What car should I buy?

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Excellent. Gratuitously endowed old petrol engines ftw.
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Jimmy Choo wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:52 pm ... and the Saab was sold for £155 for scrap.
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Nice wafter. Didn't fancy swallowing some brave pills and finding an XJ-R of similar vintage?
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Gavin wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:00 am
McSwede wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:57 am
Gavin wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:45 amAn S class or XJ?
An XJ. DYELC 😂
:shock: I did mean the one the OP had bought TBF :lol:

I know. 😜
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Jimmy Choo wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:30 am
McSwede wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:43 am Great buy. We had an X308 and I'd have an X350. That looks really nice and interior is lovely. Is it Oatmeal?

Gratuitous photo of ours 😂
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As to the engine, I believe it's derived from the duratec. It's got very complicated valve timing (VCVT) but not the ST220 variable length intake jobbie (VLIJ). It's has CATS but no DAGS.
Does it have Complex Valve Newtonic Timing?
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Oh, and bonus waft points if it’s badged as a Daimler Sovereign not a Jag XJ.
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Can't see the first pic, but it sounds like a nice car.
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So you could only hear the first image?
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mik wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:54 am So you could only hear the first image?
Yes. Don't you hear pictures?
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Only sometimes :cry:

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Gavin wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:45 amAn S class or XJ?
still trying to work this one out. Did you mean "An X Type or XJ?"

That's the only thing that first angle shot could just about be mistook for!
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I expect Gav meant S-type or XJ

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Nah, everyone knows the gopping s type front end.

Must admit, I thought it was an x type from the first pic.
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integrale_evo wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:22 am Nah, everyone knows the gopping s type front end.
I much prefer the original

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integrale_evo wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:22 am Nah, everyone knows the gopping s type front end.

Must admit, I thought it was an x type from the first pic.
Snap, It must be the angle of the photo.

I think the XJ jags suit the inline six better.

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DeskJockey wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:46 am Can't see the first pic, but it sounds like a nice car.
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Better?
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Much. Was reading about someone else getting one of those over on B/S. Looks lovely and definitely on my want list.
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integrale_evo wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:22 am Nah, everyone knows the gopping s type front end.

Must admit, I thought it was an x type from the first pic.
Yep, it does look weirdly small in that pic.
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If JL was still about he would be able to correctly interpret the plate as “BJs (h)e give”.
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Delphi wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:43 am
Jimmy Choo wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:52 pm ... and the Saab was sold for £155 for scrap.
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Nice wafter. Didn't fancy swallowing some brave pills and finding an XJ-R of similar vintage?
An XJR would have to be an x300 and I wanted an X350. Also, all the ones in my price range were knackered. This one isn't.
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integrale_evo wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:22 am Nah, everyone knows the gopping s type front end.

Must admit, I thought it was an x type from the first pic.
I had the same thing, mostly because I didn’t know they put the V6 in the XJ :lol:
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