Jaguar V12 - What to Look Out For
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- The Jaguar V12 and what to look out for when buying one. This year marks 50 years of the legendary Jaguar V12. From the E-type to the XJS and XJ12 this engine was in production for 26 years.To celebrate I will produce a series of videos celebrating this engine. Here is to what to look out for when buying a Jaguar V12. An overview of what to check over when looking at one of these engines which can be used as a buyers guide.
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Would you like to see more videos of customer cars when they are in my shop? Maybe some of the work I will do to this Daimler?
Sounds a great idea!
Hi Adam. Are you going to cover the 6.0 liter 12 cylinder engine or just the earlier ones. I'm very tempted to buy a 6.0 liter XJS . I really enjoy your CZcams channel. Claes, en hallänning i USA
Yes please.
Yes please
Yes please Adam
I remember one review in a British magazine dealing with buying old cars.
It said something I have never forgotten:
"They're gorgeous all over, but take a look underneath. Two banks of six, two exhausts, two sets of suspension components per side, two tanks. In other words, twice the potential problems of pretty much any other car.
This silky smooth wafting V12 has POWER! Only your bank manager will ever catch you!"
Thx Adam. Very grateful for all your videos on the V12 engine. Keep them coming! I have a 1989 XJS (magneti marelli) which I've had since 1994. So always good to hear a v12 advocate. This year I'm doing a complete strip down of the bodywork which needs some attention - but the engine's fine! Anyway, learning lots from you on stuff that's puzzled me for years.
I've immediately subscribed to you. These Jaguar V12 powered cars have always been a favorite of mine, and your presentations generate real confidence in we, who are enthusiastic abut them, while not being very experienced mechanics.
These videos are a godsend for me as I'm trying to restore an 88 XJS right now
First time I’m viewing your channel I am impressed I’m going to learn a lot I have an XJ6 also and the 12 look forward to more of your videos thank you very much
Great videos.love to see vehicles you work on.
I love Adam he is the man........... the best
Thanks for the interesting review!
I wish there was someone who made videos as good as yours for X300 x308 . your videos are detailed and easy to follow
Fantastic engine , this engine is a winner
I’m a new sub to your channel. Thanks for the excellent, informative content
Excellent - very informative. Thanks
As an XJ12 owner I'm excited for this series! Looking forward to learning something new about these engines.
Thanks Daniel! Should be a few interesting V12 videos coming up.
Hi Adam!! I’m starting to restore a Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas, it has been sitting in a garage for the last 25 years. Your videos are very very helpful and thanks to you I’m more confident to start all the work that it needs. Thank you so much for every single one of your fantastic videos!!!
I'm glad you liked them Alan! I hope the restoration goes well. Those are very nice cars.
Great video Adam. Jaguar's V12 engine is without doubt one of the best V12 designed engines in the world, and certainly the most reliable. Looking forward to more videos regarding it.👍
Reliable :D
Nice! I found your channel just in time, I'm going to get the '83 XJ12 next week. Where it has been sitting for 12 years. We need to get it used again.
Good luck with your new XJ12!
Another lovely car. Remembering what happened to your JX40 I won't comment on this engine! Looking forward to the next video in the series.
Haha thanks! I hope it will run even better when it leaves the workshop
Thanks Adam, a really interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm considering buying one, so channel subscribed!
Would be great to see some of your work on customer cars. Really enjoy your videos.
Great tutorial!
Great Video! Thanks for Sharing
Thanks for watching!
Excellent. Thank you.
Looking forward to V12 content. 👏
I’m glad you are! There are a few grey videos planned
Just a tip re videoing... when you go for a closeup on small items eg end of the dipstick, put your hand immediately behind it or put it close to a large background surface (wall, bench top or side of the car etc). Absolutely loving your videos, and just bought an interesting old S3 V12 which is going to need quite a bit of TLC. A great project of gradual restoration over the next few years! Can't wait.
