Driving the Last Real Jaguar - This 2008 XJ LWB Was The Last Classically Styled Jaguar Saloon
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- SOLD For many years, Jaguars were absolutely unmistakable - low, long, sleek, loaded with chrome and leather, and exuding class and taste in a refined manner. The last Jaguar sedan to adhere to this philosophy was the X358, made from 2005 to 2009. Though very advanced in construction and materials, this Jaguar looked as classic as traditional as any other made in the last 5 decades, and was a very true successor to the first Jag saloons.
Full review and test drive by Bill. This car is SOLD
I think Jaguar should have kept on making this car the way Porsche still makes the 911 but updates it
I agree with you on that JC, they really should have they were very classy looking, well handling, nice riding cars!!!
Not enough people bought it. The shape would have had to change dramatically for pedestrian safety standards and US passenger safety standards. If they were popular, they wouldn't be so cheap now
So true
@@stevec6427 You're wrong. The "leaper" on the front would've had to go for safety reasons sooner or later for pedestrian safety, but the shape isn't any less compliant with passenger regulations than any other comparable cars. Bentley build similar shapes to this day, so do Rolls Royce, and neither of them have any problems complying with regulations. It's just that very few people have the taste and style to appreciate these (and some of those who would are put off as they imagine them being much more expensive than they actually are, and thus the thought of being able to afford one doesn't even cross their mind). People seem to prefer to buy the new models, which look just like every other car on the road.
Mos def. This car is timeless beauty.
this guy needs to have his own talk show. i love his humor. he makes me laugh. i love the way he describes the details of the cars
I agree! Laid back style, great but subtle sense of humour. Definitely should host a mainstream channel - so much better than the other egotists out there....
I think not...S.J.W's would have his head up on a pole after the 1st episode! Lol.
God yeah!! I’d help fund it! He’s like a Dennis Miller,, but coarser!!
@@gerardbaines320 I can’t
Agree MORE!! in the US, the late night “Talk show hosts” are political Activists!! Leno?, letterman, Carson? Conan? Did you EVER find out their political views? NO, the was it should be!! Be FUNNY
These are beautiful vehicles and the last true Jaaaaaaag.
despite it being a rebodied ford mondeo.
That may be. I've had a 3.5 straight 6 XJS Coupe for the last 16 years and I think it will see me out as it is only 31 years old in 2020.
@@deadprivacy Nope. Not at all. You got the wring jag there buddy. Not the XJ. Never.
@@danieleregoli812 my apologies , thought it was an x series.
deadprivacy jag should of went all out but nope they are cheap Ford bastards
Bill is pure gold!!!!!! I love how he goes off topic & goes off on a tangent about his staff...., my side hurts from laughter!!!!!!!! Bill should be on stage!!!!!!!
A few yrs back I was out on my bike on a lonely stretch. A guy in one of these pulled over and asked me for directions. After I gave him help, I said, "I've always admired the style of these cars - How do you like owning it?" He got this warm look on his face as he smiled and Said; "I love it." End of story.
What's your 2nd best story?
Had two (Ford) Jaguar XJ's. Loved them both. Gas and oil changes, that was it.
What year, might I ask?
I came here just to listen to Bill talk because he cracks me up,, LOL.. love it.
I had a 97 xj with the straight 6 and loved it but I now know my next car will be this year...2008 jags are the only way to go. Such a timeless machine
'He has ten feet to travel so he hits the gas of course' - Yeah these dopes are every where, accelerating past me down hill to get to the red light. Then sleeping when it turns green. That is a nice Jag! Pronounced Jag-you-are, or in American, Jagwar
Love your rants when you get distracted.
Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick ; I can relate to that because I’m old and grumpy.
@Donald Trump is a Ghetto trick
Maybe you shouldn't listen anymore
starting to get old pretty fast, I love the witty remarks but those random uncalled for rants are fairly annoying...maybe time to retire
This guy knows his stuff. I have a 2007 Vandenplas and I love it
Bill what I love the most about your car reviews other than the cars is your imagination 👍
Bill is hilarious.
Several years later and it’s a miracle the detailer is still alive😂
Zach S., one day Bill is going to take him for a ride.
He had me at, “molest the chambermaids” 🤣
Exactly!! I miss this car. You always knew it was a Jag!
Just started watching this site, Bill's vocabulary is a pleasure to listen to he is intelligent and witty.
Man, I'm coming to Florida so you can sell me a car! I love your presentation!!
My mom drove a silver Jaguar just like that one ☝️. Super comfortable, super fast, super elegant!
Mum*
How about reliability?
“Lighter than Karen Carpenter...” Gigglesnort!
