I've noticed the same thing - owners are wanting to sell them once they find
out how expensive they are to maintain. I was getting a safety inspection
and there was a used car lot next door - I wandered over to look at a XJS
V12 that was around 12-15 years old. He *said* it ran but needed a fuel
pump. And he'd let it go for $1200. I passed.
I'm afraid Jaguars reputation for needing regular maintanence which also
tends to be expensive hasn't changed much since the days of the XKE -
especially the XKE V12 of the early 70s. A friend had a 72 V12 we drove to
work - he knew how much I loved to drive it so he let me drive it often.
There's absolutely *nothing* to compare to the sound of that V12 backed up
into a all brick garage just big enough for it to fit - and when it fired
up - whirrrrrrrrrrr - barooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Soooo smooth and musical. I
used to ask him about how far he revved between shifting and thought he was
wimping out by shifting at 3500rpm - until he let me drive it! Put it in
3nd and floor it - the speedometer spins around the dial lots faster then
the tach does - by the time we were approaching 4000 rpm we were well into
"go directly to jail" kind of speed -and there was still a couple thousand
rpm left to get to redline! If you've never drivenen a V12 - please give
yourself a treat and testdrive a S600, SL600 or the V12 Jag - it;s an
experience you need to try at least once in your automotive life.
Oh yeah, got off the subject - about the cost of maintanence - there was a
ignition amplifier in the middle of the V - and the heat would kill it every
6 months or so - at a cost of over $400 each.
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Booher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 8:25 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Jaguar for sale
There have been several Jag's in my area of that era, the cheapest an
88 or 89 for $1000 cash and the most expensive a 96 for $3500. I think
something has happened (ergo, they've taken them to the stealership
and told they are *not* working on them anymore for what ever Ford
related reason or something) but I've seen quite a few people trying
to unload them.
Actually, I remember another one, like 92, custom paint and rims,
$2500. Like I said, several. So I'm starting to wonder why current
owners are trying to give them away.
Ed
On 4/29/06, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There's a Jaguar for sale 1/2 block from my house.
I don't know how y'all feel about Jaguars (the cars). I know BMWs are
hated,
and Volvos and perhaps Saabs are tolerated. I have always thought Jags
were
pretty nice. That's not to say I know much about them.
I was surprised how cheap it is - like $2500 for, I believe an early
'90's
XJ6. (But I was also very surprised how affordable old Benzs are). No
evident body damage. Beautiful. Been sitting there for several weeks. I
get
the strong feeling there must be something major wrong with it.
Brian
83 240D
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