Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Better be that Sovereign. Or to quote a well fucking worn AS line 'I IZ DISAPOINT'.

[ghosty]

[fried onions]

Well you'll be disappointed.

Nothing new there, then.

[ghosty]

Meanwhile, I'm just leaving That London.

[ghosty]

Five and a half hours into a six hour journey, I'm told 'there's good news and bad news, nothing too terrible'.
Further to this the seller isn't bringing the car I'm looking at to meet me at the station, instead he's bringing a blue Jeep Cherokee. Presumably one with a cat and working diffs...

[NergleFuttocks]

Well, if it is a Jag/Daim that is not regularly used, that will be because they are following the golden rule of all Jag/Daims.

They never start when you need them to.

[ghosty]

Pretty much. Wouldn't start without easy start and liberal throttle, and cut out when you let off.

[ghosty]

Also, windscreen is cracked on the passenger side, but the seller said he'd knock £250 off for that

[ghosty]

Okay, full description.

Electrics all work.
Tyres are new.
Windscreen cracked (seller said it might be to do with his drive not having a drop kerb)
One bubble at the top of the rear windscreen surround. One 1" square rust hole at rear end of drivers sill.
Turns over but won't fire, suspect fuse or low pressure fuel pump. It is indeed underused (this would change).

The car is bloody lovely, it has that old car smell inside. Very very tidy, don't think I'll do better XJ wise.
I like it a lot. Seller isn't willing to take a deposit until I've seen it running and driving, but that's fine, and I have first refusal on it. He's going to look into the issues and get back to me.
If it was running and driving I'd have bought it already.

[captain_70s]

Windscreen cracked (seller said it might be to do with his drive not having a drop kerb)

Surely that explanation suggests the whole car is bending when assaulting a bump?