(With acknowledgements to www.jag-lovers.org)

Update:
The previous car, an '87 Jaguar XJ40, was sold in September 1999, for it had bad rust problems. A more modern model, built in 1992, replaced it. The specifications are much the same, except that the engine is slightly larger now, 4 litres, and the automatic gearbox has a "sport mode" button.

Getting a later model avoids the need to fix the rust and various mechanical niggles afflicting the old Jaguar. Apart from routine maintenance and servicing, it has needed nothing doing to it.

As my contracts nowadays are abroad, in countries like Holland and Belgium, I do most of my driving on the continent nowadays. The comfort and power afforded by this car makes the 600 mile journey from work to home much easier to bear and much less tiring. Also the petrol is cheaper - if I buy it in Belgium or France on my way through!

Below is a picture of a Jag engine to drool over. It's a V12 in an XJ-S, not a straight six, which is what my new XJ40 has, but the effect is much the same. The correct pictures will be saved to this page when I finally get round to it!

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Jaguar XJ6 Executive 4.2

This car is the Daddy of the one above. I bought it to drive around in, for the duration of my contract in South Africa. It needs some work done on it, to restore it to proper comfort and reliability. For its age (manufactured in 1973), it is in remarkably good shape. Some very minor dents in the front underskirt, and a heat blister on one of the doors. It cost the equivalent of 1,100 pounds. There is no rust, as Pretoria in South Africa has a very dry climate. With the cheapness of labour down here (cost of parts is comparable to the UK), I would be happy to spend another £2-3000 on it, and import my XJ6 back to the UK.

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