I beleive that the XJS will become a collector car. It takes time.
They built a billion VW bugs and they are now considered a collector car. Fetching a fairly good price. I used to buy them for $100 and up back in the day.
Having said that I also used to buy A body Dodges for $500 and up. They are $10000 plus for fair Dart here in Canada. Probably $2000 in USA.

 

the answer is SIMPLE


they remember the sticker price and there are not any around here for sale...


every one thinks I hit the LOTTO or a dead uncle left it to me...


Just the 2 1992 for sale one coupe with some pimps 20" rims and the convert. I stumbled across... oh what luck!


I talked to the coupe sale person first and said I would be instead if he could find non-pimp rims...(I did not put it that way) but just driving around one day I stumble across the convertible...


the 92s go cheap because they have the 3 speed still and only a 5.3 v12
hey gets me around fine!

 

my 1978 XJS had a sticker of $19,000. new, the last XJS with V12 was around $75,000.

what could have happened in Britain during those years?

 

Mainly inflation. Same as everywhere else. Plus, "what the market will bear" pricing.

Greg

 

Still paying back Lend Lease.

 

Let's face it guys. These cars are dinosuars. They appeal to very few people to actually own one, mainly because of their reputation. I have owned several Camaros. Early to mid 90s. Maybe 3 60s Mustangs. Chevelles. If it hadn't been dogged to death, they were a easy car to own, repair, even if you have to pay someone. My XJS? I would hate to know what it would have cost me to have a mechanic pull the exhaust, the rear suspension, then dissassemble, replace the calipers and rotors, rebuild the parking brakes, then put it all back together. Not many guys out there willing to do it, even for pay.

I may be wrong, but I see these cars "maybe" keeping up with inflation, but NEVER keeping up with what we have to put into them to keep them nice.

 

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OK what is inflation ,why is it nessasary, and most important WHO BENFITS from it??

is it related to rich vs working people?

 

Inflation is what helps the rich get richer, and the poor stay that way. I doubt seriously we can open that discussion on this forum, lol.

If I may, I will add, "Allow me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who writes their laws." Amschel Bauer Rothschild

"The few who understand the system, will either be so interested in its profit, or so dependent on its favors that there will be no opposition from that class. The great body of people, mentally incapable of comprehending the tremendous advantage, will bear the burden without complaint" Rothschild Bros.

 

WOW is that a sobering report!!!!


so John Lennon was right one of his last statements, "we the people,are the victims of the insane"

and its show some with riots going on in this country and around the world.

ok i regress ,off topic! (course thats exactly what Rothschild wants,Dupont, Krupp, etc.,regress).

 

Whats really sobering, is that those comments were made prior to the signing of law, that allowed the Federal Reserve to come into being, prior to 1913. Exactly the sort of thing the founders of the US warned against. I will add however, the benefits of a inflated currency, have allowed for the greatest amount of widespread prosperity ever known to man to this point. Not sure we would be enjoying XJSs at this time in history without it, lol

 

interesting to say the least.

but in my life i was able to buy a new Corvette in 1957, for $4025. usd, and a gallon of gas was .20 cents, and a loaf of bread was .20 cents.

my weekly pay was $118. it seemed to me life was far less problem to just live.
in todays money world there is no possible way i could afford a new Vette,

and we all know the price of food today.

and the widespread prosperity is only in the western culture, altho, China is showing the world that hard work and careful business is great for an economy. and they didnt even have to go to war with us!

some book said the meek shall inherit the earth.

 

resurrecting...Second Daily (seconddaily.com) just covered an article on these...personally I love them and would love to have a coupe V12 in the stable.

 

I secretly hope that XJS will be recognized some day as a classic. Though I am not planning on selling mine even if its price quadruples and then some. (I paid very little for the two in my stable.) And if it is not, I would still love it and cherish it and care for it because there is nothing like it. And I truly don't need recognition from others. (However, I must admit, I do value recognition from the folks on this forum. To me personally it means more than recognition from so called "valuation experts".)

 

I'd love a manual coupe V12...that's a top 10, maybe top 5 car for me of all the pickings out there.

 

The XJS V12 specifically the 89-91"s are starting to get a lot of interest. I believe if the XJS is in good original running condition and have all maintenance records, then they will be collectable. I have seen a few coupes go for upper teens in the last few months but they had under 50K miles and were very clean and original. Original condition and original paint cars will be the ones that collectors will want in their stables...

 

The answer is yes, but all the $500-1500 beaters need to be crushed for it to happen. Rarity plays a key role in value. Anyone else remember when FJ40s were $800 for a daily driving example? Now they are worth $15k-20k because they were all trashed and what used to be a junker that was taken to the yard is worth $5k.

MGBs are still fairly cheap, but look at the frogeye. It used to be cheap as dirt too. Tons got tossed aside and now they are worth a bunch as well. Hell even the E-type was available for very little money for some time.

The youngest XJS dates to 1996, so we can't really complain its not a rare classic yet, it should be expected.

 

I believe that the XJS debuted in the 1975 model year produced for 21 years! Over one hundred thousand were built, which is the real problem. I wonder how many are still around?
If familiarity doesn't always breed contempt, it will at least breed indifference.

 

That is exactly the 'problem'. 120.000 XJ-S/XJS were built. The E Type was all of a sudden unloved. People wanted the XJ-S/XJS. It is still today the most sold Jaguar 2 door ever. The F Type will probably beat it though...

The result is, they got thrashed and abused. There were enough out there.

I would expect, due to age, condition, complexity and co, that around 50-60k are left on the streets. If at all. They were common banger racers as I still lived in England. Just like the XJ40 was. They were taken apart for the axles and engines. Hot Rodders love the front and rear axles... Heck, even Mustangs had them fitted somehow.

 

I never expected the XJS to become a collectable I bought mine because I love them. After a quick search on car sales here Down Under WOW, I never thought an XJS would sell over $15K


https://www.carsales.com.au/dealer/d...13962795/?Cr=0

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/...-4682663/?Cr=1

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/...-4641736/?Cr=9

 

Asking prices aren't final sale prices Some are trying to sell here for like €25.000. Not many selling well...