A wonderfully grumpy video, I laughed out loud. Thanks!
bro, the first Jaguar built by Ford was the S-Type.
My favourite Jag saloon is the 1995-1997 Jaguar X300 - inline six. I have several, including the 4.0 litre manual and the 4.0 supercharged XJ-R auto - they have a 'film star' quality that the German saloons simply lack. You get Mercedes taxis in Europe, but not Jaguar ones!
Its DNA stretches back to the original XJ6 of 1968, but it's modern and reliable to drive, and very much a classic Jaaag.
Thanks Bill, love your reviews.
All the best from (an unusually sunny) England!
Perfect timing on the Jag vid. Just bought me a 2002 xjr 100.
That is a great looking Jag definitely. But I have to say that I do miss the leaping Jaguar hood ornament and the gas caps on the edge of the trunk that the older XJs had.
My great grandparents used to live in Beverly Hills, back in the 60s and 70s and 80s and they always always drove elegant Jaguars and nothing else. They were frequently in the shop and so my grandparents just stick with Lexus now. They wanted something elegant and respectable but super reliable.
Today's weather report brought to you by Bill... Oh yeah and a car review too :)
Looks very much like my British racing green 2004 XJ8 with 56k miles it. It has a lot of burled walnut wood trim with an interior exactly like this one, except with built in gps and no heated seats...My husband clayed the exterior and the paint job looks amazing for a 16 y.o. car....Got the leaper on the hood though!
Been waiting for you to review that Jag, I have seen it in the background a couple of times and have anticipated the video. I have never owned a Jag I have always been a Mercedes man myself but have always loved Jags, this video just might make me pick up one like this.
Bill is a very intelligent man. He truly is extraordinary when he discusses vehicles. The large manufacturing companies should hire him as a top of the line representative of the company. Bill represents Vehicles extremely well. His knowledge of vehicles are well above and beyond your average person. He truly is the creme Dela creme, for the explanation of these vehicles.
I speak the queen’s English so is bonnet and boot for me thanks
Hood is part of a coat and a trunk belongs to an elephant!
Yanks have no place telling other people what to say or do considering those fats play football with their hands.
@@VanquishMediaDE Damn right there and they can't play with their feet either.
@@centaurus5676 I really do not know if I would want to see a yank attempt to play proper football with their feet. The Earth might actually stop rotating for a moment and frankly I do not want anything to be messed up. Maybe they can stick to their national tradition of killing each-other in a weekly school shooting.
Whether you speak English or American, it has NEVER been a JagWaar. In ANY language a Jag-U-ar has 3 Syllables NOT two.
Great review with plenty of entertaining commentary from Bill. 😁
I liked this car so much I bought it
Ahahaha👏👏 I love it when you get stuck in to your detailer 😍you were sure in great form today Bill loved it great way to start off a great day , one of your best I think 👍
Had mine 6 years Identical to the one you are reviewing great sexy looking car and has never let me down.
I have a 2005 XJ8 and I love it. The air suspension light comes on but who cares. It’s just fun to drive, it has a stance and a feel that I haven’t experienced before. Best car I’ve ever owned and it only cost me 8 grand
7:52 So THAT’S what Bill looks like...
My dad has a 1978 series 2 Daimler sovereign, just an amazing car!! He's been looking for a newer jag but he's really disappointed with what they've turned into! My friend has a 2013 fake jag and yes its comfortable and a lovely drive but it ain't a jag 😂
Honestly this was one of my favorite and last Jags that I liked. Jaguars status isn't like it used to be like when I was growing up as a kid in the late 80s and early 90s. Most people I know if will get one of the newer ones keep them a little while and trade them in for something else. This particular one I'd keep in the garage and drive it on the weekends
I had a 1970 Series 1 XJ6 and, I suppose, as Bill mentions, it's really close to the original design intent.
This is, indeed, a lovely car. :)
And, if you will, these are the best car reviews ever! Lovely, even.
Love this style Jag!! Memories....
‘If I get into it, I’m gonna drive myself Ape shiet’ 🤣🤣😂😂
I've got one of the original X350s (before the facelift) - these truly do make you feel good and catch the eye of a passerby, whereas a BMW 7-series or a Merc S-Class won't. Perhaps being here in Britain helps as Jags are sort of motorist royalty here, as Bill has wisely identified! Mine is a V6 which is perfectly adequate but this model here was gorgeous and definitely the last *true* Jag before the radicalised 2009 model.
I agree. Last true Jag and Ford's money made it the best. Jags now may as well be Kia's, as far as I'm concerned.
Great review !!! Thank you so much, I love each and every video you make!! Please do a review of that Lexus LS430 that you have!!!