Thanks for the tip Jeff! Sounds like a great project you have. They are a joy to work on.
Great video!
Thanks!
I would love to own one…great video….great to hear a review that doesn’t major on horror stories……!!
Always learn something on your videos and usually a LOT of somethings. I have an XJS on my radar and am looking forward to more of these. Tell your customers your viewers appreciate them letting you use this car for a video. And lastly you are spot on in that 5-10 year range for hoses. I can't think of ANY rubber hose or bit that SHOULD NOT be replaced before 10 years due to atmospheric degradation for any car, including Toyota. Rubber degrades over time regardless of anything. Some treatments (soaking bushings and seals in 303) can prolong their life in certain situations, but tires, hoses, belts, bushings, and Sparkplug Wires (that aren't silicone) WILL break down just from time, if not from heat cycles, fatigue and Ozone.
I hope you're able to find a nice XJS! I will tell my customers that the viewers of the channel appreciate it. I'm just starting out taking customer cars. I hope to have more customers in the future.
i know its blasphemy but id consider a ls swapped one.
Love this engine! I'm very curious about the other cars and the interviews, specially with Iain Tyrell 😀
I really love this engine to! The Iain Tyrrell interview was really fun and I can’t wait to share it
I’ve got a 1998 jaguar XJ8 it may not be super charge but it has no slouch it picks up very nicely it rides very nice it was a quality car
Great video, thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you! Great video on this engine. I’ve always been in love with the XJS but looking under the bonnet would cause me to shudder. I’m a good home mechanic and recently retired so I’m going to take the plunge and look at a 1990 36k mile XJS V12, I will follow your advice during the inspection. Are some years better than others?
Back in the heyday of the xjs our workshops had at least 3 per week due to serious overheating. There were so many destroyed engines it was a shame to see.due to the cost most ended up in the junk yard,a lot bodged jags were on the market we told prospective buyers make sure its a good one because a bod one is a money pit and or a trip to the junk yard.
A very good and informative video and a very nice car.....
Glad you liked it!
Thanks Adam! Feeling very proud of my car right now. And also slightly relieved that you have not found anything really bad so far. Looking forward to follow your work. All the best Lars
Hi Lars, you are a lucky guy to have Adam to look after your beautiful Daimler! I wish he could take care of my coupé, too 😍
You’re welcome Lars! It will be a joy to work on it
@@titusandronicus4826 Hi Titus! Thanks a lot! Yes it is great that Adam accepted to take care of my love since 20 years.
What’s with the 1950s Le Mans Jaguar D-type woodrim steering wheel on a 1980s Series III Daimler Double-Six ?
Nooooooooo !!!!!!
@@johnmoruzzi7236 I have a Moto Lita wood steering wheel and I like the look and feel. Never mind the original wheel 😂
Wow, nice car. My 5.3L V12 XJ-S (Lucas ignition) just did something utterly bizarre on Friday. Initially thought it was just a fuel leak, but found gasoline squirting out of seam between exhaust manifold and exhaust pipe! No idea how so much fuel is escaping the cylinder without igniting. No cylinders are misfiring. Got to figure it’s a fuel injector that’s failed.
G.Day Adam love learning still more on your latest vedo on v12 engine as i am a novice at this car. Wayne aust
I'm glad you like the videos Wayne!
Wow! I might like that sedan more than my 1991 XJS V12.
This one is a very nice example!
Great video. Always check the sensors by front of air cleaners to make sure they are plugged in like temp one. The square black box has inside a module the same one that is in a 1985 Chev K5 Blazer HEI. My V12 last year was running poorly because of a faulty auxiliary air valve. I did the test that Adams video showed the test procedure. I replaced it with a good used one. Its too bad the Daimler don't have the leaping cat ornament. A vintage thing to do. Lights out, with engine running you may see a spark coming from dried out spark plug wire,
My MGB engine looked liked the Fourth of July with lights out bonnet up...
No leaping cat here. It’s a Daimler - not a Jaguar.
