Introducing myself and my newly aquired XJS

Just got car back from MOT and it failed on















Number plate lights not working
Front to rear brake pipe crushed and needs replacing

And that is all

How chuffed an I

In for the retest next Thursday as it is the only time I can get it down there. Then I will be using ity as my daily driver (ok it is only 1 mile to the park and ride but I can still drive it with a huge grin on my face)

Now to start on the other list of work

Hi Graham,
Looking at your list of good/bad points i don't think that the bad points are serious things to be wrong on a 22 year old car---hope your MOT and investigations prove you right to buy it.
I'm looking for another one myself but would prefer to find one within the club.
All the best with yours and as has been said, i'm sure the bodywork would come good with a serious buffing

hi graham

looks ok for the money ! be interesting how it gets on at mot!
good luck . like you say not worth doing to much but i bet the
colour would look good if it had a good buff up

anyways good luck
steve

Hi Guys
I thought my first post on this forum should be an introduction.

My name is Graham and I've just bought my first XJS after lusting after them for many many years. I've taken a bit of a gamble and gone for one that is cheap and cheerful but relatively solid. I paid £321.04 on ebay for a burgandy 1988 3.6 coupe. The wings, sills etc are all very solid but as expected a lot of the electrics need sorting. I will be putting it in for an MOT next week which will then decide how long it will take to get it back on the road. I do not plan on restoring it as I want to drive it every day and would not want to be stessing everytime I park in Sainsburys car park that it might get knocked or scratched.











I will update the MOT situation once I've booked it in.

So far the list of good and bad looks like
Body - Solid
Rust - a bit of bubbling by front light and rear butresses
Paint - Same colour all over but patchy
Bonnet - Hinge broken so does not shut
Engine - sounds good - runs at about 50psi oil pressure
Coolant - Split header tank needs replacing
Gearbox - Auto box changes smoothly
Brakes - Off side front siezed on the way home
Electric windows - do not work
electric mirrors - work fine
Air con - Not working
Heating and fans - work fine
Lights - all working
Seats - Drivers seat - small wear patch on bolster
Carpets - OK
Headlining - saggy
Trip computer - Works fine
Spare wheel - missing
Central Locking - tries to work but not quite working properly

As I discover more good and bad I will update the list

Graham