Re: '85 XJ6 for a '89 Grad Spider

[Les Singh <Les.Singh@xxxxxxxxx>]

>I have a trade ad at Recycler.com for 4 door, 6 cylinder car or 6
>cylinder extra-cab truck or 6 cylinder SUV and received the following
>email:
>
>85 Jaguar XJ6 Grey with leather int, no rips or dings, CD phone,
>sunroof, 92K, 4-door, 6 cylinder. CA. I'm willing to put in some cash.
>
>Questions:
>What do you think of this deal [good, bad, run away, etc.]?
>Is there a Jaguar email distribution list?
>Anybody here ever own a similar Jag and what where your experiences?
>
>Kelly Blue Book gives the cars near equal value both on wholesale and
>retail.
>
>Thanks!

Here in New Zealand you'd need a truckload of those XJ6s for a Spider, and
even then I doubt if any Alfa owner would be nuts enough to do a trade. 

There are some good XJ6s around - the ones with Chev engine transplants!

Les - in Wellington, NZ,  envying Spider prices in the US.

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