The Jaguar XJ-S Convertible

My model year 1989 Jaguar XJ-S Convertible is a car that I have admired for some time. There were certain aspects of this year in particular I liked above other XJ-Ss. I like the "old" style tailights (instead of the later wrap around types), the chrome grill and V-12 badge, the fact that the key goes in the dash, and not the steering column, and the crisp lines of the hood and side panels. Fortunately, I am at a place in my life where I am in a position

to own one. Dreams do come true, and this car is an absolute dream to own and drive. It honestly makes me happy everytime I get into it. And like a friend once said to me, "If you turn around and look at it when you walk away, its a car worth having." This is a car worth having every single day.

Diane said that I acted as if "I was on a mission from God" while I was searching for this car. It took me a full three months of looking daily in every newspaper until I found this car at Rosenthal Jaguar, a dealer in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington D.C. The moment a pulled into the dealership saw the car, I just knew that was the car for me! I wasn't sure of what color I wanted, but when I saw that Dorchester Grey kitty for the first time, it was purrrfect. My search was over.

This was a one owner car, and it was traded in on a new Jaguar sedan. Ironically, I met the owner about six months later at a British Car Show in Virginia. He and his wife live in Culpepper, Virginia and we have gotten to be friends over the years, talking enthusiastically about Jaguars. He has said many times that he has sorry to have gotten rid of "The Jet" (because the starter sounds up like a jet motor when it starts, and it goes like a jet when you step on it!) What really sold me on the car (other than its like-new condition) was that it had been meticulously maintained by the dealer, and they had printed out all receipts for it. The car had been garaged and not been driven much, so it had the look and smell of a new car. Another funny thing is that I had been saving for this car for over a year, so although I was prepared to pay cash, the dealer let me put it on my American Express Card. What a great way to get points! That was so much fun, I want to do it again!