Thanks just looked at a Daimler 1995 V12 .. oil smelt of fuel .. walked away .. your video really helped
Excellent content. Have you ever worked on an XJS in the US?
At some point might you be able to review change the rotors and callipers on my 1986 xj6. They are the nightmare inboard ones.
Adam, thank you very much for info on the V-12. There is too little info on these engines, but not any more with your help. Also, My daughter, Anna, and my Grand daughter Allia., made 3 pilot shows , called "Girls buying used car-how to-a tutorial". They submitted and were approved by a major network and their show will appear (if the virus does not go crazy) this July. It's kind of along the lines of "Chasing Classic Car's", "Wheeler Dealer", "Restoration Garage". etc. Anyway, could they mention you in their shows? That is if the pilot series takes off? Regardless of what you decide, Adam, thank you for all your help with your videos! Sincerely, Christopher Charles
I just got a japanese imported series 3 V12 , had to change all 4 belts and attend to a cam cover oil leak but now seems fine . Although not as powerful as a series 1 that I used to own . My car has just 30k on the clock
Enjoyed your video very much. Thank you very much. Owning a Jaguar v12 1986
Christian Dyrst (DK)
I'm glad you liked it! Maybe I'll see your car at a Danish meet sometime in the future.
Checking the fuel system especially the tanks .
It would be great to see what to expect in chassis part. Where to look for rust and what parts of the chassis are the most vulnerable to rust.
Thank you for great videos :)
That will be in a spectate complete buyers guide. I just wanted to focus on the V12 engine in general for now
Pekka, look for the buyers guide books by Peter Crespin - they are VERY useful!
👍🏾 video
Xj Jessie. Channel sent me. You two should do a colaboration video - interview - jag conversation video via Skype or a similar service.
Please could you do a video of a manual conversion of an v12 xjs
i NEARLY pulled my wallet for a V12 S3 about 1/2 year ago. But i was a bit overwhelmed by how full the engine bay is. So i bought a 6cil S3 instead. I'll be following this series closely to see if i made the right decision or if i will be hunting for a V12 later.
My first Jag was a series 2 XJ6 and pretty soon after I longed for the V12. I like both engines and both cars, they are pretty different to drive. If you can find a good V12 they are great cars
Yes
Lovely car. Would be nice to see the 'Shop' or is that home?
I always would recommend to pressure test the cooling system to cap pressure,weak hoses will blow. Always scary that the headgaskets might blow but better on test than in use, Also definitely test the caps, They often do not hold and that is a vicious circle of potential events.
By the way those oil pressure sender units are often failing.
The shop is my workshop at home. Enough space for 3 cars at once which isn't too bad. I still have a normal 8-5 job so it's in my spare time.
Yes they can leak, I've made a whole video just on the V12 oil leaks before.
Mine is leaking oil a bit, but nothing to worry about. Oil leaks are common on these V12s. See also Harry's Garage latest video on his XJC V12. Common leaks are under the oil pressure sender and the feed pipes to the camshafts. Don't know whether the copper washers for those can be replaced without removing the engine as the rear of the engine is so close to the bulkhead. Another potential leak is the plug on the timing chain cover that starts its life as rubber. Lastly, rear main bearing may leak.
Those copper washers can be replaced with the engine in place. I have made a whole video on V12 oil leaks so I didn’t want to repeat it all again here. But I still say that if you’re paying good money for one, it shouldn’t leak
Nice video! Does each XJS V12 has two independant operating cooling systems? Where can i find some more information about that?
it's not really two separate cooling systems, rather one thermostat for each head. So kind of a partially-split system that rejoins. There is still only one water pump and one radiator (with two inlets -- one for each head -- and the one outlet back to the water pump). So the water goes into the pump from the radiator, through the block, up into the heads, and then out each head individually and into the rad (rather than a crossover pipe like in many V engines).
i really want another jag. i used to have a 88 xjs with the v12 and i got addicted to it. however as i am not very mechanically inclined it cost me a fortune to keep running. i think when i eventually get another one i will be purchasing a ls swapped one with a chevy motor in it. which i hate to say because i love how smooth the v-12 is but everytime my car would break down i knew it was not cheap lmao
It’s a simple solution, learn how to fix it. They’re easy to work on
Had series 1/2/3 V12 probably the best value for money cars ever made
How to change out the rear bumper fog guard light bulbs on a 94 XJS convertible?
