Love these old things. The quad headlights look so much better on them than the so-called 'fishtanks'. Willson was a quality presenter too, always enjoyed watching his segments. Guy really knows his onions!
I second that Eric George well said sir! Yes back then in the early Nineties I always looked forward to watching Top Gear on BBC2 & presenters like Quentin Willson always offered good proper customer advice on buying certain second hand cars! I miss his dry wit & dead pan sense of humour I sure do & I bet you do too! Unlike Top Gear now which is just not good & not worth watching at all & is merely sandpit entertainment!
I would love to see a motoring programme for adults where cars are tested in cities and on motorways rather than driven round an airfield till its tyres explode and there is genuine advice for drivers.
Had a 1994 one. 4.0 sovereign. Bought it when it was 20 years old. Best car I’ve ever had. Sorely miss it. Reasonably economical too for a car of it’s size.
For all those people who've never owned and driven one of these,let me tell you,yes some were badly built,especially in the seventies.I've owned a silver Series 2 and a Series 3 in Grey,both V12 Daimlers.They are not cheap to run,service and maintain.Buy a good one and run it as a second car on a classic insurance policy and keep on top of it and you'll have a wonderful weekend car.
I own two Jags 1990 Soveriegn xj6 and 1992 Xj6 base, love them! Yes they break down, yes they require lots of maintenance, but they are show stoppers and award winning show cars, love em!!!
Had a '91 XJ6 that started failing the day after I bought it. About every 30 days something else would fail - sunroof, fuel pump, belt idler, trans computer (loved to shift from first to overdrive and lock up in OD until warmed up or engine restart). Sold as salvage. Not long after, bought a '95 XJ6 that had been sitting and after cleaning the fuel tank (water), it's been terrific for almost 20,000 miles now. They say '95-'97 are the best years.
We have had an XJ6 since 1998, it is more reliable than our 2009 Mercedes Benz GL320, and our 2001 ML320 (dead car practically). We have never had an issue with the car, except for a small crash, which was repaired nice and swiftly.
+PF ML of that era are all dead. But have you seen how E class of 1996 - 2002 look like now, you don't see them, they are piles of rust somewhere. Surprised about the newer GL tho
The new GL has surprised me too! It took my mum by surprise also. They tried to scam us of $6000 for power steering fluid, we went to a workshop, paid a way lower price, power steering fixed.
PF whoaaa! Unless there's warranty, no reason to go to dealer, used to be for some computer work you had to, now so many places have the Star system or whatever the disagnostics needs. I have SL55 from 2004, and SL600 1995. Maybe I've been lucky, knock on wood, but no major anything. And I kept reading on forums to stay away from v12 engines, service insanely expensive and so on.. all bullshit, never had engine issues, all that goes is ABC suspension, the rubber gaskets inside shocks, they just rot, and replacement in Europe are 2400 Eur each. But those caskets can be replaced in many places now. They take lots of gasoline tho lol, the 600 is unbelievable, gas just runs through it lol
A thing I have realized with reviews is that if people have a negative review, they share it, but if you have a positive review you don't. Which is pretty true. If you go to a tech store and buy a TV, and everything is nice and smooth you buy it and go back for more stuff. If the store dude is rude, treats you like garbage, you will go online and tell people to avoid. Our GL is a GL320 CDI, it's a diesel V8.
love the consumer advice. I bought a 90 vdp 4.0 I6 when I was 17 for 4 grand with 100k I loved that car I had it for 2 months and someone offered me 1500 more than I payed and I sold it
Just got a '90 Vanden Plas for free in August. 103K, metallic black exterior, light tan interior... needed brakes, headliner re-do, a passenger rear window (broken into in Seattle) a battery, and some small cosmetics. Glass? $17.99 + tax. Brakes? About $400. Headliner? $300. Did the grunt work myself. Needs a couple cosmetic things addressed, fluid change- I'll be in it less than $2K, give it to my dad in the Spring
I'm really liking these old top gear clips. You forget the quality of the show and presenters of a car show. I wish the new top gear could be an amalgamation of what it is today and how it was then.
I had one of these.it was only around 12 years old at the time and it was falling to bits.the x300 I replaced it with however was LOVELY.solid old thing too
I used to have a 4.0 Sovereign with a manual box. I loved that car. I see discussions here about the reliability and all sorts. I can't understand that. Surely, you buy this because you love it, adore it. And if you don't, there must be something else that touches your heart, perhaps you should get that. Cheers to one of the automotive greats!
