The XJ-S is like the Princess and TR7, derided when new but the size and blandness of moderns makes you see them in a whole new light. I had an XJ-S 30 years ago this year and they were a big car then. Not any more. They're smaller than a current 5 Series.
They do look shit when tatty. A pity so few owners thought them worthy of preservation.
chadders wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 6:55 pm
A lovely car that has aged well, like the BMW 635 of that era.
I can't see some of the tetrahedral monstrosities of today lasting as well.
I'm one of the few who think the E24 was a real improvement over the E9 Coupe - a pretty car but with the structural rigidity of a turd and nowhere near as good to drive as the saloons.
Good 6 Series - as in really good - are as rare as good XJ-S's.
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In the late 70s I was studying to be an accountant at a largish firm, the finance director had a XJ4.2C, apparently he couldn't fit in a XJ-S and I think the wait for a 5.3C was too long, the production director had a 733i and the MD a 450SLC.
Now that was a line up to inspire people.