Jaguar XJ-S

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4) 04/04/2020 at 19:09 • Filed to: None

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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Boxer_4 04/04/2020 at 19:43

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Manual???

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 04/04/2020 at 20:01

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Manual was an option in the first year or two of production. Plus there are various conversion kits available

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Boxer_4 04/04/2020 at 20:09

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There was a great video from the newfoundland rally of a prepped xjs, but i’m failing to find it. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Boxer_4 04/04/2020 at 20:14

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I’m just going to le ave this specimen here

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 04/04/2020 at 20:16

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Whoa.  Must be a JLR thing... I have a first year, US version, Disco-I...  also with a manual.  Rare option, almost a unicorn.    They dropped that option like a non-selling hot potato.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2020 at 20:57

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And then there’s this...

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Boxer_4 04/04/2020 at 21:13

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Such great GT cars, let down by a han dful of reliability issues...

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Boxer_4 04/04/2020 at 23:30

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Those are all great, but this is the one you want:

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 04/04/2020 at 23:31

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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 04/04/2020 at 23:56

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similar. man that sounds and looks good

Boxer_4 > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 04/05/2020 at 14:16

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They brought the manual back in the early ‘80s with the introduction of the inline 6 to the model overseas . I believe we got the manual again in the early ‘90s.

The one in the video has a manual from a 6 cylinder model.  

Boxer_4 > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 04/05/2020 at 14:18

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The manual was offered on the 6 cylinder cars overseas when they were introduced in the early ‘80s (prior, the XJS was V12 only). We got the manual with the 6 cylinder on the ‘90s models.

The one in the video has the manual from a 6 cylinder.  

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Boxer_4 04/05/2020 at 14:25

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Thanks for the background.  I absolutely had no idea-- assumed they all had the OEM slushbox Jaguar were using across the line back then