Xj6 S1

[Lozzer]

Hi all, anyone here have experience of running a Jaguar Xj6 S1? Looking at a change of daily and I'm thinking something that would be tax free, just to stick 2 fingers up to those that we must obey. They do look very nice.

 

[Hurricane52]

Glorious decision, but please not in red.

My old man ran four Jags (E, S, XJ-S and XK8) together over about thirty years. All good looking, comfy and prone to problems. Running one at a time on a decent Maserati style budget would have been a better option.

 

[zagatoes30]

Hi all, anyone here have experience of running a Jaguar Xj6 S1? Looking at a change of daily and I'm thinking something that would be tax free, just to stick 2 fingers up to those that we must obey. They do look very nice.
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Love it but not in red, the interior is to die for with the rocker switch dash and the suspension for late 60s early 70s is way ahead of its time

 

[philw696]

Jaguar put their knowledge from Racing into their road cars and the results gave great high performance driving cars back in the period.
My Father drove them over a 30 year period along with many others.
I ran a Daimler XJC 4.2 back in New Zealand for a couple of years and wish I still had one.
So stylish, comfortable and they can get up and go and surprise many moderns.
Nice to work on and a basic imperial tool kit is all you need.
Yeah I Love the XJ

 

[zagatoes30]

They can be all over the place price wise but there are some good cars out there if you are prepared to look, these are just from one classic car site

1973 Jaguar xj6 4.2 series 1 For Sale

1971 Superb XJ6 mk1 For Sale

1973 JAGUAR XJ6 SERIES 1 4.2 Manual For Sale

The green manual with o/d is a rare thing but the brown NI car is cheap if you fancy doing a bit of TLC to bring it back to its best

 

[Swedish Paul]

What fuel do they use? I presume this new e10 stuff is a no-no.

 

[TimR]

Dont get an "old man auto"...
An on colour- old man green maybe....?
You can lead a horse to water but an old Jag needs lead !

 

[hashluck]

Wonderful cars - they all rusted of course but should be sorted now. Owned several back in the day and loved them.

 

[philw696]

Loved my old Auto did the job really well and suits the XJ.

 

[Andyk]

I must be the odd one out…Get the red one….not the run of the mill dull colours.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Hi all, anyone here have experience of running a Jaguar Xj6 S1? Looking at a change of daily and I'm thinking something that would be tax free, just to stick 2 fingers up to those that we must obey. They do look very nice.
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Wrong setting. Needs to be exiting fast from an armed blag.

 

[midlifecrisis]

I must be the odd one out…Get the red one….not the run of the mill dull colours.

That red looks great. However cannot help think of how well was it put together? 1970s weren't great years for quality assurance. Maybe I'm wrong and they since been rebuilt by an engaged person.

 

[zagatoes30]

Hi all, anyone here have experience of running a Jaguar Xj6 S1? Looking at a change of daily and I'm thinking something that would be tax free, just to stick 2 fingers up to those that we must obey. They do look very nice.
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Over here the benefits of a daily classic are significant, road tax on anything over 30 years is €56 where as running anything of over 2.0 starts at €1000 and progressively moves up in €100 quid chunks until at 3.2 you get hit with the maximum €2380 bill. Insurance is similar classic insurance roughly half that of a modern with no mileage limits. So my plan is buy very small daily, Fiat with next to no tax or insurance due to small engine as the "daily" and then but something over 30 years old as the actual daily.

I have looked at everything from XJ6s, E24 BMW, W123 or W124 Merc Coupes etc. all nice cars with reasonable road manners that are cheap to run and stylish, just waiting for AndyKs old E46 BMW to give up and die

 

[gb-gta]

Love these old jags. The Harry’s garage XJC restoration videos are somewhat of an eye opener though with regard to lurking rust.

 

[Lozzer]

Saw this up for sale around 5k, structurally sound in the known problem areas according to a jag specialist, the interior is a bit pants though. Would still prefer a Jaguar over the Daimler variant. Hmmm

 

[Oneball]

I must be the odd one out…Get the red one….not the run of the mill dull colours.

Bloke down the road has a heather one which I think is his weekend classic, his daily is a Silver Cloud.

 

[Felonious Crud]

Put me down for a 2-door coupe.

In any case, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

 

[Oishi]

Bloke down the road has a heather one which I think is his weekend classic, his daily is a Silver Cloud.

Aerosmith; " its like red but not quite"
Knew a fellow with an XJ12C, lusted after it for a long time....