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Jaguar cars – anybody know the best model

I have always wanted a Jag since I was a lad.

I am looking to buy one between registered between, 1970 – 1990, anybody have hands on knowledge of which models were any good.

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Bloody Hell Mikey have second thoughts FFS!

Old cars are awful to drive awful to maintain and awful to store.

If you really must do it, get an E Type. They are the bestist, most sexyist, most collectable ones and at least there will be another er, enthusiast waiting to buy it when you come to your senses.



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No to e - type to flash for me.

I want something as a run around - so i can look like the old man that i am. All jags cant be that bad.

Ho Ho Ho

Had similar feelings a bit younger when I was around 38-40 - bought a P reg (so a bit later than the years you mention) in around 2001- just a plain old XJ6 3.2L but ever since watching Minder and being taken out by a supplier in a Daimler when I was around 23 I always thought owning a Jag would be the height of madeitness. Relatively speaking they were dirt cheap back then, any big petrol car was going for a song when it was a few years old. Passed it on to my brother FOC a few years later who drove it for a few more years before an expensive repair made it a write off really.

Had newer, new and notionally better cars, but never had a car that me feel better, well my Mark V cortina came close but nothing else since. 15 mpg eventually did for me in a rare bout of being sensible.

Not sure I'd go back and get one that old although an old XJS for a year or so might be fun.

XJS - nice car to sporty for me

Good luck with that, nearly all of them that aren't E-Types or XJS will now be ferrous oxide.

Restricting it to before 1990 means you're looking at either the XJ40, XJ6 or XJ12 - the XJ40 being a particular low point in Jaguar's history.
 
XJ40 http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C934302
XJ12 http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C905535

Bagoshite for the road........but they made good bangers :D

Until the back axle ripped off.

they do look nice too.......one from the suicide squad

Okay - lets have some thoughts on different options of a class car just to have as a run about.

Mk 1 escort

Hi Nirvana,
I had a lovely Mk 5 Cortina.......2.3 ghia.   Was quite new too.

Mercedes Benz CE

Beautiful, reliable, economical, affordable.


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A Honda Legend Coupe with a V6 3.2L engine from c1995 might be a decent option although there are very few around.

I have a close friend who might be able to get hold of one of only four left on the road in the UK, clean 12-month MOT too.

Nice, I would have loved that - just a GL for me, still loved it though even though I wasn't really into cars per se.

My car is green and crinkly. At least I avocado.

Nice

My sister bet me I couldn't make a car out of spaghetti. You should of seen her face as I drove pasta.

Come on lads - we need a bit more variety - we are seeking a car with good looks - big engine - but not flash - lets keep the brain whirling please.

I am sure you are leveling everyone mike with your recent posts but i will bite as you are loaded

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-5032157/Boxfresh-Ford-Escort-Cosworth-sell-100k.html

I had a brand spanking A8 4.2L when I was living in London back in 2006, and that was a corker of a motor.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-56-Reg-Audi-S8-5-2-FSI-auto-Quattro-44000-MILES/312016852179

There's the 'S' version, which is a even better.

My late dad loved jags, he was an old school gentleman that loved everything British.

I’ll never forget one incident when I was a kid. He had bought a new jag, it was his pride and joy. I was probably about 8 years old or so and went and sat in the new car by myself. For some reason I pushed the fag lighter in (it was a novelty back then) pulled it out when it was ready, and to check how hot it was I placed it on the leather seat next to me to see what it would do  :o

Stupidity at its worst, of course it burnt a hole in the leather!  ;grr; Sometimes at that age you just do shit and don’t think of the consequences, I think there was steam coming out of my dads ears for about a month after that, I was properly in the doghouse  ;nemesis;

I'm just about to buy an "f" type. Anybody drove one before?

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V4, V6 or V8 pads? I've done a few laps in a R, think it has a tough job against the competition.

Don’t know if I missed something but didn’t you do your driving test recently? If so I’m not sure buying a high performance car so quickly is the most sensible idea.......your choice obviously.

If you've F Type money why not join the modern world and buy a Tesla Model S? It'll leave the F Type for dead and basically just be a much better car especially for someone living in London.

If you really want a loud car then of course an F Type is ideal but if it's performance you're after there are better and quieter options.

Don't get me wrong, the F Type is a lovely looking bit of kit. The Tesla though is just...... better.....

You could even hold out for a couple of years and get a Tesla Roadster. 0-60 in 1.9s anyone?

I am, neither leveling nor loaded just comfortable, (at the moment) it’s all relevant to ones needs and aspirations.

I thought I would make a list of all the cars I have owned since 18 some 30+ years ago and give them a rating (N) for bought new otherwise all second hand. Rating 1 -10.

Zodiac Zephyr – poor man’s roller – 5
Ford cortina MK2 – loved this car until a mate wrote it off – 9
Ford capri 3.0 – I wrote this one off, crap in the wet – 7
Austin allegro – reliable – 3
Hillman Imp – no street cred – 3
Mini Cooper – hated it so small – 1
Ford Granada – loved it felt like the Sweeney – 10
Morris Marina – brought it on the second day broke down I just left it – 0
Morris Minor – you had to put the brakes on early – 4
Triumph Stag – don’t know why I bought it – 3
Golf GL (N) – pretty car but boring – 7
Mercedes 190E (N) – solid, reliable, German – 8
Range Rover EFI – love affair begins – 9
Range Rover 4.6 HSE (N) – love affair continues – 10
Peugeot 406 pickup – the springers loved it – 10
BMW 518i sports – best car for handling, reliable – 9
Range Rover 2.5 – love these cars – 10
Vauxhall Frontera – worst car ever – 0
Ford Escort Estate – reliable not much else to be said – 5
Mercedes 200 2 door coupe – great car but boring – 8
Range Rover TDV8 (N) – best one so far – 10

Volkswagen Transporter (N) still going after 17 years never spent more than £100 to get it through the MOT – 10

My dream car is a Bentley Continental with a banana yellow interior and a chocolate brown exterior which I have dreamt of since I was 8. Some day.
 

I've always loved the look of the old BMW 8 Series, and you can find good examples if you're happy with a car of that age (which it seems you are).

Actually that looks really nice - could usurp the jag.

The 850i is an incredible car, so much kit on it for a car of that age.

I'd be really careful if you go for one of those though as they're basically an M5 in a different body. M5 parts mean M5 prices and they're ridiculous. God forbid you need a new exhaust at any point!!

Do you ever watch Wheeler Dealers? They've covered the 850i and probably most of the Jags you like at some point in the past. Might be worth checking out some of the old episodes.

My dad has an S type although it's a bit newer than you were talking as it's a 2001. Nice looking car although he does have a few problems with it and there's always a bit of welding required to get it through its MOT.

Some good suggestions coming in - lets keep them going.

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/jaguar/xjs/248343 (http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/jaguar/xjs/248343)


beautiful cars, my friend had one years ago