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Classic 1988 Classic Jaguar Sovereign (original Jaguar ) on 2040-cars

Year:1988 Mileage:129000
Location:

Ashland, Massachusetts, United States

Ashland, Massachusetts, United States
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This auction is for an 1988 Jaguar XJ6. It is the Sovereign model, not the Van den Plas (ebay catagory doesn't have a Sovereign catagory, so it selected the VDP, so be it known that this is not the VDP model). I am the third owner and have had this nice car for almost 10 years. The previous owners were both doctors and the Jag has always been serviced by high quality Jaguar or European car specialists. The car has 129,000 original miles, I put 50k on it, mostly 10 round trips between Florida and Boston. The the car is designed for a comfortable highway ride, and has great accelleration at high speeds for those long interstate rides. The maintenance history repairs include suspension work, besides brakes and tires, the car has minor work on cosmetics. It does need rear shocks, which are riding ok but making noises. The AC conditioning is the old R12 type and the compressor belt is missing. Door handles and window motors have been replaced as needed, that seems to be the issue with these older Jaguars.   The car has 4 new Yokohama radial tires, it has new front fenders and the sides and hood have been repainted five years ago, due to some rust areas on the front fenders. That has been corrected by replacing  fenders. The clear coat is worn off on the top and the trunk due to the car cover wearing on it. The car has passed the State inspection and has a sticker valid through February 2014. This is a rear wheel drive car, with a full size spare tire. It also has real steel bumpers front and rear. The gas mileage is consitently 21 city and 24 on the long highway runs. The car is 25 years old and is a reliable driver. The original sticker price was around $75,000 dollars in 1988, but today, its book value is between 3 and 7 thousand. The bid is starting low with a low reserve. The car is sold as is. It is up to the buyer to inspect before taking delivery.  Winning bidder needs to leave a deposit and pick up the vehicle within 7 days. Deposit will be returned if seller views car and decides not to purchase before taking delivery. Shipping and taxes are the resposibility of the buyer.  

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