"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
08/29/2016 at 19:38 • Filed to: None | 2 | 16 |
This is the only picture that I took myself. I actually waited around the parking lot for about twenty minutes hoping to catch the owner of this perfect (except for the broken antenna) kitty, but they didn’t appear.
After a long day of work, I decided to relax with my go-to Tsingtao crappy beer and some other less crappy but pretty crappy beer from Iceland. After a day of being a productive member of society (insofar as I’m not on the dole), I find it relaxing to think of all the bad decisions I want to make. I should preface this by saying that these are bad decisions, not cars that I want that would be a good decision (Like an XK120)
n.b., hard top and soft top XJS are two different entries.
SAGE. It’s BRG’s classy older brother.
I actually saw one of these unicorn Jagons on Craigslist, in this color, for sale in Camden, NJ, the city that only avoids being the mirder capital of the US by virtue of having a small population. It was $5k, and probably a mess. I still regret not following up on it.
This is a crappy wrap, but I can’t find a good photo of a BRG XK.
In all fairness, I don’t know that a street legal 6r4 is a bad decision, but it can’t not be, right? Also, it’s not even a rally car with an illustrious record.
I realize that this list is British heavy, but that’s because the British make cars that are simultaneously wonderful and terrible. For the sake of fairness, here are some none British cars that I would like to ruin me financially:
I don’t know enough about Volvos to know that this is unreliable, I just assume so.
There’s a Richard Pryor movie that I saw as a kid—Moving Day?—in it, he has a 900 and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.
I wish Audis were still boring looking with stupid horsepower. Current Audi does nothing for me.
Out of all of these, the most realistic purchases are as follows:
XK8, because I already have an XJ8, which for cost reasons was basically an XK8 on a longer body, so it’s a known quantity.
MGB, because it would never be a DD, and doesn’t take up much space of it doesn’t run.
X-Type Jagon, because they’re cheap, even if there are never more than two for sale in the US at any given time.
Some form of Land Rover or Range Rover. When I was a kid, my mom had a Montero. I have no memories at all of being in it when it was on the road, but I vividly remember playing in and on it with friends and pretending to shift it. So, even if I buy one and it never runs again, I feel like I could my money’s worth out of sitting in it and pretending to shift.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 19:39 | 0 |
The Iceland beer is called Einstök in case anyone is interested. I didn't have one at hand until after I hit publish.
S65
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 19:44 | 1 |
but none of these are terrible
Nibby
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 19:46 | 1 |
I really like the facelifted 1993-1994 X6/XJ8
Honeybunchesofgoats
> S65
08/29/2016 at 19:46 | 0 |
Well, fantastic cars, just terrible financial decisions.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 19:49 | 1 |
I wouldn’t mind an XJC.... The British/Germans started Tsing Tao, not sure what they’ve done to it since.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> Nibby
08/29/2016 at 19:53 | 0 |
I love them, but I’m unabashedly biased towards my X308's design. Even with X300s, I’m like “But the turn indicators aren’t OVAL!”
Honeybunchesofgoats
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
08/29/2016 at 19:56 | 0 |
It's basically Yuengling quality, but more expensive. It's really not worth $8-$9 for a six pack, but I came to adore it while in China, and my taste in beer is 75% based on emotion, which is why I like Heineken even though it's horrifyingly bad and why is breakdown in tears if I ever saw a bottle of kvaas, even though it's barely even alcoholic.
Nibby
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 20:00 | 0 |
Those are great classic looking cars too. Apparently from what I’ve read they’re pretty reliable things?
lone_liberal
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 20:00 | 1 |
Of course Click and Clack of Car Talk fame would rather you go with dark blue for the XJS convertible. They even gave it an award: MOST FUN FOR A LOT OF MONEY: JAGUAR XJS V-12 CONVERTIBLE (DARK BLUE).
TOM:
The greatness of this car has nothing to do with acceleration or swerving around corners. Jaguar simply set out to build a car that makes you say to yourself “it doesn’t get any better than this.” I drove the XJS Convertible for two weeks this summer, and for two weeks, I didn’t stop smiling.
RAY:
I’d like to give you my thoughts of the car, but my brother never let me near it.
Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 20:04 | 1 |
The build thread for this is fantastic. Damned if I could find it though.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> Nibby
08/29/2016 at 20:05 | 0 |
Honestly, I’d say yes-ish. Post-2000 engines are pretty bullet-proof as long as the secondary timing chain tensioners are upgraded to aluminum from plastic. The ZF transmissions are the real unavoidable problems, but the previous owner of mine had a transmission shop, so I suspect it was well cared for before I had it.
The other problems are just minor dumb things that Jag did to be different, like separating the check arm from the door hinges so it would pull through the door (thankfully, in my case, the check arm snapped), a rear view mirror that needed to be modified to actually stay up, a rain sensor that is possessed by the devil, and a center brake light housing that won’t ever close correctly.
ETA: by flagship luxury sedan standards, they’re pretty austere. I think maybe the heated seats are broken, because I don’t really feel a difference, but at least there are telescoping tweeters or massaging seats.
GRS1
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 20:10 | 1 |
I was going to give you shit, but I accept this explanation. I drink the occasional nostalgic Kirin.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> lone_liberal
08/29/2016 at 20:11 | 1 |
That sort of sums up my feelings on my XJ8. It’s not the fasted or best handling car, but somehow it’s just perfect.
Although I have to admit the the only blue Jag I'd accept over BRG would be an Ecurie Ecosse Jag.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
08/29/2016 at 20:20 | 0 |
Somewhere I have an awesome build thread of a Series 1 XJ with a V8 swap (and inexplicable J-Gate transmission swap) bookmarked, but I can’t find it.
So here’s a Series 1 XJ with a Chevy swap:
http://bringatrailer.com/2014/12/09/v8-…
aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
> Honeybunchesofgoats
08/29/2016 at 22:08 | 1 |
I don’t think there is one working XJ/s with a working power antenna.
Honeybunchesofgoats
> aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
08/29/2016 at 22:21 | 1 |
I'd like to think that with enough silicone spray and the power of belief, I could make it work.