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Old 5th March 2016, 19:34   #21
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The Jag doesn't appeal to me but my ZT-T 400, welllll
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Old 5th March 2016, 20:31   #22
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If I was looking for 400bhp for nothing then the Jag would win but and its a big one.
In a sporting saloon id prefer a manual box so a zt v8 would win the day
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Old 5th March 2016, 20:49   #23
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If I didn't have my Rover 75T it would be a Jag, been looking at a XF sportsbrake S Portfolio.

The S type actually looks older than the ZT. Problem I have is I'm not impartial so down to horses for courses. R75/ZT V8 is rarer though so should be a better investment.
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Old 5th March 2016, 21:03   #24
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The jag is ugly and an auto, so a definite no. Wouldn't matter if it was free, I've never understood having a car like that with a lazy auto gearbox.
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Old 5th March 2016, 22:19   #25
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The jag is ugly and an auto, so a definite no. Wouldn't matter if it was free, I've never understood having a car like that with a lazy auto gearbox.
IT's only a lazy auto if you stick it in Drive and forget it. The famous J gate can be driven like a normal manual, but without the expense of clutch replacement.
Best of both worlds.
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Old 5th March 2016, 22:29   #26
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I don't like that jag, too black for my liking, the picture with the power upgrade unit has writing on it that looks like it was done by a child! (see below!).


I would love to have a V8 tourer with supercharger on-board, but could never afford the outlay let alone the petrol! don't they get like 20MPG or something My diesel is perfect for me and with the remap it fly's, but the growl of a V8 always turns heads...mine turns heads all for the wrong reasons


I hope their tuning is better than their engraving, it looks like a 5yr old has scrawled that on!

And the S type has notoriously poor suspension, they are forever falling apart and cost a fortune to replace.
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Old 5th March 2016, 22:37   #27
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I used to have to etch serial numbers on id plates. Although only occasionally though, when i did do them mine were about as good as that. If you don't do it often it's harder than it looks!
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Old 5th March 2016, 22:39   #28
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I used to have to etch serial numbers on id plates. Although only occasionally though, when i did do them mine were about as good as that. If you don't do it often it's harder than it looks!
Its all about a steady hand and a good setting on the engraver
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Old 5th March 2016, 22:44   #29
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for balance, so the 'heretics' don't feel all alone, personally I'll admit i far prefer the Jag S type R - much better engine, and the S type looks and fitment levels are absolutely as good as the Rover 75 to me. Sorry if its heresy round these parts, but If someone offered me to swap both of my Rover's for one S type R i'd do it in a heartbeat. Tbe jaguar engine is a far more refined engine, and the 260 engine is not a V8 I would have wanted to see in a british car - I'm not a fan of american v8's, especially not that mustang lump. Supercharger out of the box is rather nice too.
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yes i like the idea of the jag v8 BUT its soooooo ugly i really would need a blindfold for getting in and out of it.
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