Stupid unreliable electrics.

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 07/07/2017 at 00:52 • Filed to: None

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...in the fox body. Everything important works great in the Jag but the mustang seems to enjoy not having tail lights or instrument backlighting. Go figure. Out of a Ford, Jaguar, and Mazda it’s the Jaguar that is viable transportation, even though the carb is running massively rich all the time and I’m getting 6mpg city.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 00:59

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You mean a Ferd, Mahzdah, and Chevy

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/07/2017 at 01:19

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Chebby*

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 01:32

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I DD’d a 20 year old XJ6 for 6 years and 100k miles, and until near the end it was one of the most reliable cars I’ve ever owned (which is admittedly not a high bar).

You just need to remember to make a ritual offering of bloody or burnt knuckles to the Prince of Darkness every so often.

Spridget > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 02:50

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Dude you need a Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo, Land Rover, and Aston to represent the early 2000s Ferd Motor Company in its entirety.

NojustNo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 03:56

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If i remember right my last ford with this problem just needed a new headlight switch.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 06:09

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won’t be long and the prince of darkness will rear its ugly head

:D

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 06:46

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What year is the Jag? If it’s an early pre-HE XJS then you’re getting about what the old 12 would have gotten for MPGs, really.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 07/07/2017 at 10:43

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It’s an early 80s Chevy V8 :P People with this exact same engine/cam/carb/trans combo are getting 17mpg highway in C10 trucks. It’s running pig-rich for some reason and I can’t fix it without buying a calibration kit for the carb.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Spridget 07/07/2017 at 10:44

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Yeah but Ford had nothing to do with Jaguar in ‘77 :P

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 11:53

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Oh I know it’s been swapped, I’m just saying an early v12 XJS would be getting crazy shitty mileage even if it were running perfect, haha. The later HE cars improved the mileage by quite a lot.

Spridget > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/07/2017 at 17:32

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Also, your Jag has a GM engine, and Ford really did nothing with the Miata, and your Mustang predates the early 2000s, but details, details.