I will second the caution with overheating. The 6 and 12 will not tolerate heat. I got my 4.2 6 cylinder warm, not boiling, once and it dropped a valve seat overnight and locked the engine. It has to do with way the valve seats are installed in England vs the way they are installed in the US I was told.
If i were to buy one of these is there any ways to tell if it has been overheated? Like if the owner states he recently replaced the radiator should that be cause for concern?
By the way, check out Harry's Garage on CZcams. He is having his Jaguar XJC V12 with a manual transmission restored. They just pulled the engine out, and I think you will enjoy this series. Also, check out The cAr Wizard- Wizards Omega Garage on CZcams also. He is replacing the engine of a Chevy Camaro with a Jaguar V12 engine. I think you will be interested. He is a Jaguar fan.
That Car Wizard guy is nothing like a Jaguar fan.
what is that "air bag" looking thing behind the AC compressor`?
I have a 1988 XJS V12, a black coupe. Lovely car to drive. Only one thing, if I want to pass a car on a two lane highway, I put the accelerator petal to the floor, but it doesn't want to "kickdown" . Any suggestions ? thanks, I really enjoy your videos.
Check the microswitch on the throttle pedestal. When set up correctly it gives and electric signal to the transmission to kick down.
I'm not sure if these particular turbo 400s have electronic switches as I've never worked on a jag, but most that I've encountered in the wild(on American cars) are vacuum controlled and a failed vacuum modulator or vacuum line would cause your issue.
Hey, what sort of temp difference should you see between the banks? Mine measure around a 5 degree C difference on the water bypass pipe out of each head, left hand side hotter. I think that's normal because of the radiator design?
5 degrees C is ok, much higher than that and I’d investigate.
Lots of good generic advice, in addition to the V-12 specific points. Under-use is as big a problem as high mileage.
Very try about under-used cars
You have any Xj6 plans for future
Do they require a special type of coolant?
I never knew the Daimler was marketed in north america- one lives and one learns. I have a v12 vanden plas which is basically the daimler version in UK.
Sorry I meant US and Canada, Daimler UK, Jag VDP USA.Canada- same vehicle bar the grill.
Well it’s a European market car this one
I need badly to have a v12!!
They are wonderful!
Car Wizard in Kansas is putting a 6L V12 and trans into a Chevy Malibu 4-door, he likes them without the tricky ancillary stuff.
Nice to see you keeping customers cars rolling sweetly as well as fettling your own fleet.
Hello Marvelous Channel. I own a 92 DD6. Checked all your Videos. 2 Questions pls. Try to get hold of the adress purchasing the throttle bearing. No reaction or HP. Maybe you could provide us with the meassures so I can reproduce it on a lathe? Second: Seeing the DD6 Temp gauge the green area goes from 90 to almost 120 deg. Specially in summer 25 deg plus with ac fully on mine jumps to 115 easily. Everything is flushed. Hoses new, the proper ORIGINAL thermostates are in there. Filled liquid whilst front lifted up. Still wondering to replace visco vent to a spal. Thanks for a quick statement
I'm glad you like it! About the throttle bushings, I will contact Jonas and see if I can get a hold of him. Send me at email, livingwithaclassic@gmail.com and I will see what I can do.
Have you checked the temperature with an independent measurement like an infrared thermometer?
