i have a 1989 v12 xjs ,had it for7 years now 93000 miles , very nice car ,
dont buy the 1st 1 u see, look around
"Adysthemic" <asifidsay@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Ivar" <Ivar.ekstromer000@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I suppose it's fair to say that a car is worth what you are willing to
pay
>>for it, but I should think that there are quite a few lovely late 80s
XJS
>>around for half that money.
>> The condition and mechanics are something for you to judge for
yourself,
>> but a couple of little things to look for in a car that should be
>> 'beautiful':
>> The chrome on the bumpers, not the bits you can see but the bits you
>> cant. XJS bumper chromes will rot from the underside. The chrome can
look
>> really good on the outside but it could be sitting on rotten steel.
>> On each side of the boot, feel down in to the valences behide the rear
>> wheels. another place where hidden rot can be happening. Also, in the
>> boot, feel under the steel of the bottom of the rear windscreen. And a
>> favorite place for them to rot is the top of the trailing arms of the
>> rear suspention. You cant see it even if you get under the car but it's
>> easy to run your hand on the top of the bars that run from from to back
>> just inside of the from of the rear wheels.
>> I've owned two (still got one V12) Lovely to drive, but the most
>> impractical car I've ever had.but even so, still my favorite.
>>
>> Ivar
>>
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> I'm in the Northwest USA. I have an XJS V12 1986. 45,000miles. AC no
> longer works,but everything else just fine. I put it on CL in SF for
> 5000.00 and had no interest at all. So unless the UK has really
different
> values for Jags then it's likely too much,Adysthemic
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