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Old 19th October 2009, 22:11   #1
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1999 XJ8 3.2 Executive in Black with walnut trim and Oatmeal leather

and its MINE

It has also been converted to LPG and I love it to bits :lol:

We still have our 75 so I wont be going anywhere
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Old 20th October 2009, 06:29   #2
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That's nice!

What sort of mpg do you expect to get? Even if it's lowish, with the LPG it should make it reasonably cheap to run!
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Old 20th October 2009, 11:24   #3
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I mostly do short trips, so I'm getting around 20MPG - but at 53p a litre I don't really care

Its on a classic policy (£236 a year) Tax is only £190 for a year (pre 2001) and its just heaven to drive. And while it is slightly more comfortable than the 75, there is a LOT more room inside the 75.

Dare I say it, if I was a family man looking for a practical car the 75 would swing it - the boot on the Jag is very shallow (and with the gas tank in there no room for the spare wheel) the jags rear seat also does not fold down (unlike our 75 that has both a ski hatch and a folding seat)

There are other things, and it would be unfair to compare both cars (as the 75 is the more modern of the 2) but I am not a family man and I can live with the shallow boot and "cosy" interior for that V8 warble
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Old 20th October 2009, 11:33   #4
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Congratulations, very nice car. Happy motoring (glad you're also keeping the 75)
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Old 20th October 2009, 17:11   #5
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So, technically your 20 mpg is effectively around 40 mpg? Not bad!

And the tax isn't bad either! Wonder if I can swing with SWMBO for something similar?!
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Old 20th October 2009, 21:48   #6
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Looks realy nice! As it's a early nikasil V8 engine whatever you do don't ever turn it off straight away from a cold start, eg just moving it off the drive as it will flood its self and you won't get it started again as all the fuel washes away the oil from the cyl walls and it losses compression.

If you ever need any help just give me a shout, i know these cars quite well!
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Old 20th October 2009, 21:52   #7
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1999 XJ8 3.2 Executive in Black with walnut trim and Oatmeal leather

and its MINE

It has also been converted to LPG and I love it to bits :lol:

We still have our 75 so I wont be going anywhere
looks lovely always liked them but never owned one unfortunately although did have a Mk2 Jag, my current conny is the best car i have ever owned though
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Old 21st October 2009, 09:19   #8
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Looks realy nice! As it's a early nikasil V8 engine whatever you do don't ever turn it off straight away from a cold start, eg just moving it off the drive as it will flood its self and you won't get it started again as all the fuel washes away the oil from the cyl walls and it losses compression.

If you ever need any help just give me a shout, i know these cars quite well!
Been warned already about that I spoke to the mechanic who looked after it before and he told me everything that needed done to the car was done by the previous owner, chain tensioners, water pump etc.

I had an XJ40 before this one, and always said I would have another one, I thought the XJ8 was out of my price range then this one popped up at a silly price (hows just under 2k sound?) and I jumped at it.
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