Why did I buy an F-Type...
 

I put this first in the picture thread, but it obviously does not belong there..

So what did I drive before I bought the F-Type... ... there is no logic it seems to me, the only recurring aspect is english cars..

LISTING OF MY ICE LIFE

Who can list the largest number of cars he ever owned himself [ so not the trucks of your dad's trucking company..].

For many years I wanted to brainstorm which cars I had, before I forgot... .. maybe its better to forget now I wrote it out.. https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/i...s/icon_doh.gif

The bold printed cars I bought new, the rest were new to me..

Present :
30- F-Type Coupe Jaguar MY2019 P300 autobox;
29- MiTo Centenario Alfa Romeo MY2010 135HP manual ;
28- Discovery 3 HSE Landrover 2006 TdV6 autobox ;

[ 20,24-26 and 29 were actualy shopping trolleys and for the kids].

Past [ some cars overlapping periods owned, last car on top ];
27- LR2 Freelander Landrover 2010 2.2TD manual;
26- Fiesta Futura 16V Ford 2008 120HP manual;
25- Smart Coupe Mercedes 2004 69HP autobox;
24- 420SI Sedan Rover 1999 136HP manual;
23- X-trail Columbia Nissan 2008 135HP manual;
22- Patrol Nissan 2004 autobox;
21- Patrol Nissan 2000 autobox;
20- Micra Nissan 2005 manual;
19- Terrano II Nissan 1997 manual;
18- Tino Nissan 2002 manual;
17- Primera Nissan 2000 manual;
16- Primera Nissan 1998 autobox;
15- Primera Nissan 1996 manual;
14- MG-F MG 1997 manual;
13- XJ6 2,8 Jaguar 1987 autobox;
12- 940GL Station Volvo 1986 autobox;
11- 480 Coupe Volvo 1987 manual ;
10- 940 GL Sedan Volvo 1986 autobox;
09- Sorpio 2L Ford 1985 manual ;
08- 5 GT-Turbo Renault 1987 manual;
07- Metro 1L Mini BL 1982 manual;
06- 304 Peugeot 1977 manual;
05- Taunus Ford 1978 manual
04- 20TL Renault 1978 manual;
03- Lancer 1.4L Mitsubishi 1973 manual;
02- Princess 2200HLS BL 1977 autobox;
01- Dolomite Sprint Triumph 1977 manual; My first car, when I was 17.. ..took it apart and rebuild it, 3 years old.

Those were the times of Britisch Leyland and the unions..

..oh yeah... a motobecane mobilette when I was 16 and a Zündapp CS50 after that..
Then in 1986 I briefly owned a HONDA Trial bike, but I never got round to getting a license..

That concludes my ICE legacy..

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I only owned one german car... .. for many reasons.. https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/i...on_badrazz.gif .

I never spend 80% of the purchase price on any car in two years for REPAIRS .. ..except for the Smart.
Mercedes NEVER again..

.not an F-Type, but another English two-seater an 'F' in its name.. MG-F
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That is quite an automotive history. After owning so many Nissans, did you cross-shop a GT-R against the F-type?

@RIRR.
The nissan saga was due to my wife working with Nissan Motor Parts Center in the port of Amsterdam.. .. they sold ex-managers cars at bool value to
employees that did not got complementary cars to begin with.. This meant we drove very cheap as we could buy a 3 yrs old car for 40% of the value
and sell at the same price 3 years on. But after a while [ Terrano II was last prize..] the tax inspector got wind of it and then it all stopped...
I did get the Tino at a reduced price but the car was not able to cope with my 2m height and 98kgs then. I fell of the chair in almost every corner..

The Patrols were therefore used, bit too long a story about how & why. But we ditched the Terrano then as we got the first Patrol, traded the
Terrano in on a new Micra for the shopping ...

But the seats in Nissans are no match to my fysique , and getting a bit older it kills my back and I start slipping discs in the lumbar zone..

So I don't look at nissan at all anymore. My wife left the company in 2007, also one of the reasons I guess.

My best ever car is a Discvery 3 [LR3] , we will most probably never sell it. We had such good times on holidays, it took us every year
2500km's to the Algarve [ europe's California..] and back, hassle free. We had 7 persons [ some friends of our children would com along],
all luggage and do 135kmh steady on the highways averaging 9,5 km to the liter [ 22.35 MPG US ]. Its a 2.7L V6 diesel engine.

Unfortunately for me the MGF never outgrew Clarkson's one line summary:

"if it were any more feminine it would have wings".

A friend purchased a Miata and when I asked where the ovaries were we stopped speaking for a bit.

