That does it!
Somebody slurred Jaguars!
Here to tell you my Jaguar Sedan XJ8 and my Roadster (XKR), both late
model, are at least as reliable as a Benz. (Own them too.) In fact,
since Jaguar was bought by some Yankees (Ford) their customer
satisfaction has gone through the roof, and warranty claims fallen
drastically. The Sedan is supremely dignfied. The Roadster? Sexy,
well-made, non-fussy, occasionally causing a way-to-young girl to smile
and take a second look at the driver. The Roadster is F A S T when the
13 psi Belt Driven Supercharger starts to whine, in conjunction with the
second fuel pump and the second air intake opening up. And yet
surprisingly, supremely comfortable on my daily 60 mile commute.
Granted that Before Ford (November 1989) , while Still Using Lucas
(Defunct 1996) and Smiths and other sub-standard British electrical
components, the Jags were as bad as, as, as, MG's, Triumphs, Austins,
and the rest of the horrid English cars foisted upon the public.
And the dinner-table comment is the Ford man went to Lucas et. al. and
told them their Mean Time Between Failure would have to exceed that
experienced by Bosch for Mercedes or Jag would quit and go German.
"What? You'll abandon British Electrical Genuis?" "Yup." Lucas couldn't
meet specs -- and suddenly the Jags had a fighting chance. Lucas is,
after all, is the reason Brits drink their beer warm -- Lucas made
refrigerators. At least they are now gobbled up by Goodrich and TRW and
now defunct. But the Jag lives on.
And before I leave my soapbox, 'hand-crafted' (as in Rolls-Royce)
only means that the parts didn't fit properly until the mechanic took a
hammer, crowbar and coarse file (I could use the tool's name, but it is
naughty) to the d_mned assembly to force it together. Something I have
never had to due on properly made cars. So, that calls for the
Rolls-Royce ancient joke -- the triumph of files and crowbars over
engineering.
Harumph!
Galloway, opinionated old Pentaxian. Probably have to change my name now
-- offended everyone.
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