XJ40 hotel needed.

[Partridge]

Hi chaps,

 

There's an XJ40 come up for sale cheaply that looks a little bit not borked for 400 quid.

 

If discussions get serious and I end up buying the thing, is there anybody around my area (Fareham, Hampshire) who could lend me the use of a drive/garage/special XJ40 skip for a couple of months or so for a drink, while I get my money in order.

 

It may not happen, but if it does I'll need storage.

 

Cheers

[Partridge]

No replies in over half an hour? This place isn't what it used to be.

 

I will set fire to the car to make a point. I hope you're all happy you bastards.

[Heidel_Kakao]

V12?

[chaseracer]

No replies in over half an hour? This place isn't what it used to be.

 

I will set fire to the car to make a point. I hope you're all happy you bastards.

 

You will need to draw a cock and balls on one of the doors.

 

[rml2345]

If I had storage and it was around Fareham, Hampshire then you'd be more than welcome to it.

But I don't.

Soz.

[Stanky]

Didn't realise you were a fellow Fareham-ite, south coast riviera and all that.

 

Presumably the storage would need to be off the queens highways for reasons of taxation? Sadly I can't accommodate any more vehicles on my drive without causing next door to have a complete mental breakdown - they already moan about the oil stains and general detritus from the two cars I currently have!

 

However, I may be able to put you in touch with people who may be sympathetic to the cause and allow off road parking facilities to be used, I'll enquire and drop me a PM if the deal does go through.

 

Depending how legal it is to drive, there are a few places I have in mind, of varying distances from Fareham.

[Cavcraft]

It's a 3.6 and for the price and length of MOT is a farking massive bargain. I'm skint at the moment Or I really would be all over it.

[mercrocker]

Sorry I cannot help you, Mr. P.   I only say that because I aren't so far away and didn't want you to think I is miserable bastard.   Have more cars than holes to put them already I am afraid.....

[Partridge]

Cheers, guys and thanks a bunch Stanky! I would probably keep it taxed anyway to avoid trouble.

 

No word from the seller yet, but here's hoping...

[Partridge]

V12?

3.6 AJ6.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Ooh, 3.6 - DigiDash! It sounds a HUGE bargain too. Nice work!

 

I reckon these early XJ40s are the most interesting ones by some margin. They'd be my choice if I didn't own one with a sentimental attachment already.  A lesser '40, the ones with creeping degrees of X300ness like my battery in boot car seem diluted and a bit too sensible. Is it a Sovereign, or the XJ6?

 

Seriously, I really hope you get it. The world needs more XJ40 enthusiasts and to be one yet not own a '40 is simply a crime against nature.

 

The digidash cars have earned themselves a bit of a reputation for neediness over the years, but the problems seem to be fairly easily solvable now, if threads on XJ40.com are anything to go by.

That said, there is a thread on there running at the moment entitled "Raging dashboard demons", whose Russian author (these cars are a mystery in more than one nation) claims he generally solves it with punching.

[dugong]

The car's pretty close to the lovely* area that I live in, so if DELIVERY SERVICE is needed, say something or forever do one while I eat a Tunnock's Tea Cake.

[Partridge]

The car's pretty close to the lovely* area that I live in, so if DELIVERY SERVICE is needed, say something or forever do one while I eat a Tunnock's Tea Cake.

Cheers matey, much appreciated. I've still not heard from the seller and other are interested...but we shall see.

[Partridge]

Ooh, 3.6 - DigiDash! It sounds a HUGE bargain too. Nice work!

 

I reckon these early XJ40s are the most interesting ones by some margin. They'd be my choice if I didn't own one with a sentimental attachment already.  A lesser '40, the ones with creeping degrees of X300ness like my battery in boot car seem diluted and a bit too sensible. Is it a Sovereign, or the XJ6?

 

Seriously, I really hope you get it. The world needs more XJ40 enthusiasts and to be one yet not own a '40 is simply a crime against nature.

 

The digidash cars have earned themselves a bit of a reputation for neediness over the years, but the problems seem to be fairly easily solvable now, if threads on XJ40.com are anything to go by.

That said, there is a thread on there running at the moment entitled "Raging dashboard demons", whose Russian author (these cars are a mystery in more than one nation) claims he generally solves it with punching.

It's a Sov, and has a telephone for added awesomeness.

Have picturefication.

 

 

400 quid. How much longer will they stay this cheap? And it's probably worth at least double that in bits (not that I'd break it).

[UmBongo]

It has a phone like what The Equalizer had in his Jag.

 

I would definitely buy it...if I was mentally ill.

[barefoot]

I would buy it if the phone worked.

[Partridge]

It has a phone like what The Equalizer had in his Jag.

 

I would definitely buy it...if I was a superhuman pussy magnet like Partridge and needed a car to match my sexual prowess.

EFA

[Wilko220]

I could probably store it off road for you for a few weeks but I'm in Herts so not exactly in your area of choice.

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

That looks to be a very nice car and an absolute bargain at the money. It looks to be Alpine green metallic with a biscuit interior. I like it. Biscuit leather is really quite rare on the XJ40 in the UK, though much more common on US cars.

The Jaguar branded Panasonic car phone is the same as the one which was in my car when it was new. They were a dealer fit option, and mightily expensive back then. I wish my car still had its phone, but it was taken out years ago and before it looked cool. Some of them can be made to work again without much work, but I'm not sure which ones. Any Jaguar branded car phone seems to be quite sought after now, which is one reason why I haven't retrofitted one in my car.

[Jim Bergerac]

I live 450 miles away and have no space so can offer no help beyond a recommendation that you should definitely buy it.

[Partridge]

Cheers a bunch Wilko! But it looks like Stanky will be able to store it for me, when and if I get it. And he's quite close to me

 

And carphones are AWE50ME.

[dugong]

Y U NOT BUY XJ40 YET

[Timewaster]

If I had room to park that Jag, I'd have bought it by now!

[Partridge]

Y U NOT BUY XJ40 YET

It all depends on what a contact says tomorrow to see if I've been successful in flogging a contract to him...if so I will buy with my CA£HMONIEZ.  It may be gone by then, in which case I will supremely browned off.

 

I need to be a little bit sensible sadly. Still thanks to Stanky I can haz storage.

[Partridge]

Well I'm not getting a good feeling about this.

 

The seller said he would send me more pictures, and hasn't. What's worse it someone else has apparently arranged to collect the car (making it, in my mind at least, sold), but the seller hasn't replied to them after two days..

[Skizzer]

^  Sounds ominous.  Shame as it looks rather fabulous.  Hope it works out well.

[Junkman]

I need to be a little bit sensible sadly.

 

Nope.

[Partridge]

^  Sounds ominous.  Shame as it looks rather fabulous.  Hope it works out well.

If it goes to a good home, I'll be happy. As long as it doesn't get raced, two of them which I've tried to buy have been cut up and raced this year.

[Partridge]

Nope.

Thanks for that. That's just what I needed to hear :-D

[Felly Magic]

I have a feeling this is the same Jag Dan 'Zontar' Hart was after