@@LivingWithAClassic Olla: Got Contact with Jonas. Thanks so much. I have ordered the fan and the bushings. He has offered an ignition sealing kit but with no hoses. We sort mhat out at present. Seems like my mechs have used Bar´s 2 times. We are planning to blow the crab out with the Hazez tool. DD6 even mint is not much more than 20 k EUR worth. So we gotta watch costs. Better putting it in the S1 E-Type or the others ;-) Very good channel of yours
I’m glad it worked out!
Where about in sweden are you based ?
my idle is very low, about 500 rpm, in drive with my foot on the brake it dips to 400 and back to 5-550 any tips?
maybe a stuck auxiliary air velve (AAV)? Try to increase idle rpm with the AAV screw?
What’s the year?
Jag vet inte vilka kanaler du ser men just nu har Harry’s Garage en serie om Jaguar XJC V12 där tar ur motor m m
Har följt honom och bilen i många år. Kul att han gör vid den!
They do leake from new, unfortunatly. If you check old Photographies from Outside the Jaguar Factory, where the new Cars were stored, you'll see the Oilspots on the Ground :-)
I have seen the photographs but maybe not all. Got 3 very original ones that don’t leak a drop
Lovely old cars, lovely ride, that V12 engine will guzzle gas though. Perhaps not the best daily driver if you do a lot of miles!
if you can't afford to drive it.. don't own it.. lol
When I worked on these at dealership we would joke with customers when they asked for a quote, our standard reply was, We need to weigh your wallet before we start the job, always sorted out the serious owner from the daydreamer.
im confused half of the people i hear from about these cars say its unreliable and the other half say its the most reliable v12 engine i get that maintenance plays a big part but gimme an answer i can get behind
I have been driving and maintaining them for most of my life. They are reliable and don't give any major issues. The biggest issue is mechanics or owners who try to "fix" things when they don't know what they are doing.
@@LivingWithAClassic i had a homie with an xj8 there were a lot of “tasteful” things done by the previous owner
Reliable is a Toyota Corolla not an XJS.
I own an XJS and I don't advise anyone to buy them. Stop lying to people man. That's a biased opinion. Just because you may personally find them reliable (as you even said if, u have knowledge etc.) Doesn't make them a "generally" reliable car.
You can look up statistics all day on that and mark my words you will find nothing giving the XJS "global recognition for reliability", if that was truly the case. This comment wouldn't have been made/question asked. N the XJS wouldn't have such "mixed" responses. If it was TRULY a "reliable" car, it would be KNOWN, the same way a Toyota Corolla has that universal recognition of reliability.
@@JCSmooth yeah man but an audi is an 80s benz if you change the fluids every 3000, i guess people just need to know what theyre getting in to
@@420catson that's my case and point, as an XJS owner, just because the OP and myself have the "knowledge" doesn't make them reliable. Aka to an everyday person, with no knowledge, just well idk looking for a car. Why I'm saying, as an XJS owner myself, I would Never consider this car "reliable" (just because I know what I am doing with it) when u COMPARE it to cars that get GLOBAL recognition for reliability (why I used one of the most common and known, the Toyota Corolla) as EVERYONE knows, not an "impressive" car by any means, but what it's KNOWN for, is that generation after generation handed down "reliability". N all I'm saying, is u ain't finding stories like that with the XJS for a reason, because it's just not reliable. it's a car you def need knowledge for, or a trusted mechanic who has that knowledge, n u have to understand, it's CONSTANT maintenance and care just to "keep it" reliable. Also there is a reason why the MAJORITY of XJS got abandoned with low mileage and the original owner didn't bother paying for those repair costs, cause THEY realized, it's not a RELIABLE car WORTH investing all that money to "restore". Plenty of XJSes have that story. Someone crashed it, costs became too much, they said yah, just getting a new better MORE RELIABLE A CAR. XJS gets abandoned. That's the sad fate/reality of most XJS, until someone WITH the knowledge tries to restore them, then sell them (what a lot of dealerships are doing currently, I couldn't tell you how many XJS I have seen online for sale with "salvaged" titles lol) n it's usuaully to people with no knowledge and just want a jag, yah lol not right imo to do but it is what It is.
