Hi Scott,
My son has a Jag of that vintage, and yes the seats are on the hard side,
compared to North American iron.
One thing to take a real good look at it it the rear brakes, especially the
discs. If these need replacement, your into a big bill for repair, or a lot
of work. I helped my son replace his rear discs and it is a ton of work.
You have to drop the whole rear axle assembly in order to get them out. I
understand some people have been able to do it without dropping the axle
assembly but I'm not clear on how it is done.
You will find the parts to be significantly more expensive than Spitfire
parts, many times larger than a factor of two, and even up to four times.
Big ouch!
The Jag are lovely touring cars, albeit somewhat under-powered. Once up to
cruise speed they ride nicely.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire X 2
Thornhill, Ontario
http://www.vicwhit.com
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On 1/11/03 at 3:16 PM Scott A. Roberts wrote:
Hi everybody!
I am contemplating a second BC, an MSBC(mid sized British car) at the
expense of both my pickup and 1969 Belvedere- a 1988 Jaguar XJ-6(Not a
Vanden Plas)
The car has about 91k miles on it, the body is in very nice shape, the
interior pretty good, but needs a spot here and there attended to. I took
the time to "follow the dog" today and give her a test drive. (Even opened
the sunroof just to see what it was like)
My questions are these- I noticed when I first got in, that the seats,
despite being leather, seemed a good deal harder than my mom's Lincoln,
which also has leather seats. Being used to cloth or vinyl, it seemed a
little harsh, especially for a "luxury" car.
Next, I noticed a bit of road bump when driving at low speeds- I attribute
this to the tires- by "road bump" I mean I felt like I could feel every
stone and pebble the car went over. When I increased speed, this feeling
seemed to disappear. Could this be hard or overinflated tires? Or a shock
issue? The car handled well, and went arrow straight with hands off the
wheel, so I don't suspect suspension issues...
The engine(newer aluminum straight 6) seemed to have good power- very
smooth and quick, though I had to work the pedal to get there- though that
just be my unfamiliarity with the beast- I am used to a pickup with a hair
trigger. Shifting was smooth, and I hardly even noticed it shifting at all-
I could tell by the tach.
Anyone have any comments for me regarding these issues, or any others that
I might want to consider? I am hoping to sell my other two cars quickly to
finance this- Anyone need a 1988 Ford F150 or 1969 Plymouth Belvedere?
Thanks for any help,
Scott
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