NPoCP: Iron Lady's Titanium Jaaaaaag

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
09/06/2016 at 19:18 • Filed to: Jag, XJ8, Thatcherism

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Estimate Ł15,000–Ł25,000 (~$25k–$34k in Monarch-free democracy dollars).

I know that the general consensus is that a famous owner doesn’t really justify an inflated price, but this isn’t the Jag of some loser like David Cameron, Gordon Brown, or John Major, this is a Thachuar. The Iron Lady actually sat in the back of this Jag with a glass of scotch on her way to bail Mark Thatcher out of jail while watching the sinking of the Belgrano on a loop on the included DVD player.

Sadly, not even Maggie could get around restrictions leaper hood ornaments, which were banned in the UK in the 1970s. The ban, of course, was for pedestrian safety, which is somewhat ironic for a person who ordered mounted policemen to trample striking miners.

No matter what you think of Thatcher, you can’t deny that she was one of the most influential world leaders in modern history. Even people who hate her admit that, which is why this isn’t some ordinary Jag used by some has-been like John Major to drive door-to-door looking for hugs and peas. No, this is a heavily armored Jag. From the listing:

Ivory leather/charcoal trim, multimedia system including audio system, DVD player with video display screens in the rear of each front head rest, in-car telephone, 4196cc V8 petrol engine, 6 speed automatic transmission, liquid silver exterior, and armoured enhancement including titanium roof, ballistic steel armouring, under-floor Kevlar protection, bullet-resistant borosilicate glazing, tyres with run flat capability and six-piston Alcon mono-block brake callipers to the front and four-piston Alcon mono-block brake callipers to the rear, high-performance friction material brake pads, ventilated brake discs, passive suspension using specially strengthened and tuned Bilstein B46 dampers and bespoke ultra-high strength silicon alloy Eibach springs ; together with a certificate of authenticity signed by the Secretary of State, Patrick McLoughlin and a Jaguar XJ Armoured brochure and user manuals

As a reminder, the X350 came air suspension stock, which means those specially strengthened and tuned Bilsteins are actually a practical upgrade for the money-conscious used Jag buyer. Not to mention that high performance friction material used in the brake pads.

There’s no mention of mileage, but, come on, it was owned by an elderly woman in one of the worst cities to own a car in the world, it’s probably not that much.

I’m voting NP. The only crack pipe here is the one Mark Thatcher probably left in the glove compartment.

DISCUSSION (7)

not for canada - australian in disguise > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/06/2016 at 19:26

10/10 would ride in back of and look down on the lower classes.

S65 > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/06/2016 at 20:11

I’m sorry but it just isn’t the same without the leaper.

Honeybunchesofgoats > S65
09/06/2016 at 20:16

If you want to keep it in its homeland, my understanding is that it’s legal to fit an aftermarket leaper, but you can be held criminally negligent if you impale someone with it. So don’t do that.

I agree though, although I’m more bothered by the difference in size between the high and low headlights. For some reason, I never noticed that before and I always thought that they were the same size as they are on the preceding X308.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/06/2016 at 22:36

Now that is a classy motorcar. 10/10 would be chauffeured in.

I genuinely did not know that about the Leaper in Britain. I wonder what the actual rules are, because it’s not just “no hood ornaments”...Mercedes can attest to that.

Chinny Raccoon > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/07/2016 at 02:46

CP. It only turns right.

Also I recently found out that the Leaper has been replaced by the Growler. *sniggers*

CaptDale - is secretly British > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/07/2016 at 18:01

10/10 would buy and add hood ornament

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Honeybunchesofgoats
09/08/2016 at 09:21

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