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Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
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Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
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1957 DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse
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Re: Indecision : a spectral fleet thread
Not true of the six cylinder ones though. Mine is incredibly reliable - it just works. The V12 is for the enthusiast really - the AJ6 versions are reasonably painless to own, rust aside. They're much easier than the SIII as well.NergleFuttocks wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:36 pmMust have been a LONG while back as I haven't driven the car since June 3rd 2017!!
just 10 minutes of looking back through my photo albums reveals a definite characteristic of owning such beasts:
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Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
Max was barn approximately 1996 so barely old enough to remember sceptic peg!
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Re: Indecision : a spectral fleet thread
John F wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 10:27 am It's a lovely car, but utterly mental for someone in your f̶i̶n̶a̶n̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ residential position, Max. If you enjoy its performance AT ALL you'll ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶l̶o̶w̶-̶1̶0̶s̶ ̶m̶p̶g̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶q̶u̶i̶c̶k̶l̶y̶ ̶u̶n̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶d̶r̶o̶p̶p̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶a̶r̶s̶e̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶u̶n̶l̶i̶k̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶ ̶c̶y̶c̶l̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶c̶h̶a̶n̶i̶c̶ ̶/̶ ̶c̶y̶c̶l̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶l̶i̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶r̶i̶d̶e̶r̶.̶ never have your own shag pad.
FTFYMRustbucket wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 7:38 pm The V12 is for the e̶n̶t̶h̶u̶s̶i̶a̶s̶t̶s̶ masoshists really - the AJ6 versions are r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶a̶b̶l̶y̶ relatively painless to own, rust aside. They're much easier than the SIII as well.
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Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
I did wonder whether he'd know who she was, but you can't mistake what she's doing with that crystal ball in her mitts
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1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
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Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
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1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
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1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
Mystic Meg is someone I've heard of/seen pictures of but that's about as far as my knowledge goes.
And it's 1995 you bastard.
And it's 1995 you bastard.
Watch for pedestrians...
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Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
As old as Windows 95. I remember clearly it being released and all the fanfair around it.
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Re: Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread
I had an S3 exactly the same as yours (Cranberry with doeskin leather) and it was also a 'B' reg Sovereign with the nice alloys. it was a bloody good car and one of the most reliable Jaguars I have so far owned. It did scare the shit out of me once though: started it from cold as usual and within about a mile it was pouring black smoke out of the exhausts as the stupid car thought it was still cold and decided to remain on full enrichment! A handful of scrapyard sensors had it fixed for, well, nothing as I did the pocket thing!
I don't recall the injected 4;2 being that bad on fuel - mid-teens seems to be about right with a possibility of 20s if cruising at not too serious speeds. The V12 I just got shot of did 6. Yes, a whole SIX MPG so no wonder I did less than 300 miles in a year!
I don't recall the injected 4;2 being that bad on fuel - mid-teens seems to be about right with a possibility of 20s if cruising at not too serious speeds. The V12 I just got shot of did 6. Yes, a whole SIX MPG so no wonder I did less than 300 miles in a year!
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