from what to x308 ?

[twin]

just out of intrest, what cars did you own before you got your x308 ?
heres mine ( from last 5 years )
1985 audi coupe gt
1989 jag 4.0
1997 rover 420 sdi
2002 mondeo tdci zetec
1989 ( pristine 70k miles genuine ) bmw 750il ..... i wrote it off
1994 bmw 520i ( kept it for 11 days) ......s**t !!
2000 saab 95 2.3 turbo
1996 lexus ls400
1998 xj8 4.0 ......... so glad that i got it

[atlegranby]

These cars are from the last 10 years
-87 Sierra 2,0 estate
-89 Audi 2,2 100 estate
-81 Triumph TR8
-98 Mondeo 2,5 V6 estate
-04 Mondeo 2,0 TDCI estate

Present owned
-99 XJ8 4,0 LWB (the best car i owned and I "never" going to sell it)
-72 XJ6 4,2 (imported by me from California -03)
-70 Triumph GT6 (imported by me from California -00)

[paulbarrie]

Cars in order since passing test in 1966.
1953 Hilman Minx
1959 Ford Anglia 105E
Vaux Viva (Company Car)
Ford Escort (Company Car)
MGB
Mini 1000 Auto
Triumph 1500
Talbot Horizon (Company Car)
Austin Maestro (Company Car)
Ford Grenada (Company Car)
Volvo 740 (Company Car)
Daimler XJ40 3.6 (1989)
X Type 2.5 (2001)
XJ8 SE 3.2 (2002)

Quite a mixture over the years

[dhammond]

1.3L MK1 Cavalier 2 door saloon
1.6L MK2 Cavalier estate
1.6L MK3 Cavalier hatchback
2.5L MK1 Omega saloon
4.0L Jeep Cherokee
4.0L Jaguar X300 Sport
4.0L Jaguar XJ8 (current car)

[BrianG]

Here's mine:

Escort estate 1.3L (company car)
Mk5 Cortina 1.6L (company car - what else could it be!)
Mk5 Cortina 2.3L V6 (not bad for a Cortina)
Vauxhall Senator 2.5L (really a re-badged Opel, very solid)
Cavalier Mk2 1.6L (company car)
Rover 3500 EFi Series 2 (quite serious "welly" - 60 in 1st gear!!!)
Renault 25 2.0L (no comment - well it's French, say no more)

1994 Jaguar XJ40 3.2L Sport (a good start with Jaguars)
1996 Jaguar X300 3.2L Executive (nice - wish I'd kept it in some ways, but traded in at 90,000 miles for the XJ8)
1999 Jaguar X308 4.0L (current and best car so far - until I get an XJR!)

[u102768]

1980 XJ-S
1983 XJ-S
1989 XJ-S
1996 XJ12
1998 XJR

[Speighty]

Here goes..... although not necessarily in the correct order since 1982

Cortina 1300 ?
Escort 1600 Sport - V reg
Jaguar 4.2 Coupe - R reg
Capri 3.0S - T reg
Capri 2.8 Inj - X reg
Capri 20S - V reg ?
Opel Manta - ?
XR3i - Y reg
Volvo 240 - R reg ?
Cortina - X reg ?
Capri 30S - T Reg - same car as the earlier one
XR3 - B reg
Granada 2.0 Ghia - D reg
Rover 820 - F reg
Escort - B reg
Sierra Sapphire - ?
XJ6 - D reg
Rover 600 - K reg
BMW 520 - L reg ?
Fiesta - C reg
XJ8 - S reg
S Type - 02 reg
Boxster - 02 reg
Leon Cupra 53 reg
X Type Diesel Sport - 55 reg
Leon Cupra 55 reg
Leon Cupra 57 reg (I really liked 'em !)
Ibiza FR - 55 reg
Focus - 07 reg
XJ 3.2 Sport - 52 reg

I do have a list somewhere of ALL the cars (and motorbikes) I've owned since passing my tests, but I think that's just about got 'em all in !

Ian

[joejag308]

A good cross section of makes and models there.....but the main thing is everyone likes the 308 as their best buy..........my list was to do with my past business so its not a list i would have chosen as a private car, from Ford Granadas, And going back to the old Ford Corsair,Cortina, to the Vauxhall Victor and Cresta and Cavalier......then even the Morris Oxford Austin Cambridge ......leading into the Nissan ranges.
Until the Leeds City Council made it compulsory to use the Black Cab first in the seventies when we campaigned to have it changed for a Ford granada Taxi pack which Ford produced for us and then on to the Austin 1800 (the old Land crab) these were very successful as taxis but all were compulsory vehicles by Leeds City Council, until they came with a government order for compulsory Black Cabs again. These were a different animal to the previous ones having a Nissan diesel engine and a change of body shape...but costing approx £30,000 so they were supposed to last for at least 8 years before compulsory change over.
We once again campaigned against this expense and were allowed the custom built Ford Galaxies and Peugeot purpose built Taxi packs .......evidently now the Taxi Trade in leeds submit all sorts of people carriers costing i dont know how much apiece but they still have to be measured and approved......all in a period of my 43 years in the Public (hackney carriage) taxi trade..........since retiring i have owned 2 Jaguars well one Jaguar XJ40 and my now vehicle the Daimler Super V 8 the one which i wont ever sell........the 40 was a really good car too for nine years....but this Daimler is my passion........oh and i have just bought my wife a great little car quite a surprising car which for the reason it was produced is top notch......its a Honda Jazz 2006 model.....so now im happy i wont have to buy any more cars.....unless my secret passion to restore a Daimler Dart comes along........Joe

