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Ugh this job sucks. I upgraded to urethane bushings once and having to get the rubber out while keeping the metal shell intact to reuse with the urethane was a miserable job I would not wish on my worst enemy.
I know a lot of people that do this, but in my experience you have to be driving a lot of miles and your second car has to be a beater to have it make sense. At least here in Michigan, I have to pay a minimum of $600/year to insure a car with liability, closer to $1000 for full coverage. And that is with a clean…
I did this with my Focus ST recently. Given the market for used cars and the exact ratio of miles to loan amount I had on it I got while the getting was good, bought a Honda Beat and a 76 KZ750 to get up to snuff and split a car with my wife for the winter seeing our schedules are the same anyway.
If you do decide to replace the bushings on the truck you’ll need an air chisel or similar tool to get the sway bar bushings out. The originals are rubber bonded to metal and the metal has to come out too. Replace them with urethane though, they’re a lot easier to get back in than pressing metal ones especially if…
No kidding. Retail prices are insane! I just priced mine. It’s the same as what I paid 10 YEARS AGO!
Lord have mercy even beat to shit used trucks are going for pant-filling money!
I have quite a bit of experience with the AJ V8 at this point, especially in 4.2-liter spec (both N/A and supercharged). I have the former in a 2004 Jaguar XJ Vanden Plas, and the latter in a 2006 Range Rover Supercharged. It is far more stout than any of the German stuff from the same era. So that’s not an issue.…
XE 180d R Dynamic. Love the looks, chassis, steering and fuel economy. Less impressed by the gearbox calibration and uninspiring ingenium engine.
This looks to be a really well kept example and some expensive stuff has already been taken care of. Maintenance costs will be high and it won’t be bulletproof reliable, and yeah, it kind of looks like a Ford but $6,000 for nearly 400 horsepower? Hell yes.
Goodness, so many people concerned with appearance over performance. Not a very Jalop view of matters. 390 horse rear-drive luxury sedan. In an interesting color. 6500 bucks. Come on. That’s nice price all day.
No - the repairs are not cheap - its not nearly as Ford under there as you think. A replacement brainbox for one of these is nearly 1300 bucks.
I don’t like it and I don’t want it.
That seems like a fair price for Jag this clean. I love the color combination. The styling overall looks bland today, but it is what it is. Just like we say for older German luxury cars though, make sure you know what you are getting yourself into before buying it. NP for the brave and informed buyer.
You are vastly overestimating how hard it is to install the double din media receiver of your choice. On these early 2000s cars, it’s a simple afternoon project.
I’ve always been a fan of jags and this one has the classic British green paint with ivory interior. I know it’s gonna be a maintenance nightmare but then that’s a part of the “English charm” of these cars. NP for me
You know going into this your wallet will scream. Still for the price it could be a good weekender if we can go back to the way things were in the before times.
You, good sir, are the fanciest of Jalops. You have the most pimpin-ass rides with the fussiest of maintenence and the absolute classiest style. Moreover, you KNOW YOUR SHIT. And like the gentleman you are, you will readily admit to being mistaken on the rare occasion that you are.
I’m with you, as another person whose repairs sometimes turn into a way bigger deal than they should be, because I was impatient.