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    2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    I almost bought a used XKR about a year and a half ago. Turned out it had been ratbagged, a fact I had to point out to the dealership after I test-drove it, but even so... what a blast. There's something about those Jag V8s that just sounds... right. They're smooth, silky, composed... and when you stomp on it, it sounds like the very hounds of hell themselves are nipping at your heels, and then you rocket forward with very uncivilized enthusiasm. Wonderful.
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    Image of Lawbot Lawbot
    01/08/09

    @Deartháir: a Cruder, Fart-Joke Version of graverobber: I may regret asking this, but...


    What, pray tell, is "ratbagging"?


    Also, the proportions of this car are just right, in person...but it still looks cross-eyed to me.

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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/08/09

    @Lawbot: I agree with you on the new, facelifted version. This one was... I think an '04? '05? The just-pre-crosseyed version.


    And ratbagging is another term for Hooning, but without any sort of respect for the car. Ratbagging is hooning by people who don't love cars, and don't care if they wreck them in so doing.

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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    I would say that back in the day designers paid more attention to grills and the noses of cars. These days it almost seems like the designers really don't care that much about them or they keep adding stuff on to the point the car looks confused.


    Keep the noses clean and simple with some energy and I think the automotive world would be a better place.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/07/09

    @jduffy13:



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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    If your eyebrows are UNDER your eyes, you are either a) upside down or b) in need of some emergency electrolysis.
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    Image of blogenfreude blogenfreude
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    CAR says to expect a 400 HP, 5.0-liter V8 developing 400 HP ...


    All 400 HP engines should make 400 HP.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/07/09

    @blogenfreude: All 400 HP engines should have 475 or 500 horsepower, actually. Gross, that is.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    "Eyebrows"? More like bags under the eyes. They can go away and take those "dimple" intakes with them. I'm not sure what exactly the rotary selector consists of, but it sounds like just as good an idea as a pushbutton gear selector located in the center of the steering wheel.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/07/09

    @Mike the Dog: I like that idea. All the dipshits who honk their horns in the city will go through a transmission a week.
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    01/07/09

    In reply to 2010 Jaguar XK Spied Prowling English Countryside
    Rotary Selector? Pfft, I would rather have an American Legion or a Lions Club gear lever.


    Just please, no Mason indicator. They killed the G8ST.

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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    01/07/09

    @JCWhitless will never have a COTD: Make mine a StoneCutter Standard.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/07/09

    @JCWhitless will never have a COTD: I'd suggest a Knights of Columbus shifter, but they only have Reverse.
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    01/07/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon: The standard is usually a Rock Crusher, not a StoneCutter.
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