"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
06/02/2015 at 19:08 • Filed to: None
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"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
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Except the reliability of these frightens me more than that of a first gen Allroad. I sorta like Jags, neighbor of mine has a lower trim XJ. All I remember is that it sometimes disappears for several days at a time.
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Suby555
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:11 |
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My dad bought an 2004 xjr at 50,000 miles. Has 120,000 now and has been flawless.
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jkm7680
> Suby555
06/02/2015 at 19:12 |
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Really? Wuuuut.
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Suby555
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:13 |
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Not joking. Seriously has been an awesome car.
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jkm7680
> Suby555
06/02/2015 at 19:13 |
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Much surprise, such amaze. I’ve decided I need a floggable V8 luxobarge at some point.
Sam
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:16 |
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They’re really bad. In both reliability and quality. We had a wagon in for a full detail after they did a full service and it is already broken down again. (I think the ABS was having an aneurysm)
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> Sam
06/02/2015 at 19:20 |
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It is a XJ, not a X-Type. It actually isn't that bad when considering luxobarges around the same age.
RallyWrench
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:33 |
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I’ve worked on a few (not Rs, but standard XJs), and they’re really not too bad for what you get. I’d call them less of a headache than the equivalent era BMW 5 (E60) if not better than the Mercedes E-class (W211) in long term reliability. A buddy here runs a British specialist shop and has said as much.
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RallyWrench
> Sam
06/02/2015 at 19:33 |
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Are you thinking of the X-type? There were no XJ wagons.
djmt1
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:40 |
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British unreliability is better than German unreliability since it is down to incompetent Brummies as opposed to over-engineering. This means you just have to find the part they installed on the day Greggs had a sale and replace it as opposed to dissecting a 500 page manual for the boot release switch.
LtotheG
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 19:40 |
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I had a 1999 XJR. Beautiful to look at and even better when you drove it. That is when it wasn’t experiencing electrical gremlins that lit the dash up like Christmas. Had 90k miles. Eventually ate it’s transmission
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 20:25 |
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‘96 Impala
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jkm7680
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/02/2015 at 20:27 |
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I have actually thought about those! I don’t give a flying fuck if they didn’t have manual transmissions, Lt1 and future collector status are enough for me!
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 23:06 |
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This obsession with manual transmissions...
I learned to drive on a ‘77 Caprice (305 CID 2BBL, Chevette transmission) and I used to fantasize about installing a manual.
I went to an enormous swap meet a few months back which turned out not to have anything very exciting, but there were sets of brake/clutch pedals seems like everywhere.
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> RallyWrench
06/02/2015 at 23:07 |
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I’ll second this. Although I think facelifted 211’s might be more reliable, so it’s kind of a draw in my book. But that’s really saying something for Jaguar.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> jkm7680
06/02/2015 at 23:08 |
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Love these, always have. They’re much better than most people give them credit for. Personally I would go for an ‘03 just because I think they look much better. This newer chassis looks a bit pudgy to me.
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RallyWrench
> AMGtech - now with more recalls!
06/02/2015 at 23:45 |
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Yep. Either a first year 04 with the M112, or an ‘08-up once they were past the M272 balance shaft and 722.9 valve body problems. I’ve always been pleasantly surprised by these Jags as compared to the Germans.
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AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> RallyWrench
06/03/2015 at 00:06 |
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Exactly. But I would still be worried about SBC and telematics (AGW’s mostly) with the early ones.
boxrocket
> jkm7680
06/03/2015 at 01:58 |
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Used European vehicle? Follow DeMuro’s advice and get one from CarMax with all the warranties they offer.
Also, get it in green. Jaaaaaaaaaaaags look great in [British Racing] Green.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> jkm7680
06/03/2015 at 05:58 |
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I’d lay money on the reliability not being anywhere near as bad as you think. Transmissions are solid, engines (provided it’s a 4.2 or a 4.0 that’s had the plastic chain guides swapped for metal ones) are solid too.