It's a poor workman who blames pedestrian safety regulations for his awkward front bumper.
Every time I see a new Jag I think how much I'd love to have an old one - a Series II XJ12, especially. The company really did lose its soul sometime around 1990 and has never gotten it back.
Also consider: Waiting one year, at which point you can probably find one for half price.
I know it's not great, but it is charismatic and pretty, and if I had the money to buy a 2+2 in this class for a daily driver, I'd look long and hard at a XK8/XKR coupe, in British Racing Green.
I've heard Clarkson prattle on about how "desperately pretty" this car is, but as you pointed out, has some problems. It wasn't groundbreaking at all when released, and has aged and grown dull very quickly...in photos, anyway. Every time I see one in person (usually a car show), everything changes.
And the satin-finish plastic trim has to go, period. It doesn't even belong in a Rio; it's a surface reserved for dollar-store boomboxes made by companies you've never heard of.
Finally, if something isn't broke - like a goddamn automatic shifter - don't bloody fix it. Especially with a dial that according to C&D (fairly reputable journalists), often gets stuck between two modes, "leaving you with no gear selected at all." It's cute but utterly pointless (though not as pointless as retractable vents, which this doesn't seem to have, thank goodness.)
That Jaguar is a very beautiful car of which I've only seen in photos. The Jensen GT is quite interesting, and this is the first time I've seen one. #boston
11/19/09
That said, it is a jaaaaaaaag.
11/19/09
Every time I see a new Jag I think how much I'd love to have an old one - a Series II XJ12, especially. The company really did lose its soul sometime around 1990 and has never gotten it back.
11/18/09
I know it's not great, but it is charismatic and pretty, and if I had the money to buy a 2+2 in this class for a daily driver, I'd look long and hard at a XK8/XKR coupe, in British Racing Green.
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And the satin-finish plastic trim has to go, period. It doesn't even belong in a Rio; it's a surface reserved for dollar-store boomboxes made by companies you've never heard of.
Finally, if something isn't broke - like a goddamn automatic shifter - don't bloody fix it. Especially with a dial that according to C&D (fairly reputable journalists), often gets stuck between two modes, "leaving you with no gear selected at all." It's cute but utterly pointless (though not as pointless as retractable vents, which this doesn't seem to have, thank goodness.)
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And I, for one, have no problem with that. I'm sure they'll get to the brakes in due course.
11/17/09
The Jag? Hell, it's a classic - and classy - Jag. That's all that needs to be said to explain it. But the GT, hell. #boston
11/16/09
That MkIX is a lovely car. It boggles the mind that the likes of Raymond Baxter rallied them. #boston
11/15/09
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"good lord!" #boston
11/15/09
"Dismissed." #boston