I Love everything about a Jaguar.

My heart melts after seeing the cuteness of Beagle

Great video. Thanks. Just got my first Jag. Xj40 3.2s auto. Soo smooth. Cant wait to take mine on a road trip in July.

@TaketotheRoad

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Luke! Glad you enjoyed it😎All the best for your road trip with your XJ40👍

Nice car, i really like the colour too. And you're right it's a very important car for Jaguar, something many people don't realise.

@TaketotheRoad

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Dan! The colour really does suit the Xj40 lines. And it looks even better in the flesh. I think people are slowly coming round the the Xj40. Yes they have their problems but it was a milestone car for Jaguar.

Great review of a great motor. :) ... note also at 1:45, the XE is almost showing respect to its great ancestor :D

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+Eamonn OToole Thanks for watching Eamonn! Much appreciated. It is alright. I don't think that was considered back in the day when it was new.

@lotusjaggarage2989

6 жыл бұрын

Eamonn OToole and 1:58 there is an s type

Nice! Will check out the next episode for sure 👍

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+Angus MacGyver Cool! Thanks Angus, hope you like it.

Good one, Niall, looking forward to the next one.

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+Pauric Brennan Cheers dude! Back to editing again next week ;)

I do miss that start up and rev growl...

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Same here! It is a great sound and nothing else comes close to it.

Way to go!

My fav car...This is the sporty elegant car...Nothing compare...No doubt...👌👌👍👍👍😍😍😍

My XJ40 sits in the garden been there for 3 years off road now, still clean and would start up first time. I bought it in 2004 with only 74,000 miles on the clock, parked it up in 2016 with 106.000 on the clock. Mines a 1990 "G" plate, none of that rubbish British leyland digital clock display that always went wrong. Mines a 4.0 litre with sports button, very fast car. July 2019 now and might get back on the road soon :)

@TaketotheRoad

4 жыл бұрын

Could be time to get yours back on the road. Prices are slowly climbing for XJ40s. Mine actually popped back up for sale recently. Been tempted to take it back. Do miss that smooth straight six! Would like to try a 4.0 with the sport option. See how it compares to the 3.6.

@mayorip

4 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad big difference compared to the 3.6 had a few of those

thats awesome ;)

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+66 opel rekord 1900 Thank you! :)

Excellent-looking forward to the next...(@4Mark1) #Jaguar #TaketotheRoad AND a fab Beagle!

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Clark Thanks again Andrew! Have passed on your comments to Archie the Beagle ;)

why is the bikerace music in the backround?

hmm see you did upgrade the tire rim to a 1994 model .. As thew old style tires are not easy to find and cost more too..

@TaketotheRoad

6 жыл бұрын

Good spot! Yes the previous owner had swapped the rims to take advantage of cheaper "normal" tyres. But the spare was the old metric wheel. Clearly their budget didn't stretch to swapping the spare.

It looks brand new. So not the average example ;-) The only attribute missing is the typical 1988 buyer was wearing a tie and business suit.

@TaketotheRoad

7 жыл бұрын

+gunnarMyTube It was in good condition for its year and shined up well👌✨Ha ha I did consider dressing up as an atypical Jaguar Sovereign customer😉Thanks for watching👍

@gunnarMyTube

7 жыл бұрын

And it was not intended as a negative remark. I own two of these as Daimlers that I work on restoring. So much car comes out of attending to worn components that return the original glory in function and looks.

@TaketotheRoad

7 жыл бұрын

+gunnarMyTube Of course👍😎Cool! Nice to have 2 Daimlers to work on and bring back to their former glory👌Best of luck with both of them👊

5:11- music name?

Hi my I have a xj40 how do I over ride my immobilizer also all dash board lights is not working please help

@TaketotheRoad

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry won’t be able to help with that. You’ll need an alarm technician to solve that I think. As for the dash lights it depends whether it’s the digital or analog dash. The digital dash’s are prone to failing with age.

A fantastic review of what was a really great car. The only thing that I never felt/feel is right with it is those awful ungainly headlights which spoil the overall appearance.

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much John! Really appreciate that😎 Yes the square headlights did divide opinion and continues to do so. I didn't like the look initially but it did grow on me after a while. The round light conversion does work though and I did consider it for a while for my XJ40.

@boundish1

3 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad Im looking at this generation of xj and i can't wrap my head around what decides if it has square headlights or round headlights. Trim level?

@TaketotheRoad

3 жыл бұрын

When the XJ40 came out they had square headlights. Which weren’t well received. I think it was a couple of years into production before they offered the twin round headlights as an option. So you could go for the more traditional Jag look. I think a few mods are required to swap the square for the round.

The🛵 flea bag looks happy

Mine is almost 29

The dog will make a great airbag

I still aspire to Jaaaaaaaaggg ownership. But the real star here is Archie.

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+James Spivey Indeed he was! He now has an agent ;)

I'm only 2 minutes in and I have seen an xj6, s type, and xe

@TaketotheRoad

6 жыл бұрын

Cool! 😎 Thanks for watching!

Archie!!!

@TaketotheRoad

7 жыл бұрын

+James Spivey Indeed👍

There were relatively few XJ81 (V12s) made, and especially with the updated 6.0L/4L80E combo, they are a good buy. www.thedrivenart.com/icm_2015_07_11.html

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+dspS13 They are indeed. I haven't come across many for sale at all. They are a rare beast.

