1995 E34 vs. 2006 Jaguar X-TYPE

[saj3n]

Another one of these stories....

A friend of mine had his lady in the car and we both rolled up to a spot light. He decided he wanted to test his 2006 Jag against a 11 year older BMW 530i Auto...

So we take off, (me in sport mode S4) and by the time I hit 40mph, he's a car length ahead of me!

But wait.... :-D

I look at his car and it seems like he's braking.... but he's not. At 80mph I'm 3 car lengths ahead. These cars give people that false sense of hope when taking off from the line. Yes, we're heavy and slow to start, but once we do, its all over.

Makes me feel good about this car. And I'm keeping it! No matter how much more money I need to put into it to get it together.

His car:




P.S. it was 4am on the nicest, straightest 6 lane street in Philadelphia. (Had to keep it as safe as possible)

[GoldenOne]

that jag looks heavy itself but congrats on the win!

[Evan]

that chrome jaguar front plate is weighing the jag down... not fair

[RobPatt]

..I see them on the used car lots going for less $$ than I'd expected... though same can be said for our cars...

..about 2 years ago I was installing new motor/tranny mounts and some crusty old guy come up to me grumbling about "son you wasing you money put'n 'em motor mounts on a brand new car...." I just said "sir, she's 11 years old w/over 100K on the clock..." he went "no ****..."

Well anyway what I wanted to ask is whether that Jag was to 2.5L version...?

Congrats!

P.S. - what kills me, newly relocated to the south... is everyone w/these "Big Bad Dodges" (Bill R?) w/the 5.7 liter engines... but then I remember, I'm in a BMW, it's clean, it's PAID, she cruises smooth and w/class, style, and grace....

Got in a buddy's '03 Impala SS today at lunch... he loves it but I simply wasn't impressed w/all the plastic, fit, finish, etc... I like my E34 (and she's got the baby 6..)

[saj3n]

I have to find out what version it is. I agree with you, I have some similar stories about people being so surprised when I tell them what year the car is. They expect it to be at least a '00.

I like the Dodges, wanted a magnum for a while due to exterior look and hemi.... then I sat inside. Same feeling. Its UGLY! inside. Tooo much plastic, just looks, for lack of a better word, WACK! I love the engines and the potential it has... but they need to redo the interior.

[Qube]

I just don't know why ALL ... yes ALL American cars have so sterile, plasticky and disgusting interiors. Sure, they can mask it with some chrome and fake wood, but it just doesn't have any really substance or class.

[Alexlind123]

That Jag look really nice, it needs to be green though. Congrats on the "kill."

[brosher]

Well the X type is nothing to get too worked up about. It's basically a hopped up Mazda6. I test drove a bright red 3.0 stick and really liked it though. The sport seats were great and it had AWD. Like our BMW's they look a lot more expensive than they are.

[saj3n]

Yea, this one is priced at around $32,000 base.... still 4 times the cost of mine. and 11 years newer. Its a good feeling to beat a NEW car with a stock "classic" as some may call it.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

no longer the British machine of days gone by.