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Re: MG Owner Needs Jaguar Advice

To: <MGMagnette@aol.com>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: MG Owner Needs Jaguar Advice
From: "Michael Lupynec" <mlupynec@globalserve.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 11:20:52 -0500
Notice you didn't disagree that the US actually considered banning
the importation of Jags.

Mike  L.
60A,67etype,59Bug

----- Original Message -----
From: <MGMagnette@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: November 30, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: MG Owner Needs Jaguar Advice


> I repectfully disagree with the following:
> "
> Steering wheels coming off, half the lights not working, -
that's the way they came off the assembly line. Eighties Jags had
the worst union environment and bad quality reputation."
>
> And this... well this is just a load of crap:
>
> "The good news is that any example with 94K and running must be
one of the exceptions to the rule."
>
>
> John Egan performed miracles starting in 1981, and by 1986
Jaguar sold a pretty respectable automobile.  By 1989 you had a
very solid car.  These cars were ALWAYS engineered well, and
comparing any other British built cars to them really demonstrates
this.  When you look at a 73 MGB and a 73 XJ-6 you realize just
how flimsy the MGB is... not that I don't love my MGB!
>
> My 1986 XJ-S had 40,000 miles on it when I bought it for $5000.
It now has 107,000 miles and an XJS is goof for 250,000 miles.
Owners of these cars know that the XJ-series of cars are
potentially cars-for-life.
>
> I am the proud owner of an XJ-S... very simliar to the XJ6.
Brakes?  Try $25 each for rotors and dropping the rear axle isn't
that much trouble... its only four bolts.  Its a unit designed so
it could be assembled off the car.  Sure if you pay someone else
it will expensive, but lets be serious...  a brake job is NOT
$1500!
>
> A replacement power antennea is NOT $250.  I bought mine for
twelve dollars at Parts America.  Its not Jag specific, but
neither was the factory part.
>
> Shocks are not $1500.  The car takes two shocks and four struts.
If you get a full set of Bilstiens, the most expensive shocks
sold, its $600 out of Hemmings.  If you get Monroes like everyone
else you're out about $350 for a full set of six.
>
> If you want this car, and they are lookers, buy it.  $1300 isn't
even enough money to be worried about.  Something serious blows
up?  You are hardly buying a Lotus, just scrap it.
>
>    -John

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