[NewCat]

I'm perhaps a little younger than some at 34 but have always been an enthusiast. Here's my selection in chronological order:

1983 VW Polo C 1.0
1976 Triumph Toledo 1.3
1988 VW Polo C 1.0
1989 Honda CRX 1.6i-16 (130bhp and about 850kg )
1997 BMW 328i Sport Coupe
1990 VW Golf GTI 16v
1994 Caterham 7 Supersprint (still own, had 6 years)
1994 BMW 525i SE 24v Manual
2007 - Various Audi company cars
1992 Mercedes 230CE Auto Coupe
2006 VW Golf GTI (200ps) Manual
2002 Jaguar XJ8 3.2 Sport

Jag is lovely, only had it a week, just looking forward to getting everything just so

Jon

[Greyone]

Here`s my list

Austin Cambridge estate
850 mini
mini cooper 1000
Renault 16ts
escort van
Riley 4/72 (Cambridge shape)
MGC 3.0 litre 6 cyl (auto)
Volkswagen 1500 tl (6 volt)
A succession of company cars (mostly Granadas and Sierras)
Mitsubishi Space wagon
Ford Galaxy 2.3
Volkswagen Sharan
Honda Legend 3.2
Lexus Ls 400 (great car no matter what Clarkson says)
Damon Challenger (Dodge Workhorse) Motorhome 8.1 Litre V8 33 ft long
Fiat Cinquecent and then Kia Picanto ( to tow behind the Damon)
And finally
The Jag XJ 4.0l which is going well, having done the usual chain tensioners, gearbox oil stainless exhaust suspension stuff etc. It was a toss up between the Jag and another Honda Legend, I THINK I made the right choice!!

Kind Regards. Dave.

[E_PITT]

998cc Mini
1798cc MGB GT
1275 Mini
998cc Mini
1798cc MGB Roadster
3239cc Jaguar Sovereign (X300)
3996cc Jaguar Sovereign (X308)

I'd never thought of listing them but now i've done it I realise just how many cars i've had by the age of 25!

Patriotism has always guided my purchases so i've been sweeping rust off my Dad's drive all my brief driving life. I've loved every one of these cars which each had fantastic qualities and some significant drawbacks too.

Just out of curiosity, how many people started with a reliable 6 cylinder Jag and moved 'up' to a V8 knowing it was going to be a gamble?

[bmc123]

Right, from memory and in chronological order (not as I owned them)

From 1981 to 1996
1973 Vauxhall Viva "estate"
1979 Rover SD1 V8 - Midas Gold
1980 Rover SD1 V8S - Black
1982 Rover SD1 2300 - Red
1983 Rover SD1 V8SE - Silver
1983 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas - Midas Gold
(spot a trend here yet?)

big gap from 1996 to 2003 as I had the use of works vehicles and did not need my own, but from 2004:

1987 Jaguar XJ40 Red
1998 Toyota Corolla Diesel (White automatic Japanese import)
1999 Jaguar XJ8 - Black (present car)

and despite her recent problems I still say the XJ8 is a keeper and I am already spending money on it to keep it going again and once mechanically sorted its getting a full oven respray

[u102768]

1980 XJ-S
1983 XJ-S
1989 XJ-S
1996 XJ12 <-2nd child arrived!
1998 XJR
2004 XJ8 4.2SE <-bought last week

20 years of driving Jaguars and 215,000 miles so far. I would hate to work out the fuel costs!

[JaguarKid]

Here goes my list, nearly in order, missed some out somewhere but it starts in 1959

Austin Ruby 7 Used 1933
Austin A40 Used
Ford Corsair V4 New
Ford Anglia Van New
Austin 1100 Used
Chevrolet Belair Used
Ford Escort New
Austin Princess New
Ford Thunderbird Used
Lincoln Continental Used
Ford Cortina Estate New
Ford Mondeo New
Mercedes 4.2 S Class New
Mercedes 380 SL Used
Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera Used
Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Used
Mercedes E Class New
Mercedes 4.3 S Class New
Landrover Freelander 1.8 New
Landrover Freelander 2.0 New
Citroen C4 New
Landrover Defender 90 Used
Jaguar XJ8 Sovereign 2001 Used

There was only two cars I made money on the Austin Ruby 7 bought for £10 in 1959, it broke down with a broken half shaft, I sold it to my mate for £12. 10s 25% profit. The other car was Porsche Carrera 911 3.0 1977, I crashed it on the A1 a right off, I paid £10,000 for got £10,000 back off the insurance company, bought the car back off them for £2500 and stripped it down and sold off all the parts for £8500, that made me think about importing them from Germany and breaking them up for spares, but alas did not go down the road because of other commitments.