i just rereadthis thread,

if i'm feelin frisky, i take out my 87 Mazda RX7 turbo, it will out handle my XJS , and out run it on the open hy-way, i ALL respects,

it has the big block rotary 1.3L,,HAHA! 500hp, 8000revs.


but for cool sidewalk pickups, and cruisin around town, and showoffs, XJS has it!, and for plain comfort.

yes the two cars are from two different planets,

XJS for older more settled people.

and RX7 for young whipper snappers, with ethnic makeups.

both are appreciated ,but differently,

ODD as it seems because both are modified, socalled purists dont care for eithier one, go figure?

but they have know idea what there missing, they just dont get it!

 

strictly as a machine, i love the RX motors. but i would probably never own one just because theyre so scene.

strictly as a machine, i dont much care for the XJS. the motor is an asthmatic fuel hog and the slushbox transmission is useless.
but as a car i love it. i love the sights, the sounds, the lights, the scene, everything about it. ive been crazy about it since the first time i saw one, which just so happened to be a 90 Rouge.

 

+++++++++++++ Listen to this - this is the best advice and I can attest to it being cheaper to buy a good one. If I were you I would shop through the Jaguar clubs and buy one that is well know in the club so you know its history.

 

what are some other good XJS forums?

 

This is only one I use

 

I agree with Warren. I've drifted through a few but this is the only one I use.

 

jag-lovers also has a forum. My advice, find a friend who has several jags, or get involved with a jag club to make said friend. Use them as your expert advice in the buy or no buy situation. They'll know where to look, what sounds wrong, what feels wrong, and so on. Excellent chance they'll know of a good car for sale even.

 

dude, i live in west virginia. theres no Club anything, let alone a jag club.

 

"nation's capital Jaguar club", about 250 miles.(one way)
Nation s Capital Jaguar Owners Club Page
"virginia Jaguar club" about 350 miles.
Virginia Jaguar Club Page

Before you complain about distance, the Texas chapter is throwing around the idea of meeting in Houston. For those of us in the Dallas area that's 300 miles. Amarillo would have been 375, South Padre 610, and El Paso 700. All of those without leaving the state. I won't give you too much hell though, I'm not going as mine doesn't run yet!

You can converse with the people practically free, hit whatever show is supposed to have a good turnout, and endear yourself enough to get some "local" help when the time comes.(Offer to help setup and so on.) If a 250 miles trip is completely out of the question... fuel costs being what they are I understand, but I don't know how you'll afford quarter century old Jaguar maintenance.

 

I live in Australia so I have no idea what you have in the US it was only a suggestion in good faith so you don't go wasting your money buying a car that will send you broke. The purchase price will be least of your outlay if you buy the wrong vehicle.

Fuel cost - our 98RON is $1.60 a litre 4L per US gallon do the math.

 

im just saying that my area is so culturally deprived, we dont even have a hobby shop. and i live in the big city part of WV.
fuel here is $3.70 a gallon.
id like to know what minimum wage is there.

 

Our hi test is going for something like $3.50/ US gallon. That make yours...3.785 L/Gal.... $6 per gallon or so.

Wiki has a decent write up with a nice section picture of the XJ-S rear suspension.
Jaguar independent rear suspension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BTW, apparently cobra guys like the Jaguar IRS too. Now that would be a scary fast car. 2300 LBS, 289-427CID V8, Jaguar IRS, tubular wishbone front suspension, etc.

 

Its pretty expensive to live in Aus min wage is $30,600 housing costs median pricing in capital cities around $500,000 for a house. A 2006 Mustang will set you back somewhere around $120,000, for comparison a new Jaguar XJ X351 is $289,000 and that is not the supercharged XJR.

 

holy ****. i always hated mustangs anyways.
minimum wage in the U.S. is around $15k annually.
youd be way better off to buy it from the U.S. and have it shipped. lol

 

How about this

2008 FORD MUSTANG GT500 SHELBY Private Cars For Sale in QLD - carsales.com.au

 

AUS dollars and US dollars are not the same.

 

yeah, i googled it and theyre within 1.009x the value.

 

I suppose it depends on the model you start with. My 3.6 manual with the sports pack certainly has a firmer and more controlled ride than my previous V12 HE.
From ' What car' 1988 test XJS 3.6 manual V the Porche 944.
" With it's tougher springs the new XJS is a very different animal to it's soft riding predecesessor . For a start, it's much more fun to drive,offering much sharper cornering coupled with quite astonishing levels of roadholding.
Gone is the characteristic floatiness through fast bends and lightness of the power steering, both the hallmarks of the old car.
The Jaguar's basic handling is very good and few will get near to finding out how it will behave in extremis- not with sane driving on public roads anyway, for it's cornering limits are extremely high. The tyres hold on well and the car feels well balanced through fast sweeping bends the Jaguar remains poised, staying on line in convincing fashion"

If you want to see how a 70's pre HE xjs leaps up and down at every opportunity take a look at these clips


The Best of Return Of the Saint - YouTube

 

Damn, didn't realize they were that close now. The US dollar has taken a beating. We'll have to get that idiot out of office, but anyway thanks, I meant to look up the rate and got distracted.

 

Excellent post! It makes sense, but I didn't realize they moved that much. I wonder how Magnum's Ferrari looks under similar conditions?