If neither of your Jags leak, I suggest you rush out and buy some oil.
If yours does I suggest you fix it. All mine are leak free
Do u work on jags yourself do u rebuild your own engines yourself
Yes I do all of the work myself
Haaaaa eso es un AUTO..... no las cosas que venden hoy..... chulada de coche...
English?
When considering buying a V12, one should definitely check for oil leaks coming from the crankshaft seal. Replacing it means: engine needs to come out, as the crankshaft has to be removed to replace the seal. Money consuming!
Crank does not need to be removed, drop oil pan (sump) loosen crank main cap bolts a couple of turns , remove rear cap and using a suitable tool push top half of seal out, lube new seal and install, reassemble. Did 2 like this the first with the jaguar factory warranty manager watching, no issues.
@@susanhenderson2322 Wow. These are excellent news, I'll give it a try. Christian
A Daimler in North America? M.
I live in Sweden so it’s here
@@LivingWithAClassic Thank you. M.
In NA the Daimler was the Vanden Plas due to trademark issues with the name. And the XJ12s were always Vanden Plas spec. (I'd love to get all the Daimler trim and deck out an XJ12!)
They seem excessively complicated those V12s
Why would the engine over heat. They would only over heat if they not be serviced properly or you are not the using right antifreeze mix . There no reason for over heating we used these cars in spain where temperature in the desert area got into mid 40s c . Never had on over heat even pulling a caravan fully loaded. Coolent flush every 5 years. It not expensive lots of service centre with do a pressure flush and clean for a £40 in the uk and europe
Now I'm confused, Guy sounds Canadian but Jag has Swedish license plates????
Many do get confused! I live in Sweden but I’ve moved around quite a bit and spend my school years in American schools
The most important thing to look for is the name ‘Jaguar’. Run like one away.
Tips for buying a V12 Jaguar.......dont. which admitidly is odd advice from somone whom owns three....
I look at the nightmare of ruthless complexity,under the hood, and cringe.
One cannot throw enough money at this thing to keep it running.
On the other hand, it has the most beautiful design ever made by mankind.
The dilemma is for me owning one ,especially to aquire a right hand drive example from the UK, import it to Texas, and then proceed to remove every friggen British Leland part from the car ,including the entire drive train, and wiring harnesses, then put an 800 hp LS-3, ZF 6 speed coupled to the fantastic stock IRS axle, and lower it an inch or two.
That would be the coolest ride ever.
Thats my next project after my 65' Chevy Impala SS restomod.
Two engines I would think, is twice the upkeep in parts and failure. Usually a inline six is less likely to fail because it has less parts. Alot of two of everything on that one, and alot under the hood. To each their own.
I gave up on my XJS. The doors wanted to stop working. Doors won't unlock with the keys. So said fuq it. Laughed at it, threw the keys (lost now and zero interest to find them) somewhere. Now it just sits in the driveway. It worked fine before it decided to not let me in anymore. So now at 52k miles it's "abandoned" mainly because of lack of interest in junk. These cars are like self aware they suck and self sabotage themselves so owners just end up straight hating them, losing interest in them, n that's why they get "abandoned".
Literally my story. Just say whoever can get into it now, take it. It's junk. No keys. I'm not looking for them either. Like I said just zero interest in this car. For whatever sic reason it thought I "needed" it. How quickly it realized. I have money, bought a better car, park it right next to my XJS and every now and then will scrape the paint and dent it while parking up next to it. Just since it's so self aware of all this shit. I want it to be so aware. It wasn't needed. Enjoy rotting like the trash u are and clearly what u XJS want. U WANT to be abandoned and left to rot. So no problem. 52k give or take. N my junk just sits in my driveway, as my personal reminder. XJS is compete trash. Have had numerous cars in my lifetime. Never had ANY issues where my keys won't let me into a car. Only trash XJS. Lol I love how people talk about all the other mechanical nightmares (more so the MAJOR stuff) BUT NO ONE wants to just mention to u, they have just as much "minor" nightmares as well.
