Bought a black 86 Jaguar XJ6 with 130k miles from upstate New York - dubbed "Black & Tan"
Posted by Corey Thomas in Jaguar XJ6 on Wednesday, October 25, 2006
- Purchase of a 1986 Jaguar XJ6 Series III
The car has about 130000. The seller went to RPI like myself. Body is decent and the interior is not bad also but the exhaust system is shot as are the rear brakes. Specifically, the second catalytic converter (the car has two converters and four mufflers) was cut away in a botched repair job. The rear brakes are grinding also - particalary troublesome because this vintage Jaguar has inboard brakes. While inboard brakes promate better handling by reducing unsprung weight, changing the rotors requires removing the while rear IRS (Independent Rear Suspension) assembly or the anguishing job of doing it in car - fit only for elastic-man.
The car was paid by the seller but the title still showed a lien. Apparently, I did receive the lien release letter last week. Since the title mentions Cohoes Savings Bank and the Lien release mentions the two subsequent owners of the bank, I had to get a filing from sec.gov to bridge the gap between the first and second bank.
Long story short, I got the car title and registered. However, the registration is only good for 30-days and cannot be extended until I get the emissions test done.
Got the emissions passed on the Jag today. That's great news. I jave to wait for the safety inspection until I can get the brakes done. I'm not looking forward to that because that are inboard brakes, meaning that I have remove a lot of drivetrain components to get to it.
I ordered new rotors, pads, and calipers today. I also re-ordered the front catalytic converter that I returned before - I noticed smoke coming out of the current, plus it still isn't as quit as I want it to be.
More pictures here in this album: 1986 Jaguar XJ6