XJ40s are pretty reliable - the six cylinder engine is especially long lasting and is one of the longest lasting engines fitted to any car. They don' t go wrong much in reality. They are no more expensive to run than any big car of their age. Early XJ40s with a digital dash had a lot of electrical problems, but later cars have less electrical problems than the average car. All XJ40 automatics are 4 speed: the 4 litre six uses the ZF4HP24; the litre V12 uses the GM4L80E transmission. Rust is the problem with the XJ40 - they can rust a lot. Other than rust, they are very robust. It is an odd thing, the belief in the unreliability of Jaguars of this era. It seems prevalent on CZcams - much more than it does on car forums. But I guess people here have only a passing interest on cars, so go more for the old stereotypes.
db db I bought a 88 xj40 3.6 in the 90's for $200 that suffered a timing chain failure at 120k miles. I bought an engine off a guy on a message board (pre-ebay days) and was driving it 2 days after I got it. I loved the car, it was beautiful fully loaded and even had the dayton wire wheels but the had terrible electrics. The climate control went out, the antilock brakes never worked the whole time I had the car and cruise worked when it felt like it. Parts at that time in the states were hard to find and expensive. I ended up selling the car soon after and made a good profit off it. I still miss that car, I never felt I could trust it 100% but damn was it pretty to look at. I have since gotten into Mercedes and as of now own a S600 Lorinser that is light years better than the Jag but it's not without it's problems either.
Dp Dp exactement ce sont des modèles fiables ! J'ai des amis qui ont des jaguar xj 40 après 1990 donc la venue de Ford et aucun problèmes en plus de 10 ans !
Thanks- my dad always liked Jaguars, but would never spend money on a 'nice' car. So, when this car came around to me I knew that it would be something he'd enjoy.
My grandpa had a burgundy 93 vdp, he traded it in for a 96 vdp, I got to drive that 96 for about 8 years, it was very reliable engine wise but cosmetics started to give away. Still a beautiful car.
Just got a 1993 Jaguar xj6 4.0 for $600. 112,000 mi. It's got no rust and not a single leak or problem. It's not even rust at all and paint looks brand new
This...makes me depressed. I had a 1991 XJ6 Sovereign 4.0. By far the best car I have ever owned. I however was st00p1d when I bought it and didn't do the research first. Had rampant electrical problems, oil pressure was nought when I accelerated, and the hydro-electric brake system failed and was extremely expensive to fix. Really wish I had seen this video before I got her. But, I still miss her. Really hard to find in the US.
Rrrrrrrrather Special I bought one out of Lindop Toyota ten years ago for £400 and other than a bent rear bumper and clout on the back panel which I fixed for £20 and a £20 rear bumper , was a 1993 K reg flamenco red Sport 3.2 and I sold it for £1500 . Nice one Q 🇬🇧
The Police Car is still alive! L432 ORW ✔ SORN MOT No details held by DVLA Vehicle details Vehicle make JAGUAR Date of first registration 01 August 1993 Year of manufacture 1993 Cylinder capacity (cc) 3980cc CO₂Emissions Not available Fuel type PETROL Vehicle status SORN in place Vehicle colour WHITE
Hey, thanks for the information. I love seeing things like these. It's nice to see that car is still on the road. More would be appreciated, good sir !
+Bilal Ahmed No problem, SORN means it's off the road at the minute but it's still around somewhere and being maintained by somebody. Hopefully it will return to the road one day!
like how hes says the build quality was sorted out then gose to list, two services a year !! weak rear surprension, door handles breaking off, smokey engines, clattering comes and dodgy oil pressure. love the way thay look thow. last true jaguar really.
I bought one a few years ago a 3.6 sport 93 on a k plate with 80k miles and service history,it had no welding done and a dented rear panel and bumper otherwise looked great..it cost me £325 yes £325 and the rear bumper cost more new..I bought a perfect one second hand for £20 and wafted around like the Gaffer till I sold it for a healthy profit.. why pay £40 grand ??
+President Richard Nixon the xj40 went the same way my old jag & daimler series 2 xj6's. in the automart for a profit. Had a 3.2 v8 xj8 and that was nice too...
I must have watched this video ten times over the year’s. Love the old jags. Not the same now, ugly cars. Chairman of British Gas haha - love that line.
+smasila But those shocks are very easy to replace and cheap-try the M-B "air shocks"-they cost $1070.00 each!) Over here, some have dropped a Chevrolet 350 V8 into these jags-always wondered how that worked.
