I explored Carsales.com.au and also on Gumtree.com. This is where I found my new lovely old car at Mile End. I located a 1990 XJ40 Jaguar Sovereign being sold by Nick on behalf of his mature age mother, the proverbial little old lady, or so it seemed. (It was!!). Kalliope and her family were nice to deal with. Thanks for a good deal and nice car I took a look on a Saturday morning, heard it running and I was happy. I made an offer on the price, and they were happy. I gave myself some time to think about it and sent my son Hugh to take a look to see what he thought. His call came back, buy it. I spent the Sunday afternoon chasing comprehensive insurance quotes. Gave Shannon's a miss as their quote was about 7 times dearer than SGIC Classic Vehicle insurance for my agreed value. Their quote was predicated on my having it garaged, so I was praying that the extra length of the saloon over my Toyota Camry. This insurance rate is available for vehicles over 15 years of age used as weekend drives etc. Here is how it looked pre purchase: