Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Jaguar Sovereign 4.0 Automatic1991 Okay, so there's this car. It's a really good car. But it has its problems. Fluid leaks from the sexting rack and the abs light is on. EDIT: ABS FIXED The wings are all kinds of rotten too, but they're bolt on. The rest of the car is cosmetically very tidy. But don't get hung up on those minor faults. The car drives beautifully. it's even kinda economic if you baby it. It's got five new tyres. Its MOT expires today (5th). Poor car. But this is to your advantage, because it makes it super cheap. So it's £500 (firm). Any less and I'd rather abandon it in the local park. I am located in a small box made up of the M60, M56, M62 and M6 so super easy to get to.Plus I am happy to collect you from train station or airport. Post commitments to buy in the space below. ☟ Cavcraft, trigger, Lacquer Peel and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Oof! Station pitched ToMM© with a rack of piccies like this... I'm convinced (that it was a good buy) GLWTS TS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Oh ffs, that looks lush inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Aaargh! That's seriously tempting. Though the lack of MOT makes me a bit wibbly, and those horrible number plates are gone. For shame. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayW Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I just love the way your auto-correct has substituted "steering" with "sexting". Made my day. GLWTS Oh_dear, r.welfare, barefoot and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have a decent wing for this, wrong colour though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Oooft a challenger! Good luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have a decent wing for this, wrong colour though. Do you have a sexthing rack too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Sadly not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Aaargh! That's seriously tempting. Though the lack of MOT makes me a bit wibbly, and those horrible number plates are gone. For shame. Those numberplates are included! Optional extras available at no cost include: horrible set of chrome wheelarches which no-one on eBay wants and a towbar, which no-one on eBay wants. I just love the way your auto-correct has substituted "steering" with "sexting". Made my day. GLWTS Oh yeah I must type one of those words a lot more than the other. Oooft a challenger! Good luck with the sale! We could make one good car out of the two! Well, we'd still need wings... Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Those numberplates are included! Optional extras available at no cost include: horrible set of chrome wheelarches which no-one on eBay wants and a towbar, which no-one on eBay wants. Oh man. It just gets better and better. I am actually thinking seriously about this. Well, I say seriously. Buying it seems a very daft idea. Which is why I want to do it. Anyone want an Omega? Sadly lacks chrome wheelarches. Skizzer, eddyramrod, Cavcraft and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 We could make one good car out of the two! Well, we'd still need wings... Would the result have Plah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Would the result have Plah?Could indeed Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 ABS fault is probably a sensor, the leads seem to crack as they are co-ax like a TV ariel on these. I ended up splicing the XJ40 end on a X300 sensor as I couldn't get a XJ40 sensor & it worked fine when I had mine. I wish I could justify this currently, it's bloody lovely. BTW, battery in boot or at the front? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have a decent wing for this, wrong colour though. there is no wrong colour. Junkman, RichardK, tooSavvy and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Arg, Lack of MOT (yes i know !!) puts me off a tad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 amazing for pretending you're John Major. GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Pah. Would love this, but no spare £s as per usual. Another Jag gets away. Good luck with the sale. I'm sure this'll easily sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Oh my, that's really quite tempting. Can't. Mustn't. Edit: Reckon I'd buy a lot of tickets if you raffled it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 there is no wrong colour. I know, I have form when it comes to colour matching wings... BTW, battery in boot or at the front? Up front. Arg, Lack of MOT (yes i know !!) puts me off a tad Me too. Good luck with the sale. I'm sure this'll easily sell. Uh-huh. Jim Bell and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 It seems a sad end to this to let it go for only £500. That's VERY cheap for what looks to be a nice car other than problems it has suffered - and they shouldn't be that difficult to fix for very experienced car fixers like you guys! Have you considered replacing the rack yourself? - I have the original Jaguar workshop manual here on CD ROM and can post up the instructions on how to do it if you want. There is a steering rack for sale on Ebay at the moment for only £59 including postage. I have bought parts from that seller in the past and had no problems with them. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-XJ6-XJ40-STEERING-RACK-92-94-/322458292128?hash=item4b14030fa0:g:RQ0AAOSwSlBY0EKM This rack is part number MMB3890AA which is the ZF rack used on the later battery in boot cars from 1993MY. It is different, but was discussed on xj40.com where posters found the later rack fits earlier cars https://www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?t=996439 "to add some conclusion to this, i have had word that a 93MY rack has been fitted to a 91MY successfully and all running well" The ABS fault shouldn't be too difficult to solve either - pretty much every ABS problem that XJ40s have suffered will be covered somewhere on the Internet - whether Jag-lovers, xj40.com or jaguarforums.com - and I am sure we will be able to work out what is wrong with it. What are the symptoms? - What the ABS warning light does and when it comes on and goes off can often pinpoint where the fault lies. Even if you have fallen out of love with the old thing and now just want it gone (did Junkman ever love it!! ) it seems to make sense to me to sell it with an MOT for a four figure sum! strangeangel and Conrad D. Conelrad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 ABS fault is probably a sensor, the leads seem to crack as they are co-ax like a TV ariel on these. I ended up splicing the XJ40 end on a X300 sensor as I couldn't get a XJ40 sensor & it worked fine when I had mine. I wish I could justify this currently, it's bloody lovely. BTW, battery in boot or at the front? I might have sensors too - pretty sure it's only the calipers that went and I still have the hubs. Will check tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Best of luck with the sale Peter. It's a lovely car to drive but I'm utterly brassic at the moment and have twice as many cars as I can justify owning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I should NOT have driven this last night. strangeangel, Ghosty and RichardK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 I think I ultimately lack bravery for this one. It's on Ebay though. Needs MOAR BIDS.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222464623977?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&autorefresh=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 The sole bidder won it. They have one feedback, it reads "beware: no contact from buyer". This is after the previous ad was yanked from eBay on Tuesday when someone hit the BIN button despite having no intention of buying the car (and messaging me to say as much!). Fortunately I do have a lead on another potential buyer who is willing to wait and see if the eBay winner gets in touch. But he's in South London and didn't realise it was so far north... I have never had such trouble selling a car! A bucket of radioactive waste would be easier to shift. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 I am still tempted, but the lack of MOT is problematic given what it needs. Doesn't seem much chance of blagging a pass and driving home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 The sole bidder won it. They have one feedback, it reads "beware: no contact from buyer". This is after the previous ad was yanked from eBay on Tuesday when someone hit the BIN button despite having no intention of buying the car (and messaging me to say as much!). Fortunately I do have a lead on another potential buyer who is willing to wait and see if the eBay winner gets in touch. But he's in South London and didn't realise it was so far north... I have never had such trouble selling a car! A bucket of radioactive waste would be easier to shift. On eBay I never had so little trouble shifting a car. But this car doesn't shift no matter where. I wonder why. I am fascinated by how many people on eBay can unintentionally click themselves through two confirmation screens,don't have the faintest idea of the geography of the British Isles and are surprised an article actually does have thefaults clearly outlined in the item description.You can be glad that they didn't leave negative feedback because you made it too easy for them to click themselvesthrough the buy it now screens, selected the wrong place to live and didn't list a 30 year old car in pristine condition. Cleon-Fonte, Lord Sterling, 0ldCh0d and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldCh0d Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 On eBay I never had so little trouble shifting a car. But this car doesn't shift no matter where. I wonder why. I am fascinated by how many people on eBay can unintentionally click themselves through two confirmation screens,don't have the faintest idea of the geography of the British Isles and are surprised an article actually does have thefaults clearly outlined in the item description.You can be glad that they didn't leave negative feedback because you made it too easy for them to click themselvesthrough the buy it now screens, selected the wrong place to live and didn't list a 30 year old car in pristine condition. It is the same with the ones who say...."I bid by mistake"....How the fuck can you bid by mistake????? strangeangel and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Helpful words!Thanks for that. If (when) this sale falls through, I will get it through an MOT. It seems like these cars are still plentiful enough that one without test is literally worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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