Will Jaguar ever drop their stupid 155 mph limiter?
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sjwb said:
a8hex, you are correct in saying "because of the Germans", but I wonder if you know the raison d'etre?
yes Whilst Jaguar are part of Ford, I don't think they count as small enough to say no.
I suspect it also allows them to limit the amount of testing they do above this figure. Warrentees are probably cheaper if you don't have to cover 180MPH+ stuff.
wheeljack said:
I'm not sure Aston stuck to the 250kph limit when they were part of Ford.
I'm sure they didn't Back when they made real vantages they could make a lorry do over 200MPH
And boy didn't they make a beautiful noise. I used to hear one in Wokingham town centre regularly. You even got to see it sometimes.
a8hex said:
I'm sure they didn't
Back when they made real vantages they could make a lorry do over 200MPH
And boy didn't they make a beautiful noise. I used to hear one in Wokingham town centre regularly. You even got to see it sometimes.
Early 90's Vantage :drool:Back when they made real vantages they could make a lorry do over 200MPH
And boy didn't they make a beautiful noise. I used to hear one in Wokingham town centre regularly. You even got to see it sometimes.
Perhaps my favourite car of all time.
I vividly remember the 90's Top Gear when Clarkson reviewed it and it coming out of the workshop to Pink Floyds' "Welcome to the Machine"
wheeljack said:
a8hex said:
I'm sure they didn't
Back when they made real vantages they could make a lorry do over 200MPH
And boy didn't they make a beautiful noise. I used to hear one in Wokingham town centre regularly. You even got to see it sometimes.
Early 90's Vantage :drool:Back when they made real vantages they could make a lorry do over 200MPH
And boy didn't they make a beautiful noise. I used to hear one in Wokingham town centre regularly. You even got to see it sometimes.
Perhaps my favourite car of all time.
I vividly remember the 90's Top Gear when Clarkson reviewed it and it coming out of the workshop to Pink Floyds' "Welcome to the Machine"
I still want one.
However, I had just wanted any Virage, preferably a Volante.
So I went and tried them
and I didn't like them.
The Coupe was very stable, very sure footed but I found you could feel everyone of the vast numbers of CWT you're dragging around. In the end it just wasn't as much fun to drive as my X300.
With the Volante decided within the first 200 yards it wasn't for me.
Still I nearly bought it anyway.
She who must be obeyed look damn hy driving it but then I don't think she'd have driven it that often.
I was quite heart broken... I'd been head over heels in lust for 15 years before all my illusions were shattered.
Edited by a8hex on Tuesday 11th September 12:52
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