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08-01-2009, 01:00 AM
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This could be solved with 2 pictures, one of your S600 and two of your wife's girly car... Come on what do you have to lose and besides, you'll get everyone off your back. Well maybe...
08-01-2009, 03:19 AM
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Welcome back. Somehow talking about the new Jaguar caused a Tazmanian devil to stroll up. Apparently the new Jag wasn't interesting enough as I was hoping for. It's a good thing I didn't bring up the topic of the new Nissan 370Z.
Good to see you back with us. We're just having fun around here.
08-01-2009, 09:36 AM
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Jags were always fast, good looking cars but with dreadful build quality. They tended to put first class leather and timber trimmings then skimp on the metal in the mechanicals. The were always meant to appeal tothe aspiring British middle classes, hence the emphasis on appearance. But build quality for most British cars was dreadful, even before British Leyland.
As for Tata? Who knows. Lotus was taken over by a korean company and the build quality actually improved.
Joe
As for Tata? Who knows. Lotus was taken over by a korean company and the build quality actually improved.
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08-01-2009, 12:24 PM
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Who would like to see a discussion about Jaaags at Top Gear, check the latest one. You can download it here: http://www.finalgear.com/news/2009/0...now-available/
Also, in this episode, you can see Jag XFR vs. BMW M5.
Also, in this episode, you can see Jag XFR vs. BMW M5.
08-01-2009, 06:45 PM
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Hey Chris,
Welcome back. Somehow talking about the new Jaguar caused a Tazmanian devil to stroll up. Apparently the new Jag wasn't interesting enough as I was hoping for. It's a good thing I didn't bring up the topic of the new Nissan 370Z.
Good to see you back with us. We're just having fun around here.
Welcome back. Somehow talking about the new Jaguar caused a Tazmanian devil to stroll up. Apparently the new Jag wasn't interesting enough as I was hoping for. It's a good thing I didn't bring up the topic of the new Nissan 370Z.
Good to see you back with us. We're just having fun around here.
(Thanks! Getting back on track about Jag's...)
That is a really gorgeous interior... For me, Jaguar is the only other manufacturer besides Mercedes (and perhaps Aston) that can really do "elegance" properly... the Wikipedia definition nails it perfectly for me...
"Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety. Some westerners associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style."
This car has it by the bucket load.. (As does our S600!)
Chris
08-01-2009, 08:54 PM
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(Thanks! Getting back on track about Jag's...)
That is a really gorgeous interior... For me, Jaguar is the only other manufacturer besides Mercedes (and perhaps Aston) that can really do "elegance" properly... the Wikipedia definition nails it perfectly for me...
"Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety. Some westerners associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style."
This car has it by the bucket load.. (As does our S600!)
Chris
That is a really gorgeous interior... For me, Jaguar is the only other manufacturer besides Mercedes (and perhaps Aston) that can really do "elegance" properly... the Wikipedia definition nails it perfectly for me...
"Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety. Some westerners associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style."
This car has it by the bucket load.. (As does our S600!)
Chris
08-02-2009, 02:24 PM
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LOL.
You must have missed my earlier post in this thread ...
https://mbworld.org/forums/3642370-post11.html
You must have missed my earlier post in this thread ...
https://mbworld.org/forums/3642370-post11.html
08-02-2009, 02:45 PM
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Who would like to see a discussion about Jaaags at Top Gear, check the latest one. You can download it here: http://www.finalgear.com/news/2009/0...now-available/
Also, in this episode, you can see Jag XFR vs. BMW M5.
Also, in this episode, you can see Jag XFR vs. BMW M5.
08-02-2009, 03:29 PM
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LOL.
You must have missed my earlier post in this thread ...
https://mbworld.org/forums/3642370-post11.html
You must have missed my earlier post in this thread ...
https://mbworld.org/forums/3642370-post11.html
08-02-2009, 08:01 PM
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Jaguar Initial Quality Plunges - JDPOWER
Hey, I bet you can get a great deal right now on an XF, let us all know how that works out for you.