Everything went wrong with the xj40 from it's launch & through out, Brake accumulator, fluid leaks, air con, instrument pack Brake valve block, shocks/ride leveling, head gasket, to many to mention, i now i worked on em.
Interesting stuff. There are videos on YT documenting their extensive testing and development programme for the XJ40, and it took ten years to develop! - it looked so comprehensive! Surprised when they came out how many problems there were considering all that testing. A lot of it down to complex and crap Lucas electrics too no doubt. They took them everywhere, all over the world in hot climates, cold climates racking up thousands upon thousands of miles yet they still couldn't iron out all the issues that should have been picked up during testing.
Après 90 elles sont extrêmement fiables il faut arrêter de dire des bêtises , ensuite quand on achète des Jag au rabais sans mettre de l'argent pour l'entretien..
Hard to convince anyone in America to get a used one nowadays even though they look great. Everyone who likes 90's era luxury cars goes for a Lexus LS400.
I had a green one with a private plate reading B12 Ufo anyone come across her? I sold her to an airline pilot.Many moons ago .....only car I sobbed over selling!
Quentin was great on old Top Gear. His no nonsense, with a sense of humour would be a breath of fresh air these days now TG is more of an entertainment show than a car show. As for the Jag they look better now than ever.
I'm having the problem with my 1994jaguar vdp xj6!I got a flat tire and the car shut off and it will not start, tried to jump start but still no go....
HUH! That is why you can still see old Lexus models still running like a champ while you see old Jaguar models are either at the repair shop, or at the junkyard. Id rather have a vehicle that has a soul like a toaster and built to last forever than a car than can last only for a few years and go broke on repairs. You buy a car to drive it, not to stare at it. You have it in reverse you glib.
@@Sapp440 it's just the lettering system that the UK used back then. Every August would see the new registration "letter". For example, 1984 cars had a registration beginning with the letter A (pre-August) or a B (post-August), 1985 with a B or a C, 1986 with a C or a D. 1987 with a D or an E. And so on. So this Jag on a "D" plate is the 1986/87 model year. And perhaps this particular model year was deemed less desirable as it was the first year of production, and build quality issues might not have been ironed out for example. Although your comment mentions it being more desirable, but it's a while since I watched the video.
Top gear (or whatever survives as and is passed off as ‘top gear’ now) would never do a review of any 8 or so year old second hand luxury barge of any make now, because if you were to sit next to an owner of one while driving, and ask genuine questions about the car as Quentin does here, they would all be tales of woe, “this packed up, that packed up, it cost me this much” etc etc. Cars were made properly back in the 80’s, before failure was built in to the design. People really do now just get sucked in by the ‘face value’ ‘quality’ of modern cars, and how quick and powerful they are, and by a brand name that ‘used to’ mean luxury, but no longer actually does, then suddenly find something tiny has gone wrong and they are gonna have to part with a grand or so to sort it out. Il sick with my Rover P6 and save my money... and my car turns more heads than any modern euro box in front or behind it 😁
I prefer a v12 though. have owned a few. ( old jags. horrid bastards lol) if I were to go v8 the ls1 and t56 is a GREAT combination, or the 4.3 v8 from a Maserati gransport. but the wiring = damn lol. racing seats?, not sure. if they blend in to the interior, maybe. then change models to something other than xj40. as long as its a jag, im happy
Better than the series 3 !!! this point needs closer inspection . The 40 or series 4 dont look as nice, square headlights sitting awkwardly on a body that tries to be like its elder brother but doesnt , interior electronics that were obscolete before they packed up and that handbrake lever constanty digging in to drivers thigh .. and the facelifted model with the weird shaped bonnet to try and emulate s 3 but that didnt work and all subsequent x300 varients just couldnt recapture the magic .. What a tradegy . Jaguar should have stuck with the proper series 3 to this day .
Step 1: Buy an XJ40. Step 2: 2.9 headlights. Step 3: LS1 + T56 swap. Add rear diff, axles, etc. Step 4: Tune said LS1. Step 5: Best suspension and brakes you can find. Step 6: Racing seats. Step 7: Rule the world.