What about my company vehicles? LOL.....OK just personal vehicles;

- 1970 Chevelle
- 1981 Mustang
- 1979 Camaro Z/28
- 1980 Buick Skyhawk
- 1966 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass
- 1967 Impala SS HT
- 1967 Impala SS 'vert
- 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 455
- 1971 Pontiac LeMans
- 1979 F150 4x4
- 1977 Dodge D200 pickup
- 1977 Olds Cutlass
- 1989 Ford Escort
- 1980 Dodge Aspen
- 1989 F150
- 1992 F150
- 1996 F250 Powerstroke 4x4
- 2002 Jeep TJ Wrangler
- 2003 Dodge 3500 diesel
- 2006 Dodge Durango
- 1974 Plymouth 'Cuda
- 1970 Dodge Superbee 440-6
- 2011 Mercedes C350
- 2006 Mercedes SLK350
- 2012 Mercedes GLK250 diesel
- 2014 Jaguar F type V8S
- 2017 Mercedes GLC43 AMG

....at least that's all I can remember off the top of my head....not including my 41 motorcycles.

Cheers,
Dave

Well, I think we can all agree JC is a complete arse.. .. breaking wind doesn't always mean something substantial is about to happen.. :icon_poop:

Hi dave,

Quite a number of cars. Are they in the correct order [ bottom most recent ?] , since suddenly two 70-ties cars jump up..
But you did change from US to european cars. Is this the same with your bikes ?

Cheers,

Dan

1975 Rover P6 3500
1979 Rover SD1 3500
2008 Ford Focus ST
2009 Ford Focus RS
2011 Nissan GT-R
1993 Jaguar XJS V12 6.0 coupe
2016 Jaguar F Type R coupe

plus a few motorcycles

@Paul_59
Not so many cars.. ..spacing between age SD1 and ST is huge ;
did you drive the SD1 for twenty years or more ?

Or did you drive the XJS in between ?

Straining the memory now, but here goes:
1949 Ford, 4-dr. sedan, flathead V-8, three speed on the column
1950 Austin sedan
1948 Ford businessman's couple, flathead V-8, three speed on the column
1950 Pontiac, flathead straight eight
1964 Chevy Corvair 500, pancake six, four speed stick
1967 GTO, 400 ci/360 HP, four speed stick
1970 Toyota Corona 4-dr sedan
1974 Grand Prix (retired to scrap due to neglect by son with 225K miles. Never had a valve cover off)
1976 Chevy Nova
1983 Nissan Pulsar NX
1985 Jaguar XJ6 (Sold with 264K showing on the odometer-actually more because of frequent failure of speedo transducer-and never had a head off.) Okay, before the tech chime in the odometer was on its third cycle.
1996 Doge Intrepid
2004 Jaguar XJ8
2013 MB C250 Sport
2013 Jaguar XF
2015 Ghibi
2018 Jaguar F-Type

Motorcycles:
Benelli, year and make lost to my fading memory
Some little 150cc or so dirt bike
2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200
Cheers, JC

Yep, they are in order; the last one, the '70 'Bee was purchased about 12 years ago and I did a full restoration on it myself; took me 10 years and more money than I care to admit. Sold it for enough to buy the Jag though.

As far as motorcycles go, I've owned Hondas, Kawasaki's, Suzukis, Yamahas, Betas, Gas-Gas's, KTM's and even one Harley

Cheers,
Dave

Its good to know that I am NOT alone with changing cars this often !

I had the full restauration on my first car, the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. Car was only 3 years old, but a rust bucket. Turned out to have been standing stationary between degreasing and priming due to a strike !
I did not have the skills, so I learned a lot. Quite a moment to start the engine [ needed only to replace some seals luckily, no overhaul there..] and drive away with my driving license on the day I got it in the mail...

Sadly joy only lasted 6 months. Then a truck crossed my lane and I could not steer away due to oncoming traffic and cycling kids on both sides of the road. The car was a write off , only managed to slow down
from 80 tto 60kmph as I only had seconds. The guy pulled out a preselection lane and crossed. Was an Iranian guy with no valid license. Long story. In the end I got my money and never bothered to do major
works on any car since. :icon_crackup:

1987 Toyota Camry
2002 Acura CL Type-S
2003 Audi A6 3.0
2001 Jaguar S-Type 4.0
2008 Lexus GS350
2012 Jaguar Jaguar XJ-Supercharged 5.0
2010 Lexus LS460L
2015 Lexus RC-F 5.0
2014 BMW 650i Gran Coupe

Current:

2016 Jaguar F-Type R convertible
2011 Jaguar XJL-Supercharged 5.0
2017 Acura MDX Advance

I just realized that even though I’ve driven manual, I’ve never actually owned one. I guess I’m just not a big fan of driving stick in LA traffic.

