Owning an XJR

Another multi-jag owner, Tim Hodgkinson has an XJR that shares space with an XKR, XK8 convertible and an E-type S2 fixed-head restoration project. ‘I’ve owned this one from new and it’s never let me down, though the diff fell apart early on, but that was fixed in 24 hours under warranty. It’s done 122,000 miles now and all I ever do is wash and polish it.

‘It gets regular services at £300-£400 a go, but that’s not the end of the world. I’ve also had the front and rear ends repainted at different times due to minor incidents, but the rest is all original. There is some wear to the perforated leather on the driver’s seat, which will be sorted soon.

‘This was one of the last batch of 18 ‘X308’ XJRS built, in 2002, and the only one finished in Zircon Blue. They didn’t have sunroofs so I had this Webasto one fitted a few weeks after buying the car.’