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I have never owned anything newer than an '05. Vehicles are continuing to get more complicated and as a result, more difficult for someone like me to work on. I have been wrenching on cars since I was 16 but usually the bolt-on/replacement kind of mechanical work. Not so proficient at diagnostics. That was the year that I purchased my '72 Roadrunner which is in need of complete restoration and parked in a friends barn since '87. So many more issues with those older vehicles.
They do use mag chloride on our streets but, fortunately, neither my '96 Ram or '99 Astro show signs of rust and I have owned both for a combined 31 years. I did own a '77 BMW 630 CSi which had a large hole under the drivers seat that I patched (no idea if it came in from another state). I will concentrate my search in the southern states or California.
I did not know there was only a 2 mpg difference with an R. I have found many R's that I like so will keep then in consideration.
I found Jaguars 300 point inspection checklist. https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/Cert...-checklist.pdf Most likely impossible to perform from 1500 miles away. I think I may try to make a purchase and either fly to the seller or look into delivery. I found the perfect car on Vroom but it was located in Houston. Had a nice chat with a rep who told me that he would wave the $600 delivery fee, which I found odd. I then did research and found horrendous reviews. It was sold a month later...but not to me.
Should I be paying any attention to the Deal Gage that I find on most sale sights? Are they up to date?
Off topic, I had a '74 Road Runner a while back. Dragged it out of an Indiana field. Originally a 340 car, it had a 360/727 and 9.25 with Sure Grip. It was rusty and a turd, but learned a lot lol
Appreciate the look of the 71 and 72 more. Should be a nice project.
Still not ready to put 10's of thousands into the roadrunner and could not find a suitable XK in Colorado so purchased a Ruby Red '08 Caymen which is the same color combo that I was looking for in an XK. The only negative is the 3.5" tire sidewalls which is why I was looking for the Grand Tourers. The handling is great and the 5 speed manual is a blast to drive! Hopefully, an XK purchase will be in my future.
Wouldn’t necessarily say “inferior”, though certainly much different;
it’s like comparing apples and pies. The Cayman is indeed superior when it comes to sporty cornering. But what else?
As mentioned before, I gave up my 991 Turbo S convertible only to return to XKR 4.2;
if I regret anything today, then having sold my prior perfect XKR convertible in 2014…
I bought the current (“new old”) one (imported from Switzerland with low mileage) without having seen or driven it but brought it to my local dealership for a thorough review. Very glad to be back ever since.
