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I really really wasnt trying to buy a car. Honest. Buddy told me about an STSV he saw online for 5k and I was gonna jump on it but when I looked it was just a V6 base model. But then I noticed a 2002 Jaguar XJR for only $5000 that was in my favorite color combo. Only 53000 miles, had to be something wrong. Dude said he had 6k in receipts for the car from the last 500 miles its acquired over the last 5 year period. Car just sits in the garage. He had coolant, oil, trans, diff, supercharger all drained and refilled. New valve cover gaskets and oil pan gasket, new battery, new brakes all the way around, Goodyears dont have 300 miles on them and had all records and manuals as well as window sticker.
I still wasnt trying to buy it. Told the guy I may make the hour drive to see it on the weekend (this is in April) and he offered to bring it to me so I could put it on the lift. So he did.
Got the car up in the air and couldnt believe how nice it was. Not a drip, not a worn ball joint, brakes looked brand new with no corrosion, tires still had the little hairs on the tread.... only thing I could see was split rear sway links and that the front shocks were shot. I know those shocks and mounts were $700 but the rest of the car was amazing condition.
I still wasnt trying to buy it. I just shot a stupid low ball offer. He accepted! So at noon I wasnt even looking and by 3PM I owned a car I wasnt trying to buy. lol
Here it is the day i bought it:
Well my wife loves the car, I fell in love with it and like my last Jag its the one car that everyone smiles at and gives a thumbs up for. Just those classic Jag lines. Some friends offered me double what I paid but I decided to hold onto it. The 2002 version has addressed 3 of the 4 issues these cars had. Had the updated throttle body ($1000), updated timing chain guides and they have the better block that dosent have the cylinder wall issues any more. Car does have the CATS Sport shocks though and they are the most expensive ones but should last 50k miles.
Thought I could get by with the shocks for a bit but the next day the cars nose would dive when driving it so I went ahead and corrected that issue right away.
I still wasnt trying to buy it. Told the guy I may make the hour drive to see it on the weekend (this is in April) and he offered to bring it to me so I could put it on the lift. So he did.
Got the car up in the air and couldnt believe how nice it was. Not a drip, not a worn ball joint, brakes looked brand new with no corrosion, tires still had the little hairs on the tread.... only thing I could see was split rear sway links and that the front shocks were shot. I know those shocks and mounts were $700 but the rest of the car was amazing condition.
I still wasnt trying to buy it. I just shot a stupid low ball offer. He accepted! So at noon I wasnt even looking and by 3PM I owned a car I wasnt trying to buy. lol
Here it is the day i bought it:
Well my wife loves the car, I fell in love with it and like my last Jag its the one car that everyone smiles at and gives a thumbs up for. Just those classic Jag lines. Some friends offered me double what I paid but I decided to hold onto it. The 2002 version has addressed 3 of the 4 issues these cars had. Had the updated throttle body ($1000), updated timing chain guides and they have the better block that dosent have the cylinder wall issues any more. Car does have the CATS Sport shocks though and they are the most expensive ones but should last 50k miles.
Thought I could get by with the shocks for a bit but the next day the cars nose would dive when driving it so I went ahead and corrected that issue right away.
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