No, it wasn't random.In both Mt Gambier and Hamilton businessmen owned 604's. Within six months of each other, they both burned out at intersections in the centre of the respective towns. Which seemed to indicate this was not a random fault.
If my memory serves me correctly, it was Pugrambo who told me something about a fuel line being located too close to either the exhaust (heat issues) or too close to an electrical circuit.
My brother owned a 6 cylinder Jaguar for a time during the 1980s and it was problematic enough. But I remember that people often said things like, 'if you have a V12 Jag, you have to have space in your garage for two of them. One car is to drive and the other is for spare parts.The reliability problems of a 604 were minor compared to the 12 cylinder Jaguars.
Was that directed to me, Russell?You should have bought the Casterton 604. The seller was a dealer of sorts with a dodgy reputation but it was a good car. Salman came up and spent a couple of days on it. It was immaculate and brought good money.
I couldn't have bought it. Until this afternoon, I had never heard of Casterton, and even then I had to look up what it was. When I discovered that it is a place, I then had to find its location!