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2000 with gunmetal rims.
When he comes home he will find a 2011 XJ in his parking spot! Both are visious leapers! I had a quadruple heart bypass 5 weeks ago and driving has been a source of encouragement in my recovery. The thought of not embarrassing Audi owners and BMWs just won't work for me. The week before my heart attack I beat a twin turbo 5L mustang! After the operation I very much love the luxury of Jaguar knowing I can run with about any car. I paid $13000 for my XKR and a easy $25000 for my XJ not that I'm cheap but who could resist?
hard to believe LA has no one who can successfully deal with a vintage car like the Pantera, especially with the strong Shelby presence there, but I think the owner has fuel injection now, so the carb boat has sailed.
The secret with the old carbs is to ensure the jets are clean and clear. Do NOT try sticking a needle in there though Remove one at a time and blast through with high pressure air. You can also by jet kits and replace them, but obviously they are scarce these days. Perhaps if you tried some of the restoration forums there may be an old guy out there that still retains the skills?
I can recall in my youth pulling a carb to bits. Blowing out jets etc then re tuning it. Come to think of it try looking for colortune. Its a replacement spark plug that glows differently according to your air/fuel mix. I think they still sell them on Ebay.
".......Come to think of it try looking for colortune. Its a replacement spark plug that glows differently according to your air/fuel mix. I think they still sell them on Ebay........"
The modern version of color tune, the A/F ratio meter, is now widely used on vintage cars. Most guys in the vintage car world with complicated induction systems have permanently installed A/F ratio meters (with oxygen sensors) to get very close to the perfect carb(s) tune. These photos are of the AEM A/F meters (digital face) on my '66 Shelby w/ vintage ball drive Paxton supercharger, and then the dual AEM meters (with analog face) keeping tabs on a quartet of Weber 48 IDA carbs on my 289 HiPo Mustang.
Obviously, there are large concentrations of Panteras and Mangustas in Southern California and there are several specialists here like Precision Proformance and Pantera International, but their shops are not convenient for me to go to and drop off a car. But I wanted the simiplicity and reliability of fuel injection, so that I didn't have to deal with finicky carburetors in the future. I doubt I'll be driving the car a lot, so I'll see very quickly if this conversion makes it easier to just get in and go. All of the other mods were done for comfort, reliability, and peformance. Hopefully, I'll know this weekend how successful those modifications are, and I'll report back. Can't wait!
This Model is the accumulation of all Design Ideas that the Jaguar Designers came up with over the 10 year Model run....a little addition here and a little trim over there.....and then a completely different Nose Piece and Grill. A Grill with a lower opening, which is a great place for DTRL's....and the lowered look of the Rocker Panels.....an absolutely beautiful Classic Car design.....The look of the future here Today! Hold on to yours, as good ones are hard to find!
We own some beautiful cars that are terribly undervalued, both XK8s and XKRs. I haven't seen many here in the Midwest at bargain prices recently, but one will occasionally show up on CraigsList. I've owned a number of cars that were undervalued in the past and have regretted selling each one. I will likely regret selling my XK8, too..
Before I say this .......... my apologies to anyone who has a car described below. Not intending to offend honest!
You usually find the things that make a car a little bit cheaper to buy are........
Very high mileage, though some high mileage cars can be much, much better than low mileage ones if looked after.
The older ones 97, 98 pre Nikasil , tensioner fix.
Obviously condition. Not very well looked after. Bad paint work, rust or terrible engine bays that have never been cleaned. Not always visible on photos.
Black or Green interiors or similar, I have seen purple ones. Owners love em but not everyone's taste. Ok you have a lovely black interior, nothing wrong with that. Just noticed the cheaper ones tended to have black interiors.
Sat Nav. Not got one but been told its out of date and pretty useless. 3 dials seem to be the preferred option.
Wheels. The wheels can make a big difference to the appearance of the car. Not brave enough to say what are 'bad' and 'good' wheels. We all have our own ideas about that.
XKRs usually sell better than XK8's though you usually find people are not that bothered until they actually get the car and then appreciate the benefits of the XKR.
Modded cars. This is very subjective. Some owners spend a fortune 'modding' their cars. No doubt they enjoy the benefits of 'modding' but it can put off those that want an 'original' car. Myself I dont want all black wheels with a surf board on the rear (spoiler) again its personal preference.