@sgvkirbster.
The camry.. one car I regret never owning... We rented one in Curação in 1997 [ a newer model ], and I was totally impressed. It was incredibly quiet and smooth to drive !
You give a steady choice of sedans and some coupe's , not the range of rust buckets and pre-stage breaker-yard type of cars I started out with, as a student..

I remember I only did minor mods later, my love for wooden dashes keeps persuing me.. I made a wooden dashboard from a laminated panel, cut a hole for a glovecompartment
and kitted it out with the hardware that I got from a Jaguar on a junkyard... :icon_pirate: I think it was the first Englis car worldwide with a digital clock [ centre ].
Only on the left door I fitted the wood under the window , the other side still had to be done... Early '80-ties DIY custom job... ;)
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Well I did respond :
"..But the seats in Nissans are no match to my fysique , and getting a bit older it kills my back and I start slipping discs in the lumbar zone..
So I don't look at nissan at all anymore. My wife left the company in 2007, also one of the reasons I guess... ".

But hey tzoid9 ; its OK if you want to express your opinion on a GTR, I never driven one so I can not confirm nor counter your facts.

I needed a bigger car then the X-Trail. The Pathfinder is for midgets ; backrests stop under my shoulderblades... And if I was driving,
only a person without leggs could sit behind me.

Also we stopped buying Nissan due to the cost of parts. Once the electric engine of the screenwasher of the X-Trail failed , we had to
buy a complete new tank/pump assembly for [ from the top of my mind.. ] € 265,- . Some year later the washer tank of my LR3 needed
replacing and I think that was something like € 45,- ...

On top of that, the cars became bland [ exept for the GTR and the ZR maybe ], more 'one-size-fits-all' , like ford did later with global models.
And I was shocked when the lower hinge [cast iron..] from the front suspension [Patrol] was broken once ; I didn't even go offroad with it !

So , no more Nissan in any shape or form for me.

I didn’t want this to get out just yet but Unhingd, DJS, and I are planning an intervention the first week in August.

@RickyJay52.

If I had been living on the same continent, I'd love to come. I'm not poor, but to put my F-Type on a plane to fly to the USA..
Not going to happen, I'm afraid..

Maybe teleport one day.. :icon_download:

@Mark G.
Rally an BMW adept for sure.. ..so how do you rate the F-Type [ V6 or V8 ?] in relation to the BMW M4 and Nissan GT-R, as these are your recent memories.. :icon_playing:

No Dan, had a number of motorcycles after SD1:

1963 Triumph 500
1968 Suzuki super six
1975 Kawasaki KH250
1981 Suzuki X7
1982 Yamaha RD250LC
1984 Kawasaki GpZ 1100
1986 Kawasaki GpZ900 R

plus a number of not very interesting hire / lease cars that I can't or would rather not remember !

The GT-R is a car that I have always respected because of its capabilities, but the exterior styling and the interior don't excite me. It seems that a complete redesign is overdue, so it will be interesting to see what Nissan come up with (assuming they don't just let it wither on the vine like the 370Z).

Some great lists above!

I believe this would be all of them for me, maybe missing one or two. When you look at them all listed out...wow...can't help but think I'd be retired already. LOL :)

Cars, etc:
1977 Nova (tan)
1982 Trans Am (305 cross-fire fuel injected, Black with good ole T-tops!)
1985 Honda CRX Si (Red - great little car)
1993 Honda Civic hatchback (red)
1998 Jeep Cherokee Classic (White)
1999 BMW M Coupe (Silver - fantastic car)
1993 Infiniti Q45 (Brown)
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (Grey)
2004 Nissan Maxima SE (Silver)
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited HO (Maroon)
2005 Nissan 350z convertible (White)
2005 M-Benz C55 AMG (Silver)
2006 Jeep Commander Hemi (dark blue)
2005 Cadillac Escalade (Black)
2010 Cadillac STS NorthStar V8 (Black)
2011 Mazda CX9 Grand Touring (White)
2012 Backdraft Cobra BDR (Black - Coyote 5.0 - will never sell it)
2009 Cadillac CTS-V (Diamond White 556HP)
2011 BMW 335i (Silver)
2014 Cadillac Vsport (Diamond White Twin-Turbo 420HP)
2015 Ford Explorer Sport (White)
2016 Toyota RAV4 (Silver - company car)
2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR (Black and AWESOME!)

