There may not be many X351s around, but this is a true story. Back in 2015, soon after buying my brand new XJL, I followed my wife to Bluewater shopping centre, had a coffee with her, and then left her there to spend money. I went back to the car park, tried to open the door on my new Loire Blue XJ, but it wouldn't open. So I got the fob out of my pocket and tried the button to unlock it - nothing. Damn! The battery must be discharged. So I flicked open the key to manually unlock it, but I had no idea where the keyhole was or how to access it. I went all round the car, checking the door handles, but I just couldn't figure it out. So I had no option but to call Jaguar Assist - but the card with the phone number was locked inside the car, in the glove box. So I thought I'd call the main dealer (Guy Salmon) to see if they could help me - but their details were also locked inside. By now I had spent 5 minutes trying to get into the car. Then I had a brainwave - perhaps the main dealer's phone number is on the tax disc holder! So I had a look at the tax disc holder, and was surprised to see it was a Caffyn's tax disc holder. My immediate thought was - what a cheap-skate dealership Guy Salmon is, using another dealer's tax disc holder! My second thought was - wait a minute, my car doesn't have a tax disc!

So I sheepishly walked away to my own identical Loire Blue XJL parked eight spaces away...

 

Easily done. Back in the day I gave my wife the mini keys so that she could sit in the car and read a book while I was playing football. After the match I (eventually) found her sat in someone else's similar mini not far from ours, moaning that she must have forgotten to bring her book, as it wasn't in the car.

Minis were a bit more common than Loire Blue XJLs, though! (... and mini keys were close to universal)

 

Driving home from work yesterday in Bristol (in trusty Mondeo) I saw an XJ in front of me.
The arse end looked a little odd, slightly lower perhaps than I was expecting. Something seemed different whatever it was.

When I got nearer I realised it had an extra door! Twas a 6 door funeral limo.

My warped mind pondered that if it was a very high end job then it might have a huge number of TV's in the back if the middle row had Autobiography seats in lol

Funny how the mind works!!! 🥴

 

I saw a red XJ with LED front lights at lunchtime today. Heading into Brum on the A38 from J4 of the M5. I was in my wifes 330, so no chance of a wave. I also didn't get a good look as the closing speed was 140mph on a curve with a barrier between us. I was happy to note mine was still on the drive when I got home too - very similar to look at!!

 

Why were you only doing 20mph?

 

Swansea - Bristol - Swansea.... not a single lesser spotted XJ to be seen

 

I meant to say, saw one in my local Tesco the other day, just a glimpse

Looked to be a red R Sport as far as I could see, had a nice reg too something like T1 FSN although having checked that's not correct, unless, it's been stolen and had plates swapped.

Jim

 

There's only one in Buenos Aires.

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/lrg6vv7/

 

Don't cry for me ...

 

They are making C Types and XK140's there.

http://www.agatellierartesanal.com/#!/-jaguar/

 

Are we reporting X351's even if we don't see the number plate?

 

I may be mistaken but don't think any Terms Of Reference were set, and as we have discussed Argentinian dictators cars should be OK to post without a UK reg....

 

12 plate white XJ in Redditch Tescos car park yesterday. I was taking the Legnum out for a spin though, so no opportunity for a photo with mine!

 

On a trip to the Iron Bridge museums recently I couldn't resist parking next to and grabbing a quick photo of another racing green XJ. I can't say my family was amused.

 

Spotted in July, another XJR parked up at the Morgan Visitor Centre. (I was waiting for my daughter who had a summer job there).
When the driver returned to this he walked past chatting and casually opened all windows remotely. What!!?? A new function I was unaware of WTH!

 

It’s called “global opening”.

 

It's called "global opening".

As opposed to "global warming", which is something completely different.

 

Well, there is this one of Boris's:

 

Yes, but have you actually seen it?

 

This one in the works carpark:

 

Is he interested in joining the forum?

 

A random Costa in the heart of England:

 

I hope Steve hasn't actually parked like that.

 

Beaulieu (Cheating really, there were hundreds):

 

An XJ50 in Waitrose car park:

 

A murdered out XJR at the shop:

 

Two more this morning, both black (may have been the same one, I guess): first in Fareham when I was on the way out, and the second in Titchfield on the way home. Sadly no pictures, though: phone was in my back pocket.

 

Went for a bag of chips earlier and a black X351 went past and I didn't catch the number.
Probably visiting the hospital.

 

Anyone own this SWB, spotted today at Arqiva HQ.

Overtook 2 more in quick succession on the M40 on my way home.

 

Overtook 2 more in quick succession on the M40 on my way home

Must have been Massey Fergusons in disguise.

 

A random Costa in the heart of England:

Jeez, the one on the right looks enormous...

 

It's parked (well, abandoned) 14 feet from the kerb!

 

An XJ50 in Waitrose car park:

Chris, if you are going to anonymise the number plate, it's a good idea to do it on both pics.

 

I realised after all the hard work on the first one (which I had published previously) that it rather undermined the point of this thread, so I left the second one alone. I just couldn't be bothered to go back and find the unbowdlerised version of the first one.

 

Spotted this XJR in Guildford

 

😂

 

Off to the Christmas Party (allegedly) 😂

 

It's a business meeting............