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SwiftysGarage In reply to DODGE-RAMMIT [2016-05-27 04:17:29 +0000 UTC]

7-Mary-3 & 4 and Zebra 3 Three joining pursuit.

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SwiftysGarage In reply to DRAGSLICKS [2015-10-13 00:38:48 +0000 UTC]

People are idiots.  I can't imagine junking a car like this unless it was a complete wreck.  Even if the motor's blown, they can be swapped out.

I just checked it on KBB - a 2000 XKR in 'fair' condition is $7,500 and in 'good' shape it's about $8,500.  Assuming an engine can be acquired for less than that, there's really no good reason that car should be scrap iron.   So it goes back to... people are idiots.

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DRAGSLICKS In reply to SwiftysGarage [2015-10-14 05:04:53 +0000 UTC]

Agreed.
They're pretty high-end cars. I doubt there's many XK owners out there looking for spare part for their cars in a junkyard.
For a second there, we entertained the idea of buying it and doing the popular LS swap, but we have no idea if it's even possible to register a car from a junkyard. In any case, I took some snaps of the poor thing. Warning, this may ruin your day.
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I forgot to take a pic of the interior but it was complete and in perfect shape.

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JRXTIN In reply to DRAGSLICKS [2015-11-28 02:42:56 +0000 UTC]

You'd be surprised.  There was a British tv show where they bought a problem Jag, fixed it up, and gave it to a viewer.  There was an engine management module that was causing it to go into limp home mode after running for 20 mins.  The module was ridiculously expensive to buy new, so they found a used one and put that on. 

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SwiftysGarage In reply to DRAGSLICKS [2015-10-15 02:05:02 +0000 UTC]

That poor Jag.

That interior won't be flawless for long since I see the windows are slightly open.

If it can't be registered for road use, it would still make an awesome 24 Hours of LeMons car.  Hopefully someone snaps it up before the crusher does.

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SwiftysGarage In reply to OldieButGoodie [2015-09-26 03:06:58 +0000 UTC]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_X…

The XKE was a model sold in the '60s and early '70s (also known as the E-Type).

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OldieButGoodie In reply to SwiftysGarage [2015-09-26 03:54:53 +0000 UTC]

THANKS for the INFO!!

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