Should I buy??? (If so, expect some killer repair videos)
#101
Rev Sam,
Outside of the beauty of the X100, you certainly won't miss driving it in comparison to the X150R. I still have my 2002 XKR 'vert but I can't stand driving it. The bowl of jello jiggling, the sloppy handling, and the more effort required to drive it at speed are no match for an XKR coupe. And that shocking feeling you had when you stood on the pedal for the first time never gets old! You will also soon become addicted to using the paddle shifters, and the tranny is so much more responsive. I always enjoyed your posts on the X100 forum and look forward to seeing them on this forum as well. I have a liquied silver coupe as well, and while it wouldn't have been my first choice, the good news is that it almost never looks dirty, and by the way, you're already used to silver Jaguar XK models having come out of one. Good luck and happy driving. I'm approaching 160,000 miles on mine.
Outside of the beauty of the X100, you certainly won't miss driving it in comparison to the X150R. I still have my 2002 XKR 'vert but I can't stand driving it. The bowl of jello jiggling, the sloppy handling, and the more effort required to drive it at speed are no match for an XKR coupe. And that shocking feeling you had when you stood on the pedal for the first time never gets old! You will also soon become addicted to using the paddle shifters, and the tranny is so much more responsive. I always enjoyed your posts on the X100 forum and look forward to seeing them on this forum as well. I have a liquied silver coupe as well, and while it wouldn't have been my first choice, the good news is that it almost never looks dirty, and by the way, you're already used to silver Jaguar XK models having come out of one. Good luck and happy driving. I'm approaching 160,000 miles on mine.
#103
If the dealer knocked $1500 off the price of the car, you can bet your life it is not a low battery but something much more expensive. I can guarantee they ran a diagnostic on the car and decided it was not worth there time or their bank balance to fix it ad would rather just move the car off their lot.
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If the dealer knocked $1500 off the price of the car, you can bet your life it is not a low battery but something much more expensive. I can guarantee they ran a diagnostic on the car and decided it was not worth there time or their bank balance to fix it ad would rather just move the car off their lot.
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#105
Sam, great to have you back in the fold, I am sure you will be able to sort all the problems as you learn your way around the car, you have a rep to live up to .
I still have an X100 myself but am looking forward to those new X150 videos.
Main question is what is going to be the new photo ? That X100 XK8 bird decal is going to be hard to beat/equal.
I still have an X100 myself but am looking forward to those new X150 videos.
Main question is what is going to be the new photo ? That X100 XK8 bird decal is going to be hard to beat/equal.
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Sam, great to have you back in the fold, I am sure you will be able to sort all the problems as you learn your way around the car, you have a rep to live up to .
I still have an X100 myself but am looking forward to those new X150 videos.
Main question is what is going to be the new photo ? That X100 XK8 bird decal is going to be hard to beat/equal.
I still have an X100 myself but am looking forward to those new X150 videos.
Main question is what is going to be the new photo ? That X100 XK8 bird decal is going to be hard to beat/equal.
That is badass!!!
#110
Thanks... Dennis? I might still remember your name. It's been a while and I'm pretty sure I have Alzheimers. I still feel bad about the video I did for you. It was probably one of my worst videos ever. However, it was always cool to walk away from the car, hit the button, and not look back as the top was closing behind me. I felt like the dude in the movies who is walking away from the explosion without looking back.
It ain't Alzheimers, back then I never used my real name. And that 'awful' video sold dozens of kits and inspired me to buy an X150 and do an enhanced X150 version which continues to be my most successful Jaguar product. Definitely not complaining!
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#113
Actually its Steve (a.k.a TheJagWrangler), but Dennis (of pressure reduction resistor fame) is still around. Gus (of JagRepair.com - Jaguar Repair Information Resource) is also still around. A number others from those days also still hang out. I look back on those years on the X100 forum which you were a huge part of very fondly.
It ain't Alzheimers, back then I never used my real name. And that 'awful' video sold dozens of kits and inspired me to buy an X150 and do an enhanced X150 version which continues to be my most successful Jaguar product. Definitely not complaining!
It ain't Alzheimers, back then I never used my real name. And that 'awful' video sold dozens of kits and inspired me to buy an X150 and do an enhanced X150 version which continues to be my most successful Jaguar product. Definitely not complaining!
And it never will be!
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#115
Got my sticker!
Course, I hadda reset AGAIN to make my TSD come back on, the emissions guys did? .... something??.....?
I dunno. It works now though.
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