Customer Reviews

Jaguar XJ6: Series 1, 2 & 3 (Restoration Manuals)

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This book gives a good general overview of how to restore an XJ model. But, does not go into any of the small details on making the vehicle run properly. I.E.; nothing is mentioned about the vehicles electrical system. It is nice to know how to rebuild an engine, but, without knowing how to hook up the electrical system it will never run. Too much emphasis on how to buy the car and not how to fix it.

Save your money and buy the Haynes repair manual. This book offers no insight or help in restoring a Jaguar XJ6 other than showing some of the parts and pieces. The buyers guide is a wasted effort as well.

I found the pictures in the book helpful, but beyond that, this book just looks nice on the shop bookshelf.

Disappointing.

Good idea, but poorly executed. I spotted one glaring error immediately, author refers several times to door cards as leather when they are in fact vinyl and thus require completely different care. Too many pages devoted to a complete engine rebuild, not enough to restoration/repair of items more likely to need fixing on a car of this age. Rather than buying this and the Haynes service and repair manual, pool your money and buy the official workshop manual.

The copy I bought is a hardcover edition with a different cover but same ISBN by same author.(Haynes # H4020).

This book covers a general guide/overview to restoring an XJ6, history and a buyers guide,etc.Its not a complete bolt by bolt restoration guide.But,it does offer enough information for any DIY to get the general idea.Its a reasonable book for what it has to offer.For what this book is,it is a good book to start with.

This is a general overview of restoration.Its not a complete restoration manual.You should buy a workshop manual and/or a factory manual as well.This book on its own is okay but consider buying specific books that show how to paint your car,restore interiors,rebuild engines,etc.The book is good value too.

I hope the publisher considers publishing a similar book for the XJ12 model Jaguars,with more indepth chapters please.