So what's the verdict ??? I'm soon 75 and still work on my cars !!! Just sold another 89 xjs coupe I fixed and almost ready to sell my award winning 89 signal red convert xjs with 55k miles... I have a lift in the garage and also an 89 coupe parts car.... Is anyone out there older than dirt and what I am ???

ken in wild and wonderful WV..... by golly. !!

 

80 in 2 months, and do all my own work on my cars and the other toys!

 

You two really impress me! I'm a mere 71 and do very little of my own mechanical work, because I'm not that terrific a mechanic, find it hard on my neck (and have for many years), and would be doing it at the expense of getting building projects done. Since time is limited and something will have to get hired done, I'd rather do the building and leave most of the mechanicking to others. I'm fortunate that my son lives next door, is way better at mechanics than I, and also helps me with building stuff. We seem to have a list of that stuff to do that will last several lifetimes. That said, while I have no interest in working on my other three vehicles, I do plan to do some of the work on my Jag. It's special.

 

I yield bragging rights to our 80 years young "junior" member from Cape Cod Massachusetts...and salute his lovely collection. By Golly !!

 

63 -- purchased my 2005 XKR two months ago!
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'05 XKR coupe, racing green & tan, Recaros, 20" Detroit wheels w/ Continental ExtremeContact DWS 5 tires, Brembos, navi, adaptive CC, Alpine premium sound, 56,000 mi.

 

Ahh you're the one who bought that I came close to buying that one from that music guy with a bad back if I remember.. good choice hope you're enjoying it! That car looked like it was taken care of


And to add to the thread. I'm 38.

 

Nice Car

 

Well, at 65.9 I'm starting to feel like a kid again, thanks to you guys.


Jip;

 

WOW, that's GORGEOUS, congrats!

49 going on 18 here.....

 

Congratulations, Ray! Great car in beautiful condition. I considered that car for a couple of weeks and came quite close to going for it. The metallic green scared us (wife and me both) off but I liked the seller and tried to get past the "not quite BRG" thing, I really did. Had it been close enough to me to run over and look at it in person, perhaps I would have gone for it. Had it been real BRG I'd have flown right down and bought it in a heartbeat. As it happens, I found a black (yeah, still not BRG) '06 XK8 (not XKR but I preferred that) in Portland and bought it instead. More miles, less pristine, but also $10K less.

I see that you are in Santa Cruz. I am in Redwood Valley. Perhaps we'll cross paths at some Bay Area cars & coffee thing or some drive around Napa Valley.

Granville

 

71-hence the "Old" in my moniker.

 

Nothing wrong with 71 Doc. Works for me!

Ray, I still marvel that Bob loved that XKR enough to fold himself into it for nine years. I'm just over six feet and find it snug enough. He's still over the moon with his Audi R8. I'd love a little test drive in that car.

Granville

 

Well, he took really good care of it -- I'm loving driving it! I'm 5'11" so no issue fitting; Bob did tell me about his "discomfort" being a factor in deciding to sell. Only one minor issue so far (which I understand is common): the headliner fabric is detaching in some places due to deterioration of foam rubber backing. At some point, I guess I'll spring for the $500 or so to get that fixed.

 

Yes -- I'm the lucky one! The previous owner took really good care of it; now he has an Audi R8.

 

Not sure about collecting kudos on this particular subject, but the answer is 74. Many years of tinkering culminated in the purchase of an MGA in 1990 and a 5 years resto, followed by 20 odd years of upgrades and preventive maintenance, eventually led to "Damn, this is getting hard work". Still have the MG, but bought the newer XK for my 'retirement years'. Brake job I knew about, ditto headlining cloth, window drop switch and leaking engine oil cooler I did not. Mind you, she's a beauty!

 

so let us see a photo of the jag... i think my black beauty xkr is in my photos. I'm 75 and just got the oil pan gasket and filter and will probably do it in a few weeks.

ken in wild and wonderful wv, by golly !

 

I hope you will benefit from a read of my pan / filter / connector / sleeve episode of a month or so ago, Kenatofc. Particularly from the viewpoint of those of us who have lost the appetite for laying on floors for hours due to the passing of years. My 2005 photo is attached:

 

29, a few days away from 30. Got interested in the XK8 when I was given a Maisto model of it as a kid in 1996, it was my favourite model car at the time but I never imagined I'd be able to get the real thing, especially since there were only two convertibles that ever arrived to my country. Well as things turned out, 16 years later I did snag one of those two and I still can't believe my luck two years on.

The model was originally green with a green interior, got it repainted by a custom modelmaker to closer match the 1:1 version.

 

Beautiful car! I like the idea of the look-alike Maisto model. I had the same notion - albeit in reverse order - but unfortunately I don't think any manufacturer of models made the 2005 with the dual opening design, so I remain model-deprived!

 

39.75 here. Got my first Jaguar a XKRS back on 9/2012 at the age of 35. Great Cars!