Old prejudices die hard

[jhetley]

Okay, Neighbor to the North has this car sitting on his lawn, with a sheet of paper taped inside the window listing particulars and price.  It's a Jaguar, sedan model, haven't checked to see the year and the details.

And my first thought was, he's killing the grass with the infamous British Auto Oil Leak.

Anyone know if they've fixed that syndrome?  I remember hearing that Lucas ("Prince of Darkness") Electrics had died the real death, so the car might even start on wet mornings...

(Yes, I had friends with MGs and Austin-Healeys back when.  We called them "pedestrians"...)

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what Jaguars are like now. As recently as the mid-90s they had the worst reliability records of any luxury import. If I were thinking of splurging on a high dollar import, that's not where my thoughts would be turning.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hold no covetous thoughts toward that car. The new Subaru damn well better meet our transport needs for the next decade. I was just curious, in an "I used to work on those pieces of shit..." sort of fashion.

I will admit, though, that test-driving an XK-150 roadster after we tuned it up had its WHEE! moments.

[prophet-marcus.livejournal.com]

Well can't speak to the Jag. My late brother once owned a Spitfire. He always said it ate clutches. Of course, up until then he'd mostly driven Fords.