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**ducatilover** · 27th July 2011, 21:20

Did you get rid of the 'B?

**Indiana_Jones** · 27th July 2011, 22:10

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Did you get rid of the 'B?

which one? the MGBGT or the Wolseley landcrabs. All three had the 1800 B series engine in them

great engine

So yeah, currently carless atm, I'd like to work on one and the mrs likes a cage for shopping etc so we'll see

-Indy

**ducatilover** · 27th July 2011, 22:11

The MGBGT, or are you being a man and expanding the collection?

**Indiana_Jones** · 28th July 2011, 08:26

Do own anything (car wise) at the moment

-Indy

**ducatilover** · 28th July 2011, 15:27

Get an MGBGT V8!!!! Throw a RRover biggus blockus in it, SD1 twin plenum, roller rockers, big cam and super valve springs, port/polis the heads and give it to me, I will be your slave.

**Indiana_Jones** · 28th July 2011, 16:20

lol not my cup of tea mate

I think I'll be going FWD again for sure, so mini, 1300 etc

Just not any time soon

-Indy

**ducatilover** · 28th July 2011, 16:47

Darn, I had my hopes up.

Make sure we see pics when you get another

**YellowDog** · 28th July 2011, 17:56

as a runabout:

**ducatilover** · 29th July 2011, 10:08

Originally Posted by YellowDog

as a runabout:

I think I could deal with one of them....

I will, one day, own something with the XK 3.8. Or even a 4.2, don't care, I just need one.

**Virago** · 29th July 2011, 11:04

Originally Posted by YellowDog

I Quite fancy one of these...as a runabout:

Those Mk2 Jags are unbelievably sexy.

I've toyed with the idea of a picking up an early "fixer upper" Jag, but in the end it's usually cheaper to buy one that's been well done up by someone else.

I must be getting old - my tastes now run to the really big saloons. What I really want is a "traditional-shaped" XJ8 LWB in white or silver. An awesome tourer, with use as a wedding car on the side (would compliment my daughter's photography business).

I've been looking seriously at X308 LWB models - was quite keen on this one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-367630467.htm

But the well documented faults in those earlier Jag V8s, particularly the cylinder liners, scares me off.

So now drooling over the X350 or X358 - the first of the aluminium bodied XJ Jags, but still in the traditional XJ shape. Got to be the LWB model, preferably with the 4.2 V8. Trouble is, I don't have $40K+ to spend on a car.

Cavear tastes, with peanut-butter bank balance. Sigh...

**Indiana_Jones** · 29th July 2011, 14:30

Originally Posted by Virago

So now drooling over the X350 or X358 - the first of the aluminium bodied XJ Jags, but still in the traditional XJ shape. Got to be the LWB model, preferably with the 4.2 V8. Trouble is, I don't have $40K+ to spend on a car.

Cavear tastes, with peanut-butter bank balance. Sigh...

My old man did a kitchen for a pilot who had one of those. He had the model before it with the steel frame and his fuel bill was cut in half he reckons

On that note, if you're after a saloon type car, I reckon a Wolseley 4/44, 6/110, Austin/Morris Cambridge etc

Not quite the same but lovely comfy 'big' cars, but not OTT

and a lot cheaper then a Jag!

-Indy

**YellowDog** · 29th July 2011, 16:54

Originally Posted by Virago

Those Mk2 Jags are unbelievably sexy.

I've toyed with the idea of a picking up an early "fixer upper" Jag, but in the end it's usually cheaper to buy one that's been well done up by someone else.

I must be getting old - my tastes now run to the really big saloons. What I really want is a "traditional-shaped" XJ8 LWB in white or silver. An awesome tourer, with use as a wedding car on the side (would compliment my daughter's photography business).

I've been looking seriously at X308 LWB models - was quite keen on this one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used...-367630467.htm

But the well documented faults in those earlier Jag V8s, particularly the cylinder liners, scares me off.

So now drooling over the X350 or X358 - the first of the aluminium bodied XJ Jags, but still in the traditional XJ shape. Got to be the LWB model, preferably with the 4.2 V8. Trouble is, I don't have $40K+ to spend on a car.

Cavear tastes, with peanut-butter bank balance. Sigh...

My uncle had a MKII when I was a kid. Lovely classic and now timeless.

The XJs from around 1988 are unusual in that they really are keepers. The build quality was pretty damn good (for a Jag). The LWBs are generally a little expensive as they actually have rear leg room. I had a 3.2 Sport, which was one of the most relaxing cars I have had the use of. It was a company vehicle and whilst almost all of my colleagues burnt their budgets on BMWs and Mercedes, I knew what I wanted. Unlike BMWs, you aim them rather than steer (in comparison), but still an excellent car with comfort and style not available from BMW. I could see that the other guys were really envious, as my Jag wasn't a Same old Same old BM/Merc, but I always said 'NO" to offers of weekend swaps (cars not wives).

Theres a 1963 and a 1964 MKII at Grays Auctions, but their start prices are higher than I want to pay.

We'll see what shows up at the appropriate time.

**ducatilover** · 29th July 2011, 17:39

Big saloon cars?
Those Jags are seriously nice, but, I'm sorry I'd be buying an E38 BMW 750iL for that coin, 5.4 V12.....epic win.

I think the Armstrong SillyBilly was a neat looking car and they are reasonably priced now.

A year or two ago I did some worked on a Vanden Plas, I cannot remember what it was based on though. Had that tasty 3.0 6cyl in it and looked like a 16/60, but, I'm sure it was bigger.