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Hi there, you don't say whether the car is a 4 litre or a V12? If it is a 94 model then certainly it has a galvanised steel body. These tend to be far better on the bodywork, but still look at seat belt mounting points and front floor panels as well as wheel arches and sills.
Turning to the engine, assuming it is a 4 litre, it could either be an AJ6 or AJ16, the latter identified by a silver top to the engine, the former by a grooved silver and black top. The later AJ16 engine is slightly more powerful and economical but both are good for lots of miles if they have been serviced correctly. If poorly maintained and here I am including failing to keep an inhibitor in the cooling system, the AJ6 engine in particular will blow a head gasket fairly easily. AJ16 is more robust and fairly forgiving in my experience.
My personal opinion is that the mileage is only one indicator...has the car got a full service history? Mine is a 95 convertible (AJ16 engine) and has 114000 miles but Jaguar service history every 10000 miles. In the last two years apart from servicing it has needed a by-pass hose and a thermal sender unit, both about a tenner! It burns no oil worth mentioning and gives me 28mpg on a run, rather less if I give it some beans!
The 94 car will benefit from airbags, revised rear suspension with outboard discs and a four speed auto-box. These cars benefit from regular use and I urge you to take the leap if everything stacks up! You don't mention price but I consider that the later cars are very undervalued because of some of the problems of the earlier ones and are a fine buy at present.
All personal opinion, of course!
Turning to the engine, assuming it is a 4 litre, it could either be an AJ6 or AJ16, the latter identified by a silver top to the engine, the former by a grooved silver and black top. The later AJ16 engine is slightly more powerful and economical but both are good for lots of miles if they have been serviced correctly. If poorly maintained and here I am including failing to keep an inhibitor in the cooling system, the AJ6 engine in particular will blow a head gasket fairly easily. AJ16 is more robust and fairly forgiving in my experience.
My personal opinion is that the mileage is only one indicator...has the car got a full service history? Mine is a 95 convertible (AJ16 engine) and has 114000 miles but Jaguar service history every 10000 miles. In the last two years apart from servicing it has needed a by-pass hose and a thermal sender unit, both about a tenner! It burns no oil worth mentioning and gives me 28mpg on a run, rather less if I give it some beans!
The 94 car will benefit from airbags, revised rear suspension with outboard discs and a four speed auto-box. These cars benefit from regular use and I urge you to take the leap if everything stacks up! You don't mention price but I consider that the later cars are very undervalued because of some of the problems of the earlier ones and are a fine buy at present.
All personal opinion, of course!