Bikes, etc:
1990 Kawasaki EX500 Ninja
1993 Suzuki GSXR 750
1995 Kawasaki Ninja ZX7
1998 Honda CRB900RR
1998 Honda VTX1800H
1998 Yamaha R1
2003 Yamaha R1
2003 Polaris Predator (Quad)
2003 TonyKart (shifter kart)
2006 Suzuki GSXR 750
2007 MV Agusta F4 1000RR
2008 Honda CBR1000RR
2010 BMW S1000RR
2015 Yamaha R1

@VR46.
WOW.. ..enormous list... What stands out to me is you switch between jap/nonjap cars, like you hope they cost less to maintain, then they're boring, etc etc..:icon_violin:

@VR46

Retired? Retired?
Unless you purchased your first car at a very advanced age you are but a child! Now back to work.:icon_deadhorse:

Wow, just looking at this thread as to the number of cars people have owned makes me feel I have accomplished nothing in life ... lol
I don't even want to list the only three cars I have owned to date. It's very embarrassing :icon_bricks:

Humble as always you are Sir. :) Cars are the biggest passion for almost everyone on the forum, and seeing people do what they love really makes me happy. I seek inspiration regarding information, humility, kindness and all of the positives that are here on this forum and the people I have met in real life. If I grow up to be even remotely as cool as you guys are, I would consider myself successful. I hope and will always try to never become a "jerk" irrespective of what stage I am in my life. And in the end I would want to complete my life long dream of owning a V12. Someday .....

Well said Death1ord!...And I hope this thread doesn't come across like folks are bragging about what they've owned by any means. Certainly not my intention, besides, many of my cars weren't worth bragging about. :)
As you shared, cars/bikes are a passion for many of us, fun to see what people have owned thru life to enjoy that passion.

Why not ? Its not to show off.. .. its just that I wondered if there is a 'common denominator' in people who own an F-Type. The more data the better the result.
If you would NOT share your cars, it would distort the item. Then it would look its only petrol heads or old geezers who own an F-Type...

If anybody had asked once to me ".. why does a 18 year old student drive a 6 cylinder executive car.. " when I had the Austin Princess 2200HLE automatic
[ VERY posh car in the Netherlands in 1980..] , I would not have been to shy to tell them that it was because it was the only car with decent seats in it..
Story goes that when they started building the Concorde they ordered thousands of seats. But only a handfull of planes were ever build... The seats
ended up in the Austin Princess.. .. and the name was a wink to the use of the 'royal class seats'.. :D

Even so, that when my dad confiscated the car as he preferred it over his Mitsubisho Lancer, I bought a xx-th hand ford taunus and bought two Princess
seats at a scrapyard and put them in the Taunus..

Those were the days : just unscrew and replace and it fitted.. :icon_toast:

Oh yeah, just thought of this. Did you ever see the old BBC Top Gear series ? They had celebs as guests to drive a '..reasonably priced car..' ,
these people often only had a few cars in their lives and started out with the utter most basic means of transport.. ..so don't worry : you'd be in famous company.. ;)

2005 Hyundai Sonata (still my daily low profile keep things moving car)
2011 BMW 535xi (traded in for the Jag)
2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR

:icon_couchhide:

That thing is gorgeous. I love timeless designs. You can pretty much see it after 50 years and still be like damn ... that thing is stunning. I think Bugatti and Pagani are the two manufacturers that still focus on timeless designs. You won't see a lot of digital gauges and huge fancy screens in there.

Below is a pic of a Pagani Zonda I took. Just look at the materials used. Carbon Fiber, Wood, Aluminium, Leather. Everything looks so amazing, it all just works beautifully together. I think this is one of the best interiors I have seen on a car. It was breathtaking.


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@death1ord.
Sonata , very sensible low budget mobilty / BMW 535xi , not much wrong with that.. / 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR ; wish I could afford one [ € 205.000 here due to CO2 taxes..].

What I find really funny is that we have CLASHING taste for the looks of cars.. .. the pictured pagani interior is fro me an example of complete lack of taste or the vaguest idea where they wanted to go design wise.. :icon_starwars:

battle of tastes... :icon_toast:

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder :) Differences in taste and opinions is actually healthy. Makes the world less boring and provides good amounts of variations based on permutations and combinations. When it comes to design, nothing is right or wrong. Its whatever works for you.

Yep. :icon_headbang:

Dang, I have always operated under the assumption that the one who died with the most (and costliest) toys was the winner.