So British. 

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 02/27/2017 at 08:18 • Filed to: None

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X308s don’t have panic buttons, they have headlight buttons. There is a way to activate the alarm by pressing the headlight button three times in quick succession, but the only way to find this out is either by reading the manual or, in my case, being a child who is easily amused by remote controlled headlights.

This is a good thing, because the XJ8 has an alarm so blood curdling that it will liquefy your brain.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/27/2017 at 09:55

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Neat! Love the X308s :) what’s it like to drive?

Also, piece of trivia, apparently the key design is unchanged since the late-model XJ40 that I have to your X308...

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/27/2017 at 10:06

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It doesn’t have panic buttons because true Brits never panic.

Honeybunchesofgoats > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/27/2017 at 10:07

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Additional neat piece of trivia: The Tibbe keys were only used in Jags, the Merkur Scorpio (I think they originated with the Scorpio, actually), and Transit vans. Because of the key and lock construction, any Tibbe key can be used to lock any Tibbe lock, but not unlock it.

It’s a blast to drive. At 290 bhp and a 6.5ish second 0–60, the N/As aren’t really fast by modern standards, but they’re still a lot faster than anyone ever expects. It also handles better than any car that size has any right to. There’s a bit of body roll on curves, but it almost instantaneously flattens out.    

Honeybunchesofgoats > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 02/27/2017 at 10:09

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“Keep calm and limp home”

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/27/2017 at 10:58

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Is the headlight button a European thing?

I always wondered why my Volvo had it but not any of my families other cars. It’s very useful.

Honeybunchesofgoats > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 02/27/2017 at 11:02

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I think it may well be. I haven’t personally seen it on any other cars.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/27/2017 at 11:51

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Great bit of trivia ;)

Yeah I’ve found my ‘40 to be far more capable than a 1.8ton barge has any right to be :) mine’s a little slower than yours as it’s only the old I6. I’d love a V8 for it TBH, but they’re a little tricky to hook up to a manual ‘box without standalone engine management so it’s a bit of a pipe dream at the moment...

Honeybunchesofgoats > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/27/2017 at 11:52

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Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah. Your XJ40 has a manual conversion? That’s awesome.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Honeybunchesofgoats 02/27/2017 at 11:56

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Haha, no it’s actually a 5-speed from factory! They stopped doing manuals when they swapped over to V8s.

Funny story I was actually swapping a 5-speed into an earlier XJ40 I bought for £60 when a tree fell on it, so I thought ‘sod it’ and just bought this one outright :) I must say, I can see why they appeal as cars with auto boxes as the 5-speed cuts a little into the ‘effortless’ feel they have, but it’s just not my cup of tea ;)

I think you might be able to get 5-speed swaps for V8s from TheDrivenMan if memory serves me right, although they might just be for V12s (and not exactly cheap either way!)

Land_Yacht_225 > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time 02/27/2017 at 13:47

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