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Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:14 pm
by Ziggy
Following on from my previous topic, I find myself really wanting an X308 Jag.
I'm aware of the issues (Nikasil, tensioners, gearbox oil etc), & don't really see them as reasons not to buy - just to be careful. However, if a really nice X300 came up, would I be silly to ignore it just because I want the V8?? Or are either just silly ideas in general?! Thoughts on a postcard...
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:04 pm
by Jhonno
EH?! What the feck is one of them...?
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:11 pm
by Ziggy
Sorry - the 2 Jags that came after the XJ40: the XJ6 then the XJ8 that followed...
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:16 pm
by pacerpete
A good 308 is a better car than a 300 BUT the potential for financial ruin/one way ticket to China is MUCH higher on the V8s
300s drive really well and even the 3.2 is acceptable, I just really despise that nasty XJ40 councilfest dash that the 300s are blighted with
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:17 pm
by Jhonno
Ziggy wrote:Sorry - the 2 Jags that came after the XJ40: the XJ6 then the XJ8 that followed...
Pics to explain..
(No I can't be bothered to Google..)
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:52 am
by nickso
If you go for a 300 you might as well hold out for a supercharged one, they don't seem to hold much more value.
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:19 am
by 320Touring
nickso wrote:If you go for a 300 you might as well hold out for a supercharged one, they don't seem to hold much more value.
amen! and get the straight 6, so when it dies you can supercharge the m30
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:30 am
by fozzymandeus
find a manual gearboxed x300.
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:15 am
by Ziggy
pacerpete wrote:A good 308 is a better car than a 300 BUT the potential for financial ruin/one way ticket to China is MUCH higher on the V8s
300s drive really well and even the 3.2 is acceptable, I just really despise that nasty XJ40 councilfest dash that the 300s are blighted with
I could live with the dash (although the 308 is far nicer), but I don't know about those two missing cylinders! Something about a straight six with an auto box doesn't seem right, where it'd be fine on the V8.
Given a compression test on a v8, later tensioners & a gearbox oil change, are they still a nightmare waiting to happen? & any preference for the earlier or later auto box?
If I came across a tidy XJR that hadn't been thrashed (!), clearly that'd be the way forward. But in the real world, I reckon the NA lumps would be more than adequate.
Re: Jag X300 or X308
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:34 am
by Ziggy
Jhonno wrote:Ziggy wrote:Sorry - the 2 Jags that came after the XJ40: the XJ6 then the XJ8 that followed...
Pics to explain..
(No I can't be bothered to Google..)
X300, ->1997 (straight six):
X308, 1998->2002 (V8 ):
