[{"id": 2405888, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This car is such a curiosity. Check out those Pagani Huayra looking curvy side mirrors.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533164349, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2405930, "authorName": "stanleyvanburen", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stanleyvanburen/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "yo dawg, we heard u like Jaguars, so we put a stuffed animal Jaguar in your trunk so you can Jaaaaag while you Jaaaaaag", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1533165033, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2405993, "authorName": "pear8head", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pear8head/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by pear8head", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533166488, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2406013, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Curious about the remote door actuators that are used in place of the deleted door handles. Can the seller describe how it works?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533167162, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406047, "authorName": "Garnet3.2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/garnet3.2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sir Mixalot indeed.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533168155, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406057, "authorName": "shakespearesdad", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shakespearesdad/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wiper Delete? Looks cool, but would it pass a safety inspection ?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1533168519, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406098, "authorName": "extreme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/extreme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can I pet it?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533169769, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406095, "authorName": "Mr._H", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr._h/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Before all the negative comments about the choices pile on, I'd like to say 'yay' for self-expression.\n\nWith the little hot rod/Americanization touches, it makes me daydream about what Avantis would have been like if they reached the mid-80s.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1533169827, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406119, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In some ways, this build looks like the early prototype models of the XJS:\nhttps://i0.wp.com/www.aronline.co.uk/images/xj27story_12.jpg", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533170528, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406133, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mr._H I see the Avanti vibe on this too. Also reminds me of 2nd generation Camaro.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533170881, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406152, "authorName": "Boatymcboatface", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boatymcboatface/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh wow how tasteful. Did the trailer park boys get their hands on a XJS? Julian would look great cruising with Ricky and Bubbles!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1533171625, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406170, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you for the early comments. The door actuators have a remote fob on the key. If you look at the video, it will show me pushing the 1 button actuator and the driver door pops open. The second button opens the passenger door. The actuator on the driver side works perfectly. The passenger actuator works mostly, but sometimes sticks. It needs a slight adjustment. Also, in case you lock the keys in the car, there is a spare set of keys hidden in the trunk next to the 10 disc CD remote changer. There is a photo of this hidden door open as well. Hope that helps. This is my first time selling a car on BaT so I hope people can appreciate me being a rookie to answer questions. I understand there may be negative comments about the custom touches. I love the vision that the last long time owner did to build this car. It was the main draw to me purchasing this beautiful build. The wiper delete is simple to fix to the desire of the next owner. The wipers can be reinstalled with ease. I prefer them without, adds to the lines of the car in my opinion, and this car never sees a drop of rain while I owned it or the previous owner owned it. It has always been a Southern California car, purchased in Burbank, and lived for 23 years in Thousand Oaks.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533172368, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406201, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Correction : \"Had\" always been a SoCal car, before I bought it and brought it to Oregon.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533173424, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406209, "authorName": "PWSchuh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pwschuh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Never seen a lowered XJS but it looks great.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533173890, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406295, "authorName": "J.P._Dashpot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/j.p._dashpot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Who's the leader of the club,\r\nThat's made for you and me?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533176263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406380, "authorName": "RxDuderino", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rxduderino/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Extra volt meter is for those who absolutely, positively, have to know the voltage. I really like the color matching bumpers and some touches like the mirrors. The rest, not so much. Looks like someone went buck wild with a Pepboys credit card. Imagine the purists gasps if someone had done this to an XKE.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533179367, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406392, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Haha. Pep boys! Really? Ouch", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533180103, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406459, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Question about the exhaust. I see the rear set of mufflers (under trunk/boot) have been removed and replaced with the quad straight pipes. \r\n\r\nDoes the car still have the forward set of mufflers (under cabin/passenger area)?\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s got a solid cool rumble for sure.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533183581, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406463, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes, the front mufflers are still intact. Also, this was a California car with fresh tags when bought. Have receipts from getting \"smogged\" previously, so passed California emission standards as recently as last year. Thanks for the question.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533184086, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406486, "authorName": "gttheo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gttheo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I want to get me a girl with a way-too-short black miniskirt, white shades, and aquanet hair to the moon, and roll down Sunset with Whitesnake turned to 11 in this rad baby.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533185839, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406563, "authorName": "McLovin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mclovin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Those wheels are the bat equivalent of a click bait headline", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533200030, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406588, "authorName": "JohnM", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm with Mr.H here. I love it. To my eye it's like a British version of a pimped out screaming chicken Firebird. It won't be to everyone's taste but I love it. Kudos to the previous owner for doing whatever the heck he or she wanted to do and GLWS!