2013-06-13 06:53:00 | pauls writes:

Ebay item 6/13/13
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-V-12-2-Door-/281118647386
Current bid $1,000 reserve not met, 17 bids 4 days left in auction.

Sellers description:
A very nice 1986 Jaguar XJS. It has a V-12 with an automatic transmission. Interior has factory AM/FM Cassette. All loaded with tan on the inside and black on the outside. Quite striking ! ! !

I'm selling this for my buddy. He was a mechanic and now he's a truck driver. From time to time he takes on project cars to make a few bucks. This came from an old guy who never drove it. It had some problems develop and he let it go as it was too expensive to fix. My buddy grabbed it and has been messing with it. The local garage had jumped out the fuel pump and when he got it it would only fire one bank of injectors. As it turns out they had used the wrong relays. It was just a matter of running down the gremlins. So now it runs good but the weather stripping was off a bit and the carpet was getting wet when it rained. The headliner was compromised as well. So, he fixed the weather stripping and installed a brand new headliner. Does it leak ? We don't know. He's kept it in the garage for the six months he's owned it. The floors you ask ? They're solid.

At this point he was thinking of keeping it for himself but he was aproached by another fellow who had to sell his old car fast to pay for his divorce. So now he has a very nice 1988 Monte Carlo SS that needs a door.

It was decided to let the Jaguar go as is. From what we can tell it rides and drives nice. He's never hung plates on it but we drove it around the airport next door. It does have a power steering leak. It's small but it's there. And the rear brakes need calipers. They appear to be stuck. They aren't dragging, they just don't seem to be helping him stop. the parts are cheap but due to the IRS and the inboard braking set-up. If you are reading this and your Jag guy then you know what I'm talking about.

Now for the rest. The outside ! It's pretty ! All black and shiny ! I tried to get pics that show the bad points. You paying attention ? Here we go. There is rust in the area of the front splitter. The passenger side front rim has some road rash. There is some spot rust around the passenger side rear wheel. The driver's side is much better except for some scratches around the fuel filler door. The roof, see that "Stuff" those are buff marks from being polished too much. The car was kept inside as far as we know. It show's it ! It got 87,000 miles and it's really exceptional for it's age.

2013-06-24 07:38:03 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 6/24/13
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-V-12-2-Door-/281124813558
Current bid $1,025 reserve not met 7 bids 6 days left in auction.

Previous auction ended at $1,410 reserve not met after 25 bids.

2013-08-22 06:37:31 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 8/22/13
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Nice-V-12-2-Door-/281152201076
Current bid $1,075 reserve not met, 11 bids 3 days left in auction.

Previous auction had a winning bid of $2,500 after 13 bids.

2017-11-21 15:02:23 | pauls writes:

Car returns to ebay 11/21/17
www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Jaguar-XJS-Chrome/172990355490
Car has a buy it now price of $2,500 for 6 days, seller msearcy833, 86k miles, car now said to be in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sellers description:
5.3L HE V12, TH400, Dana 44, 86k miles

The engine runs very well, transmission shifts nicely through all gears. I bought this car as a project, and no longer have the time to give it the attention it needs.

The interior is very nice, the chrome is very shiny still, but the body needs a repaint. The buttresses are in nice condition, but the corners of the rear wheel wells have developing rust that has been painted over in the past. This car is not new, and needs to go to someone with intent to restore a modern classic, or someone in search of a V12 HE/II-gen jag IRS/Dana 44/TH400 Transmission.