1988 Jaguar XJS Coupe V12 - pricing?
07-10-2013, 12:37 PM
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1988 Jaguar XJS Coupe V12 - pricing?
Hey folks,
Need some advice here...My friend's mom has asked me to help her sell her deceased husband's 1988 Jaguar XJS Coupe. I don't know a thing about Jags and never been interested. My only interest is to help her sell the car for the best money. And I am not a car dealer, just a car nut which is why I was asked to help...
It is a V12, 82K miles, Silver, full leather, automatic has all the paperwork since new, mint (static) condition such as leather, paint, underneath, has always been garaged. Has not been registered since 1999, but apparently started twice per year and recently driven around the block. So frankly, I don't know what condition the motor/drivetrain is in, etc...I am guessing it should be OK? They moved the car to a climate control garage near Chicago in 2000 which is where it sits now (no winters).
Any ideas what this should go for?
Do these cars have a fan base?
Need some advice here...My friend's mom has asked me to help her sell her deceased husband's 1988 Jaguar XJS Coupe. I don't know a thing about Jags and never been interested. My only interest is to help her sell the car for the best money. And I am not a car dealer, just a car nut which is why I was asked to help...
It is a V12, 82K miles, Silver, full leather, automatic has all the paperwork since new, mint (static) condition such as leather, paint, underneath, has always been garaged. Has not been registered since 1999, but apparently started twice per year and recently driven around the block. So frankly, I don't know what condition the motor/drivetrain is in, etc...I am guessing it should be OK? They moved the car to a climate control garage near Chicago in 2000 which is where it sits now (no winters).
Any ideas what this should go for?
Do these cars have a fan base?
07-14-2013, 01:35 AM
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Yeah he's right they don't go for very much money probably 8-12k
07-14-2013, 11:45 AM
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^Thanks guys...
The prices are all over the place but seem to hover around $8k-$12k and the convertibles being the highest. But what I can't tell is if these cars actually sell?
She wants it out of her house for $4k now (last night's directive)...I am tempted to just pay her out to help her and then worry about selling it myself...I just don't know...
The prices are all over the place but seem to hover around $8k-$12k and the convertibles being the highest. But what I can't tell is if these cars actually sell?
She wants it out of her house for $4k now (last night's directive)...I am tempted to just pay her out to help her and then worry about selling it myself...I just don't know...
07-14-2013, 11:56 AM
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If you are just trying to help, $4000- is probably all the money. Plan on spending a lot to refresh all the systems to get the car reliable and useful again, could be in the thousands.
Not likely there is a profit in it.
Not likely there is a profit in it.
07-14-2013, 12:38 PM
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^Thanks Jim...helping is just my intention...and my math gives me the same answer as yours. I may give her $4k to help, take the car home,put it on the lift, get it going and sell it or just give it to some used car dealer to sell...My challenge is lack of time and a serious lack of interest in Jags...it might as well have been a Kia or a Yugo!
07-14-2013, 04:26 PM
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Before you get it, check with your DMV to see what fees (if any) are owed & what the procedure & cost for a car that hasn't been registered since '99 will
be to get current tags on it. Get the vin# & lic # to be sure.
be to get current tags on it. Get the vin# & lic # to be sure.
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07-16-2013, 11:34 PM
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It's incredibly valiant of you to take the car off her hands for the amount she wants out of it.
But such a low desirable model sitting in storage for that many years is likely full of unwanted surprises.
You may be getting into an unwante dsituation that you may end up regretting by helping her out.
Just do a bit of research and get her a reasonable value, maybe she should gift you a bottle of nice scotch for your kindness. Best of luck with the sale.
But such a low desirable model sitting in storage for that many years is likely full of unwanted surprises.
You may be getting into an unwante dsituation that you may end up regretting by helping her out.
Just do a bit of research and get her a reasonable value, maybe she should gift you a bottle of nice scotch for your kindness. Best of luck with the sale.
07-17-2013, 10:55 AM
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^Thank you gents! This weekend I will go over there for some more due diligence! But at this point I am committed to help her out...I will post some pix of the car soon! 
Damian, you are right about the overheating issue...I am learning about this model and this is one of their issues. I also learned about the $$$ with rear brakes! I think that this model has the famous inboard rear disc brake set up.
Damian, you are right about the overheating issue...I am learning about this model and this is one of their issues. I also learned about the $$$ with rear brakes! I think that this model has the famous inboard rear disc brake set up.
07-17-2013, 05:07 PM
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I know a guy with a British car specialty shop. He says the cooling system is fine if maintained.
What he recommends to his customers is to pop the hood when it's in the garage to let out the heat.
The underhood heat bakes the FI harness & rubber items due to very little clearance. Another problem he encounters is when it's pulled into the garage hot, the fans will suck stuff like dog & cat hair into the lower part of the rad. Just blow it out from the back once in a while. Rear brakes aren't that bad- rotors are cheap & you can do pads in place by working with the calipers.
All in all, they aren't that bad of a car- mostly ruined by previous hacks.
The big one: If it has been BADLY overheated,
the valve seats can be loose, causing the valve
to not seat & sounding like a diesel "knock".
Usually not likely to find.
Have fun!
What he recommends to his customers is to pop the hood when it's in the garage to let out the heat.
The underhood heat bakes the FI harness & rubber items due to very little clearance. Another problem he encounters is when it's pulled into the garage hot, the fans will suck stuff like dog & cat hair into the lower part of the rad. Just blow it out from the back once in a while. Rear brakes aren't that bad- rotors are cheap & you can do pads in place by working with the calipers.
All in all, they aren't that bad of a car- mostly ruined by previous hacks.
The big one: If it has been BADLY overheated,
the valve seats can be loose, causing the valve
to not seat & sounding like a diesel "knock".
Usually not likely to find.
Have fun!
