I'm two weeks into XJS ownership. It's a 1984 6-cylinder manual, originally a 3.6 of course but now fitted with a 1990s 4.0 litre engine from an XJ40, together with a Stag LPG conversion. I'm very impressed with the economy of the latter, although it's definitely a little less smooth and there's a lack of top-end power when running on gas.
The car was sage green originally but has been resprayed in signal red. I must say I never ever expected to have a red car, but it suits an older XJS well and I've been genuinely surprised at the number of "nice Jag" comments I get whenever I park somewhere public!
It's going to be a bit of a rolling-project car, but to get me started, I had a couple of suspension jobs done by Paul and John at JagTechnic near Eastbourne. Great work from them, but now it's time for me to get oily
Friends in the Fife region have long been urging me to get a Jaguar and join the club, and since I've always fancied an XJS, I finally caved in. I must thank them for that encouragement, and also the East Sussex region. Having had the car for three days, I went along to the New Place show, and was immediately greeted by the very welcoming group of members who were there. That, together with some great support when I ran into gremlins uploading my car's details here (thanks for that too!), make a very promising start to club membership.
