This particular car came from Japan. Bought for me by one of my close friends there (I lived there for almost a decade as I used to own an export company in Japan) and imported to the UK this August.

This is a late Series 3 Double 6 first registered in March 1990 and delivered to her home in Tokyo. Her pervious keeper was certainly a meticulous person and the car comes with a mountain of paperwork. What we do have is a stunning history of the vehicle. Details of which I will write below.

The car, in line with its low mileage and careful owner, is stunning. The bodywork is straight and unmarked and not plagued with rust, indeed, I cannot find any rust on the car anywhere. The interior is also as you would expect from the mileage.

Service Details

30^th August 1990 – First service at 1,315kms

22^nd Feb 1993 – First major service at 4,717 kms

14^th March 1995 – Major Service at 7,775 kms

12^th March 1997 – Major service at 9,450kms

16^th March 1999 – Major Service at 11,715 kms

8^th March 2001 – Major Service at 13,288 kms

11^th March 2003 – Major Service at 14,869 kms

22^nd March 2004 – Major Service at 16,317 kms

7^th March 2005 – Major Service at 18,192 kms

5^th July 2006 – Service  at 19, 309 kms

28^th June 2006 – Service at 21,222kms

29^th Jan 2007 – Service at 22,546kms

5^th March 2007 – Major Service at 22,804kms

13^th March 2007 – Replacement Solenoid at 22,890 kms

8^th Jan 2008 – Oil pressure switch at 23,604 kms

16^th December 2008 Major Service at 25,533 kms

All of this work was carried out at Jaguar.

At this point the Jaguar Service book becomes full and the file continues with the receipts of services:

21^st March 2011 Full Service at 30,524kms

25^th March 2013 Full Service at 39,500 kms

10^th April 2015 Full Service at 46,272 kms

16^th April 2017 Full Service at 50,277 kms

Upon arrival in the UK I had the car transported to Tom Lenthall in Finchampstead. If you know Jaguars, you know Tom, in my view the most knowledgeable and thorough Jaguar guys. The car had developed some electrical issues with the lights during the long trip from Japan and I asked Tom to service the car and ensure everything was perfect with no cost constraints as I have been planning to use this car as my own.

Below is a list of what Tom and the guys did:

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Remove & Replace front upper damper bushes

Remove & Replace front suspension V mounts and round mounts

Remove & Replace front anti roll bar drop links

Remove & Replace rear radius arms

Remove & Replace light switch and indicator stalk

Fitted UK rear fog lamps

Remove & Replace idle air control valve

In total I spent £2700 with Tom but it is worth it as the car drives like new. When I collected it, the mechanic I spoke to said that he had never seen anything like this and the underside of the car was in stunning condition. Please feel free to call and verify.

Since then I have had a clifford alarm system fitted and enjoyed the car.

The car has a wonderful thick binder of service history and the original books.