"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
05/31/2016 at 11:23 • Filed to: Jag, XJ8, VDP
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"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
05/31/2016 at 11:23 • Filed to: Jag, XJ8, VDP | 1
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But there’s a full set of Crown wheels for sale for $450.
I mean... the wheels have to come off anyway, right?
Another picture, because everything looks better in sage.
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in case anyone really wants them more than me.
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Honeybunchesofgoats
05/31/2016 at 12:12 |
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I hate you. Apparently, Mercedes wheels are made of unobtanium and pure platinum because a set of wheels for my car is like $4000 . And I need new wheels. Fml
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
05/31/2016 at 12:23 |
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In all fairness, wheels are just about the only thing of value left in working condition when an old Jag dies.
I was able to get a replacement for my spare that was in good condition off of eBay for $70 shipped.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> Honeybunchesofgoats
05/31/2016 at 12:27 |
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everyone told me to avoid the Jags cuz of their suspension so I bought the Allroad.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> OPPOsaurus WRX
05/31/2016 at 12:33 |
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And that says all anyone ever needs to know.
In all fairness, though, I’m pretty confident that it only needs new shocks and a new bushing on one of the lower control arms.
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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Honeybunchesofgoats
05/31/2016 at 12:36 |
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Fair enough lol.
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Honeybunchesofgoats
06/01/2016 at 17:04 |
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Can you make it so that it’s better than it was and actually holds up?
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/01/2016 at 17:11 |
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But it wouldn't be a Jag without suspension trouble.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Honeybunchesofgoats
06/01/2016 at 17:11 |
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Is that a “No?”
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/01/2016 at 17:18 |
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I haven’t even discovered a way to get the trim to stop rattling. I thought I had solved it by using a small scrap of paper as an invisible shim, but it fell into the gap between the gear selector and the stereo. It still rattles, but I also suspect my car is going to catch on fire.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Honeybunchesofgoats
06/01/2016 at 17:56 |
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When I lived in Germany in the late 80s, I was in the Army and my neighbor, another GI, had a Jag whose wiper motor had gone out and a replacement was something like $800. 27 years ago. So the car stayed parked when the sun wasn’t out. And an oil filter was something like $35.
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Honeybunchesofgoats
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/01/2016 at 18:14 |
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I guess I should be happy that it’s been resistant to inflation. http://www.sngbarratt.com/ProductDetails…
(Also, thanks a lot. I had never looked at the cost of wipers motors. I’ll add this to my list of potential horrors.