Remember: "Past performance is no predictor of future potential".
Oh wait ...
08-02-2009, 11:48 PM
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Yeah, you're right - I only bought one, worked with the dealer and Jaguar HQ in the UK confirming the design issues over 4 months, collaborated online with all the other XF-SC owners with exactly the same issues.
Jaguar Initial Quality Plunges - JDPOWER
Hey, I bet you can get a great deal right now on an XF, let us all know how that works out for you.
Remember: "Past performance is no predictor of future potential".
Oh wait ...
Jaguar Initial Quality Plunges - JDPOWER
Hey, I bet you can get a great deal right now on an XF, let us all know how that works out for you.
Remember: "Past performance is no predictor of future potential".
Oh wait ...
08-02-2009, 11:51 PM
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Twice I rented (Hertz Prestige line) a base XJ8 a few years ago, once in when I was in L.A. in the summer and once in Boston in the winter.....and loved it. Solid, good handling, nice speed. I would be curious to test drive the new one. My understanding is that its the same designer of the XF who Jag got from Aston Martin. I am in the market for a new car and went to Collier Jag of Orlando last week and I was really disappointed to pull on the door handle of an 09 XJ and to see it was plastic that went into the door as the mechanism. Dont see that lasting long. Really was quite the turn off.
08-02-2009, 11:58 PM
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Twice I rented (Hertz Prestige line) a base XJ8 a few years ago, once in when I was in L.A. in the summer and once in Boston in the winter.....and loved it. Solid, good handling, nice speed. I would be curious to test drive the new one. My understanding is that its the same designer of the XF who Jag got from Aston Martin. I am in the market for a new car and went to Collier Jag of Orlando last week and I was really disappointed to pull on the door handle of an 09 XJ and to see it was plastic that went into the door as the mechanism. Dont see that lasting long. Really was quite the turn off.
Tata will have an uphill battle to overcome the past mistakes of Jag, but it can be done. Look what happened when MB dumped Chrysler to the side.
08-03-2009, 01:32 AM
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Being Tata has absolutely no experience in the luxury market it will be interesting how fast they loose the all the Ford part bins and who will supply. If the new strategy is in house in England what will happen to quality?
All I know is what I see and have read on the XF and now on this one, things are looking up for Jag. Maybe they can get closer to the hall mark leader brand... MB.
All I know is what I see and have read on the XF and now on this one, things are looking up for Jag. Maybe they can get closer to the hall mark leader brand... MB.
08-03-2009, 07:42 PM
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Alright I tried to hold my words, but I can't no longer.
1.) If you really owned an S600 you wouldn't be here trolling about how the S600 is better than everything else. These silly names your making up for all the members seriously shows your immaturity. S & CL drivers typically very mature people. So the chances of you owning a S600 is next to none.
2.) Back in page 2 you said you were supposedly getting your S65 in October, now one page later you are saying your getting the S65 in September.
3.) I find it amusing that most of the people you are insulting already have S & CL (If your smart enough you would know that the CL is the 2 door version of the S-Class) 600s.
4.) If you really had an S600, I don't think you would be responding to everybody's posts, you would be busy landlording your properties.
When I come to MBworld (rarely) I usually come straight to the W221 section because it's arguably the most mature section on this site (no offense), but people like you are just going to end up ruining the the maturity of this section. So can you at least have the audacity to stop acting like a d**k, at first was pretty funny now its just getting out of control.
P.S, I thought pedophiles drove black vans.
& It's summer, the youngsters are on vacation so it's trolling season.
1.) If you really owned an S600 you wouldn't be here trolling about how the S600 is better than everything else. These silly names your making up for all the members seriously shows your immaturity. S & CL drivers typically very mature people. So the chances of you owning a S600 is next to none.
2.) Back in page 2 you said you were supposedly getting your S65 in October, now one page later you are saying your getting the S65 in September.
