Howdy, all.

As the title and name suggest, I'm a Mississippian who has resided in Houston for the last ten years practicing law. I grew up enamored with European cars thanks to my father and his love for fun sports cars. Between the 70's and 80's we owned BMW's, Porsches, Mercedes, Triumphs, MG's, Audis, Alfas, Austin Healeys and, of course, Jaguars.

His funeral was eight years ago today. He would have turned 73 on Monday.

My father was well respected in our hometown and at his funeral, the receiving line was over 90 minutes long. At one point, a man who used to work on my Dad's cars handed me a picture of my Dad inspecting his E-type after the mechanic had just painted it. The mechanic said that the picture had been in his office since 1978. It's a treasured possession of mine (especially after Katrina took away most of our pictures and possessions). I'll post it here soon.

What practicality, frugality and reserved sensibility I possess all came from my mother. That's why for the last 20 years, I've driven two Hondas and two Acuras.

Well, that changed last week when I said to myself, "I could die tomorrow having never owned a Jaguar." The blue XF Premium you see in the picture is my new-to-me 2010 edition with 45k on the odometer. When I test drove it, the ride, the speed and the engine growl all put a smile on my face. My wife was insistent that I buy the car. I'm lucky.

I look forward to meeting some of you online and maybe in person. I hope to learn a good deal from the community.

As Mark Twain said, "Apologies for the long letter, I didn't have time to write a short one."

Thanks,
John

 

welcome to the forum and the Jag family - plenty of info and support here to kep that Jag on the prowl!

You will find much of the info on your model in the XF/XFR section XF and XFR ( X250 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

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Recommend going to the User CP link in the upper left and adding a signature to your profile - include model and year for best responses to any questions you may have.

Enjoy

 

Welcome to the forum John,

Good to have you here with us at Jaguar forums.

Some happy memories for you on a sad anniversary.

Follow Steve's link to the XF/XFR forum for help, advice and information.

Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums John,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

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