I dont know if you have failed the reading test or not. But there are a couple of points. Everyone knows that when you buy a Lexus it is built to last. There are many Lexus models out there are still on the street with well over 230 thousand miles and running perfectly well. Plus you have made a big mistake by buying Alfa because they are a terrible resale value.Yes I do buy my cars as a transport vehicles because I have a job and like to travel. So yes I want a reliable car not to look at it
When we moved to California in 1994 when I was ten years old my parents bought a mint condition private party 1988 XJ6 and it was the very top level Vanden Plas model which was the cream of the crop it was black on tan leather with that beautiful real hand carved English burled walnut wood and course supple leather throughout, it had the big inline six under the hood, and was such a beautiful luxurious car in perfect condition but man that thing had the WORST electrical system on the planet which is so common of old Jags and many other true British cars (that one was before Ford bought out Jag so it was a real imported British Jag) lol! When I was in high school just before my folks sold it I used to sneak the keys and take it to go pick up my girlfriends and take them out and I told them it was mine LMAO! When I would return home my parents gave me a much deserved ass whooping but it was worth it hahaha! Ahh to be 15 and stupid again lol. But despite it's horrible electrical system that was certainly the most fancy luxurious car in the world and being the Vanden Plas model there was nothing higher than that trim level it had every single option on the list and it was a black beauty!
Love these old things. The quad headlights look so much better on them than the so-called 'fishtanks'. Willson was a quality presenter too, always enjoyed watching his segments. Guy really knows his onions!
6:20 I've heard that selling an underpowered manual with cheap interior is as easy as playing tiddlywinks in a rugby scrum.
I love my 96 XJ6; just yesterday I clocked 340,000 miles and she's still going strong.
And now !?
How about.now?
340,000 miles on the original engine? Don't be daft!
Unfortunately gentleman black betty was taken out with 468k miles
@@KS-xo3oh is that a Ford model from England?
Back in the day when Top Gear offered proper consumer advice. Great upload.
Eric George well said
Thanks, its just entertainment these days, and now C H & M have gone I simply don't bother.
I second that Eric George well said sir! Yes back then in the early Nineties I always looked forward to watching Top Gear on BBC2 & presenters like Quentin Willson always offered good proper customer advice on buying certain second hand cars! I miss his dry wit & dead pan sense of humour I sure do & I bet you do too! Unlike Top Gear now which is just not good & not worth watching at all & is merely sandpit entertainment!
I would love to see a motoring programme for adults where cars are tested in cities and on motorways rather than driven round an airfield till its tyres explode and there is genuine advice for drivers.
@chris jones I liked the presenters (C, H & M) but as a true car show it couldn't cut it compared to early TG.
I still absolutely adore the 97-02 XJs. Such a timeless and elegant design.
This guy was amazing host.
Best ever
I quite like the rectangular lights, for some reason. Even if they look a bit Ford Granada-ey from the wrong angle.
Had a 1994 one. 4.0 sovereign. Bought it when it was 20 years old. Best car I’ve ever had. Sorely miss it. Reasonably economical too for a car of it’s size.
For all those people who've never owned and driven one of these,let me tell you,yes some were badly built,especially in the seventies.I've owned a silver Series 2 and a Series 3 in Grey,both V12 Daimlers.They are not cheap to run,service and maintain.Buy a good one and run it as a second car on a classic insurance policy and keep on top of it and you'll have a wonderful weekend car.
"Friday cars"
I fully agree. Had XJ6 serie 1,2,3 and the very best were the 85 and 86.
Had XJ12 C which almost ruined me.... But what a beauty!
This is a reply for a 7 y.o comment....
What a british engineering.....
I own two Jags 1990 Soveriegn xj6 and 1992 Xj6 base, love them! Yes they break down, yes they require lots of maintenance, but they are show stoppers and award winning show cars, love em!!!
We just bought one today for £325! :D
A 4.0 XJ6 Sovereign!
bought my 3.2 for £242
have you still got the motor?
Engine !
Head light bulds?
I’m getting one it’s £2500
I own one exactly like this and I absolutely love it!
Had a '91 XJ6 that started failing the day after I bought it. About every 30 days something else would fail - sunroof, fuel pump, belt idler, trans computer (loved to shift from first to overdrive and lock up in OD until warmed up or engine restart). Sold as salvage. Not long after, bought a '95 XJ6 that had been sitting and after cleaning the fuel tank (water), it's been terrific for almost 20,000 miles now. They say '95-'97 are the best years.
Not just years, but maintenance is they key
You're lucky. I bought a series 3 '87 Lagonda saloon. EVERYTHING that could shortcircuit DID!!!
We have had an XJ6 since 1998, it is more reliable than our 2009 Mercedes Benz GL320, and our 2001 ML320 (dead car practically).
We have never had an issue with the car, except for a small crash, which was repaired nice and swiftly.
