would you ?

[briggie]

my neighbour has just bought this ..... a 2001 jaguar sovereign 3.2 v8 for £900 ....... its tested for 10 months , but no tax ...... and has a eml on

 

[briggie]

it starts and runs beautifully , and sounds superb , but it has a eml light on

 

[rayf3262]

It will probably cost another £900 for the first ~2500 miles worth of fuel!

 

[AlexD333]

If you were close I would say bring it to my work and we will plug in. Prob a coil starting to flag, or a lambda sensor :thumb2

 

[AlexD333]

If you pm me the last 6 of the chassis number I will dig up all the vehicle details as it left the factory inc spec and interior design ect. :thumb2

 

[briggie]

If you were close I would say bring it to my work and we will plug in. Prob a coil starting to flag, or a lambda sensor :thumb2

not my car mate , was just asking would you buy it ?

 

[AlexD333]

not my car mate , was just asking would you buy it ?

Yeah they are good cars them

 

[briggie]

bit more info ...... its a champagne colour with cream leather seats and trim ..... all look good cond ..... its auto with a " sport box " whatever that is , and its done 117,000 miles

 

[AlexD333]

If your neighbour is interested whip us over the last 6 of chassis on Wednesday (bottom left of windscreen) and his email, I will send all details :thumb2

 

[briggie]

If your neighbour is interested whip us over the last 6 of chassis on Wednesday (bottom left of windscreen) and his email, I will send all details :thumb2

will sneak across later with a torch .... hes very protective of it lol

 

[AlexD333]

will sneak across later with a torch .... hes very protective of it lol

Lol, he might like a good spec list, people often pay for it :naughty

You'll be surprised how extensive it is :lol

 

[briggie]

ok , hes having his tea ....... hang on a bit , now wheres my torch ? :naughty:lol

 

[AlexD333]

ok , hes having his tea ....... hang on a bit , now wheres my torch ? :naughty:lol

:lol Briggie the binoculars :augie

No rush as I'm not in until Wednesday anyway :thumbs

 

[briggie]

:lol Briggie the binoculars :augie

No rush as I'm not in until Wednesday anyway :thumbs

ok , its very hard to read cos my torch is reflecting from the screen ....... but it looks like 32317 last 5 numbers , but might be wrong ..... on the back it doesn't say sovereign , it says xj executive

 

[macabethiel]

Would You ??

my neighbour has just bought this ..... a 2001 jaguar sovereign 3.2 v8 for £900 ....... its tested for 10 months , but no tax ...... and has a eml on

It depends on the reasons behind the purchase.
If its on your Bucket List then why not !
You only live once and one day the oil will run out or fuel will become more expensive so why not.
As Jeremy Clarkson and others have said you should buy the car of your dreams when you can afford it and sell it after 9 months by which time its just your normal motor and the desire to own has diminished.
If you have always fancied a Big Jaguar and it was an indulgence then yes I would buy one provided I had a couple of grand in the bank to put it right now and in the future.
If it was all my worldly goods going into the £900 cash then no I would not.

 

[briggie]

my neighbour has just bought this ..... a 2001 jaguar sovereign 3.2 v8 for £900 ....... its tested for 10 months , but no tax ...... and has a eml on

It depends on the reasons behind the purchase.
If its on your Bucket List then why not !
You only live once and one day the oil will run out or fuel will become more expensive so why not.
As Jeremy Clarkson and others have said you should buy the car of your dreams when you can afford it and sell it after 9 months by which time its just your normal motor and the desire to own has diminished.
If you have always fancied a Big Jaguar and it was an indulgence then yes I would buy one provided I had a couple of grand in the bank to put it right now and in the future.
If it was all my worldly goods going into the £900 cash then no I would not.

ive always fancied one , but could never afford to run or maintain one

 

[macabethiel]

Owning a Jaguar

I understand where you are coming from they have a reputation with us older folk of being a well engineered car and they were and are again I think.

I drove a lot of Jaguar Mk 10's, 420G's and XJ models in the late sixties and early seventies when I was in the car trade and at that time they were a very quiet motor with good performance but with rotten brakes and poor finish. I was no fan of the E Type when it came to driving them but thought they looked brilliant.

My soft spot was for the last of the XJS V12 5.3 Coupes I drove one and it reached a 140 mph in the blink of an eye and was so stable and quiet I could hardly believe the speedometer reading until I started to brake and get it back down to 70 mph. They have not aged as well as the E Type I thought they were a beter car all round.

I see Jaguar is building a handfull (18) of new Alloy bodied E Type lightweights again.
They are being hand built and prices are said to be a round £1 million each !!