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Jaguar engineered the exhaust to be very "subdued" so upgrading to a stainless exhaust may improve matters. https://www.adamesh.co.uk/performance-parts-162-c.asp Here's a video of someone who used those parts on their 2004 XK8 so should give you a good comparison : The before & after comparison starts ~7:45 if you want to skip to the "good bits", in fairness it's quite a balanced video and he take it on a drive, going through tunnels etc with the new exhaust, cruising at 70mph etc. My S Type 3.0 V6 is similarly subdued, i bought a pair of Adamesh rear silencers for mine (yet to fit them) which will hopefully give me a bit more of the V6 growl (a similar YT video suggests it will) but more importantly for me, will outlast any standard mild steel back boxes that would be a similar cost! This was the video i saw for the 3.0 S Type if you're interested : Also forgot to mention, the quality overall seems very good and i'm looking forward to getting them on there soon! Got a couple of other minor mods and a new set of tyres to go on (once i refurb the wheels) so hoping to get it all done in one go............

A Merc E class estate (Touring?) is a good choice for a "Dogmobile" so i don't think we can hate you for that. 😛 Good luck in your hunt for a suitable Jag, as for the ad you saw it definitely sounds as if your instincts were correct!

I could be wrong but i'm fairly sure you're right about the early V12s being Lucas/Opus electronic but something in the back of my mind says they changed to a Hall Effect trigger in the dizzy when the Lucas (copy of Bosch L-Jetronic) EFi was fitted. I'll try and find some old diagrams that may show it but don't hold your breath.......

Welcome aboard Andrew, i'm still a relative newbie as well (joined about a year ago when i bought my S Type) and so far haven't been to any social events of any form. When i had my previous "big" car, we had a monthly (Saturday afternoon) meet in a centrally located pub, usually had a meal there and an afternoon of chat (mostly about the cars) and being social - i'd be up for attending something along those lines in the east of England/East Anglia/east Midlands area if there's enough people to make it worthwhile.

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I think the doors are Series XJ models (1968-86 or 1992 for the V12) long wheel base models (some Series II and all Series III i believe) but not sure if the 1/4 panels are even Jaguar - it's a very short bootlid! I thought of the XK8 but the shape around the rear light cluster is wrong and so is the filler cap. It's something reasonably modern as it has the flange so a plastic bumper can be fitted underneath the flange - think you'll have to do some more digging! Maybe someone else will have an ida what the 1/4 panels are for or offer an alternative to the doors but fairly sure i'm right on the doors being XJ Series cars.

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When was the ATF last changed and if recently, with what fluid? Also what year is the car? Have you read the codes as it may be a pressure sensor gone south

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