What's the consensus of the XJ8 up to year 2003

[198686d]

Still researching. Want to know your informed opinion on the XJ8 up to year 2003 (cost being the limiting factor in this year cut-off).

Timing chain problems? Other mechanical hazards?

thanks

dave in st. louis

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[bmurphy7369]

Dave,
Replied to your last post about the missing TR3 a few minutes ago,
have you checked out Jaguar Clubs of North America's model pages?
They really give a thorough breakdown of each generation. I think if you go to www.jcna.com and search around for the saloons section or model info pages, you'll get alot of educated answers and trivial tidbits too, how the models evolved, their quirks and their strong points as well. I'll try to PM you a link. All in all though, I really like the X350 models, having said that I have never owned one. They are a classic looking Jaguar as the new one go and though they had their issues, as most Jaguar's have been known to have, they are by most accounts fairly reliable and very attractive and now very affordable. I'll dig up the info I keep on each generation of XJ's and send it to you for this range...
Brian

 

[bmurphy7369]

https://www.jcna.com/library/news/2003/jcna0140.html

Try this, still looking for the post-XJ40 model guides.
Brian

 

[bmurphy7369]

Sorry Dave, had the wrong site for the later model XJ guide pages..... here is the X300/X308 (V8 X300's) model guide (1995 to 2003), I was thinking 2003 was the first year for the X350 in my last reply.... Try this for some answers and history...

X300 Model Guide Link, there is a link on this page for other XJ year ranges.......

Hope this helps,
Brian

 

[Exotexs]

unreliable.

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