Daimler addiction: my fourth, Regency red with magnolia [page 5]
The 1992 Regency red Daimler 4.0 litre: remarks, good nor bad
It has a rather large leaper on the bonnet: it is 19 cm, never saw such a large beast (and none of my XJ40's has one). The first owner knew his successor mounted this beast and he condemned it strongly, not because it does not suit an XJ40, nor because it is too large or to vulgar, but the beast is a jaguar and a Daimler IS NOT a Jaguar!
There is a fire extinguisher under the passenger seat (Belgian law?).
The Roulette alloy wheels are in fact my favourite, with the Daimler Double Six 36-spoke Radial wheels. But they suffer from corrosion. All tyres are rather good, but date from 2002 or 2003. The spare wheel is a brand new Roulette, great! The tyre has never seen the road, but it is from 1991 (!) jugding the DOT code and this means it is useless.
It had a rather new battery, 74 Ah and 680 Ampère CCA, good. As long as I disconnect it if the car stands still for a while, it starts the car incredibly well: within a second.
Next page: The bad points
Overview: Introduction to my fourth Daimler
Page published on xj40.com January 2014, published on my website February 2016
Kind regards,
Rens Swart