1993 Jaguar XJ6 adventures

[calebaaront]

You may well have noticed that my 2005 X-Type is being roffled for horrendously cheap. That must mean I’ve purchased another horrendously cheap car.

I have the train booked for Monday where I’ll be driving the new car home. It’s been sat for 6 months so hopefully all will be well. 
Hints:

Red

Saloon.

1993

[clayts450]

I've been away from Autoshite for 2 years, and I've forgotten how much fun these collection capers are.

Hoping for something delightfully shonky.

[95 quid Peugeot]

top trumped you sir, i'm off tomorrow morning, hopefully that should pass the time for you until you're ready 

[EyesWeldedShut]

  On 26/02/2025 at 16:18, calebaaront said:

Red

Saloon.

1993

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Late model Ford Orion - simples

[calebaaront]

  On 26/02/2025 at 17:39, EyesWeldedShut said:

Late model Ford Orion - simples

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Good guess but nope!

[wesacosa]

Sounds fun. Good luck 

I'm guessing a Peugeot 405

[DVee8]

Audi 80 or early A4?

[stuboy]

  On 26/02/2025 at 16:18, calebaaront said:

Red

Saloon.

1993

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[calebaaront]

All these guesses so far have been incorrect. They’re good guesses though! 

[sdkrc]

Peugeot 405 with a melted Wispa on the back seat and a Mark & Lard sticker in the rear window

[stuboy]

[D.E]

[stuboy]

  On 26/02/2025 at 21:12, D.E said:

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[DVee8]

[EyesWeldedShut]

[Hertz]

[GeordieInExile]

I have high hopes for a Proton.

[MorrisItalSLX]

[MorrisItalSLX]

[IronStar]

[calebaaront]

No correct guesses so far! Another clue is that it has a combined MPG of 21

[MorrisItalSLX]

[Hertz]

325 flavour.

 

[ProgRocker]

Subaru Legacy? 

Did they ever sell those in red?

[GeordieInExile]

  On 27/02/2025 at 10:40, calebaaront said:

No correct guesses so far! Another clue is that it has a combined MPG of 21

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One of these with a suitably large engine?

[dozeydustman]

Very late Montego?

[DoverShark]

🤤

[Rustybullethole]

Running a v8

[Ghosty]

21 combined immediately makes me think it's a 4.0 XJ40 or something, my old S3 XJ6 4.2's erstwhile trip computer claimed it did 22 combined, and I reckon that was optimistic.

Volvo 960 would also make sense, mind...

[calebaaront]

Not long left now! I’m very excited to be driving it home but also petrified. I was less scared driving a 1963 Rover P4 220 miles in a storm. 
Too early for a poo count?