Post British Leyland Jags are supposed to be pretty decent cars. My brother had an XJ something that was built after Ford took them over and he had nary an issue with it during his ownership.
How is the BMW doing? Dan On Mar 12, 2013, at 11:44 AM, Donald Snook wrote: > Yep, the Snook car saga begins again. > > Before you groan because I am trading cars again, this time its not my fault. > I was in a car wreck. Its pretty funny that a personal injury trial lawyer > gets rear-ended. But, the 2003 Lexus that belonged to my Stepmother is much > worse for wear. It really got smacked. The insurance company is considering > totaling it. If they do not total it, I do not want the car because it has > frame damage. The car really took a hit. > > At any rate, my indy has a car that I am considering, but I want to make sure > I am not acting crazy. I don't think I got a head injury in the crash . . . > Just Kidding. > > It is a 2004 Jaquar XJR. I know, when I heard Jaguar I thought that is > CRAZY. But, I can get a great deal on this car. I mean a real bargain. My > indy wants to buy the lexus (in its present smashed condition) and then I pay > him a little bit more for the jag. I get to keep the insurance check. In > fact, I would basically be getting the Jag for free. > My indy bought it from the local Jaguar dealer when they wholesaled it. It > has 110,000 miles and is in AMAZING shape. Apparently, the biggest problems > with these cars is the air ride suspension. The previous owner had several > problems and finally just had the local Jag dealer replace everything with > regular (i.e. non Jag air ride) components at a cost of $6,000. They gave > him a lifetime warranty on the repairs. Other than that, I have not found > anything awful about these cars. The R indicates it has the 4.2L > supercharged V8 and this thing is SCREAMING FAST. Not that I need that. It > is also a beautiful car. Am I being crazy to consider this car? I think > Jaguar has improved dramatically since Ford bought them. > > Donald H. Snook > [cid:image001.jpg@01CE1F0E.88618A20] > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
