What's with this area??

First the South Jersey specials... Now this car literally 5 mins from my house....

At least this one doesnt have all the "accessories" fitted to complete the urban cowboy look.

George

 

'C-mon George....You know the answer to that question...We've lived through the jokes....

Actually, I was hoping you'd catch that..It made me LOL....

 

I don't get how they managed to get $12M in credit extended to them with a combined income of 79k... Can someone please explain that to me?

 

George,

I am a little curious about that myself. Just a cursory debt to income ratio check should have disqualified them from getting one house, let alone three. The credit card companies apparently were asleep at the switch as well. Maybe they just got more credit cards to pay off the first ones. Then the Escalade...how did they qualify for a $1000 per month payment? Looks like a case study in how to ruin an economy with greedy bankers in cahoots with idiot customers.

Mike

 

Escalade...... easy now fellows

But I do agree with your last sentence Mike!

 

A combined reported income of 79K means nothing. What you make, and what the government thinks you make aren't neccesarily equal. I can guarantee you that althought they spent themselves into bankruptcy that husband and wife are still living quite comfortably.

And yes, reality shows are crap. So is tv for that matter!

 

Except for Discoveries "Deadliest Catch"

 

I knew there was a reason I liked you....

 

Top Gear

 

78,000mile and all that wear on the steering wheel? Mine's done 120,000mile and has NO wear on the steering wheel. Something not quite right there. Along with the 2-tone color scheme which in UK would have to be resprayed to sell it. Shows you can't use the color scheme from the inside for the outside. Over here we would imagine this to be a Californian car from its brassy looks.
Leedsman.

 

Leedsman,

As a former Californian, no way. A CA car would more likely be a matte color. Two-tone, NJ or FL.

 

Sorry, JOsworth, but we're both wrong. It looks like they used them both on starting in 2003. All the 99-02s only have the leaper. I have an 01 S and only have a leaper.

I still think having two looks odd. Like you had a leaper, and then added a grille from another year, or vise-a-versa.

 

Well, my bad, I didn't go back to the early cars. So, here is the skinny...The S was actually not designed for a leaper at all..North American cars get one anyway... So, the early cars in the UK had a badge mounted to the hood where the leaper would be. For the 03 and up cars the badge moved to the grill and the hood had no hole. For some reason Jaguar felt that the leaper was needed on North American cars therefore all years got one..

Here is an early UK car...



And a later (refresh) car..

 

Yup...new season starts June 27th.......Can't wait!

 

Ice Road Truckers.......season just started..

 

I'd never do that, it doesn't look good, and on top of that it's going to attract people even more to break the leaper right off. It's bad enough how many punks break the silver one already.

 

On the button Mr. King, they tried to get the ornament off my 1996 XJ6, unsuccessfully, as it was affixed too well. They bent the bonnet slightly though. We call them "chavs" here, the UK punks are a fashion trend from 1976 (punk-rockers) which obstinately won't go away even now.
Strikes me the number plate 18 VVV might fetch more than the car now!
Leedsman.

 

Being from America, I never understood the "black market" for number plates over in the UK. Apparently you can't personalize Number plates like we can here for a small fee, but the plates that are government issue that just happen to be of some interest - initials etc, can be bought / sold traded across cars legally?

I know in some states the plates stay with the car here, but otherwise in most states, like mine here in NJ, the car is issued new plates. Although at least here in NJ you do have the option of transfering you existing plate (from your old car) to your new car, if you are doing a trade, (or part exchange as its known on your side of the pond) . There is no way to transfer a plate across two different owners, period.

George

 

OMG that facelift car with the "shaved" leaper and the badge on the grille looks so nice. I have the leaper AND the badge on the grille, and honestly looking at that, I wish it didn't require body work to lose the leaper...

George

 

George I wish I could loose the grille badge and keep the leaper!