3.) I find it amusing that most of the people you are insulting already have S & CL (If your smart enough you would know that the CL is the 2 door version of the S-Class) 600s.
4.) If you really had an S600, I don't think you would be responding to everybody's posts, you would be busy landlording your properties.
When I come to MBworld (rarely) I usually come straight to the W221 section because it's arguably the most mature section on this site (no offense), but people like you are just going to end up ruining the the maturity of this section. So can you at least have the audacity to stop acting like a d**k, at first was pretty funny now its just getting out of control.
P.S, I thought pedophiles drove black vans.
& It's summer, the youngsters are on vacation so it's trolling season.You probably best keeping words to yourself next time. If you really owned CL65 you would have - forgive my English - better logic?
1. Mature people don't say this "P.S, I thought pedophiles drove black vans.
& It's summer, the youngsters are on vacation so it's trolling season."2. If you were smart enough you would know September and October are seperated by 11:59PM on September 30th and 12:00AM October 1st. In fact, the two months are seperated by 1 second of time. Forgive me if I moved my purchase date to earlier time.
3. If you were smart enough you will see I am saying s600 and not simply s class or cl. 600, 63 and 65 being the point of the numbers.
4. I love to teach little girls about the world. There is something called Property Management Company. They collect my rents with the exception of 2 places for 4.5% of my rent roll. More time for me and S600s.
and I think you should come to this forum even more rarely.
08-03-2009, 07:45 PM
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08-03-2009, 08:13 PM
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Being Tata has absolutely no experience in the luxury market it will be interesting how fast they loose the all the Ford part bins and who will supply. If the new strategy is in house in England what will happen to quality?
All I know is what I see and have read on the XF and now on this one, things are looking up for Jag. Maybe they can get closer to the hall mark leader brand... MB.
All I know is what I see and have read on the XF and now on this one, things are looking up for Jag. Maybe they can get closer to the hall mark leader brand... MB.
It's already bad enough they keep copying each other. That is one thing MB is slowly becoming more and more guilty of. They copied the I-drive control knob (which I'm now somewhat used to) , the on- the- column gear shifter (which I hate), and the Bangle butt rear end of BMW (which looks fine to me). I've gotten used to it finally but now that BMW has put the gear selector back in the center console (which I love), it won't surprise me if MB follows suit (hopefully).
But of all things, stay true to your roots and upbringing MB!
08-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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Great post. However, I take this guys posts, divide them by 10, take the square root of that, then cut that in half....that's all he's worth. He doesn't own a Mercedes, much less a 600. I bet he is stuck driving a 1984 VW diesel Rabbit with a GLI sport package and hopes to be able to conjure up enough money to get a new set of chrome wheels for it. ....that's all. Jealousy is a strong emotion !!!
You're correct. Jealousy is a strong emotion. Can you tell me what its like when you get your lips off your partners trumpet?
08-03-2009, 08:24 PM
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You will get 3 pictures. Nobody here has what it takes to get on my back so don't worry about that.
08-03-2009, 08:44 PM
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(Thanks! Getting back on track about Jag's...)
That is a really gorgeous interior... For me, Jaguar is the only other manufacturer besides Mercedes (and perhaps Aston) that can really do "elegance" properly... the Wikipedia definition nails it perfectly for me...
"Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety. Some westerners associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style."
This car has it by the bucket load.. (As does our S600!)
Chris
That is a really gorgeous interior... For me, Jaguar is the only other manufacturer besides Mercedes (and perhaps Aston) that can really do "elegance" properly... the Wikipedia definition nails it perfectly for me...
"Elegance is the attribute of being unusually effective and simple. It is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in the areas of visual design and decoration. Elegant things exhibit refined grace and dignified propriety. Some westerners associate elegance with simplicity and consistency of design, focusing on the main or basic features of an object, its dignified gracefulness, or restrained beauty of style."
This car has it by the bucket load.. (As does our S600!)
Chris
Its nice to see there is another man amongst the ladies.
08-03-2009, 08:47 PM
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