I was out at a customer’s house last night…when when she says “would you be interested in my late husband’s car?”…
I’m thinking it is a grand marquis or worse - a modern front wheel drive American car…
Nope. It is an old but not old enough Jag with too many doors…
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What model how much… I know I’m that stupid.
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David,
When I go back over for the installation in about weeks I’ll try for pics.
Garaged 30k, straight 6, XJ6 British made (pre ford), 90. Hasn’t been registered in 12 years but has been started every 6 months or so and moved-“not far” as she said.
Not stupid at all. This is a post prince of darkness model.
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If I were to aquire a car like this, I’d do what I would to any used car I’ve bought.
Change all the fluids and filters, belt or belts, typical service interval parts.
Check the brakes, suspension, steering, etc.
Make sure the tires are roadworthy-after 12 or more years these are probably not
Get antique plates for it and never bother with a state inspection ever again
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Yeah. Not a great year for Jag, but still, if I were in the right place in life (retired, needing/wanting a toy car, etc.) that’s still a sweet sixer I’d be proud to say I owned briefly…
It’s a Jaaaaaaag
Am old V12 E type conv would have been nice in b.r.g.
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Probably go through and replace all belts, hoses, and fluids. Tires also. Sitting that long isn’t good. If over 25 years even better: no emissions inspections (can you say future side draft Webers?). I like the XJ6, prefer a convertible, but already have one leaky ragtop. The Straight Six is easy to get at - and is true Jag
Definitely interested.
As long as there is clean title, no problem. When transferred no issue with taxes if car off the road
@jast Jaguars are the safest because they break down so often people can’t drive 'em.
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I have no counter argument for either of these statements…
oh, wait, I do…
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Thanks for that link! Those cars have a timeless style abut them - something the cg designers wish they could create.
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We can log onto the parts website and see what they carry for the old jag…
gotta love a jag
timeless british styling but
unreliable
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So British… 
Could be worse
My brother has a 1976 V-12 Jaguar. It was powerful and purred like a kitten when it was running but it was very high maintenance. He said you had to lift the engine off of its mounts to remove the oil drain plug for an oil change and an equal amount of work was needed for changing hoses, belts, etc. I think it has been in his garage for most of the last decade because it was so difficult to keep running.
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I can think of several cars modern and old that have poorly designed (thank you engineers) qualities when it comes to maintenance and or repairs…Asian, American and Euro…
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Remember all the big V8’s in early 70’s that required you loosen mounts and jack up engine to change rear plugs or the kits where you’d drill holes in fender wells to get at plugs and the cap that snapped in afterwards?
When you put too much in a small space this happens. I think aerospace does a better job in planning for routine maintenance than automobile designers do and aero has mucho more design constraints.
Aerospace has much more strict PM schedules than automotive. They release something too difficult to service, that can’t be explained as an oddball customer request, and they will get a reputation for being expensive to operate, that will likely impact sales. Cars have generally less frequent service requirements and buyers are more able to neglect service that costs too much, so less likely to cause as much reputation as damage.
Cars have service schedules, but they aren’t legally enforceable like they are on aircraft to keep the aircraft certified for flight, nor do cars have to keep maintenance records - and with good reason.
Serviceability is also a design feature and philosophy in aerospace, especially in engines, that is sold as a feature of the product and it’s life cycle for “up time”. I don’t believe that is very much of a consideration in automotive.
Best example I can give on cars is the need to replace timing belts. Known routine service repair. The expense of having this done is incredibly high (on transverse engines) since it usually involves dropping and twisting the engine somewhat so the covers can even be removed. I personally consider this as a known design defect since they know it has to be done (service manual) and do nothing to mitigate it - why should they since they hope to get a lot business pushed back to there service departments. It is what it is almost all cars have this problem.
Looking on Craigslist at some cars, had to laugh at this one, the person I’m sure (or hope) meant miles per gallon. Then again, maybe it’s accurate.
For a while my local Kroger had a display of room rugs, they listed
the size as 5 x 7 inches !
Didn’t know Kroger sold dollhouse rugs!
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Right on topic, this week’s Grand Tour is all about the boys proving to their producer that Jag’s poor quality reputation is erroneous by taking 3 of them on a tour in Colorado, to Telluride.
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