It is a true pleasure to own :)
+PF ML of that era are all dead. But have you seen how E class of 1996 - 2002 look like now, you don't see them, they are piles of rust somewhere. Surprised about the newer GL tho
The new GL has surprised me too! It took my mum by surprise also. They tried to scam us of $6000 for power steering fluid, we went to a workshop, paid a way lower price, power steering fixed.
PF whoaaa! Unless there's warranty, no reason to go to dealer, used to be for some computer work you had to, now so many places have the Star system or whatever the disagnostics needs. I have SL55 from 2004, and SL600 1995. Maybe I've been lucky, knock on wood, but no major anything. And I kept reading on forums to stay away from v12 engines, service insanely expensive and so on.. all bullshit, never had engine issues, all that goes is ABC suspension, the rubber gaskets inside shocks, they just rot, and replacement in Europe are 2400 Eur each. But those caskets can be replaced in many places now. They take lots of gasoline tho lol, the 600 is unbelievable, gas just runs through it lol
A thing I have realized with reviews is that if people have a negative review, they share it, but if you have a positive review you don't. Which is pretty true. If you go to a tech store and buy a TV, and everything is nice and smooth you buy it and go back for more stuff. If the store dude is rude, treats you like garbage, you will go online and tell people to avoid. Our GL is a GL320 CDI, it's a diesel V8.
love the consumer advice. I bought a 90 vdp 4.0 I6 when I was 17 for 4 grand with 100k I loved that car I had it for 2 months and someone offered me 1500 more than I payed and I sold it
Paid
Jeez. He's the bloke you'd want with you if you were buying one alright.
I like how they always had the guy with the poshest accent review the luxury cars.
Just got a '90 Vanden Plas for free in August. 103K, metallic black exterior, light tan interior... needed brakes, headliner re-do, a passenger rear window (broken into in Seattle) a battery, and some small cosmetics. Glass? $17.99 + tax. Brakes? About $400. Headliner? $300. Did the grunt work myself. Needs a couple cosmetic things addressed, fluid change- I'll be in it less than $2K, give it to my dad in the Spring
I'm really liking these old top gear clips. You forget the quality of the show and presenters of a car show. I wish the new top gear could be an amalgamation of what it is today and how it was then.
I had one of these.it was only around 12 years old at the time and it was falling to bits.the x300 I replaced it with however was LOVELY.solid old thing too
I used to have a 4.0 Sovereign with a manual box. I loved that car.
I see discussions here about the reliability and all sorts.
I can't understand that. Surely, you buy this because you love it, adore it. And if you don't, there must be something else that touches your heart, perhaps you should get that.
Cheers to one of the automotive greats!
The square lights look so much better
XJ40s are pretty reliable - the six cylinder engine is especially long lasting and is one of the longest lasting engines fitted to any car. They don' t go wrong much in reality. They are no more expensive to run than any big car of their age. Early XJ40s with a digital dash had a lot of electrical problems, but later cars have less electrical problems than the average car.
All XJ40 automatics are 4 speed: the 4 litre six uses the ZF4HP24; the litre V12 uses the GM4L80E transmission.
Rust is the problem with the XJ40 - they can rust a lot. Other than rust, they are very robust.
It is an odd thing, the belief in the unreliability of Jaguars of this era. It seems prevalent on CZcams - much more than it does on car forums. But I guess people here have only a passing interest on cars, so go more for the old stereotypes.
db db I bought a 88 xj40 3.6 in the 90's for $200 that suffered a timing chain failure at 120k miles. I bought an engine off a guy on a message board (pre-ebay days) and was driving it 2 days after I got it. I loved the car, it was beautiful fully loaded and even had the dayton wire wheels but the had terrible electrics. The climate control went out, the antilock brakes never worked the whole time I had the car and cruise worked when it felt like it. Parts at that time in the states were hard to find and expensive. I ended up selling the car soon after and made a good profit off it. I still miss that car, I never felt I could trust it 100% but damn was it pretty to look at. I have since gotten into Mercedes and as of now own a S600 Lorinser that is light years better than the Jag but it's not without it's problems either.
Dp Dp exactement ce sont des modèles fiables ! J'ai des amis qui ont des jaguar xj 40 après 1990 donc la venue de Ford et aucun problèmes en plus de 10 ans !
Thanks- my dad always liked Jaguars, but would never spend money on a 'nice' car. So, when this car came around to me I knew that it would be something he'd enjoy.
