British Leyland

[unstuck]

Nz classic car put this up today, I like.

[Indiana_Jones]

You cunts are very helpful lol.

Lovely looking Wolseley

-Indy

[ducatilover]

Buy one Indy.
XJ40s are supposedly the best but lack in the sexy department in comparison.
So your best bet is a double six

[Indiana_Jones]

lol I ain't going anywhere near the V12.

But going by what I have read and seen, the XJ40 is pretty lush. Of course the looks of the series 1 or 2 is a lot nicer. But I imagine the XJ40 would be a lot more refined and get much better mileage.

-Indy

[YellowDog]

Thinking about buying a Series 1-3 XJ6 or XJ40.

Talk me out of it, please.

-Indy

The XJ40 was the one that looked a bit plain but, unlike most Jags before, didn't actually go wrong at all. A couple of my friends had them as company cars and from new. One of them had the Sports version, which looked a lot smarter with the double head lights and slightly stiffer suspension. From memory they had a 3.6ltr lump in them. Quite a nice ride really, with slightly firmer seats than the usual arm chairs.

Good luck!

[Indiana_Jones]

2.9, 3.2, 3.6 and 4.0 are the engine sizes, I believe.

Apparently one is not to bother with the 2.9 at all and should get the 3.6 or 4.0

-Indy

[ducatilover]

Both 3.6 and 4.0 are lovely units

Plenty goes wrong on them, but not as rusty as the days of old. Build quality is moar betterer too.
A fair few electrical issues, early injection systems were a little stink and most jokers cannot diagnose or fix them (do your reading, they are nice simple systems)
A little rust here and there but nothing abysmal


I was thinking the same thing years ago about getting a Jaaaaaaaaaaaag, but ended up with an E34 BMW instead. Which was a better car in every possible way (mmmmmm manual 535iS) but lacked that Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag magic

[Indiana_Jones]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-853556361.htm



-Indy

[Moi]

What about the white shagging wagon in the background??

[scumdog]

What about the white shagging wagon in the background??

Ambo.

The car owner had a heart attack when he saw the repair bill for the Daimler...

[Indiana_Jones]

lol so true.

Don't worry, I got a Haynes Book of Lies for the series 1-3.

Kinda something like this:



-Indy

[Moi]

Ambo.

The car owner had a heart attack when he saw the repair bill for the Daimler...

Those old ambulances make quite a good little camper...

They were much better to travel in than the old ambulances on the Dodge chassis that St Johns used to use...



Photo from 111emergency.co.nz website.

[unstuck]

Mate had one of those old Dodge St John ambos, was a cool party wagon. Amazing how many punks you could cram in it.

[Motu]

I'd much rather have the AT4 than a Holden powered Cf Bedford!

[unstuck]

I'd much rather have the AT4 than a Holden powered Cf Bedford!

My last bedford had an ld28 in it, was a little noisy and slow but chugged away all day. Much prefer the nissan Civillian we have now though, much easier to move around in than the cf.