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Greetings!

Postby Vonredbeard » Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:38 pm

Hello all, I'm Bob and I've just become the proud owner of one of my dream cars. She's a 1997 XJ6 4.0 Sovereign SWB in Black with about 119,000 miles on her. I'd describe her as condition 2 at present seeing as there is a wee bit of work to do in bringing her back to full health. First things first are 2 tyres and a balljoint for a fresh MOT.

H9 WAP came with no history but a cursory look over her tells a tale of neglect, so over the coming months she will be getting pampered! All the woes appear to be of a mechanical nature - for instance overcooling and overheating due to faulty thermostat and temp senders, plus a clunk from the front suspension which may go away when the balljoint is replaced. She does also need a full and complete service. On the plus side though I'm a trainee mechanic with access to quality facilities, her interior and exterior are in good to average condition (no rust, some scratches, average wear), pretty much everything electrical works, and she's a lovely old thing to waft about in.

I'm looking forward to meeting up with fellow owners, learning everything I can about the car to help me maintain and enjoy it, and attend some of the shows and events over the next year.

Many Thanks,
Bob

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1997 XJ6 4.0 Sovereign
My other car's a Ford...

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Re: Greetings!

Postby J44EAG » Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:42 pm

Nice looking car, Bob.

The XJ certainly has presence especially in that colour.

You could be Arthur Daly or the Prime Minister in your car!

Enjoy it. It looks great.

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Postby markcb73 » Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:34 pm

Hi Bob, lovely looking car , I have the same model in blue, in my sixth year of owning her now, made tons of changes upgrades , they are great cars , any advice needed let me know, will try and help , just found out how to add pics as below and links to pics (small picture clickable) :o

Mark




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Re: Greetings!

Postby robv12 » Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:57 pm

welcome and guess what I have a similar motor in my stable at the moment, although mine is a V12 6.0 SWB

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88 3.6 XJ40 EX JDHT
88 3.6 XJ40 SOV
93 XJ40 XJ12
94 XJ40 Daimler Majestic Insignia
96 X300 Daimler Century EX JDHT
97 Daimler Double Six
97 XJR 300 Manual EX JDHT
55 X TYPE EST 3.0 SP PREM
56 X150 XK

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Postby markcb73 » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:31 pm

great V12 , all very understated,
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Postby Vonredbeard » Mon Mar 05, 2012 1:42 am

Ahhh... I wondered what was missing from that wee dookit where the fuses are!
Bob Murphy
1997 XJ6 4.0 Sovereign
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Re: Greetings!

Postby thejpster » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:42 am

Snap again, although mine's a 3.2 and 4 inches longer.

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Jaguar Sovereign 3.2 LWB - one of only 305 built!
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Registered December 95 and factory fitted with Sports Suspension and 16" Dimple Alloys

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Postby jBlackwell » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:32 am

As we are all showing our lovely x300's, here is Nina. A 4.0 ltr Sport, high mileage, but going well. Just serviced and now must get ready for MOT (upper wishbone bushes and steering damper bushes). Next I plan to tackle the rust (Wheel arch bubble) and get her resprayed.
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Postby J44EAG » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:46 am

This car belongs to Chris Lake, Portsmouth Region, Hon Secs.

4 litre Sport on gas conversion. Recent exhaust manifolds due to cracks and new water pump.

A very nice car and a pleasure to drive.
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