Just Bought a 1998 XJ V8 3.2 Auto

[sybaseian]

Just bought the above in Sapphire Blue/Oatmeal Full leather, Full Jag History, etc and 110,000 miles for £7500.

Anyone care to comment on if I bought on the money or a bargin?

Decided I need something quieter than the Chimaera for motorway work.

I'm picking it up on Friday and will get around to adding a pick to my profile.

Any comments on changing the alloys for larger ones and how it may effect the handling/ride - where to get the best deal?

Ian

>>> Edited by sybaseian on Wednesday 25th February 00:48

[silverback mike]

That sounds a decent deal to me.
I had a 3.2 XJ8 sport, and was a very good car.
Same colour as your future purchase, and in my view the best colour combination.
Hope you enjoy.

[sybaseian]

Thanks SBM,

any idea what increasing the wheel size from 16" to 19" alloys will do to the ride/handling. I fancy adding some BBS Monaco Alloys.



>> Edited by sybaseian on Tuesday 13th April 01:19

[sybaseian]

silverback mike said:

That sounds a decent deal to me. I had a 3.2 XJ8 sport, and was a very good car. Same colour as your future purchase, and in my view the best colour combination. Hope you enjoy.

I have this strange urge to buy cars in similar colour schemes......



Check my profile for the Chimaera.

[silverback mike]

Nice, I do like Chims.

I think the best looking wheel for an XJ8 is the XJR 18" Penta alloy. Looks excellent, quite similar to the examples in your photo. Bet they're not cheap

Not sure if the 19's would need different dampers though....The suspension on mine was hard enough and that was only with the 16" dimple alloys.

>> Edited by silverback mike on Thursday 26th February 20:55

[sybaseian]

It has standard touring suspension, rather than the sports suspension. Lower profile tyres with stiffer sidewalls should firm up the handling a little, but not as much as the sports suspension would.

Hopefully, should be able to maintain the circumfrance or very similar to standard tyres on 16".

[sybaseian]

Just picked the car up and took it for a quick spin.

Seems strange just wafting along the motorway in near silence when compared to the Chimaera, but then thats what it was bought for.

Will stick a few pick's up when it's daylight.

[silverback mike]

I still don't think anything can match the XJ for smooth ride.
Or a noisy one for a chim.
You have both ends of the spectrum with those two.

Must admit, I am looking forward to the time I can buy a TVR.

Hope you enjoy the Jag.
Have you heard the paramount exhaust system.....

(go to www.paramountperformance.com and have a listen...)

I think it is paramount performance, they tune Jaguars.

>> Edited by silverback mike on Saturday 28th February 17:03

[sybaseian]

Pic of my new hack....


>> Edited by sybaseian on Monday 26th April 14:33

[Fly Fifer]

Hi,

I bought 4 x 18" Penta's from my Jag dealer. They had an exceptional offer on wheels and if I remember, they were about £150 each so look out for deals. Perhaps ask the dealersto keep you informed.

On Jag's advice, themed these up with Pirell Rosso 255/40 tyres.

Looks amazing and I think handing is improved. No change to ride.

I'll try to put a pic on my prof.

[sybaseian]

Fly Fifer said:

Hi, I bought 4 x 18" Penta's from my Jag dealer. They had an exceptional offer on wheels and if I remember, they were about £150 each so look out for deals. Perhaps ask the dealersto keep you informed. On Jag's advice, themed these up with Pirell Rosso 255/40 tyres. Looks amazing and I think handing is improved. No change to ride. I'll try to put a pic on my prof.

Look nice, but I have decided to keep the original 16" 20 spoke wheels. The reason I was going to change was that the original lacquer is knackered on a couple of the wheels. Having a dig around I've got hold of a spare full size wheel, so I can get two wheels refurbished without having to run around on the spacesaver.

[Fly Fifer]

Refurbished will look great.

Glad you liked the look though - I'll just go an put my Chim pics back up now wey hey.

Cheers.