Very good gents. See you all soon. The weather looks fabulous so far this morning......

 

Sorry I can't make it to the meeting today, I came down with the Flu and in no shape to motor about today. I was really looking forward to the drive, will make it to next one. I hope you all have a good Day.

 

Everyone: that was a lot of fun!

Scott, thanks so much for all the work you put into making it all happen.

Best, Rhett and Heather

 

Just got back home after a HOT drive up 80 (no aircon). Thanks again to Scott for putting this together. I know it wasn't easy organizing all this. Nice drive, nice people and stunning Jags of all vintages and models. And fun souvenirs at the end as well.

We had a great time!

David

 

David, your car winding over HWY 1 was a beautiful view. Thank you.

 

Kudos to Scott and Wendy.

It's was an absolutely wonderful day. And thanks for the new beast in my garage! Haha



It was really nice to see so many nice people! Thx!

 

Took a couple shots, I'm sure others will some on the drive itself. (I'm working on the video but it was mostly driving too slowly in the hills).

 

Wow, looks like a great turnout, about 15 cars or so?

I hope to get more on this with a little detail of how many cars / attendees and many more pics...............so far sounds like a great day!!

 

If I'm not mistaken there were 20+ cars at the start point. You'll be able to tell for sure by counting our signatures on the banner

 

Even better Nardoswiss...............pics of the banner??

I also sent out some forum decals to Scott........did you guys get them ok?

Looking for more pics!!!!

 

Hot drive back to Gilroy. 100+ but the XJ-S and XJR made it with no issues. So, do we have to breakdown more often to win raffles? Thanks to Scott for the organization and group statistics.

 

I got mine for averaging ~11k miles per year

We did. You'll see the pics shortly.

 

Lol....waiting patiently.......

 

That was fun, let's do it again!

 

We had more than 20 cars...... and almost 40 people :-)

A great mix of cars....... I'm probably going to forget a few, but here are some of the highlights for me......

"special guests" at the muster point : David_hs' 1972 Series 1 XJ6 and otisbds Triumph TR6

On the run :

David/david55838 & Melindas fabulous 84 XJ6 VDP. 41xxx original miles from new. I thought my recent Series III 1 owner find was in original condition but yours puts mine to shame...... but at least my a/c works :-)

Rhett and Heathers stunning 88.5 XJS V12 Coupe, in Simon Templar white, with red leather interior.

Talking of XJSes, we had 3, all running at the same time. Must be some kind of record. Many thanks to the Williams/dsetter clan who brought 2 Jaguars with them, one of which was the 3rd XJS of the day. They also brought the median age of the group down to just under 60 :-)

Rob/Enderles continued modifications to his XKR are always a treat to see each time. (Will it ever be finished?)

It was also nice to have a newer 08 XKR with us, thanks to Tom/tdriver for bringing it.

Also, DaveCs "largest dog in the smallest car" entry was hilarious :-)

The weather was very kind to us...... some amazing mist and fog as we climbed the hill towards the ocean, and then some welcome heat when we got inland for lunch.

So, in case you missed the amazing prize draw and pop-quiz (or you were there but couldn't understand what I was saying)....

Pop Quiz :

The total number of miles racked up by all of the cars presented today was 1,333,000+......... thats a lot of miles for cars that are supposed to be unreliable !

Despite there being over 20 cars, the number of breakdowns across the whole fleet within the last year was only a mere 2 !!!

Even the repair bills were not that bad........ you'll see the "winner" in the list below.

Highest odometer reading on the drive was Craigs XJ40 with 143,xxx miles.

The oldest car on the run was the 84 XJ6 VDP, although we did have the 72 XJ6 also at the start line.

The newest car was Tom/tdrivers 08 XKR

The most popular make of car on the run was the 97 to 06 MY XK.

Now, drum roll for the Prize Draw winners :

1) Most miles per year -> Nardoswiss/Arseniy at 11,100 miles per year in his X-type.

2) Least miles per year --> David/david55838 & Melindas 84 XJ6 VDP with 41,xxx miles, which gives 1366 miles per year.

3) Furthest traveled just to get to the start point...... Miriam & William/StaggerWing17 at over 100 miles

4) Most expensive Jaguar repair bill in the last 12 months (excluding modifications, which ruled Rob/Enderle out, and excluding crash repairs, which ruled Tom/tdriver out) --> "a not unreasonable figure" from David/david55838 & Melindas 84 XJ6 VDP

5) Voted best sedan of the day --> A very popular car, and a rare site, MarcBs recently acquired 06 Super V8 Portfolio

6) Voted best sports car of the day --> Rob/Enderles 04 Thundercat XKR

I didn't take that many pictures as I was running around with a clipboard, but here is the great group shot with the banner....



I'm currently editing my GoPro footage and will post some highlights soon.

Thank you to everyone for coming and making this such a great day.

 

Wow, now thats what I call a report of a Jag meet!!!

Some great info there from what looks to be a well attended meet and all round fun day for all.

Can't wait for any more members to add pics of the day....superb!!

Presumably all managed to sign the banner too and it'll soon be winging its way to next meet coming soon?

Thanks

 

Thanks, Rhett. Your gorgeous XJS grill in my mirror wasn't so bad either! Again, I'd just like to thank Scott for all his hard work and generosity in planning and executing this. Normally, this is the province of marque specific car clubs (the dues paying kind), but to get this level of enthusiasm and commitment from an Internet forum is inspiring.

Well done matey!

 

Well, Scott and Wendy put a lot of efforts to organize it. So, I'd say it was the main reason (apart from us [the Bay Area jag owners] being so cool lol) why it went so well.

To all who have pics and videos. Please do not hesitate to upload them in actual resolution.

 

Love this thread.

 

A great time. Bacchus, the big black Labradoodle, was pooped when we got home and all he did was ride in the back seat! Thanks to Scott and Wendy for all their work and thanks to the Forum for providing a place to discuss our great Marquee. Jags Forever!
Dave, Jill & Bacchus.