you know the old saying, "If they get rained on, they need a tune-up". :-)
Ed 300E On 06/02/2008, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Back in my early days as a professional "wrench" I had > an employer who had seven Jags. A couple of Mark IVs, > a couple of XJ6s, an XJ12, an XKE and the real beauty, > an XK140. > > I spent more time wrenching on Jags than I did on > generators, but the positive side of that was being > able to "borrow" any of them that were not being > driven for personal use. > > The XKE was a 6 cylinder (3.8 or 4.2 liter, I can't > recall which one) but the real beauty was the 78 XJ12 > - the first model year, I believe, and the only year > they were normally aspirated. That car would get > about 8 mpg when the six sidedraft Solexs had been > adjusted and balanced, but after about 500-700 miles > they would start to get out of balance and the gas > mileage would plummet accordingly. > > The really sad thing about that car was that the mill > was coupled to something akin to a Ford FMX 3 speed > slushbox. By the time the wheels started to turn the > tranny was out of first gear. > > That being said, I can remember vividly the first time > I drove that car. I thought I was doing about 30 mph > and I looked down at the speedo only to realize that I > was approaching 60! A very, very smooth and quiet > ride, when it worked. > > Ahhh, memories. > > Dan > > > --- LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > R&T did a article a few years back about owning > > a V12 without paying a > > house sized payment - I think they had 4 suggustions > > - BMW, 600SEL, Jag and > > one other I cannot recall. I believe they were all > > about 5 years old and > > selling for about 10-15% of their original price! > > As far as the guy on > > craigslist with the 750il - down to $1200 and likely > > to go down farther - > > IMHO > > > > A friend of mine had a '72 XKE V-12 when we knew > > each other back in the > > early 70s and I rode to work with him - he knew how > > much I loved his car and > > he let me drive it often - I will never, ever forget > > getting into it in the > > small brick garage where it stayed while we were at > > work - starting it with > > those 4 exhaust pipes only inches from the wall was > > a sound *everyone* > > should experience from time to time. Naturally, > > whenever it was on the > > north side of 3500 rpm it was a religious > > experience. ;-) Speaking of Jag > > V12s - had a guy offer me a 92 V12 XKS for $1500 I > > believe. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
