Show Us Your Motors!

roccles · 16 Jan 2019 at 09:51

Tom|Nbk said:
Right it's me again with another car change

I got rapidly fed up with how uncomfortable the 330d felt and tbh the E92 quality is pretty naff. So I had a think and thought I need to go to one superb 'daily' rather than a few and a good one at that with similar quality to the Aston. E46 I've borrowed to a friend until he gets back on his feet and he may even end up keeping. E36 is still with me and plan on spending some time myself getting it perfect.

Out of interest and you may have answered this before but is there any reason that you do not just use your Aston as your daily?

crinkleshoes · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:12

grudas said:
yeah I know they're supposed to be pretty decent all around. Only thing that puts me off is the reviews etc saying that suspension is way to hard and crashes over every bump?

I want a v8 as a daily driver, don't want to spend much on one to be honest.

so been looking at lexus gs430, ls430, xk etc..

XK suspension hard?

It’s the most comfy GT car I’ve had.

Uncle_Gravy · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:36

That wood trim is ghastly.

Maccy · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:39

Uncle_Gravy said:
That wood trim is magnificent.

FTFY

200sols · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:41

Uncle_Gravy said:
That wood trim is ghastly.

Better than shiny plastic that is in so many cars today!

Uncle_Gravy · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:43

Maccy said:
FTFY

I would argue but I don't fancy a ban D:

Maccy · 16 Jan 2019 at 10:48

Uncle_Gravy said:
I would argue but I don't fancy a ban D:

I wouldn't ban you for disagreeing with me! We're not in the nazi era anymore mate!

Firestar_3x · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:03

Like the XK, dislike the wood, i prefer the alloy interior trim they did.

Tom|Nbk · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:08

roccles said:
Out of interest and you may have answered this before but is there any reason that you do not just use your Aston as your daily?

I prefer to keep it extra special. It makes the difference when you haven't drove it for a good while and you fire up those 12 cylinders again.

snips86x · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:10

Maccy said:
I wouldn't ban you for disagreeing with me! We're not in the nazi era anymore mate!

UK never was anyway

Tom|Nbk · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:15

My wood is growing on me. Erm

It adds as a reminder I'm driving a Jag. I could change it to the alloy or whatever but I think I'll keep as it does add something to the interior

Housey · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:21

There are 3 a's in Jaaag

Tom|Nbk · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:24

Housey said:
There are 3 a's in Jaaag

Yes sir

Gibbo · 16 Jan 2019 at 11:58

Tom|Nbk said:
Right it's me again with another car change

I got rapidly fed up with how uncomfortable the 330d felt and tbh the E92 quality is pretty naff. So I had a think and thought I need to go to one superb 'daily' rather than a few and a good one at that with similar quality to the Aston. E46 I've borrowed to a friend until he gets back on his feet and he may even end up keeping. E36 is still with me and plan on spending some time myself getting it perfect.

I present my new peasant mobile, Jag XK 4.2. Very similar to the Aston. I actually find the interior more enjoyable. Big lazy V8. Quick on the paddle shift (quickest I've had) comfy inside, enough toys etc etc. I'm hoping this one keeps me happy for a while and I can stop changing. Can't say I've not experienced a load of good metal though

The basics : the chassis is great it can be a great GT car for cruising to work and then you can still have the fun of giving it a good blast on the paddles. It would be nice to have a bit more V8 volume as a bit sedate but that's what you expect from this age Jag I suppose. Unless it's @Gibbo SVR. It has been returning 27MPG which is incredible for what it is.

Nice bargain tastic Jaaaaag that!

They cost peanuts to run and are relatively bomb proof, Jaguar servicing is so cheap it almost makes a specialist redundant but a Specialist is even cheaper.

Noise wise you can make them sound pretty insane, you could probably get away with just removing some silencers from the stock system for around £100-£200 and it would then sound pretty naughty.

I'd not bother tuning it much been the NA model there is not much to gain, it would cost probably as much as you paid, just delete some or all the silencers and enjoy some crazy V8 noise.

Great wafters and they handle quite nice too once you learn the car.

Raymond Lin · 16 Jan 2019 at 17:56

I love that Jaaaaaaaag, £7k for a V8....hmmmmmm interesting

Housey · 16 Jan 2019 at 18:33

Oh flipping heck, now you're all over A'ing it :mad:

Blackhawk47 · 16 Jan 2019 at 19:26

They are lovely cars, very comfy and make a good noise but I don’t know where you get one for £7k.

geekman · 16 Jan 2019 at 19:38

Last time I checked, assuming you were happy with the N/A 4.2 and didn't want the R, you could get a decent one for 9-10k. Their prices do seem to fluctuate a fair bit though.

Jonnycoupe · 16 Jan 2019 at 19:42

When you up your a game you have to stick to the Housey rules

Guess that’s xk is before the days of fuse 19!

[TW]Fox · 16 Jan 2019 at 20:12

Vita said:
Downside is it’s been on a long life service plan,

You mean the standard schedule, unlike VW, BMW do not have different schedules.