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533207951, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406726, "authorName": "Scott_S", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scott_s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can't decide if this was previously owned by Iced T, Iced Cube or Kool Moe Dee?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533214403, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406870, "authorName": "Gallagher", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gallagher/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Car looks great! The lowered ride height is nice, you can ask a million people about their opinion on a million sets of wheels, and you\u2019d get a million different answers, I think they\u2019re fine, definitely don\u2019t detract from the overall (bit blingy!). The small touches are done to suit a particular person\u2019s taste (previous owner) and the current owner liked them too! You can be guaranteed that there\u2019s also a future owner that will see this beast and say \u201ceureka, there it is!!!\u201d\r\n\r\nGood luck with the sale, and kudos to the seller for their positivity in response, it\u2019ll be a tough crowd on here at times!\r\n\r\nThe only thing that stuck out to me was looking at the engine compartment picture, with no room to work, and eleventy-billion feet of wiring and vacuum hoses, etc., and thinking \u201chow on earth would you transplant a 124k mike engine into there!!!\u201d To tackle that task I\u2019d want to be putting something in with approximately zero miles in order to never have to go there again, or subject another owner to that!!! Wow, hahaha! (...and I work on Lotus cars, so I\u2019m allowed to laugh...)", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1533218210, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406871, "authorName": "Batman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/batman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Amazing all that and they resisted the temptation to add a leaper.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533218249, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406901, "authorName": "West-Coaster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/west-coaster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Scott_S \r\n\"Can\u2019t decide if this was previously owned by Iced T, Iced Cube or Kool Moe Dee?\"\r\n\r\nYou're on the right track, but way off at the same time. Ray Charles.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533218842, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2406934, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The 1988 motor was installed when the car had 124k on it. The rebuilt motor didn't have 124k before the build. BaT misunderstood. I don't know how many miles the donor motor had on it before its rebuild. The previous owner stated the motor was blueprinted and conservatively produced 300 hp. I don't know if the car was ever dynoed. I do know the car pulls hard, and shifts strong and is begging to go. The suspension is super tight, feels like turning a go cart for such a heavy car. The previous owner told me he tracked the car a couple of times on track days to test the handling, thus the reason for the fire extinguisher. The steering and suspension is impressive, like the rest of the build. Also, someone mentioned purists and XKE. The previous owner had one of those too. He customized it and sold it years later for over a 100k. This isn't a \"Pep Boys\" build. The previous owner thought hard on every piece of this car. For me I wanted to own a Jaguar. I know mechanics and electronics wise, they can be expensive to own. I looked at low miles Jags on this sight. In my mind, I believed I'd rather own a Jag that had been completely gone through and rebuilt vs. One that was going to need it eventually. The miles on the chassis didn't bother me at all, because I knew it was the miles on the parts that I was going to have to replace and consider long term. Hope this helps with my perspective. Thanks again for the comments, good or bad", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1533219526, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407075, "authorName": "gulfcoastp-nut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gulfcoastp-nut/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "IMHO if you are going to mod a Jag, THIS should be the template. It's obviously custom but it's so clean seemingly well done. I've begun to want one of these old cats (because I don't have enough heartache in my life) and this just turned it up to 11.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1533222571, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407303, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Gallagher The engine is tight. They crammed a v12 into a very low hood line. That said, it's not as terrible as it looks once you identify everything, Some parts come out easily to make for more room like air filter boxes and cruise control unit. Spark plug and wire cages do take more time for sure. I would say it's not worse/better than the Porsche 928's V8 engine, that's also a tight engine bay.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533226992, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407390, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Olsson1 Thanks for the answer about the exhaust. It's actually very helpful for fellow XJS owners to hear that. People often try to make the XJS louder as it was meant to be silent and svelte. Thanks to your video, people now can get an idea of what an XJS sounds like with the rear mufflers deleted while maintaining the forward mufflers.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533228684, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407391, "authorName": "dennis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dennis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Don't drive in the rain ,,, no wipers? Why?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533228704, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407394, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dennis Seems like this was built as show car and weekend ride. It hardly rains here in SoCal.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533228806, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407399, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It was in fact a show car. It had at least seven or eight first place finishes and its category and finished 1st at Grand Nationals in Pomona in 2001", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533228857, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2407573, "authorName": "adam_at_thedrivenart", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/adam_at_thedrivenart/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I got so much crap on this site for replacing a hideous airbag equipped steering wheel with a $1000 Nardi and installing two little poly steering rack bushings to my former S2 V12 coupe. Then there is this.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1533231909, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2410003, "authorName": "Barrygodflat", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/barrygodflat/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@v12runner said \u201cThis car is such a curiosity.\u201c. I say curiosity killed the cat.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533275507, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2410767, "authorName": "ViperACR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/viperacr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I like it", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1533313925, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2413207, "authorName": "Mikell17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikell17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another reason for 10 car garages. Those side view mirrors are \"quirky\" maybe. Rain X will get you home", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1533351636, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414235, "authorName": "halfthrottle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/halfthrottle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Damned decent steering wheel...