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Oct 23, 2020 21:32:01 GMT
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That's a little lovely car, I had a few of the modern S Types (including a 400BHP type R) and they were just great to drive. I now have a 1.4 fiesta, how the mighty are fallen! They really are great cars! The supercharged ones are insane! I had an XJR but it was getting to the point where it needed quite a lot of work and I didn't have the time when I had it. It was so quick, though, and it sounded incredible. That was 400hp too and was absolutely mental! To be fair, I pushed the pedal into the carpet today and she has a considerable turn of speed under her skirt! The V8 sounds tasty at high revs - it'll sound tastier without the two back boxes, though! 😂 |
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As you may have guessed, a deal with the excellent VitesseTony was struck and today - this happened! I bought some stainless tips but they're a little more inboard than I'd like so I may extend them a bit. Anyway - video! I made a before and after 😎     |
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2002 Jaguar XJ8 SEMercdan68
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My god that is sexy
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2003 W211 Mercedes E class
1989 Sierra sapphire
1998 ex bt fiesta van
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Lovely, as has been said, each journey feels like an occasion,
One tip, don't ever start the car for short durations like getting it out of the garage or move it around to wash it and turn it off again.
Likely to get bore wash where it will then spin over and not fire up again,
Park and ride did this to mine at Gatwick Airport,
Was unreliable after that, had to scrap it
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Very nice, I need to own an XJ at some point in my life.
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Completely and utterly jealous! Loving that exhaust setup!
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Sometimes it's fun to do the impossible
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Sounds bloody lovely. Personally, I like the tips. Less is more...  |
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Lovely, as has been said, each journey feels like an occasion, One tip, don't ever start the car for short durations like getting it out of the garage or move it around to wash it and turn it off again. Likely to get bore wash where it will then spin over and not fire up again, Park and ride did this to mine at Gatwick Airport, Was unreliable after that, had to scrap it Yes - I'm aware of that issue and a bit paranoid! What's the least amount of time it should be running for to avoid it? I do have to move cars around at mine as I have a long but narrow drive |
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Sounds lovely, enjoy bud 👍 Cheers, dude - I'm loving it 🍻 |
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Sounds bloody lovely. Personally, I like the tips. Less is more... I'm coming to this conclusion myself! I want to retain the feel of the car and I think the tips being where they are does that really well. 👍 |
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Completely and utterly jealous! Loving that exhaust setup! Cheers, mate! |
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Very nice, I need to own an XJ at some point in my life. Do it - there's nothing like 'em. This is my 4th XJ and the feeling is everything I remember 👌 |
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Feels like Christmas! Just took delivery of 4 round bois 😁  |
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A mint set of XK8 Revolvers - bit of an unusual choice but I can see it in the hotrod workshop in my head and it looks good! They're considerably chunkier than the standard wheels. I'll be fitting them tomorrow after I've cleaned them up a bit.    |
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vitessetony
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2002 Jaguar XJ8 SEvitessetony
@vitessetony
Club Retro Rides Member 114
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I wondered what wheels you'd gone for when you mentioned it the other day, I've seen these on the X308 before and they do look great in my opinion, your Jaguar is coming along very nicely indeed.  |
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Cheers, Tony! I'm looking forward to fitting them this weekend. I've always thought these wheels have a torque thrust quality to them, but the flat face makes it more suitable for a big saloon than a muscle car or similar. We'll see - that one you've posted looks awesome.
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Nice looking car there Dave,
Coming along well, definitely a "less is more" kind of car,
Nigel
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Nice looking car there Dave, Coming along well, definitely a "less is more" kind of car, Nigel Cheers Nigel 😊👍 |
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