@houseofwine7704

8 жыл бұрын

+Take to the Road There are loads of the em in Germany ans cost next to nothing honestly

@TaketotheRoad

8 жыл бұрын

+houseofwine Could be a good place to look for a cheap one so😉👍

Sounds like you have a blown strut.

@TaketotheRoad

7 жыл бұрын

+Pedro Matias The top strut bush was worn. Actually replaced them during the trip.

I respect the XJ40 and of course Sir Lyons who was ahead of his time. However the X300 and X308 were the evolution of the XJ40 platform and I believe the last of the true steel bodied Jaguars until 2004 when Ford switched to the all aluminum X350 "super-taurus" (I hate that thing). However's Ford's influence on Jag was mostly positive. They left most of the styling and engineering to Jag (the AJ-V8 was produced in house by Jaguar, only their 3rd mass produced design.) and infused cash, modern manufacturing techniques and electronics upgrades but tried to steer clear of what made Jaguar Jaguar. Heck Ford lost money they invested so much. Can you argue with the beautiful XK8 or XJRs be it inline 6 or V8? Jaguar had the fastest sedan in the world for a while while retaining knockout styling inside and out with a 3x increase in reliability from the '88 XJ40. Ford put an edge back on Jaguar not seen since the E-type.

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Tran! Yes the XJ40 layed the foundations for what was to come. There was Ford influence in the model once they took over a bit later but they didn’t get to produce a Ford specific model until quite late. By which time as you say they’d invested and lost a lot of money. The writing was on the wall by that stage for Fords tenure. I ended up selling my XJ40 and I miss it. I recently acquired a tidy 98 XJ8 3.2 but it blew a head gasket, radiator leaked, power steering pump failed, intermittent alarm fault, horn broke and then the head lining dropped..... it was a dog! Wish I’d kept the XJ40!!!!

@83j049733rfe4

5 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad Oh my fucking lord. That's everything but the plastic timing chain tensioner.

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Yup pretty much. One of those failures that snowballs and the parts list just grows and grows. That’s complex big engines for you! Jag ones in particular!

@83j049733rfe4

5 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad Ok.... Listen to me about this, since you're checking old comment sections: A 95 to 97 XJ is the final word in, of all of Coventry's saloons. If you ever get the chance, either an X300 or 330... You rightly owe yourself to own one. The AJ16 was perfection.

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Agree with you mate. As soon as the XJ8 went bang I thought of the less complex AJ6. Sure the XJ40 has gremlins but the engine is so different to the V8, much less of a headache when things go wrong. That bit cheaper too. I do miss my XJ40 and the smooth power delivery. And the whir noise it makes when it fires up.

I thought the XJ was important as in one period it was the only car jaguar sold!

@AAWT

3 жыл бұрын

They continued building the previous XJ model throughout the life span of this hideous abomination, for those who wanted a proper Jaguar ;-)

@minutepapillon5060

2 жыл бұрын

@@AAWT hideuse ? La série 3 a gâché le style des séries 1 et 2 le restylage de pininfarina n'était pas réussi désolé . Après je respecte vos goûts mais la xj 40 était jolie il faut pas abusé la Mercedes w140 avec son style pachyderme était hideuse pas la 40 ..

Mine looks just like the xj40 but mine is called xj6

@TaketotheRoad

4 жыл бұрын

Yes the XJ6 was the run out model and the last batch were the XJ6 Gold. Kind of a limited edition but with no cruise control.

You need a better microphone

@TaketotheRoad

4 жыл бұрын

That’s all I had in 2016!!!!

@bigvee401

4 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad LOL!!!!

This guy is so uninspiring I have to leave.

@TaketotheRoad

7 жыл бұрын

+Elizabeth McKenna No one is stopping you

@minutepapillon5060

2 жыл бұрын

@@TaketotheRoad n'écoutez pas ce genre de commentaire méchant , moi j'ai adoré votre super jaguar xj 40 et votre vidéo :)

Yeah well , my series 3 v12 has all the gear that the 40 has but my car is the best looking car in the world and the 40 is a cheap copy , the economy version of the series 3 . pure cheap and nasty bling, lots of sharp edges , a dashboard that looks like the hi fi before my last one just awful when compared to the series 2 or 3 .

Whoever writes your scripts, needs to stop using so many coma’s. Your sentences are so disjointed with the weird pausing all the time it’s actually difficult to focus on what you’re saying.

@thanosb_4638

2 жыл бұрын

True ,he is so slow

Easily one of the ugliest jaguars ever made.

Amazing that anyone would buy a car that was at least 30 years old when bought brand new. Horrible old shitter. Even today, August 2018, Jaguars are so unreliable nobody buys them. Tata owns the company and their most reliable car is the Indicar.

@TaketotheRoad

5 жыл бұрын

Well my XJ40 was reliable. Unlike my XJ8. Don’t know where you are getting your figures from but Jag sales are strong. Plenty of new models on the road. Not that I’m bothered by those as they are too new for me.

@Andyjones__

3 жыл бұрын

xj40 is a reliable car, from my experience if you run them often then they will last forever