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533417506, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414238, "authorName": "halfthrottle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/halfthrottle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks like an early Chip Foose build ? Maybe back when he worked for Boyd ...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533417776, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414674, "authorName": "kmarajh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kmarajh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Any photos of the rear diff and tie plate area?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533472236, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414697, "authorName": "RudeBoy3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rudeboy3/", "bidAmount": 3512, "content": "$3,512 bid placed by RudeBoy3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533474340, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2414731, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Tie plate area? Never heard of that before.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533476977, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414742, "authorName": "kmarajh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kmarajh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Its the rectangular plate that holds the rear suspension cage together. Sits right under the differential. I see in photo#73 evidence of a fluid leak on the O2 sensor and the steering rack heat shield. I've owned my fair share of these and It's either the steering rack tower seal or the oil line that sits next to the filter. Can you let us know which is the source?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533477285, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414790, "authorName": "Patioboater", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/patioboater/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I\u2019m a practical man, so wiper delete would drive me nuts and I\u2019m fond of external door handles. But I do like the clean look of this. It has an \u201cessence of XJS\u201d vibe. Cool car. GLWTA.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533481535, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414925, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The only leak I can spot was a transmission fluid leak from what appeared to be an overfill when I first got the car, it would drip on the garage floor. However, it hasn't dripped in a couple of months, after fixing the issue by taking out some fluid. There isn't an oil drip from the car that I can see. Nothing on the floor", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533488601, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2414931, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It may be from an old leak that the previous seller repaired. As you can see in the picture, it doesn't appear to be wet.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533488822, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2416843, "authorName": "sir_boomme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sir_boomme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "does the air conditioner work - blow cold air? \r\nAlso, I note it has a cracked headlight.... do all the lights, interior and exterior work?\r\nIs there anything at all that would prevent it from being inspection licensed/ 100% road ready as is?\r\nThanks", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533585155, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2417736, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The AC and the heat work perfectly. There is a crack in the headlamp lense, thus the picture to show it. All lights function inside and out, and it is a fully road worthy, licensed vehicle. Thanks for the question", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533598359, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2418655, "authorName": "youbugme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/youbugme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When I first looked at this on the side bar I wanted to hate it. After looking I love it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533653821, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2418756, "authorName": "Ruudeboy1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ruudeboy1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "With some minor upkeep this would be a fun weekend toy. Good luck to Rudeboy3 and the seller", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533656248, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2418797, "authorName": "andresfarte", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andresfarte/", "bidAmount": 4000, "content": "$4,000 bid placed by andresfarte", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533657477, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2418802, "authorName": "andresfarte", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andresfarte/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looked at it in person and I loved it.....", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1533657548, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2419899, "authorName": "tepdcom", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tepdcom/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If only! It would be such an honor to own a V12! GLWTA", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533672122, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2420415, "authorName": "RudeBoy3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rudeboy3/", "bidAmount": 4112, "content": "$4,112 bid placed by RudeBoy3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533678436, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2420827, "authorName": "andresfarte", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andresfarte/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by andresfarte", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533685493, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2420932, "authorName": "Crosbeian", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crosbeian/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Interesting. Sure it looks like a high end customization but maybe it was a throwback to 1970s BL quality where someone forgot to install the windscreen wipers and the door handle cut outs were missing from the pressings. The tat around a growler is very 80s. Seriously this looks a great car for someone who wants to be noticed. It\u2019s what they say in Geordie. \u201c a right fanny magnet\u201d GLWTS.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533688433, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2421285, "authorName": "stuntflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stuntflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pretty car, really well done. Love the idea, presentation and execution. \r\n\r\nI redid my '77 into as much of an XJRS as possible short of the 6.0 and manual... just never painted it red like I wanted to, to make it red on red so I could counter every originality hound the JCNA crowd could assemble!\r\nGood luck with the sale, I know Champaign and American custom touches aren't everyones cup of tea but I'll bet there are a couple of people out there to bid this V-12 higher than some might think.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533703233, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2421350, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks stuntflyr for the nice comment. The purists are going to hate it, as they should. But people like Foose and Barris didn't become so popular taking cars and keeping them bone stock. A lot of people like to paint outside the lines, and I see a beauty in that, when it is done well. For me, this car is right there. I'd prefer some spoke wheels to set it off, but the ones on it work for the vision, and I've enjoyed the hell out of this car and the expressions everywhere I've gone. If I weren't 6' 4\", I'd be keeping this car in my collection. I didn't realize I wouldn't be able to fit comfortably when I bought it. That, to me is the only reason I'm selling it. Otherwise, I see it as a long term car to appreciate.