![]() 12/13/2019 at 11:53 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Well... tried to, anyway? Sort of.
In the dream I drove the Volvo to our local Jag dealer (which I have never been in to but used to drive past 2-4 times per day) and was immediately accosted by a salesman trying to put me in a new Jag. I think it was an XF or an F-Type, both of which I have considered at some point in my life, or maybe an XJ? I don’t actually know a lot about Jag’s currentish offerings .
I said “no, ” which makes me wonder why I was there in the first place.
He pressed.
I said “Does it have a manual?”
He said “no.”
I said “Well here is my number call me if you find one in manual.”
He then asked if I’d be trading in the C30, to which I said “No, I’ll probably put it on BaT.”
Then I woke up and remembered that I’d forgotten to take my trashcans to the curb.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
![]() 12/13/2019 at 12:04 |
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But you did buy a new Jag... go look in your garage!!! Ahhhh!!!!
Now look over your shoulder! Mother of god!!!
I think we all have four wheeled dreams from time to time. It’s amazing how much our hobby and interests influence our mind.
![]() 12/13/2019 at 12:10 |
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I totally would, but the newer ones are just a little too expensive and a little scary on maintenance and the manuals are too thin on the ground.
Also, I paid what I thought was a lot of money for my Volvo new, but that is now less than the average car transaction price in 2019. This breaks my brain. So basically I have a mental block about paying more for a used car than I paid for what I thought at the time was an expensive car but really wasn’t.
I think I need more coffee...
![]() 12/13/2019 at 12:15 |
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Agree. When we bought our former Cheap-X5 at $28k it was the most expensive thing I’d ever bought.
Now I want a truck and everything is $60k for what I’d like. It’s insane.
![]() 12/13/2019 at 12:29 |
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No such thing as to many jaaaaags....
![]() 12/13/2019 at 13:18 |
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Time to start shopping manual F-types! I hear they can be had for Mustang money
![]() 12/13/2019 at 13:21 |
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I’ve heard iffy things about the feel of the manual and I love mine with the auto (my first auto vehicle, ever). I can’t really speak to scary maintenance (yet), but with 10,000 trouble free miles I’m feeling pretty good so far. It does make me a little nervous though
![]() 12/13/2019 at 13:30 |
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Looked at the car in your picture (well, probably not exactly that car) just this past weekend!