I love these cars, great review.

It’s beautiful! Especially in that blue. Most of these are in black usually. I totally get why you got it. Just bought a 2003 s80 2.9 in moon dust silver and I love it. It’s a massive tank and so comfy to cruise in. Love ur vids so far, cheers mate.

That looks a nice eample young man. It's not a "weird car", but your ears a weird. I had my first Jaguar, an 4.2L Series SWB XJ6 in my twenties. I couldn't care less at the time if people thought it was an "old mans car". It was my Jaguar and that was all that mattered. When I was a 8yrs old my dad bought a 420G, and that car set me as a Jaguar fan for life. Sapphire blue is a great colour. The headling has sagged and its been stuck back up using interior door trim "fir tree clips". Jaguar headling's were made initially by Pressed Felts in Colne, Lancashire, it became, John Cotton also in Colne, Lancashire, it was bought out by Lear Corporation. Blame the supplier everyone, not Jaguar! Chroming the wheels, they might look great or too much? You need to pass your driving test young man, the Jag will detriorate if its only started and moved around a yard, it needs to be driven. I have recently bought a Jaguar XJ8 which has suffered as a result of being stood. I will repair it and us it. In 1999, when Ford bought Jaguar they did a number of things. Improved manufacturing methods, parts availability, engineering resources and lets face it, improved reliability. Without Ford, Jaguar may not have survived? Now, Jaguar as you know is owned by TATA Motors of India and have joint venture factory making Jaguar Land Rover products in China.

X300 is such an excellent car. Jaguar had got it properly sorted as the car and engine and been around essentially since 1986 and 1983 respectively, so had many opportunities to get it right. Love those wheels. Only bettered by the XJ220-esque XJR-6 wheels IMO although the V8 XJR wheels also look good.

We’ve had several x300 and loved them: still have one!!! They are strong runners and probably will not cost you too much because they don’t break down. Rust is the car’s worst enemy. We didn’t get the 3.2 in the States, but I suspect it is as reliable as the 4.0. I think it’s great a young man has wonderful taste and style.

This was actually the first proper ‘Ford’ jag, but that is a good thing because they sorted out the build quality issues and the X300 is often considered to be the most bulletproof of jags

Nice car, I recently bought a 3.2 sport manual. They are starting to get rare now.

Very good review... thx 🙂

I had a 4.0 Sport and was the best Jaguar I have ever owned. Rust underneath and on wheel arches is the biggest enemy now. The digital clock displays always went faint but can easily be replaced and the roof headlining always sag. Hence why yours is pinned. Should be smooth from new. Can be replaced by a trim specialist for about £350. The Sport models had all black trim around the windows as well. Enjoy your great car. The straight 6 engine won't let you down!

Well done love the x300 ,I have one the same but 4.o ltr ,good on you bud :)

I love my non sport '95 XJ6, bought to preserve and see out my 30s. It's basically an XJ40 wedged between a new nose and tail. Better than that bloated X type from the Gordon Brown era though.

My 1995 x300 developed an intermittent failure to crank in park then failed altogether. After comsulting a local specialist followed advice, removed trim around gear selector and 4 phillips screws holding shifter in place,and there it was the culprit micro switch or inhibitor switch just as described. I bent the metal a little bit and repositioned the gear lever in park. The car started immediately. Hope this helps.

I would have owned a Jag XJ when I was 23 if I could have afforded it ! As it was, I had a Rover 2600 Vanden Plas SD1 AND a Triumph 2500PI instead when I was 23, followed by a Saab 900 T16S.

Nice little purchase

Hi, I had a similar issue, try changing the gearbox inhibitor switch which sits underneath the plastic housing by the 'P' which releases the gear stalk

Very good

Black wood and partially black interior came with sport package. Atleast in x308. Headlining is the worst guality. That's why it is pushed back up with buttons.. Engine has very loud bearing noise. I'd bet somehere from the aux belt line. Maybe the belt squick might give you a tell tell sign. There is powersteering pump noise too, maybe.

Have you tried pushing the brake down firmly when starting it in park? Nice car I have a 20 year old S type Sport in black.

should review a clio 197 next

I bought mine because I can fit a body in the boot. Always carry a roll of duct tape for such occasions.

I don't know dude. I feel like ford was the best thing that ever happened to jaguar reliability wise.

The XJ is so long it spills over both ends of a parking space.

* opens glove pouch * "quite sizeable" lol. Most of these old luxury cars are a nice way to tootle around, and aren't mega complicated to work on.

They are cheap because they cost a fortune to run and repair and are not fuel efficient.

Annoying..... you talk too quietly and the music is way too loud.