Timewaster Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 What did it go for? Prices are definitely on the rise for these old dollops and dealers want lots for them if they are tidy.There were 4 X V12 XJ-S. Cheapest went for £2100. Others were £3400,£9450 and £16500 I can't vouch for the condition as I wasn't there. https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic/results/results-from-saturday-25th-august-2018/?orderText=sortOrder&searchText=Jaguar# There were some cheap Bentleys too. xtriple, richardthestag and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 They are black and round, what more do ya' want? Not a lot really,but some grip would be nice Looking forward to seeing more pics of this. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Last chance to buy at mo, given a couple of years and they will be stupid money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 You utter maniac. Fucking ace!!!! I so want to valet that interior! Cavcraft, michael t and xtriple 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Fan fucking tastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 I think they are 'Coopers' tyres which I thought were okay? I was too impressed with the state of the wheels to actually look at the tyres other than to stick a digit in to see if they had tread. I don't think the last owner was all that bothered as he just used it for shows, smokey burnouts on the showground tend to be frowned upon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 You utter maniac. Fucking ace!!!! I so want to valet that interior!Feel free, and while you're at it, do the merc as it looks a tad 'doggy' in there at the moment! purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Absolute bargain! Brother had one 22 years ago- B20 XJS. Again a V12- remember going to jJaguar meeting in one of the plants in Birmingham or Coventry and someone saying to us "glad you've got a V12- the others are half the cylinders and half the car". Went like the clappers-I had series 3 Interceptor at the same time. How things change! Steve richardthestag, uk_senator and xtriple 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Brilliant purchase! I loved mine. Fuel bills will make the Bentley seem like an AX 1.4D, but the greatly* reduced maintenance bills should help to counterbalance that. garethj and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Brilliant purchase! I loved mine. Fuel bills will make the Bentley seem like an AX 1.4D, but the greatly* reduced maintenance bills should help to counterbalance that.Greatly* reduced michael t, MarvinsMom, richardmorris and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 might just turn up one day then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is a fantastic buy. If you ever move it on, imagine the whiteroom fun you can have with it? You can write one of those really lengthy BS histories about what Richard E Grant was wearing the day he popped into his local Jag dealership. xtriple, uk_senator and Rave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Oh joy. He his back. The internet is now fixed. Exciting times ahead. LightBulbFun, Cavcraft, purplebargeken and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 That is gorgeous, looks superb in black too. Well bought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 You absolute W!NNER!!!111. Very, very very very very very VERY jealous. blakey79, michael t and xtriple 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 and i thought i was the only person who liked the XJ-S (as it would still be, i guess at that age?) it is a lovely looking thing, so well bought sir! and you are not so much the fuggin' lunatic, but a flippin' LEGEND! xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Legend? Me? Only in my own imagination sadly My only excuse is my complete disregard for reality and a continuing faith in the might of the British motor industry that they MUST have turned out at least one decent car at some point in the past. So, far I have been proved wrong... I just remembered that it was one of these that the news was delivered to my (then) wife that she was pregnant (I got sent in to the chemists to get the results as she was afraid to, she really wanted to be pregnant... she was natch') so this car is two years older than my son! Already contemplating how much it will cost to have the rust sorted on the wing and rear arch. I am incapable of being sensible! uk_senator, Coprolalia and Saabnut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Loving this thread. XJS looks extra caddish in black. I always fancied the 3.6 or 4.0, but prices have become impossible. Extra bravery points for going for a V12. Will be following with great interest. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Already contemplating how much it will cost to have the rust sorted on the wing and rear arch. I am incapable of being sensible!At least it isn't rusty on the rear buttresses like mine was. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djimbob Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Good show sir, I always liked these from the get-go, never understood the criticism of a car so futuristic looking at the time Haven't had one, probably never will, but I did have a six litre xj12 which was all I was warned it would be, complicated and prone to *fascinating mechanical and electrical issues! Many moons ago I was a salesman at Comet, and a nice lady rocked up in a lovely white one, and I managed to drop a tumble dryer straight in the boot for her, it was cavernous and from that moment on I had proper respect for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Where's Junkman? Surely this must meet his climate improvement programme criteria. Let's just hope someone doesn't shout 'GET IN THE BACK OF THE VAN!!' to you. GR12 buy David xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dupart Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Rich mans Bentley! Well done Sir, I doff my cap.. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I think they are 'Coopers' tyres which I thought were okay? Coopers are good, I've had several, all on big heavy powerful cars. Not one has let me down. Mind I'm not Clarkson and I don't live beside the Nurburgring, so conditions may vary. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Cooper and Avon are the same company I believe, should be perfectly decent. xtriple and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 That is fucking EPIC Carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I have nothing useful to say brave man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I seem to define myself by my car, shit car, shit mood! I had quite a few of these when they were new(ish) and I was a lot richer than I am now, including a brand new 3.6 sportpack which was, without a doubt, the worst car I had ever had... bviously since surpassed by that shitheap Bentley! I always loved the V12 but they are a sod to work on, starter motor is a bonnet off job and then every extension Halfords have ever sold and a few wobble drives to get the socket through the exhaust manifolds to the bolts. Changing the plugs involves much the same same amount of faffing..........used to have a series 1 v12 XJ..........with carbs..........when proceeding with some alacrity, the fuel gauge would actually move downwards before your very eyes............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 bloody fantastic purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Break the internet and put a diesel in it, then attend a Jaguar owners club meeting. It has to be a Perkins 4.99 though or it doesn't count. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 as a smail child i liked them after watching the saint on tv Sudsprint and richardthestag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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