Old Jags are great fun, even if they do need a tune up every time they get rained on.
Ed 300E On 02/04/2008, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Back in my early days, just out of trade school, I > worked for a guy who owned eight Jags of various > models and years. One of them was a 1976 (8?) XJ12. > It was a the early one, as it had carbs rather than > fuel injection. > > I seem to recall him telling me it was a $60k car new, > and I think he paid about $10k for it in 1980. > > While it was a PITA to maintain, it sure was a sweet > car to drive when it ran. Probably the worst part was > keeping the carbs synched and the electricals working. > > I remember having to R&R the water pump on it. IIRC, > flat rate was something like 16 hours. You > practically had to disassemble the whole front of the > car to get to the darned thing.... > > Dan > > > > --- Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > E M wrote: > > > > > > > When ppl in North America bought Porsche 928s, > > they had the option of auto > > > of stick. Something like 90% opted for auto > > (which were Benz based). > > > > > I can remember Road & Track doing a used car classic > > or sort of exotic > > cars that had depreciated quite a bit. They had a > > 928, a 380SL, and a V12 > > Jag. I remember one thing they said about the 928 > > was "clutch life about > > 10k miles, buy an automatic instead". > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. > http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.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 > _______________________________________ 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
