The Jaguar XJ’s condition is such that you’d know it was imported from Japan even without seeing any paperwork: With one of the freshest undersides we’ve seen in a long time and an equally clean engine bay and interior, ‘CN12 LJX’ confirms our belief that no one looks after their cars better than the folk out East.

Finished in Fuji White with a Barley leather interior, it’s being offered for sale from a man who makes a living from selecting and imported the best cars the country has to offer using his Japanese-speaking Welsh contact who lives out there. With just 17,000 miles on the odometer and an advisory-free Mo

T, this is likely to be a very cost-effective way of getting your hands on one of Jaguar’s finest 21st century sporting saloons. The coachwork is very good indeed – and not just for a car that’s just celebrated its 14th birthday, because pretty much everything is still to factory specification from the tidiness of its shutlines through to the way its lateral creases align ...