The XJ-S hasn't aged well...
...but it doesn't matter...you never see them on the road even in California because late '70s British engineering : )
The production ran from 1975–1996 …
Most of the early restored cars are now reliable. The later cars especially the Celebration editions are good cars.
Not a mechanic, but wouldn't that coincide with a lot more electronics?
...whereas previous autos were pretty much purely mechanical, all the way down to the windows, door locks, carburetors, etc....
I disagree...
True, they were a mechanic's nightmare but I see several each week around the San Diego area, both hard and soft tops.
Hello dear Captain! I never been a fan of the XJ S myself…
… may be due to the fact I had never seen one in the metal… till yesterday! By coincidence I visited yesterday the work shop were my Type S is being serviced and there it was a wonderful red XJ S convertible. It changed my mind about this model. It’s real...
Thank you Abel …
It’s all about the legendary ride quality and that V12 creamy smooth power delivery.
My big pleasure dear Captain! I surely would love…
… to experience to drive one some day! Cheers! Abel
I suppose I’m in the minority here, I love them
An old boss of mine had one in the early 90’s and let me drive it. I was a fresh out of collage kid who grew up around nice cars but never a V12 Jaguar. At first the looks didn’t do it for me but the ride certainly did. The effortless power, loads of torq...
I'd forgotten they were made . . .
. . . with manual transmissions. That would be a selling point today. ;-)
Until one has to do any work on it
Took Steve and me a week to change all the perished hoses on his XJ12C ...
Agree my friend. Always loved these old jags a lot .
Had a few in the past but would love to drive a XJS at some point . So cool
The XJS will have its day again …
Several versions are gaining in popularity with collectors.
they call it cabriolet
for us in europe we cal it Targa bcse we also had a "full" convertible