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1992 Jaguar Xjs V12 Black/black on 2040-cars

Year:1992 Mileage:110800
Location:

Ames, Iowa, United States

Ames, Iowa, United States
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I've been driving this car regularly for the last four years but it has come time to get rid of a few things.  I loved this car so much I ended up buying another XJS, a convertible, that I also drove for a couple years before selling it on and keeping this one.  Although this model came out in 1975 and has that great classic styling they have all of the comforts of a new car with full power and heated seats and a trip/fuel economy computer.

The car drives nice and I put on new tires after the first six months that I owned the car.  I have always had it serviced when things have come up including the brakes and suspension overhaul.  I just put on new headlights, they cost about $1200, because the originals were a little hazy.  Everything works work except the backlight on the computer above the radio sometimes does not come on, not really needed for anything, and the air conditioning works great until the motor warms up so the HVAC must not be regulating the hot air from the heater core correctly right now.

There is little wear on the edge of the drivers seat and the all of the woodwork still looks as new.  I did install a modern plug socket into the center console to power cells phones because the original Jaguar cigarette outlets are not deep enough to be used by those plugs.  In the trunk all of the carpeting is in place and a second pair of Jaguar floor mats come included incase you get your feet dirty.  The tool bag with the tools is also in the trunk as is the spare tire.

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