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533707506, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2422308, "authorName": "racerboy221", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerboy221/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Olsson1 I am lovin' this.....When I was growing up, my dad bought a 1973 XJ6 that was the bane of his existence....in and out of the shop each and every week of ownership, plagued with issues that were never fixable for the long haul. THIS however, is quite beautiful, no matter how many non-stock items have been added. The purists will always scream but you could not be more correct about George and Boyd....GLWS/A......", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533749979, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2422379, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks @racerboy221. That is why I bought this one. All the repair and hard work has already been done. It's practically a completely rebuilt car, with all the troubling issues addressed", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533750939, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2422751, "authorName": "racerboy221", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerboy221/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If it was only RHD......Someday, I am going to get one like that, too!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533754608, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2422782, "authorName": "sir_boomme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sir_boomme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "how is payment required should I bid on this? is paypal acceptable?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533754846, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2422848, "authorName": "racerboy221", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerboy221/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@sir_boomme Most people either pay cash in person or Wire Transfer the funds to the seller so the car can be released for shipment.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533755486, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423393, "authorName": "IanJ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ianj/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great car, but wrong coast for me.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533761092, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423420, "authorName": "eima77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eima77/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Olsson1\r\nVery nice presentation on Your XJS. Well Done \r\nBest to You and All Bidders \r\nGLWTS!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533761323, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423424, "authorName": "DTBorden", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dtborden/", "bidAmount": 5100, "content": "$5,100 bid placed by DTBorden", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533761381, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2423425, "authorName": "sir_boomme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sir_boomme/", "bidAmount": 5200, "content": "$5,200 bid placed by sir_boomme", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533761391, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2423427, "authorName": "wrxjimo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wrxjimo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "i really like this custom, I wish it were closer to NJ GLWS", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533761453, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423428, "authorName": "gpsuya", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gpsuya/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Fly out..road trip home..", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1533761478, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423430, "authorName": "DTBorden", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dtborden/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by DTBorden", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533761507, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 2423432, "authorName": "RudeBoy3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rudeboy3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Long trip home without wipers!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533761522, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423436, "authorName": "Ruudeboy1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ruudeboy1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "how bad does SirBoome want it HoNi!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533761543, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423440, "authorName": "sir_boomme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sir_boomme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "a lot more... if it could have been paid for through paypal... but alas... not to be", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533761617, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423441, "authorName": "Anonymous", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Reserve not met on 8/8/18 at $5,500", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533761627, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 2423444, "authorName": "DTBorden", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dtborden/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So, there you have it . . .", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533761650, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423445, "authorName": "RudeBoy3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rudeboy3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What is the reserve? I just gotta know", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533761665, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423486, "authorName": "racerboy221", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerboy221/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Olsson1 Will you try this one again in a new auction or keep it for now? \nWhat's it going to take to get this into my garage? Can you PM me?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533762263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2423866, "authorName": "Crosbeian", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crosbeian/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Maybe I will never understand Xjs prices.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533766308, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2424218, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The reserve was 10k, and considered low, even by BaT standards. I guess these kinds of customs aren't meant for BaT viewers.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1533771052, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2424259, "authorName": "Olsson1 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/olsson1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@racerboy221. Private message me and we can discuss. By the looks of your bid profile, you might like my other car I plan to auction better. It's a 1982 Mercedes 500sel German consulate car.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533772364, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2424323, "authorName": "Stephan_Forslund", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stephan_forslund/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wish I was in a buying position great car and would be a bargain at 10k", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1533774614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2424375, "authorName": "DBAOne", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dbaone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The color is nice, but there is too much Pimp on this one.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533776384, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2427650, "authorName": "V12runner", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/v12runner/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Came back to see how this one ended. It's definitely a niche custom build, too niche for the BaT crowd I suppose. I do like the creativity and that the did their own thing. There's more to classic cars than Gulf blue/orange or round racing number stickers.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533861064, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 2427966, "authorName": "stuntflyr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stuntflyr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow! I thought it'd sell at over $10K easy. Wrong week I guess.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1533873455, "type": "comment"}]