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Turbineguy

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19. I owned a Jag for a while

Reply to rfranklin (Reply #9)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 10:19 AM

Sep 2012

A lovely car. XJ6. 4 doors, six cylinder. Same insurance rates as a Chevy Nova. But yes, I had to get another car to get parts. Everything cost $1000 to fix (in 1978 dollars!). The head gasket started leaking and I got a roll-away full of tools and fixed it myself with money left over.

For every hour of driving there were 2 hours of maintenance. But it was beautiful and fast, comfortable and fun to drive.

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Jaguar's First True Sports Car In Decades Is A Beast [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP

reccing for the E-Type: my favorite car of all time. marasinghe Sep 2012 #1

Basic Black worked well for Harold's XKE Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #22

Mitt Romney will probably get one B Calm Sep 2012 #2

Is there enough room for a dog crate on the top? pstokely Sep 2012 #8

only problem is when you retract the top, the dog ends up in the trunk... rfranklin Sep 2012 #10

or catapulted to the next roof top. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #23

But you'll still not be able to find anybody to fix it when it inevitably breaks down. longship Sep 2012 #3

now you need a degree in computer science to fix one -- or just about any car. xchrom Sep 2012 #4

That's why I wouldn't own a new car. longship Sep 2012 #5

used to be you couldn't kill a volvo or an old vw. xchrom Sep 2012 #6

European cars don't have high reliability according to Consumer reports pstokely Sep 2012 #7

The old joke was that you had to have two Jaguars...because one was always at the mechanic's garage. rfranklin Sep 2012 #9

I owned a Jag for a while Turbineguy Sep 2012 #19

Jaguars have become MUCH better since then. Ready4Change Sep 2012 #13

Joseph Lucas, The Prince of Darkness himself, laughs at you from the depths of Hell. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #14

Ain't it the truth, LOL! pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #15

As a vintage British motorcycle owner and enthusiast, there have been many a time late at night Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #18

My Dad loves his old British iron. Lizzie Poppet Sep 2012 #21

The fucking battery cables on an MGB!! longship Sep 2012 #17

I had so much trouble with my MG batteries that I customarily used the hand crank to fire it up. ladjf Sep 2012 #24

Nice automobile... always loved the Jag design, was my Matchbox vehicle of choice.... however 2on2u Sep 2012 #11

jaguar is owned by india`s industrial giant Tata madrchsod Sep 2012 #12

I did not know that, thanks! etherealtruth Sep 2012 #16

Child please Hutzpa Sep 2012 #20