A mate a few years ago Had a mate that had a Lancia Delta Integrale, the fast turbocharged 4WD LHD one. While being a passenger he said "you know the indicator stalks are made of cheese the dash is plasticky, the trim appalling tat, it costs a small fortune to keep on the road but you can overtake something when you can see the whites of the eyes of the driver coming toward you on the opposite side" and with that he overtook about 10 cars slamming us back into the seat. What a car that was! I guess you just have to like fast cars.
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My mate brought one of these to the pub last night...
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You don't need to spend 70k to buy a brilliant Porsche.
Jag... Its the automotive equivilient of milky tea to me. That transit-engined thing/ disco/Range Rover, the squashed-faced/bodied-freelander lookalike etc just leave me cold PERSONALLY.
The sneak shots of the Jag supercar looked like any CAD-generic 'what a supercar would look like'
Its an opinion.
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Come on then hora - lets just say you needed an executive car, with 5 seats, 4 doors and wanted some oomph.
Not saying by any means you should choose the Jag, but what would you have?
BTW, I've sat in it and it's sumptuous.
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You'll be hard pushed to get a better car for effortless fast touring than a Jag XF, especially V8 SC - they are truly awesome. I am not quite sure why the references to a Mondeo - they have nothing in common with a Mondeo. Some truly jealous people around.....
Styling-wise they've got loads in common with a Mondeo: nice cars, but nothing special.
I'd love one of these Jags, it'd be so much better than the crappy people-carrier I've got - but only if I won it in a competition. I wouldn't pay for it. It's just too dull. 70k should bring a little style into my life, for 70k I want a pussy magnet, not a rep car like this one - however fast it may be.
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You'll be hard pushed to get a better car for effortless fast touring than a Jag XF, especially V8 SC - they are truly awesome. I am not quite sure why the references to a Mondeo - they have nothing in common with a Mondeo. Some truly jealous people around.....
Styling-wise they've got loads in common with a Mondeo: nice cars, but nothing special.
I'd love one of these Jags, it'd be so much better than the crappy people-carrier I've got - but only if I won it in a competition. I wouldn't pay for it. It's just too dull. 70k should bring a little style into my life, for 70k I want a pussy magnet, not a rep car like this one - however fast it may be.
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Can't say I've ever seen a rep in a Jag XF-R to be honest.
I don't really know why I'm defending it, as I don't know if it would be my first choice - everyone that saw it was drooling over it though.
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My choice? Maserati Quattroporte.
Not sure on list? So nearly new.
In black....
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I'd love one of these Jags, it'd be so much better than the crappy people-carrier I've got - but only if I won it in a competition. I wouldn't pay for it. It's just too dull. 70k should bring a little style into my life, for 70k I want a pussy magnet, not a rep car like this one - however fast it may be.
Some people prefer the understated look, rather than the "look at me I have loads of dosh" look. It's called taste.
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A lesson in Style is the Quattroporte
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Some people prefer the understated look, rather than the "look at me I have loads of dosh" look. It's called taste.
Poor taste, I'd say. It's not understated, it's dull.
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I was looking at Quattroporte's earlier, when I posted the thread about the Granturismo.
Trouble is, I'd want the top dollar one at £85k.
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understated that is not, if it were me then i would go for a nice merc if understated was the aim.
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My Land Rover's faster than that.
I left home at 3:20 this afternoon, drove to the local quarry and was back by 4:00pm with a tonne of hardcore.
You wouldn't have done that in a Jaguar.Posted 1 year ago # -
I've never driven the XF but do drive the XJ on fairly regular occasions. I also get to drive a few nice Audis & BMW 7 series, but the Jag is the one that has me giggling like an idiot. Its astonishingly fast and satisfying to drive (hard) for a big car. Heated steering wheel; Pah!!! Cooled seats are the shizzle! The diesel is fantastic - feels MUCH bigger than 3 litre. You could terrify impreza owners on a track day!
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If I had 70 grand to spend on motoring I'd get a secondhand caterham or a westie and do trackdays... and a used estate mondeo to stick bikes in, and put the rest in unit trusts...
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If I had 70 grand to spend on motoring, it would mean I had a horrendous amount of money stashed elsewhere.
By that reckoning, I'd accept the fact that I deserved a slap in the face if I bought a used Mondeo estate.
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See the difference? Someone posted the Jag is style and subtle. Right, cleanse your pallet and look at real style. Italians do it better
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