RE: Shed of the Week | Jaguar XJ (X300)
Discussion
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
lol, delivered in a continuous stream with nary a pause.
I can imagine the enunciation, complete with bits of spit.
XJR500bhp said:
grumpy52 said:
Defo not, it started life as a previous series model in green and was a race car . He grafted later front and rear outer panels on and changed pedal box , wheels and brakes , changed springs and added front splitter and rear pedestal spoiler . It has had some lightening done and some exhaust mods but is a virtually standard n/a engine .
He is putting together a 4.7L 6pot race engine with supercharger. The drawback is lack of suitable cams as nobody has developed high lift cams to be available at reasonable expense .
He also has a race Holden commodore and plans for a 2cv bodied caterham chassis with a 5ltr rover v8 .
Peters car is cool - won't catch my previous old girl though He is putting together a 4.7L 6pot race engine with supercharger. The drawback is lack of suitable cams as nobody has developed high lift cams to be available at reasonable expense .
He also has a race Holden commodore and plans for a 2cv bodied caterham chassis with a 5ltr rover v8 .
P.S Grumpy do you have Peters contact number, need to get in contact with him
The Crack Fox said:
Ryvita said:
More to the point, what's that in the background?
Looks like a Ford Falcon or Galaxie. https://www.hemmings.com/cars-for-sale/mercury/mon...
Mercury was Ford's entry-level luxury offering -- positioned between the Ford and Lincoln brands. The entire brand was discontinued about ten years ago.
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
Sounds like a Quashqai owner.1.5 tdi on pcp.
Achiever.
Living the dream.
Zygot said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
Sounds like a Quashqai owner.1.5 tdi on pcp.
Achiever.
Living the dream.
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
Oh man, you sound like fun. Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
I voted Remain and I'd f
king LOVE one of these at some point. Far, far nicer places to sit than the contemporary German rubbish 'aspirational' types feel the need to stick on their drives these days.Had two of these quite recently. First was 3.2. Loved it. Other Half wrote it off with enthusiasm at 140k.
No headroom, no rear passenger space. Bit slow. No sunroof.
For £2000 I bought 1996 4.0 Daimler LWB. In burgundy as didn’t want a wedding car. At 170,000 miles it seemed fine. Fuel consumption no greater but more guts. Whisper quiet inside.. Very cheap to run as a 3rd car and great for long hauls. It ran to 270,000 miles with no big bills. (Very Regular suspension work required). Broke down once when I fried the long neglected auto box fluid. Otherwise lived out in all weathers. A very solid car.
Last Christmas a knackered courier driver fell asleep and t-boned us. The insurer paid out £3000.
No headroom, no rear passenger space. Bit slow. No sunroof.
For £2000 I bought 1996 4.0 Daimler LWB. In burgundy as didn’t want a wedding car. At 170,000 miles it seemed fine. Fuel consumption no greater but more guts. Whisper quiet inside.. Very cheap to run as a 3rd car and great for long hauls. It ran to 270,000 miles with no big bills. (Very Regular suspension work required). Broke down once when I fried the long neglected auto box fluid. Otherwise lived out in all weathers. A very solid car.
Last Christmas a knackered courier driver fell asleep and t-boned us. The insurer paid out £3000.
Looks are in the eye of the beholder of course, but, these are just beautiful things. One of the best-looking saloons of the last thirty-forty years, and a style you won't see again - the lines are simply superb, that single swooping line from nose to tail, no ugly slashes and folds, no raised arse, minimal fuss, slim pillars, wide and low like a stylish missile - just fantastic.
The suspension flattens out rough roads with style and the interior is a lovely place to sit. Pound for pound, if waftability is what you want, nothing gets close for the pocket money they cost. This is the king of sheds.
The suspension flattens out rough roads with style and the interior is a lovely place to sit. Pound for pound, if waftability is what you want, nothing gets close for the pocket money they cost. This is the king of sheds.
unsprung said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
lol, delivered in a continuous stream with nary a pause.
I can imagine the enunciation, complete with bits of spit.
Teddy Lop said:
unsprung said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
Utterly vile. In Brexiters eyes, the future of the automotive world looks like this. Something totally shoddy, badly build, naff, masquerading as something better than it is and driven by suburban uber conservative arrivistes who have achieved nothing and are scared of everything. No thanks.
lol, delivered in a continuous stream with nary a pause.
I can imagine the enunciation, complete with bits of spit.
CDP said:
Just imagine what he'd say about a brown Allegro VDP with the chrome grille and picnic tables?
I’m sure that’s what Dennis Thatcher ordered when Maggie was given the keys to no 10 and they said you as husband or the new PM you can order any car you want - “hmm yes ok I’ll take a brown Allegro VdP with picnic tables and a permanently full gin decanter - oh and could you include a driver ?” Thanks DT!rallycross said:
CDP said:
Just imagine what he'd say about a brown Allegro VDP with the chrome grille and picnic tables?
I’m sure that’s what Dennis Thatcher ordered when Maggie was given the keys to no 10 and they said you as husband or the new PM you can order any car you want - “hmm yes ok I’ll take a brown Allegro VdP with picnic tables and a permanently full gin decanter - oh and could you include a driver ?” Thanks DT!I guess every bus needs at least one mad, pissed old man sleeping on the back seat...
CDP said:
XJR500bhp said:
grumpy52 said:
Defo not, it started life as a previous series model in green and was a race car . He grafted later front and rear outer panels on and changed pedal box , wheels and brakes , changed springs and added front splitter and rear pedestal spoiler . It has had some lightening done and some exhaust mods but is a virtually standard n/a engine .
He is putting together a 4.7L 6pot race engine with supercharger. The drawback is lack of suitable cams as nobody has developed high lift cams to be available at reasonable expense .
He also has a race Holden commodore and plans for a 2cv bodied caterham chassis with a 5ltr rover v8 .
Peters car is cool - won't catch my previous old girl though He is putting together a 4.7L 6pot race engine with supercharger. The drawback is lack of suitable cams as nobody has developed high lift cams to be available at reasonable expense .
He also has a race Holden commodore and plans for a 2cv bodied caterham chassis with a 5ltr rover v8 .
P.S Grumpy do you have Peters contact number, need to get in contact with him
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