1990 Jaguar XJR-S review from UK and Ireland

Power steering failure. The pump to rack hose split as well as the metal feed pipe which had vibrated to produce a hole. Cost £290 all in to fix.

Trailing arm bracket cracked where it joins the chassis. Cost £256 to have the joint replaced and area re-enforced.

Near side (UK) rear silencer cracks at the joint due to flexing. This has happened 3 times and has been re-welded each time.

This is not a car for the faint hearted. Nor is it an ideal 1st Jaguar. However it is an awesome drivers car, extremely fast especially from 40 to 140!

The car is a real handful to anyone who is not confident in their driving and I would not suggest one to anyone who has not driven a high powered rear wheel drive car before.

The running costs are very high, but if you consider the low purchase cost, in this case £4,500, even with £2,000 repair costs and parts costs it's an awesome car for the money and you will not get more power for your pound. The 0 - 62 time is mid 6 seconds and the top speed is limited to 158.

Insurance is very cheap at less than £600 fully comprehensive.

Petrol consumption is not something to gloss over. It averages just 14 mpg and less if driven hard.

It generates huge amounts of interest wherever it goes!