1dont know much about engine , but i just bought ..a dream car . jaguar sovereign v12 , HE make 1982 . she looks so beautiful and elegant cat.
I had a 73 V12.
Love these old Jags...!!! 😁👍
My grandpa had a burgundy 93 vdp, he traded it in for a 96 vdp, I got to drive that 96 for about 8 years, it was very reliable engine wise but cosmetics started to give away. Still a beautiful car.
Just got a 1993 Jaguar xj6 4.0 for $600. 112,000 mi. It's got no rust and not a single leak or problem. It's not even rust at all and paint looks brand new
How's the car been so far?
I loved my Jag 4 doors. My first was an XJ8, and I'll never forget that one, but the XJ6 was much more quintessential, and better to drive.
+Travis Olson What years were the cars?
The 3.6 wasn't "all new" in the XJ40. It was launched in the XJS in '83.
“Talk luxury cars, and there’s one name that *_refuses_* to go away” 😂
Bring back this type of Top Gear... Just enjoyable to watch
I get rumbles when my legs are astride the transmission tunnel but it's got nothing to do with the final drive😮
I really love this car!!
What ever happen to the jog that was “vac packed “ and put in storage?
3:31 Keep it looking exactly like that but bore the engine out a little bit, add a meduim sized turbo and some bigger manifolds :-)
🎵 🎸 🎶
"Daley Into Europe......... Managing Director speaking".........
It was one of the best
good on you. its cool to see you do the work instead of just spending money on a gift for someone. you dont see it much now a days
Had one for 5 years, loved it!
Where are the comments comparing this to today?! Although this year is another 2002 for top gear really.
My 21-year-old Toyota still has its original light bulbs 😅
This...makes me depressed. I had a 1991 XJ6 Sovereign 4.0. By far the best car I have ever owned. I however was st00p1d when I bought it and didn't do the research first. Had rampant electrical problems, oil pressure was nought when I accelerated, and the hydro-electric brake system failed and was extremely expensive to fix. Really wish I had seen this video before I got her. But, I still miss her. Really hard to find in the US.
Rrrrrrrrather Special
I bought one out of Lindop Toyota ten years ago for £400 and other than a bent rear bumper and clout on the back panel which I fixed for £20 and a £20 rear bumper , was a 1993 K reg flamenco red Sport 3.2 and I sold it for £1500 .
Nice one Q 🇬🇧
Automatic transmission: guaranteed to self-destruct, overhaul at dealer: $5000. Manual transmission: lasts forever.
The Police Car is still alive!
L432 ORW
✔ SORN
MOT
No details held by DVLA
Vehicle details
Vehicle make JAGUAR
Date of first registration 01 August 1993
Year of manufacture 1993
Cylinder capacity (cc) 3980cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle status SORN in place
Vehicle colour WHITE
Hey, thanks for the information. I love seeing things like these. It's nice to see that car is still on the road. More would be appreciated, good sir !
+Bilal Ahmed No problem, SORN means it's off the road at the minute but it's still around somewhere and being maintained by somebody. Hopefully it will return to the road one day!
+Kieran White I hope so too !
+Kieran White Such a sexy police car isnt it
Kieran White Jensen cv8
It's just 7 years...now it's over 30 years.
There is a lot of differences.
like how hes says the build quality was sorted out then gose to list, two services a year !! weak rear surprension, door handles breaking off, smokey engines, clattering comes and dodgy oil pressure. love the way thay look thow. last true jaguar really.
What if I want a.manual box and cloth seats quentin?
That means you're a German!
Lexus, a car with the soul of a toaster. The type of car where you expect nothing more than transport and have no involvement with the car.
I bought one a few years ago a 3.6 sport 93 on a k plate with 80k miles and service history,it had no welding done and a dented rear panel and bumper otherwise looked great..it cost me £325 yes £325 and the rear bumper cost more new..I bought a perfect one second hand for £20 and wafted around like the Gaffer till I sold it for a healthy profit.. why pay £40 grand ??
+President Richard Nixon 3.2 sport in red met with crème leather.. for less than a half decent suit
+President Richard Nixon the xj40 went the same way my old jag & daimler series 2 xj6's.
in the automart for a profit.
Had a 3.2 v8 xj8 and that was nice too...
I must have watched this video ten times over the year’s. Love the old jags. Not the same now, ugly cars. Chairman of British Gas haha - love that line.
Years
@@Bubbaburp you a parrot?
i just got one for $1700, i love the damn thing.
What? Did he say those shocks go out every 50,000 miles? WTF???
