-No turn signals (bad flasher contacts)
-No left-side lights (bad contacts at headlamp)
-Terrible throttle response (throttle cable stretched almost 1")

...and need to fix:
-Both front seats are mostly destroyed
-Front footwell carpets are missing
-Right rear turn signal lens is cracked
-Driver's door is dented
-Some genius removed the rear spoiler but didn't fill the holes in
-Clearcoat on trunk is bizarrely faded
-Stereo is truly, truly awful
-Steering clunks like it has no bushings in it at all
-Car pulls to right under braking

I count that as not too bad a list.

 

Congrats (I think)

Don't mean to pile on but your front spoiler is broken too.

Looks like your weekends will be busy for a while

Cheers,

Allan

 

Yes, it does look a little like someone's attacked the spoiler with a hacksaw. Sometimes dents, scratches, dings etc are obvious (someone carelessly opened a door, backed into a tree, curbed a wheel, etc).. but sometimes you just look at damage and think.... how??????????

 

The spoiler cracking/breaking is very common on 94-96 cars. You have to be very careful entering driveways going over speed bumps etc as the spoiler will hit and it's not very forgiving

Cheers,

Allan

 

Check to make sure you have the undertray attached to that front spoiler. If you don't, make sure you get one before you repair the spoiler or else it will just break.

So how much were you paid to take this beaut?