Terry, if you want to really get on the bad side of your boss, just remind
him most of the replacement parts are available at your local "Ford" dealer
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: Jags (was Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC))
>
> My company's VP, last week got the new 2000 Jaguar XKR (supercharged V8).
> (In a deep green w/off-white leather interior).
> 370 bhp, 18" wheels, all speed traction control, rain sensing windshield
> wipers (?).
> Not bad. ($80,000 price tag)
>
> Rumor has it, he got tired of me parking my spitfire next to his
anniversary
> issue Miata (which I did with every opportunity I had. I'd even go outside
> in the middle of the day to move my car next to his, if the space became
> available.)
>
> The miata was used as a trade in.
>
> Terry L. Thompson
> '76 spit 1500
> Maryland (for now)
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dean Dashwood [mailto:ddashwoo@ect.enron.com]
> >Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 2:19 AM
> >To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Jags (was Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC))
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >The new Jag - are we talking about the S-Type? What a horrible car!
It's a
> >Ford, with leather interior. (Actually, the interior looks really nice -
> >but
> >the shape of the car - yuck! It's just not a Jag!)
> >
> >The XK8 and XKR, though - now they're very nice cars. In fact, if I
could
> >afford one, I might even trade my Spit for it. Actually, I wouldn't -
I'd
> >keep
> >the Spit as well as the Jag. The Spit because it is by far the nicest
> >looking
> >car I've ever seen, but the 4-litre (I think) super-charged engine of the
> >XKR
> >would be nice to have too if it was affordable.
> >
> >And of course we can't talk about Jags without the obligatory mention of
the
> >E-Type. If only they hadn't created the S-Type, they would be one of the
> >all-time best marques, IMHO. Let's hope that they (or Ford) realise the
> >error
> >of their ways and in future keep the Jaguar marque as special as it
always
> >has
> >been.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 17:01:22 -0600
> >From: "Bradley D. Richardson" <brichard@us.oracle.com>
> >Subject: Re: End of an Era 1928-2001 (non LBC)
> >
> >Fred,
> >
> >Not fair to reference the new jag, and then not attach a picture or a
> >URL for us that don't know what it looks like.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >========
> >
> >Fred Thomas wrote:
> >>
> >> Reid, have you taken a look at the new Jag. ?? "FT"
> >
> >
> >
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