Hairy Pussy - Swopsies done

[eddyramrod]

How to start a New Year.

Meet a Shiter you haven't met before.

Relieve him of his car, that's out of MoT and been standing for months.

Drive it 40 miles home and leave it at a nearby garage for major work that I can't do myself.

The Shiter in question is Hillman Imp, and the car is the red Jaguar XJ8 Sport that he recently offered at no charge.  Well you can't turn that down, can you?

Handover accomplished, on neutral ground.  Note the registration, that cued up the car's new name: Hairy Pussy.  If that doesn't suit a Sport-oriented Jaguar, what does?  So now that I've taken possession...

Yes, the Woollard shot.  Has to be done.  No fuelling shot, because it didn't need any.  I've now dropped it at a nearby garage where the welding work will take place, and probably a couple of other small jobs it might need for MoT.  Updates to follow.

Meanwhile, since I drove it back to Barrow, I can say it's a lovely car.  Yes, there are things that need doing, but it's pretty much plug-n-play.  Have a couple of snaps from my end of the journey.

[hairnet]

300 quid for huggy

 

[eddyramrod]

...And the second word is "Off!"

[lesapandre]

What a lovely story. Good luck!!

[Wingz123]

Do you plan on giving it a haircut....?

[big_al_granvia]

thats a proper jag, not a tarted up mondeo... top chod sir

[purplebargeken]

Free cars are free!!!!

Lovely stuff. What is needed?

[eddyramrod]

Welding, mostly.  There's a big strip need doing along the OS sill/floor interface.  After that:  there's a rubbing noise that suggests a rear brake isn't properly releasing.  There's no code for the radio (at the moment) which means no heater too.  Both front wings really want replacing.

Further ahead, maybe some tyres would be a good thing, they don't have quite as much tread as I would like.  There are some other fiddly bits too but they can wait.  But, for the price, I'm not complaining!  I got a very good deal, whatever it costs to get through MoT.  I'm going to make sure I enjoy this one.

[HillmanImp]

Heater works. Its the button above the radio. I was using it this morning as it was a wee bit nippy. 

Nice to meet you Eddy. Hope the car serves you well. Happy it should have a new lease of life. 

Had a great drive over to meet you too, its a fantastic car to drive. Will miss it but prefer someone using it instead of it just sitting there rotting until I never get round to it. 

I dropped the Porsche off where the Jag lived yesterday and got a photo. 

Porsche is there for a bit but I'll probably bring it back tomorrow and the Legacy will be back on the road outside my house after a brief moment on the drive. 

Hopefully the welding isn't too painful. I'll try and remember how I got the radio code last time. Like I say John K might be able to help. 

 

[martc]

9 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

.  There's no code for the radio (at the moment) which means no heater too. 

Sounds like you need that code ASAP and get it tuned into Heat FM - winters a comin'...

[eddyramrod]

Lovely to meet you too! 

The car will definitely be getting used.  Primarily it's to replace Le Limon as my daily, but as it's the right side of 20 years old it can go to shows too, so can also replace Huggy, at least for a while.  Until I get itchy feet again!

Work is due to commence on Tuesday so there'll be no more updates until after that.

[gadgetgricey]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

...And the second word is "Off!"

Hopefully the first word was "£30"

[DavidB]

Did you swap this for the Cadillac?

[eddyramrod]

LOL!  No.

[purplebargeken]

Jags are ace, I've had 3 of the things. 

Well, if you ever need a Tacuma in your life...........

[eddyramrod]

Cheers Ken, but I only moved one on 12 months ago!

Jags ARE ace, yes, this is my second.  The first was in 2002-3 and was badged as a Daimler.  Does that count?  I mean it was a LWB XJ6 really.  I've been thinking for some time that I should have another, and an X308 seemed an ideal candidate.  When Mr Imp offered this one, I really had no choice.  I'm looking forward to pressing it into use.

[Matty]

Real Do. Nice one Hillman, nice one eddy. Nowt like a good news story when your staring down the barrel of another year at work!

[purplebargeken]

I never had one of the newer flavours, mine ranged between 1988 and 1990. The best one was the 4.0 XJ6, it was brilliant and shit could it move

I can only imagine how cool the V8 is going to be

[Broadsword]

Great stuff getting this saved. Brakes are nothing out of the ordinary on these, surely a simple dismantling and cleaning will sort it out?

[eddyramrod]

Ken, when the days are longer, have a ride Oop Norf and you can try this one out

[JeeExEll]

New Year for you Eddy, good luck m8.

[sutty2006]

I read the title and this is what I expected. What I received is better. 

 

[purplebargeken]

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Ken, when the days are longer, have a ride Oop Norf and you can try this one out 

Oh mate, you have a bloody deal there. Oh hell yes

[eddyramrod]

22 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

I read the title and this is what I expected. What I received is better. 

 

Oh is THAT why it's getting so much traffic?

[danthecapriman]

Nice Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag Eddy. Can’t beat the price either!

[hairnet]

325

 

[eddyramrod]

No dear, it's not a 325, it's a 3.2V8.  325 is something vastly inferior produced in Foreignland.

[stuboy]

lovely motor

[sdkrc]

@eddyramrod what are your thoughts on the Jag? To drive, interior, build quality, speed etc. I've always wanted one but have little idea what to expect beyond a suspiciously cramped cabin

This also feels like a happy medium between the C3 and the Caddy. 

[eddyramrod]

Happy medium?  Definitely.  Cramped?  Not nearly as cramped as my old S2 Daimler.  I haven't sat in the back though, so I can't vouch for that, but at least there's room for my big feet.  Interior is two or three shades of grey, with the woodwork done in Piano Black.  On those terms, it doesn't feel very special, but it's well-enough put together and the seat is very good.  Speed, well it's a 3.2V8 so it'll take off when required!  It's smooth and quiet too.

These impressions have been formed on less than an hour's drive along A roads, in convoy, with a little fiddling around back streets at the end.  Longer acquaintence may force revisions.