I find the physical act of car shopping repulsive

"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator)
11/10/2018 at 08:53 • Filed to: None

Another Vanden Plas got it’s bell rung. That’s th ree totaled cars in three years, and this time the payout isn’t enough to fix the car.

Today is round one of car shopping. Of course, my father wants to finally get his XJR and my mother, concerned with the budgetary restrictions of a lower payout than expected, says we need to broaden what we’re looking at.

A smattering from today’s agenda:

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Now I’d much rather be investing in this lovely diamond in the rough, but I seem to be the only one in the family...

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And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Jaguars:

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DISCUSSION (22)

Maxima Speed > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 09:22

That sucks. On the plus side, PHAETON!!!!!!!!! Even though its not the W12 I still want you to buy it so I can experience it vicariously through you. Do it for the content :P

ihm96 > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 09:27

Theres a nice stickshift X Type on philly crai gslist that needs a new engine but is solid looking and cheap as hell if i remember right

someassemblyrequired > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 09:41

Lots of nice Jags around DC at nice prices, though they either tend to be babied or need lots of work. Thankfully both are priced similarly, but I’d look at a couple.

That era of XJ was pretty nice save for air suspension issues, but it’s going to be a lot more reliable and parts a lot cheaper than a comparable 7 series or Phaeton. Plus Jaaaaaaag.

Cash Rewards > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 09:41

Get a high end Kia or Hyundai and stop buying vacation houses for your local service department

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 10:05

Rear ended by zoidberg

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > ihm96
11/10/2018 at 10:40

This may be the first time anybody has ever suggested cross shopping the X-Type with the XJ.

Just Jeepin' > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 10:47

Three totaled in three years? I’ve totaled one in thirty!

Land_Yacht_225 > Cash Rewards
11/10/2018 at 10:50

But my local service department is an independent fellow named Toby with a penchant for British Leyland products...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 10:51

Try to get them to look at a Kia Stinger. Still quite novel.

Land_Yacht_225 > someassemblyrequired
11/10/2018 at 10:53

We’ve never actually had to replace any air suspension over our 2 X350s in a combined 110,000 miles of service. Eventually we start getting an intermittent air suspension fault for repressurization time length, but never a failure.

And I don’t know if we’ll actually be buying anything but a Jaguar. My dad knows the XJ, and to his point they are usually quite reliable. A damn sight more than my V12 S-Class at any rate...

Land_Yacht_225 > Maxima Speed
11/10/2018 at 10:54

My mom likes a Bentley Continental Flying Spur. The Phaeton would be, obviously, a good middle ground on that point.

Land_Yacht_225 > Just Jeepin'
11/10/2018 at 10:55

We’ve been very unlucky...

Plus totals are inevitable on these old luxo-barges once new, OEM parts prices start getting thrown around.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 10:59

Wrong Jaguar. Correct Jaguar:

Jeremy Clarkson is a cockend, but this is Top Gear at its absolute finest.

Land_Yacht_225 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
11/10/2018 at 11:14

Waaaaaaaay out of our price bracket.

I can’t believe an original 2009 Genesis 4.6 Sedan is still a $10,000+ proposition with less than 150k miles.

someassemblyrequired > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 11:25

Yeah other than that, which parts are cheap for if you know where to look, they’re robust.

Honestly that era of XJR is awfully pretty - especially when nice ones are 5-7K.

wafflesnfalafel > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 11:30

interestingly I saw a nice silver XJR in our work garage just this last week - it was especially memorable because it had a tow hitch on the back with one of those Yosemite S am “Back Off!” hitch plug things.

Seems like most of the other options would be more expensive, and certainly more hassle, than just get ting an XJR. I vote XJR - preferably in black.

boxrocket > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 12:28

Well, you do get all the experience of owning a Bentley - expensive repair bills, frequent shop visits - with the Phaeton... I’d still take the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag.

Are XFs in your price range? Not as potent and fawnceh as the XJs, perhaps, but quite nice and pleasantly modern.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 15:07

Kinja'd!!!

Sorry have to post this whenever possible. I’ve logged about 6000 miles in this since buying it last fall. Only breakdowns have been because of 30 year old hoses. Will probably pass 100k this winter.

Land_Yacht_225 > someassemblyrequired
11/10/2018 at 16:57

We've decided after today that our #1 choice is a 2005 XJR in Maryland, as a matter of fact.

Land_Yacht_225 > boxrocket
11/10/2018 at 17:51

That’s kind of the thing...we like Jags because of the quad headlamps. The quads are timeless. The quads cause angry women at the laundromat to think you OWN the laundromat. The valet leaves it up front with the Porsches and the one guy there that night with his Ferrari. The quad lamps fool any laymen into thinking the big cat is newer than it actually is.

The XF and the new XJ just...blend into the crowd. But our old XJ and S-Type still carry their latent, aristocratic air. If we can avoid wrecking this new one for 100,000 miles, I doubt we'll be buying another.

someassemblyrequired > Land_Yacht_225
11/10/2018 at 18:23

Good choice - I need to get a Jag again, I hate not having one.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Land_Yacht_225
11/11/2018 at 05:17

in 27 years of driving, i’m yet to total a car