Like I said, XJSes get abandoned for a reason and it's because they really do just want to rot away and be abandoned. I know I don't lose sleep. Whatever this XJS "thought" ,I hope it gets the message. YOU ARE JUNK. Never open again. Stay right there. Rot the fck away. See what's next to you. Get in and out, in and out,in and out 10000000000000's times. NO ISSSSSSSSUES!!!!! How fcken KEYS IN A DOOR WORK!!!!!! XJS can keep me locked out. As I said zero interest in this junk. Headaches avoided. N all I say to other people out there looking for an XJS, don't. They are straight junk. Unless u modify them. N sorry fck u "pure jag losers out there" because ur "PURE" PARTS are unreliable and JUNK, ur fckn TRASH STOCK KEY AND STOCK DOOR ARE TRAAAAAASH! So unless u gonna modify it (aka get rid of all the junk jag parts that literally have known issues for breaking down. Aka REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE WITH A NEW CURRENT ONE, so u don't even have to deal with just the trash springs and just the trash junk way the Brits like to well build trash.
Like this guy, what's a jag? Getting stranded at some point. Or get an XJS have ur doors work for u and then all of a sudden u go into a store and come out and now they just won't unlock with ur key. Trust me your day will be ruined, just avoid stupid little headaches that these junk vehicles give u. All vehicles will give u some headache one way or another when u work in major stuff. When your keys to your door don't work, just speaks volumes on how junk the car was just truthfully assembled. Something that shouldn't even happen to give u a headache and it will with this junk car. Avoid it.
Not worth it. Since there are plenty of better cars out there as well it's just really not worth it. I got lucky, as I said I was already home, parked in my driveway (obv I DROVE it and was able to get into the car) the problem was the best morning, I'm trying to go out again and neither of my doors would budge at all (opening wise) with the keys. Trust me most people would either have their own little diy bs wayz or mechanic etc. Cause it's such an "Easy" fix. Well those are people who have "interest".
When my car refuses to let me in (what the XJS did) aye joke is on u, like I said, wrong person to do that to. Literally laughed, threw the keys somewhere in the forest (why they are 100% most likely lost) and moved on with my life. Got a better car. N like I said xjs got what it wanted. It's abandoned. Used as a target for paintballing every now and then and as I said before whenever I park my working car next to it, I make sure to let that jag know. How's not letting me in working out for u? U enjoying being abandoned? Exactly f jags especially XJSes 😉🖕🖕🖕🖕 now it's just become a passion project to actually see how badly I can damage it over the years etc. I'm "preserving" junk but the way it should be preserved and that's as is aka "junk".
To you and others like u, credit, because u are all crazy people. U are trying to "restore" to "preserve" junk in this "restored" way lol. Aye at least my jad is truly all original. Just junk. No restoration, no trying to BS people into making the XJS something else. No, it's junk and when u see one abandoned, or one in really trash/junk condition. THAT is a TRUE preservation of "junk".
So that's why I more so keep it. At this pointz it's fun shooting at it and just watching it well become what it truly is in the first place.
Good luck to anyone even debating buying this trash. Better stuff out there. that you can actually get into, CONSISTENTLY! Without having to do anything additional be it "such an easy fix" or not. it's the point. N when u have no interest in junk, even minor "East fixes" will just make u say, nah get f'ed enjoy rotting. Facts.
