Well done, looks mint
Well done, looks mint
"Reacher figured if he could put that drivetrain in some battered old sedan body, then that would be his kind of car"
Oh i've got a long list of things sitting here on my desk...Originally Posted by irsa76
Wouldn't be my first choice for a trackday car, but good on him! Got any pics of it?
The coupes & convertibles hold their prices much better than the sedans for some reason. You can buy a 5.0L XFR for $40k these days, but a 5.0L XKR is still $90k or so.
Even if I could afford an F-Type, I wouldn't buy one, too cramped in the cabin for me. The XKR has pretty much the same cabin space in the front as the XJR.
Oh yeah, within reason. I'm past the point of pulling gearboxes & shit, but since I have all the factory diagnostic gear, I could do anything, if I wanted to.
The old man has forbidden me from selling the XJR, so it's staying. It needs some loving so now I can put it off the road to get shit done.
It's grey Chuck.
With the wisdom of hindsight, I should have bought one of these XKR's 5 years ago in England instead of the XJR... time to put that right.
Pic for inspiration
2008 XKR-S
Man that is a fucking cool car!! Congrats on the purchase, and kudos to your old man for the awesome advice!
Fuck yeah! Can't wait to see this thing in the flesh Cam!
i like these. JLR let me have a weekend in the 5.0S one. was so much fun lol
Finally!
Great pics I know....
ok im ready for your XJR
lol
Boom
I think we need pics with the 110 jammed in there when I finally get to come around for a tune lol
Will a 110 fit under the door? I got a Disco 4 in with it lowered in access mode.
Plates are on, it's ready to go, but I'll need to give it a service before it gets a thrashing.
And that is a proper gentleman's garage....
Just needs more leather Chesterfield high wingback chairs, smoking jackets and brandy balloons.....
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LOL, funny you should mention it... I do have most of the items on your list.
Took this thing for a blat around the block, it's hilariously hopeless with the open diff and traction control off, lights up the inside wheel at every opportunity. 4 year old 295/30 Pilot Supersports that are well past their best. I'll be on the phone to the UK tonight to sort out a Quaife LSD. Absolutely no point in squeezing more power out of it until the traction issues are resolved.
It's a very different car to the XJR. In the power delivery and in the touchy-feely aspects. The trans is really aggressive, it blips the throttle when you shift down with the paddles which is a bit over the top sometimes. It also shifts down when you jump on the brakes.
Needs a reversing camera asap, can't see shit out the back at night, I've got some facelift LED taillights for it which have much brighter reverse lamps, which should help as well.
So far so good.
Very nice mate. Great buy.
Cheers.
Figured I might as well crack on, so I got stuck into the DAB+ installation.
Fuck me, it works!
DAB wasn't an option from the factory when this car was built, let alone DAB+
I tried this on another XK a few weeks ago and got nothing, so happy days, I was thinking I'd have to replace the touchscreen with one from a later model, stoked!
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Small wins are always good.
That is a seriously sexy garage, definitely needs a side by side with both jags compared to the fire fucked beginnings for some feel good vibes.
They are very pretty cars. One of my customers has an 2000 XKR convertible 4.0 supercharged. Very nice car that didn't cost the earth second hand, compared to new price.
i need atleast 2.2m to clear the roof hahahaha
Turns out I've stumbled across a bit of a unicorn. I sent the scan of the car to my ex-JLR tech guru. The software in the touchscreen is not the same as the earlier models, and not in the usual software database either. He's a bit gobsmacked. Apart from the DAB working (which it shouldn't) there's a few other small details in the touchscreen which are "new". Pure luck to stumble across this, but a win is a win.
Maybe I'll find some time on the weekend for pictures, how's this for now?
Yeah there's something special about them, that's for sure.
Nice....I assume it sounds like sex with a Victorias Secret model
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That's a cool pic man!! And I love the fact that you've got a rare, quite new Jaaaaag and you're getting straight in to modifying it! Perfect 😁Turns out I've stumbled across a bit of a unicorn. I sent the scan of the car to my ex-JLR tech guru. The software in the touchscreen is not the same as the earlier models, and not in the usual software database either. He's a bit gobsmacked. Apart from the DAB working (which it shouldn't) there's a few other small details in the touchscreen which are "new". Pure luck to stumble across this, but a win is a win.
Maybe I'll find some time on the weekend for pictures, how's this for now?
Yeah there's something special about them, that's for sure.
The tone of this thread made me rethink my current thoughts on what my next car should be. You are, afterall, a long time dead.
Hope you can derive some joy from this mate
Same, gorgeous car enjoy!
nice car, and nice shed
Always going to be a better to compare to, in this case though, pron as is, either car would be fucking awesome in their relative ways.
Personally, I'd be happy with an x100 xk8 (well, the xkr specifically) that everyone says are gay/are just big boy mx5s. The later ones are just less homo/more awesome.
Nice spread! Good choice in cars... I want one...Turns out I've stumbled across a bit of a unicorn. I sent the scan of the car to my ex-JLR tech guru. The software in the touchscreen is not the same as the earlier models, and not in the usual software database either. He's a bit gobsmacked. Apart from the DAB working (which it shouldn't) there's a few other small details in the touchscreen which are "new". Pure luck to stumble across this, but a win is a win.
Maybe I'll find some time on the weekend for pictures, how's this for now?
Yeah there's something special about them, that's for sure.
Nice car (s) man, very jelly
Nice buy....M122 on its way yet?
GT8
1UZ Celica
1.07 flat Wakefield Park
Needs more both reversed parked in there for ultimate efame.
Otherwise, perfect garage.
Kennebelle time?
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