Just saw the photos of that one on the website. What a great looking car! I bet it still runs like a top too.
I know this video is 3 years old but I love your humor and description about the car and gun references about the storage compartments. Are you still making the videos? I’m getting a low cost Jaguar car soon because I love them and the looks !👀
Love your reviews, the excellent knowledge and the amazing humour.
I just love how knowledgeable you are about Jags sir!
Bill - suggestion - make web site address a hyperlink so we can go straight to site. Thanks. Doug
Hilarious review. I agree with another poster, bill needs his own show
Wonderful timeless lines, really impressive and everlasting. Really the last true Jaguar. Great overview as usual. Thanks for showing and Greetings from Austria. Take care 👋🇦🇹👍
If I were going to let go of my Panther (2001 Town Car), this Jag might be the car that caused me to do it. Both are Fords, really, and both are among the most reliable of big luxury cars. If I hadn't been able to absolutely steal this beautiful one-owner, dealer maintained TC a couple of years ago, I might go looking for one of these right now. But I know it would cost a lot more, and I just bought a C4 Corvette that needs some refreshing. Can't have it all.
Still, I'm very tempted. The Jag is just flawlessly executed. I wouldn't change a thing, except I'd probably insist on the standard wheelbase version. IMO, Ford has been an under-rated car company in recent years.
Bill is a character.
You can't necessarily put any one specific label on him,.
But you always want to hear what he's going to say next.
Amazing cars have a 350 and 358 both are amazing and each in a class of it's own. These are very good cars and at reasonable price. Note: If you end up buying a cheap one be careful and have plenty of reserve to bring it to keep it condition. Parts not cheap.
I hav the jaguar XJ8 super v8 edition. $100,000 new. It was from palm beach Jaguar. I’ve had it for yrs..it’s still my favorite car..love it!
Excellent. Very amusing and a lovely car.
I’d like to see that Merc R class and I’d really like to see that silver Lexus LS430 sedan
I grew up knowing of Jaguars having 12 cylinders with the Jag on the hood jumping out. I miss that. Jaguar also had that beautiful 2 door sports car I use to love. You’re right cars I like are diminishing for me as well.
Bill’s the CZcams Honey Badger, he doesn’t give a shit. It’s so refreshing to find a great channel as this.
Fun to watch this😎 I have a 2004 Vanden Plas. I have the gut-ripping "leaper" on my hood. Classic styling and a little more chrome. I love the seats and the power under the hood😉. Navigation, 6-cd changer and a single cd up front. DVD in the headrests with controls for the stereo in the back console as well. Floats down the road, but I love to floor it just to feel "Kitty" run!!
The x350 by far the best Jaguar, traditional look with modern mechanicals.
Ha, heated and cooled seats but no navigation. You don’t see that often. Love it.
Some of them have it some of them don't. There are different versions of the same model. Basically this one is the cheapest of that models and it's still a great car.
Last of the good-looking distinct jaguar cars. Now they look like every other luxury car.
Very nice presentation as always
Please DONT STOP making videos- I don’t have cable and you are top entertainment. 👍🏼 also nice car to drive to your mechanics as that will be your top destination 😂😂
22:30 - Sums up why we all gravitate towards XJs sooner or later... :-D
love the ad lib conversation
My 2006 Lincoln LS weighs 3700 lbs and has 280 HP from the 3.9 V8. I have slightly shorter tires (245/45-17) and it's scary on acceleration. I'm sure it's at mid 13s in the quarter but, it is not a drag racer. I'm amazed this car is so light but with a longer wheelbase.
The absolute best thing to ever happen to Jaguar was when Ford took over the reigns! Who wants an English car that looks great but, has endless electrical and other problems that Ford solved when they built the Model T. I love the minimalist approach to technology in this or any automobile, especially when it comes to the damned computers and their obscenely huge screens. There are those of us, mostly from the tried and true Baby Boomer generation, that are perfectly capable of driving a car without the aid of a computer! We are there to drive the car, not to check our membership status at the online Millennial gen. Communist Party page on FB, or to contact our little Snowflake, non-sexually-binary, panty wearing, whining little-boy-bitches who still live in their bitter, divorced mommies basements! In other words... I love that Jag!
Amen!
AMEN X2
2 005 -2009 Jaguar XJs Were Like the 1990s BMW 7-Series E38 Both Great Sedans.
I look forward to your commentary when you turn on the radio
If only this particular jag had the hood ornament
No!!! I wish more cars came here without a hole in the hood. Too many US dealers ruin perfectly good body work with a drill.
Zach im glad im not your neighbor because i would have to see the look of disgust on your face everytime i pull up in my 2007 xk that i had this huge mk2 cat installed on the hood or bonnet or whatever you call it, lol....
