Jaaaaaag Owners

Lashout_UK · 22 Aug 2013 at 12:52

I think the Daimler name was only given to the most expensive models - stand to be corrected though

It is a lovely thing though, few rough bits but for the price and the age I can't complain. Does a genuine 141mph as well, which is pretty damn good.

Delectably wafty and very comfortable to ride in. Can't fault the way it drives at all. Well, apart from the inoperative ABS, haha...

Born_2_Kill_83 · 22 Aug 2013 at 14:38

Lashout_UK said:
I think the Daimler name was only given to the most expensive models - stand to be corrected though

It is a lovely thing though, few rough bits but for the price and the age I can't complain. Does a genuine 141mph as well, which is pretty damn good.

Delectably wafty and very comfortable to ride in. Can't fault the way it drives at all. Well, apart from the inoperative ABS, haha...

Yeah the Daimler name was given to the flagship models, in the UK at least. That (from the outside) does appear to be a Daimler, the alloys are the main give away and the grill, of course these can be added, the interior would be the best way of telling, fold down tables in the rear for example.

billyboyd · 22 Aug 2013 at 14:39

Fantastic thread with nothing short of awesome pics. I would say I'm jealous but ...ah what the hell I'm jealous.

Anyone here have an old E-Type ? I would say that is probably my most favourite car of all time, well that and a Detomaso Pantera. Actually if I won the lottery I would be looking for a decent restored one rather than taking a trip to a Ferrari showroom.

Lashout_UK · 22 Aug 2013 at 22:00

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Yeah the Daimler name was given to the flagship models, in the UK at least. That (from the outside) does appear to be a Daimler, the alloys are the main give away and the grill, of course these can be added, the interior would be the best way of telling, fold down tables in the rear for example.

Cool. Well, it's definitely a Jaguar - an XJ Sport, to be precise

It doesn't have the Sport wheels though, just the boggo XJ6 ones (I think).

Merlin5 · 22 Aug 2013 at 22:10

billyboyd said:
Fantastic thread with nothing short of awesome pics. I would say I'm jealous but ...ah what the hell I'm jealous.

Anyone here have an old E-Type ? I would say that is probably my most favourite car of all time, well that and a Detomaso Pantera. Actually if I won the lottery I would be looking for a decent restored one rather than taking a trip to a Ferrari showroom.

Yep, I do.

Ok, I lied.

I took these pictures of someone elses 3 months ago.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Aug 2013 at 09:16

dat zaust

peterwalkley · 23 Aug 2013 at 13:25

Mmmm ... E-Type car pr0n ....

Nice

Topitoff · 23 Aug 2013 at 20:23

Want

[ui]ICEMAN · 23 Aug 2013 at 20:32

Those were the wheels that came on my V8S and I absolutely detest them. Thankfully I was able to swap them + a little cash for the carbon blades instead.

Macro · 24 Aug 2013 at 17:13

Bugger, I want a XF 3.0 DS now, had been planning on a Disco HSE. One extreme to another...

Macro · 24 Aug 2013 at 17:14

peterwalkley said:
Mmmm ... E-Type car pr0n ....

Nice

I'm ashamed to say I seem to be the only person in the world that the E-Type does absolutely nothing for... I just don't get it.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 24 Aug 2013 at 20:58

The colour on the one above isn't the greatest....maybe I can tempt you to like a red one??

Failing that, naturally you can't help but like one of these...

Rybo89 · 24 Aug 2013 at 21:00

I just had a crisis.

SDK^ · 24 Aug 2013 at 21:26

Jonnycoupe said:
CAD Monkey in Vehicle Package & Concepts.

Do you know Neil Simmonds in HR based in Solihull ?

DaveyD · 24 Aug 2013 at 22:21

SDK^ said:
Do you know Neil Simmonds in HR based in Solihull ?

There are over 25,000 people working at JLR you know, including me, it's a big place so he might not know everybody

SDK^ · 24 Aug 2013 at 22:37

DaveyD said:
There are over 25,000 people working at JLR you know, including me, it's a big place so he might not know everybody

Ha - I know the feeling.
I work at National Grid with a similar number of employees and get asked if I know x so many times.

paddy · 24 Aug 2013 at 23:28

Macro said:
I'm ashamed to say I seem to be the only person in the world that the E-Type does absolutely nothing for... I just don't get it.

Your - almost - not alone. I think the e-type looks ok from certain angles but certainly not the best looking car ever.

To me the wheels are too far inset into the body and he roof line just looks too bulbous. Just doesn't look good to me.

The Eagle cars E type however... yes please. That looks stunning.

Jonnycoupe · 25 Aug 2013 at 00:30

SDK^ said:
Do you know Neil Simmonds in HR based in Solihull ?

I'm a contractor so have nothing to do with HR and have never actually been to JLR Solihull. So I don't know that guy.

Moeks · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:21

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Looks like a clean example of a 18 year old daimler, nice

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Yeah the Daimler name was given to the flagship models, in the UK at least. That (from the outside) does appear to be a Daimler, the alloys are the main give away and the grill, of course these can be added, the interior would be the best way of telling, fold down tables in the rear for example.

That is not a Daimler, Daimler's did have different grills, they had a very distinctive fluting along the top of the chrome grill with the Daimler stylised D rather than the Jaguar badge, also it would have full chrome around the windows and mirrors if it was a Daimler. The car pictured is a Jaguar.

Daimler's also had the fluted chrome strip on the back where the boot lock is and all the ones I have seen also had half timbered steering wheels where as the car pictured does not, although you can't see the back of the car pictured, if you could ...it would say Jaguar

Born_2_Kill_83 · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:41

Moeks said:
That is not a Daimler, Daimler's did have different grills, they had a very distinctive fluting along the top of the chrome grill with the Daimler stylised D rather than the Jaguar badge, also it would have full chrome around the windows and mirrors if it was a Daimler. The car pictured is a Jaguar.

Daimler's also had the fluted chrome strip on the back where the boot lock is and all the ones I have seen also had half timbered steering wheels where as the car pictured does not, although you can't see the back of the car pictured, if you could ...it would say Jaguar

I stand corrected sir, maybe next time I should take the time to look a bit better