XJR (X300 flavour)
Discussion
Rust will be the main concern. Check all over the body especially the rear wheel arches,round the front and rear screens,and bottoms of the doors and wings.
A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
Jaguar steve said:
Rust will be the main concern. Check all over the body especially the rear wheel arches,round the front and rear screens,and bottoms of the doors and wings.
A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
Thanks matey. Been looking at x300's for a while, but until today thought an "R" would be a no go! so familiar ish with the foibles of them in general. Guess it's just a case of looking even harder than usual, bearing in mind they are likely to have been driven harder!A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
Are the brakes unique to the XJR or the same as the 4.0 cars? also same question re. shocks and general suspension bits. Also is the gearbox the 4 speed unit or the 5 speed switchable as per 4.0 cars?
The suspension on the XJR's is much harder. They don't give the magic carpet ride you expect of a Jaguar.
If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
a8hex said:
The suspension on the XJR's is much harder. They don't give the magic carpet ride you expect of a Jaguar.
If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
"...with moderate use of the accelerator the supercharged units fuel economy and behaviour can be virtually indistinguishable from that of the conventionally aspirated 4.0 AJ16."If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
Porkies from Browns lane or just very optimistic??!!
theironduke said:
a8hex said:
The suspension on the XJR's is much harder. They don't give the magic carpet ride you expect of a Jaguar.
If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
"...with moderate use of the accelerator the supercharged units fuel economy and behaviour can be virtually indistinguishable from that of the conventionally aspirated 4.0 AJ16."If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
Porkies from Browns lane or just very optimistic??!!
theironduke said:
a8hex said:
The suspension on the XJR's is much harder. They don't give the magic carpet ride you expect of a Jaguar.
If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
"...with moderate use of the accelerator the supercharged units fuel economy and behaviour can be virtually indistinguishable from that of the conventionally aspirated 4.0 AJ16."If you look on Jag Lovers you'll find copies of the brochures. Not sure whether the gearbox is the same as the 4L but it isn't the Mercedes unit that the SC V8 4.0's got.
try http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/xjr95.html
Porkies from Browns lane or just very optimistic??!!
But even on a light throttle they were pretty brisk. When I bought my Sport, the salesman was keen to "upsell" me and suggested I took an XJR for a spin. A mile or so down the road from the showroom was a village with a Gestapo camera in. I remember driving carefully through checking the speedo and the road ahead, 30, all's clear, 30, all's still clear, 60 - s*&t where did that come from. We didn't like the ride, else I might have gone for it.
Good luck with your hunt. They don't have to be rusty.
theironduke said:
Jaguar steve said:
Rust will be the main concern. Check all over the body especially the rear wheel arches,round the front and rear screens,and bottoms of the doors and wings.
A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
Thanks matey. Been looking at x300's for a while, but until today thought an "R" would be a no go! so familiar ish with the foibles of them in general. Guess it's just a case of looking even harder than usual, bearing in mind they are likely to have been driven harder!A hard driven xjr will have shagged its brakes, tyres and suspension components but the engine and driveline should be good for 100k with reasonable maintainence.
Parts prices are not unreasonable. Insurance is usually cheaper than Ze Chermans too.
Essential to buy the very best example you can find. Have a look on carsandclassics, and the Jaguar World magazine classifieds. Joining the JEC might be a good move too
Are the brakes unique to the XJR or the same as the 4.0 cars? also same question re. shocks and general suspension bits. Also is the gearbox the 4 speed unit or the 5 speed switchable as per 4.0 cars?
Jaguar steve said:
British Car Parts list all the alternative components fitted to the different versions of the X300. Parts prices for all XJs are pretty similar unless you have Brembo brakes or the CATS suspension option. The X300 gearbox is a 4 speed one, the later V8s had the 5 speed 'boxes, a ZF one for the n/a cars amd a Mercedes one for the supercharged variants
Were either CATS or Brembos were available on the X300?a8hex said:
Jaguar steve said:
British Car Parts list all the alternative components fitted to the different versions of the X300. Parts prices for all XJs are pretty similar unless you have Brembo brakes or the CATS suspension option. The X300 gearbox is a 4 speed one, the later V8s had the 5 speed 'boxes, a ZF one for the n/a cars amd a Mercedes one for the supercharged variants
Were either CATS or Brembos were available on the X300?theironduke said:
a8hex said:
Then you hit seventy with WOT and you understand the bit from Star Treck.
What does WOT mean...?SpeckledJim said:
Wide Open Throttle
As the man says Wide Open Throttletheironduke said:
SpeckledJim said:
Wide Open Throttle
ahhhhhhMy best guess was maybe World Of Torque!
theironduke said:
Wallet Opening Tragedy
Yes probably that too.I used to have a GT4 with a boost gauge which I always thought was meant to tell you how fast your wallet was disappearing down the exhaust pipe.
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