Fellow XJS fans

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 04/25/2014 at 15:54 • Filed to: None

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I've found the one in the color scheme I would want (pretty much), if I had the space to have a second car, haha. Since I know a number of you have been looking at these as well lately, I thought I'd post it. It's got a BRG exterior and a tan interior (I'd prefer cream, but tan is close enough). It's got the 5.3L V12 and less than 42k miles. Definitely needs those headlights cleaned up! Or better yet, replace them with quads :D I think that's the one good thing to ever come out of making a car conform to US standards.

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/4408364752…

lone_liberal > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:02

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BRG/tan, convertible, V12, under $10k. This is the combination that would make me take the bait.

JR1 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:05

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BUY! BUY! BUY!

Spoon II > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:05

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I absolutely love the style of those cars. My dream is to get one with a V8 swap or similarly awesome swap, such as this one with a 2JZ

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Spoon II 04/25/2014 at 16:12

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Yeah, I would love to swap in a 302 or 351 with a 5 speed manual.

A 2JZ would be quite a neat swap too. There's a sound you definitely wouldn't expect out of one of these, haha.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > lone_liberal 04/25/2014 at 16:13

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Almost anything BRG + Tan or Cream + engine + convertible is yowen-bait.

Spoon II > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:15

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There are some fantastic kits available too. Haha, or a large diesel swap. There's certainly room in the engine bay. You'll hear that low rumble coming for miles.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:19

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Bah, heathens!

Nah, I'm cool with it. Not my style, but I'd rather 1/2 and XJS on the road than no XJS.

Ok, that was a little harsh too ;) they're cool cars regardless.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 04/25/2014 at 16:20

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I'd only do it if the V12 proves too expensive to bother repairing it. Otherwise I definitely want the bragging rights of 12 damn cylinders!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:22

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Mmm, BRG and tan is such an excellent combo. Works an absolute treat on the F-Type as well.

I love the idea of a white exterior with a darker tan leather interior, or perhaps Kingfisher Blue (just for the name).

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 04/25/2014 at 16:25

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The name alone is enough to convince me it's a good idea.

Indeed a white one with tan interior would be very good looking as well. That and the BRG just oooze class and sophistication.

BRG+Tan can even make the crassest of cars seem classy.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:32

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Good man :) I think it'd be hard for me to ever give up the noise of the thing.

If you pick up one with a nuked engine then anything's fair game :)

davedave111 had the utterly mental idea of swapping in the V12 twin-turbo-diesel from an Audi Q7. 493bhp and 737lb-ft, and most likely much better fuel economy :)

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 04/25/2014 at 16:37

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That engine would be an awesome addition to wherever you set your mind to putting it, haha. I wish that it could be done afford-ably, lol.

It could be done in a state w/o emissions testing, I do believe that importing strictly an an engine can be done for "off-road" use. Or ya know, you could live anywhere that's not the US and get your hands on it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 04/25/2014 at 16:47

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Oddly, I'm an XJS coupe man, but you are correct that BRG/tan is the shizz.