I'm also American so u know there is that jags are clearly British junk and it really shows. American classic muscle vs a jag. I used to own a Pontiac firebird (same steel body frame stuff as an XJS) and I put about 130,000 miles on it before I sold it. Within those 130,000(give or take) I have NEVER had an issue unlocking any of my doors with THE KEY!!!!!! Brits don't know how the fck to make cars.nthe XJS, n the whole "Frankenstein engine" speak VOLUMES on how trash British motors are lmao. 52k on the jag when it decided to lock me out,n when u willingly abandoned it because I want it to rot. I would never sell this to anyone and put them through the BS, it's not right or fair to that other person. I'm trying to help the next person out, why I keep it. Let it stay the junk it is. The last thing I want to do is make money "ripping someone off" because yah, I'm selling them junk. THEY can think WHATEVER THEY want. As I am the person who would be selling that junk. I just personally wouldn't feel right. So 52k and I willingly abandoned that trash. I could have 100% just sold it to someone like my firebird, but as I said. It's not right to sell someone junk. N other people can be pieces of SHHHHH and do that to others I just can't bring myself to con someone like that.
So I keep her. Like I said she's still makes good target practice for my paintball guns, nice spot for my dogs to piss on etc.
But yah u, and other people like u, really are crazy cause man u all just must love "wasting" money.
Like I said our differences is, you are trying to "Restore" junk to "preserve junk".
I'm just giving the XJSes what they want and are self aware of that they want (n why they are so unreliable) "preserving junk" as "junk".
I see ur jag, XJS, it runs, u wash it? Lol like u waste money on that. I see that kind of jag, n I don't see a true XJS. I see someone trying to put sparkles on shhhh (u know how that analogy goes). Then take a look at my XJS. Scratched up, no money "wasted" on it, dogs pissing all over it's dents, paintball shots etc. N THATA IS A "TRUE" "preserved" XJS. Junk, just like it's aware it is, just like it wants to be.
Idk crazy world we live in. U actually have people wasting their money on junk, trying to junk to not be junk, when it will always be junk lmao. I guess I just accept junk as junk move on. I'm def not wasting any money to make my "junk" all flashy and "look" cool.
So idk I'm a firm promoter in give the XJS what they want, abandon them. Stop trying to "restore" these pieces of complete trash.
I'd be behind that movement. The abandon your XJS movement. Good luck to you and anyone else out there with this junk.
I'm glad I moved on with my life.
drunk texting is not a good idea..
You need enough extra money and be a fully skilled carmechanic to owe one of these V-12. Otherwise walk away. Rust killed the most Jag's.
I have been looking for a convertible as a daily driver, which means a couple times a week around town and 2-3 times a month barely out of town. I own Kansas City Auto Electric so I do not want any German-made cars. I get them in all the time; it is NEVER something easy or cheap and I watch my customers cry when they get the bill to only be back a month later with a completely different issue. I also do not want anything newer than a 2005 model year of ANY car. Again, I get the plastic fantastic Tonka Toy cars all the time and they are GARBAGE except for the Japanese stuff which I find incredibly ugly. They also are a Chinese computer circus nowadays. Everything today has to have a sensor or a module and all of this crap is made in China and fails regularly, but hey, I make a great living. The more Chinese computer garbage they put in the more customers I see. So that leaves me with 3 cars. The 1991-93 Cadillac Allante, has engine issues. 2000-2005 T-Bird, is way, way, overpriced as I have a 2002 Lincoln LS that I bought new in 2002 and the T-Bird convertible is exactly the same car but with a different body. Finally the 1993-96 XJS. Of all the above mentioned I much rather have the XJS with the 12. Every Mechanic I talk to scares the living daylights out of me regarding this car. The "Car Wizard" really trashes this car beyond belief. I want 1993 as it does not have the useless and ugly back seat and it was the first year of the improved 6.0 V-12. With all that being said I am a 40-year veteran "auto electrician" not a mechanic. I have done all of my own mechanical work on my personal cars with success. You appear to have a fantastic knowledge of these cars. Are they really that bad? I know you have to be extremely careful as the frames and bodies love to rust beyond repair. I am also worried about the availability of parts. So if you or anyone reading this post could give me some pointers on a possible future purchase I would be grateful. I have watched several of your videos all I found all of them to be well done. Thanks!