This is the reason why people started buying Lexus.
+smasila But those shocks are very easy to replace and cheap-try the M-B "air shocks"-they cost $1070.00 each!) Over here, some have dropped a Chevrolet 350 V8 into these jags-always wondered how that worked.
سيارة جاقور موديل xj6 1994 تامنت والمحرك لايدور والمفتاح غير مشفر ولا نعرف السبب واين يكون الالغاء لكي يدور اامحرك
why would you want an automatic over a manual for any reason than convenience and/or laziness
What song is that at the beginning?
+Carson Welch Elgar - Nimrod (From Enigma variations)
Enigma Variations - Elgar
why o why did Top Gear get rid of Quentin ?
HAHAHAHA!!! At 1:20!!! Lol but jaguars are excellent!! But my favorite has to be the old jaguar xjs v12 and xj12 sedan
the best car in the world
Everything went wrong with the xj40 from it's launch & through out,
Brake accumulator, fluid leaks, air con, instrument pack
Brake valve block, shocks/ride leveling, head gasket, to many to mention, i now i worked on em.
Interesting stuff. There are videos on YT documenting their extensive testing and development programme for the XJ40, and it took ten years to develop! - it looked so comprehensive! Surprised when they came out how many problems there were considering all that testing. A lot of it down to complex and crap Lucas electrics too no doubt. They took them everywhere, all over the world in hot climates, cold climates racking up thousands upon thousands of miles yet they still couldn't iron out all the issues that should have been picked up during testing.
Après 90 elles sont extrêmement fiables il faut arrêter de dire des bêtises , ensuite quand on achète des Jag au rabais sans mettre de l'argent pour l'entretien..
ジャガーのパトカーがあるんですか。乗ってみたくなってしまいますね。
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Probably worth about £3000 now, so not depreciated much in 26 years !
Hard to convince anyone in America to get a used one nowadays even though they look great. Everyone who likes 90's era luxury cars goes for a Lexus LS400.
Dull boring Toyota re badged
The LS400 is probably the most boring looking Lexus... EVER!
The LS400 runs fantastic
7 years old and he asks if it’s original engine lol I had one loved it and sold it sharpish,my old e34 is 23 years and it’s all original
Age is barely relevant. Mileage is.
Never buy a 2.9 Lt.
Not a patch on the X Type.
This is so British. "Set a shockers", "easy as playing tiddly winks in a rugby scrum".... lol
That is why I love British car journalism. Metaphors gone crazy.
I had a green one with a private plate reading B12 Ufo anyone come across her? I sold her to an airline pilot.Many moons ago .....only car I sobbed over selling!
Sad news for you B12 UFO has been off the road since September 2004
XJ40, everything went wrong with them, when it was launched had to practically rebuild it.
Rear suspension obviously bollixed at 1:49...States how well these cars are maintained next sentence.
Not really. 2 rear passengers when filmed plus all the signs, cones, etc. that a traffic/motorway patrol vehicle has to carry.
I never check the oil 😂😂
Quentin was great on old Top Gear. His no nonsense, with a sense of humour would be a breath of fresh air these days now TG is more of an entertainment show than a car show. As for the Jag they look better now than ever.
I want that soundrack 1:20
+Focal Nicko Charles Penrose - Laughing policeman
:D :D Thank you
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I really won't one. Always had a thing for the xj6.
the xj6 I like. with the ls1 conversion IS a mother of a sleeper . specially with a manual lol. just people are too lazy to learn to drive one
I'm having the problem with my 1994jaguar vdp xj6!I got a flat tire and the car shut off and it will not start, tried to jump start but still no go....
but has anyone ever stolen your front bumper?! Look on the bright side, buddy.
Check the battery a dead one makes the car Looney
Ha, that was the first thing I thought! I was like "thats some pretty ugly knock"!
9:03 open diff :(
Needs to be same design BMW build.?
HUH! That is why you can still see old Lexus models still running like a champ while you see old Jaguar models are either at the repair shop, or at the junkyard. Id rather have a vehicle that has a soul like a toaster and built to last forever than a car than can last only for a few years and go broke on repairs. You buy a car to drive it, not to stare at it. You have it in reverse you glib.
Was that a real civilain, not the sales room rep of the year?
If he was selling you'd struggle not to buy.
Lovely cars and a great feature by a proper motoring journalist, not a half wit. 2.9 litres won't pull the skin off a rice pudding though!
What kind of creatures take those bumpers off?
