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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/18/2008 12:32:15 PM

XJ40ish

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Sorry Ken, but even Jaguar reps admit pretty much anything prior to 2006 is well.... Crap. In any case trying to keep an older mid series Jag running is simply not not cost effective. Parts will continue to become hard to get and the donor fleet is aging and fast dissapearing. Even though they are pretty... they''re not that pretty. A $6000.00 loss is hard to take for most of us and it should be no surprize when the numbers simply can no longer be justified.

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/20/2008 2:53:44 PM

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Dude are you really leaving the forum though?? Stick around and pop in from time to time. I feel your pain and stress with the jag though. Im just as deep into costs with mine and I cant really take it nemore...which is why theres a for sale sign back on it again. Take it easy man if your really taking off.

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/20/2008 4:09:09 PM

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I''ll miss ya XJ40ish, and hope you change your mind about leaving the forum.

...but first let me rub it in about how my XJ just made a 2,277-mile trip from Nashville to Fairfax, back-and-forth to D.C. (four times in three days), then to New Jersey (outside of Newark), back to Fairfax and then back to Nashville.

Neener neener!

Can''t blame you for picking a Subie though. Great car, especially the later models. The older ones leak oil, as does any horizontally-opposed engine whether it''s a Corvair or Porsche. But compared to what you''ve been through, an oil leak would be a blessing!

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/20/2008 4:52:06 PM

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I agree on the oil issue... Subies are known to burn a bit. The handbook even tells you to check the oil each time you fill it up with gas! Asdie from that little bit of extra maintenance though, they are fantastic cars. Enjoy it!

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/20/2008 5:43:55 PM

Dennis

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an RX7 and the RX8 ..burns about a quart every 2000 miles..One of the quirks of a rotary engine.

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/22/2008 12:54:10 PM

XJ40ish

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So far it''s run amazingly well. I am suprized at how nice it is to drive. Not the kind of vehicle I''d have pictured myself driving a few weeks ago, but the deal was solid and it got me out of the Cat. Instead of loosing $6000.00 or more, I ended up with about a $2000.00 loss... overall better than it could have been. Subaru''s are exttemely well optioned for the pricing, and despite it''s rather ugly looks, it''s kind of interesting.

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/22/2008 1:26:05 PM

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Nice to see you posting dude

Subarish may be XFish in the next years

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/22/2008 1:29:12 PM

Censport

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ORIGINAL: XJ40ish

So far it''s run amazingly well. I am suprized at how nice it is to drive. Not the kind of vehicle I''d have pictured myself driving a few weeks ago, but the deal was solid and it got me out of the Cat. Instead of loosing $6000.00 or more, I ended up with about a $2000.00 loss... overall better than it could have been. Subaru''s are exttemely well optioned for the pricing, and despite it''s rather ugly looks, it''s kind of interesting.

$2000 isn''t so bad. I once lost more than that on a Kawi ZX-6R.

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RE: Pulling the Plug... - 7/25/2008 5:49:14 PM

Montru