Service records. Not that you get less if you have no records but good detailed records, service bills, parts bills etc make it easier to sell the car if you have them.
Selling a car is a bit like selling a house. People usually like to stamp their own personality on a car. So changing from a modded/personal taste car is not something everyone wants to do. It has to have instant kerb appeal.
I think that you will find that there is a simple rule of thumb that applies here. The market for XK8s and XKRs (particularly X100s) will remain depressed until the day that I sell mine for rock-bottom money. The day after that, prices will double, and will continue to skyrocket for the rest of time.
I have a 2002 XKR with 28,000 miles. Always garage kept. Never saw rain. Time for someone else to enjoy it. All stock. Will post in the marketplace. This is the perfect time of year for a XKR convert! PM for more info.
I think that you will find that there is a simple rule of thumb that applies here. The market for XK8s and XKRs (particularly X100s) will remain depressed until the day that I sell mine for rock-bottom money. The day after that, prices will double, and will continue to skyrocket for the rest of time.
LOL--the worst beating I ever took on a car was a 1981 Audi 5000 Turbo that I bought in 1983. At the time these were pretty desirable and I think I paid about $14,000 from a private party. This was not too bad a deal at the time. The car was actually fun and relatively reliable for the 7 years I owned it but this was also during the time that the bogus accidental acceleration thing with Audi made the headlines. If I recall correctly this turned out to be unfounded but it almost destroyed Audi in the US market for a while. I practically had to give the car away when I sold it in 1990 (I think I got $1.100) and it was in pristine condition inside and out.
I have a 2002 XKR with 28,000 miles. Always garage kept. Never saw rain. Time for someone else to enjoy it. All stock. Will post in the marketplace. This is the perfect time of year for a XKR convert! PM for more info.
..... on the other hand , my '02 XKR now has 123,000 miles on the clock. 7,000 of those since January 2018 when I took possession. It is garaged, but only when I'm sleeping. The rest of time it's on the highways and streets just about non-stop. I do get a lot of satisfaction just looking at it, but nothing compared to the thrill of driving .
This last weekend we took it out for a little 400 mile day trip jaunt to Arkansas, up into Missouri, over to Kansas, then back home to NE Oklahoma. Make it a point to take a day trip of at least 300 miles every eeekend, rain or shine. Getting it road ready for a couple of 2,000+ mile trips scheduled for late summer and early fall. No hiccups so far.
the day I bought it in Iowa, I drove thru 400 miles of snow and sleet (at night) to get back home. Since then, not much snow, but plenty of rainy driving. It gets a bath once a week, whether it needs it or not. . The new BFG COMP A/S tires are showing great traction wet or dry.as expected
oh, I almost forgot to mention, not a spect of rust anywhere on the whole car, and I'm under it every other week, just for look-see.
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PS. the previous owner was kind enough to take care of the notorious and pesky cam chain tensioner and water pump issues. So far, not too many gremlins that were hard or expensive to resolve.
Ever had the wheel liners off and looked under there?
have removed both fronts and one of the backs. so far so good. According to the CarFax, most of my cars early years were in SoCal, only a few months in Iowa before I bought it. Whatever the history, and other reason(s), I have a clean no rust car. After many years restoring vintage American cars, and having owned 2 e-types in the late '70's - early 80's, RUST is the first first thing I look for in ANY car over 5 years old.
Karman Ghias and e-types are the two worst cars I know of for hidden rust due to the method of construction.
The fantastic Datsun 240Z and 260Z cars in the early-to-mid 1970s also had major rust issues in the wheel wells and rocker panels. I still miss my 1974 260Z (sold it in 1987 to the son of a work colleague) but I am sure it long ago completely rusted away....
Jon89,
I still have my 1978 280Z, which I purchased new in 1978. It sat in my garage for 19 years under piles of junk, until we remodeled our garage, and I had to take it out. I restored it then, and sure enough, even in sunny southern California there were rust holes in the rear wheel wells. I still have the car but I don't like driving it, it feels like a much older car than my older Pantera. I have someone begging me to sell it to them, maybe I should give it another chance at life.
07-16-2018, 10:15 PM
My 2000 coupe had bad hail damage.
Remove one at a time and blast through with high pressure air. You can also by jet kits and replace them, but obviously they are scarce these days. Perhaps if you tried some of the restoration forums there may be an old guy out there that still retains the skills?
The 2005 - 2006 Jaguar XKR Coupe !!
