"NinetyQ" (NinetyQ)
09/14/2016 at 00:04 • Filed to: None
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"NinetyQ" (NinetyQ)
09/14/2016 at 00:04 • Filed to: None | 7
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I am currently kicking myself for not having the available funds to purchase this ($4850 could get me a
V12
). Nor will I likely acquire such funds anytime soon. Gahhhhhh
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jasmits
> NinetyQ
09/14/2016 at 00:54 |
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You'll need a lot more than 4850 to run that thing
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NinetyQ
> jasmits
09/14/2016 at 01:04 |
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I could afford maintenance. It wouldn’t be getting a TON of miles under my ownership (even my current actually-reliable daily only receives ~5k a year at the moment). I’m also no stranger to unreliability and scarce/expensive parts thanks to my old Audi 90 Quattro 20V. It doesn’t scare me. I just don’t have the cash up front to buy it right now. Too many other random outgoing costs this year.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> NinetyQ
09/14/2016 at 04:46 |
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Stop it! Post enough of these and I’ll end up buying one, and I do 12k a year with $6.85/gallon fuel.
It’ll ruin me...
AuthiCooper1300
> NinetyQ
09/14/2016 at 05:59 |
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Sooner or later you’ll regret it and end up hating all Jaguars afterwards.
Besides, the XK engine is classier.
Particularly if fitted to an XJ or Mk2 (etc) body, of course.
Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> NinetyQ
09/14/2016 at 11:51 |
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Did Collins have his out while you were here? I can’t remember.
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NinetyQ
> BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
09/14/2016 at 18:10 |
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You know you want to!
Just get a 4.0 6-cyl version. It practically sips gas! :P
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NinetyQ
> AuthiCooper1300
09/14/2016 at 18:11 |
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Hmm... it’s a toss up to me between the classiness of a Jag V12 vs the XK engine. I mean, I agree that the XK is classy. It’s one of my favorites, and I plan to use it in a custom build. But dat V12...
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NinetyQ
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/14/2016 at 18:12 |
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Nope. I heard about it vaguely, but forgot you had a friend with one. Considering he still has it, I take it he hasn’t been driven completely mad by it?
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BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> NinetyQ
09/15/2016 at 04:14 |
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If they hadn’t tripled in price over the last few years I’d already have one...
...and then put Triumph Triple ITBs on it ;)
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Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> NinetyQ
09/15/2016 at 08:56 |
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Not in the traditional sense.
Collins Reynolds
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/15/2016 at 09:39 |
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Not completely. A good deal of it is quite maddening, but even more of it is quite pleasant. I have found that I’m one of those people who is actually quite satisfied when I get to work on my car. Surprisingly, though, it hasn’t given me any new problems to work with. Everything that has been an issue was either a previous problem, a factory design oversight, or a result of sitting for so long; I consider it more reliable than my Jeep beater at this point. If you’ve got a mechanic’s brain then go for it!
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Collins Reynolds
> NinetyQ
09/15/2016 at 09:52 |
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I purchased my XJ-S back from the guy my parents sold it to not running for $1800, got it running with $10 of coax wire (long story) and have put around $2000 into it since then, so I’m a little under that mark. Completely renewed the cooling system, fuel system, ignition harness, a bent and rusted radius arm, new tires, etc. All age-related stuff. It has (happily) been reliable to drive so far. I absolutely love driving it.
As long as you make sure it stays cold, the 5.3 V12 they put in these is actually pretty solid. It’s all the ancillary equipment that the problems arise from. I just have to recite over and over in my head *Marelli and Lucas are your friends* and it’s all ok.
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Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
> NinetyQ
09/15/2016 at 09:56 |
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Also, I want that whole barn. Avanti, classic Cadillac, Maser, Mark IV Continental... Good stuff.
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NinetyQ
> Collins Reynolds
09/15/2016 at 13:47 |
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That sounds *exactly* like my Audi. The 5-cyl was fine. It was everything else that kept going wrong. Good to know!
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NinetyQ
> BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
09/15/2016 at 13:49 |
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Are they quite a bit pricier over there in Blighty? They’ve gone up a bit here in the past few years, but I don’t think they’ve tripled.
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NinetyQ
> Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
09/15/2016 at 13:50 |
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Yeah, it took me a surprising amount of time before I noticed that ‘63 Avanti in the back. If that’s a collection and not just some classics dealer, I like this guy.
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NinetyQ
> Collins Reynolds
09/15/2016 at 13:51 |
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That’s pretty awesome, and sounds exactly like what I want. It’s even bothering me less and less that they’re (nearly) all automatics.
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BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> NinetyQ
09/15/2016 at 18:45 |
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Tripled from £1200 is still only £3600, which is still a nice price for a decent daily runner, but it’s put it well out of my price range :S
Can’t find projects for £500 either now :(