Thanks for the help in my other thread (Trade my Audi for an XJS).
I have a few more questions quick!
- Just how reliable are these cars, say if kept relatively well. I've heard that they're either really bad, or not the nightmares most people claim they are. With our old XJS, I remember my dad putting almost 30,000 miles on it without a whole lot of trouble, but the car was only about 7 years old at the time. If I used it as a weekend car, say 200 miles a month, would it be pretty reliable for that duty?
- Next time I look at the car, what should I check for and look at? So far I know to look for rust around all the usual places, inspect the cooling system, fluids, tires, hoses....anything else major that deserves a peek? I'll be printing this out and bringing it along with me as well: formatting link
- There are plenty of shops in my area who work on these cars, i'm not worried about that. Would you consider paying 0 for a PPI vital? Does anyone have a carfax account and would be willing to run the VIN for me?
Wow...i'm really excited, but REALLY nervous at the same time. I'm a little scared that I could be going in over my head, and that one or two big repairs could wipe me out. I'm not poor, but I don't have just thousands of dollars laying around to dump into a car. It seems like a huge commitment to undertake, so you guys might have to nurse me through it so I don't get cold feet :)