1985 Jag XJ6..

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Well a 1985 Jag XJ6 is up for sale locally.. I went and saw it today and its in brilliant nick, new paint + new leather interior, no rust nice wheels , great sound system with woofers and stuff.. The kicker.. Chev 307 with brand new twin exhaust system. Motor has 1600miles on it since it was reconditioned and it runs perfect. Idle perfect with no knocks or anything..

Asking price is 12,500 which isnt bad for Australia as i checked other Jags and its very cheap for the condition its in.

Downside...
Fuel..
Fuel..
Fuel..
Fuel..

Pros:
Jags are rare so its not like every tom dick and harry be driving one..
luxury car
V8 Chev..
Great sound system
Really good nick..
Quite cheap..

So what do i do? i can afford to buy it but being a Carby V8 it will inhale fuel.. Seriously this is the only reason i might not buy it...

Whats fuel consumption like on a 307 Carby V8 with a turbo 350 Auto tranny. Also the engine swap has all the proper safety stuff and papers and meets all the rules. Car has safety certificate and road worthy and stuff...

What a tough decision...

Looks similar to this..
http://www.santiagosc.com/auctions/Auction Cars winter 07/87 Jaguar XJ6.jpg

But pearl white..
 
Isn't a big point in having a Jag being the silky smooth I6 or v12?
 
TheCracker
Isn't a big point in having a Jag being the silky smooth I6 or v12?
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Most XJ6's in Australia have been converted to small block Chevs, original engines just cost too much to repair here, the conversion is simple and there are tons of kits.

Real point of the XJ6 here is the "Look I have a Jag!" factor.

After having a friend that has owned several (including XJ12's) I wouldn't buy one and 12.5k is a lot of money really even if it is priced well compared to others.
 
It'd probably be good and interesting as a project car. But as a daily it's just going to kill you on fuel and maintance.
 
"...Made by Communists..." - Jeremy Clarkson.

On the other hand, the 307 SBC would be a fairly reliable mill. The car's probably been gone through, though: check EVERY electrical thing and see if it works. You don't want to have to deal with a botched-up wiring job, especially with that overdone...sorry, hi-powered sound system.

The Turbo 350 isn't an overdrive tranny, so, yeah, it'll kill you on gasoline, unless the Jag has a REALLY tall final drive, which it may.
 
Er... Wouldn't that be an Olds 307?

Chevy made a 305. ;)

Gutless, no overdrive, fuel guzzler.


If it was an EFI 350 with a 200-4R or 700-4R, I'd tell you to be all over it. Thing is, just by the nature of the swap, it's most likely hacked quite badly. If someone was going to bother with overdrive, EFI, the whole 9 yards, they probably wouldn't be hacking stuff up, but a carbed 307 and Turbo 350 SCREAMS "easy way out" and "hackjob".
 
i know a guy who gets low/ mid 30s for fuel economy with a chevy small block in his jags. he has several. i think the transmission is what makes the difference.

of course our jags have always had the largest engines available and america is the land of "fast in a straight line" so that might change the rear end ratio they put in them.
 
Rotary Junkie
Er... Wouldn't that be an Olds 307?

Chevy made a 305. ;)

Gutless, no overdrive, fuel guzzler.


If it was an EFI 350 with a 200-4R or 700-4R, I'd tell you to be all over it. Thing is, just by the nature of the swap, it's most likely hacked quite badly. If someone was going to bother with overdrive, EFI, the whole 9 yards, they probably wouldn't be hacking stuff up, but a carbed 307 and Turbo 350 SCREAMS "easy way out" and "hackjob".
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Chevy made a 307. They sold it in Camaros and low-end chevelles and malibus.

Gas would probably suck on it.
 
I'd have to say no.
I recently went through an older Jag XJ6 Sovereign.
Amazing exhaust note stock. Also, for a larger, very heavy car (pushing this and pushing my camry were like two different worlds :sick: ), this thing felt awesome to drive and the seating position was just as good as the seat- brilliant.
However, the alternator failed, the Air Conditioner failed, and the interior was starting to show its age. :indiff:

None the less it's an excellent car, if you can get it for an awesome price I'd say Yes, but as it stands (for 12,500) I'd say go with something a bit newer and less prevalent as a status symbol.
 
I'd have to say no.
I recently went through an older Jag XJ6 Sovereign.
Amazing exhaust note stock. Also, for a larger, very heavy car (pushing this and pushing my camry were like two different worlds :sick: ), this thing felt awesome to drive and the seating position was just as good as the seat- brilliant.
However, the alternator failed, the Air Conditioner failed, and the interior was starting to show its age. :indiff:

None the less it's an excellent car, if you can get it for an awesome price I'd say Yes, but as it stands (for 12,500) I'd say go with something a bit newer and less prevalent as a status symbol.
 
I agree with Kent. Even with the engine swap, tons of things will still go wrong. A friend of mine and I once considered buying an ~'85 XJ and driving it without maintaining it, and writing a blog about all the problems it had.
 
Rotary Junkie
Er... Wouldn't that be an Olds 307?

Chevy made a 305. ;)
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307 is Chev's 5.0L before the 305, 307 Chev is a 1960's engine (Sold locally in Australia in Holdens for one year in 1968).
 

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