@@chocolatecitymagazineinmot3807 i have a classic Lincoln with hood ornament. Classy.
@@chocolatecitymagazineinmot3807
A hood ornament on an XK? That's atrocious.
The very reason why some Jaguars (and never sportscars!) got a hood ornament from factory was to prevent people putting some kind of car ornament on their cars and ruin it with their lack of taste.
@Underbird , And lets not forget that the Leaper is off a MKll so its huuuuuge!!!!! 🤪
LOVE this car. Vanden Plas will always be better.
Thank you Bill for the video and the information. I bought a Jaguar XJR because of you and I'm in love with it 😊
Bill your the last of the real sales men
near the end at 23:31 he mentions a "miracle" car available soon, shown on my Closed Captioning as "Burma dado". Can anyone translate what car he was speaking of?
What's with the Weapons and the Better Crime Planning while selling a car, Bill?!! I'm laughing my head off.. You're hilarious!!
This was like Joey B Toonz reviewing one of my favourite cars! Excellent.
This was branded as the Daimler Super Eight in England and Germany for the high trim.
You mean the Daimler was badged as a jaguar for the American ' market
As Daimler in the US is considered a Benz
@@geriatricmotorcars9516 Yes that is true. We DID have Daimler cars (British) back in the 50's and 60's. Too expensive.
It’s not that high spec. And it’s not a super!
I have an 08 xj in midnight blue with factory 20'' chrome wheels. Absolutely love the car. My first car was a 1983 Camaro that is the same color as the one that keeps showing up in background. lol
Moments like 5:30 is why I love Bill😂😂😂
I was wondering about the leg room because I am 6'5". Thanks for letting me know.
I love your videos!!!!! Next time in in Naples, I'll stop by... I'll bring Whiskey & Marijuana.......
Don't forget the 9
Idk what’s funnier between the never no matter how good detail Dalton does He gets yelled at or animal attacks!!!
This guy is like an angry boomer, but incredibly entertaining
Thank, you for you're video and you're time spent.
I agree, my jaguar s-type was the most reliable car I’ve owned. I do miss it:/
Frank Banos sell your Tesla and get a new one
Nick Davis lol I drive a Silverado currently. However, a Tesla would be awesome lol
On behalf off her majesty in right of Canada, we have made you an honorary Canadian 💂🏼Congratulations Bill❗️
For the love of god the front cupholders are not the detailers best work. You just cant find good help. My detailer is about the same Great video of a great car thanks again sir...
I’ve never seen the long wheelbase version of this car. It’s pretty well executed, and I love a big backseat and a proper big back door. 🤭
I am on X308 XJ8 LWB Sovereign #3, first one caught fire, now have one driver car and one spare (which has been a G-d-send). Yes beautiful cars, will have to look at one of these into the future. As an Englishman who lives now between the UK, Australia and Israel, I am fascinated how Bill looks in every compartment to see what Ammo or Hand Gun he can fit in there!! Hilarious but so very practical. In Australia they took our guns away after the "Port Arthur Massacre" n Tasmania that many to this day (myself included) believe was in fact a "black-ops" style operation purely for that purpose, yet one poor soul languishes in prison for a crime he almost certainly did not commit. But wise and informed American's know just what I am talking about and I pray you NEVER give up your guns! Israel a very different story, absolutely essential and most everyone approved owns at least one weapon. Thanks again Bill, fantastic review!!
Great review on a phenomenal classic and funny digs on his knuckle headed staff.
That really is the last real XJ! I have one too and I hope to get it on the road soon!
Is it possible to convert one of these XJ 8 in all wheel drive? I love this generation more the current.
Thiz i would like to know as well i currently "reside" "live" in a hilly, mountainous area with steep roadtm, that freeze over in winter and four wheels drive is a must unless you want to be passed by the local tractor.
I love these and agree they are the last of the true Jaguar Saloons. The Sports Coupes are still relevant but the current series of Jaguar sedans are pretty damn ugly. And this trend for black wheels on such cars is like Crocs with a tuxedo. Nice presentation.
Possibly the most beautiful car i've ever seen.
The way you talk about Dalton with great disappointment, It sounds like they are your kids. Lol
"He's got 10ft to go so of course he revs it" and "Going to go ape shit"! Bahahaha!!!!
Damn I love that car.
The long beep is an error tone for the park aid system. That means it’s not functioning.
Dark tinted windows, black wheels with brake calipers painted racing green …. SWEET!
Beautiful car and great commentary
Sadly, these are common at the pick-a-parts now. Many are in great cosmetic condition.