Another racist, you guys sure know how to ruin the world.
Today everyone can be a racist, that"s for sure, but who cares?
Smith John the people it hurts care
What are D plates?
It refers to our car registration system as it was back then.
"D" registration in the UK means the car was registered new in 1986/87
@@jammy_rex3038 and why is that desirable? Or at least spoken of in that manner.
@@Sapp440 it's just the lettering system that the UK used back then. Every August would see the new registration "letter". For example, 1984 cars had a registration beginning with the letter A (pre-August) or a B (post-August), 1985 with a B or a C, 1986 with a C or a D. 1987 with a D or an E. And so on. So this Jag on a "D" plate is the 1986/87 model year. And perhaps this particular model year was deemed less desirable as it was the first year of production, and build quality issues might not have been ironed out for example. Although your comment mentions it being more desirable, but it's a while since I watched the video.
Man now those great cars worth a grand or less
Top gear (or whatever survives as and is passed off as ‘top gear’ now) would never do a review of any 8 or so year old second hand luxury barge of any make now, because if you were to sit next to an owner of one while driving, and ask genuine questions about the car as Quentin does here, they would all be tales of woe, “this packed up, that packed up, it cost me this much” etc etc. Cars were made properly back in the 80’s, before failure was built in to the design. People really do now just get sucked in by the ‘face value’ ‘quality’ of modern cars, and how quick and powerful they are, and by a brand name that ‘used to’ mean luxury, but no longer actually does, then suddenly find something tiny has gone wrong and they are gonna have to part with a grand or so to sort it out. Il sick with my Rover P6 and save my money... and my car turns more heads than any modern euro box in front or behind it 😁
*so british*
I prefer a v12 though. have owned a few. ( old jags. horrid bastards lol) if I were to go v8 the ls1 and t56 is a GREAT combination, or the 4.3 v8 from a Maserati gransport. but the wiring = damn lol. racing seats?, not sure. if they blend in to the interior, maybe. then change models to something other than xj40. as long as its a jag, im happy
that Jaguar XJ6 police car has a Manual transmission
Better than the series 3 !!! this point needs closer inspection . The 40 or series 4 dont look as nice, square headlights sitting awkwardly on a body that tries to be like its elder brother but doesnt , interior electronics that were obscolete before they packed up and that handbrake lever constanty digging in to drivers thigh .. and the facelifted model with the weird shaped bonnet to try and emulate s 3 but that didnt work and all subsequent x300 varients just couldnt recapture the magic .. What a tradegy . Jaguar should have stuck with the proper series 3 to this day .
Ahh…great stuff, before the JLR’s went to complete shit like they are today…,good times
I would just buy a BMW 5 series instead !
But I like these though, but nothing beats the ride of a nice strong, high performance machine !
Step 1: Buy an XJ40.
Step 2: 2.9 headlights.
Step 3: LS1 + T56 swap. Add rear diff, axles, etc.
Step 4: Tune said LS1.
Step 5: Best suspension and brakes you can find.
Step 6: Racing seats.
Step 7: Rule the world.
I dont know if you have failed the reading test or not. But there are a couple of points. Everyone knows that when you buy a Lexus it is built to last. There are many Lexus models out there are still on the street with well over 230 thousand miles and running perfectly well. Plus you have made a big mistake by buying Alfa because they are a terrible resale value.Yes I do buy my cars as a transport vehicles because I have a job and like to travel. So yes I want a reliable car not to look at it
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When we moved to California in 1994 when I was ten years old my parents bought a mint condition private party 1988 XJ6 and it was the very top level Vanden Plas model which was the cream of the crop it was black on tan leather with that beautiful real hand carved English burled walnut wood and course supple leather throughout, it had the big inline six under the hood, and was such a beautiful luxurious car in perfect condition but man that thing had the WORST electrical system on the planet which is so common of old Jags and many other true British cars (that one was before Ford bought out Jag so it was a real imported British Jag) lol! When I was in high school just before my folks sold it I used to sneak the keys and take it to go pick up my girlfriends and take them out and I told them it was mine LMAO! When I would return home my parents gave me a much deserved ass whooping but it was worth it hahaha! Ahh to be 15 and stupid again lol. But despite it's horrible electrical system that was certainly the most fancy luxurious car in the world and being the Vanden Plas model there was nothing higher than that trim level it had every single option on the list and it was a black beauty!
2.9’s were gash
Ah yes! The tall "gentleman" with curly hair!
Only if we still used Jags and not the Germans makes