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  1. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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  2. bludevil12

    bludevil12 Formula 3 Lifetime Rossa

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    Carbon...whats with all the random car pictures?? Harleys, old British cars, jags? Great pics nonetheless!
     
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  3. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Thanks, David... i really love my camera; so i try to use it whenever a chance arises... i also haven't driven my car in a while as i'm waiting to get it fixed, so i'm lusting for just about anything with wheels... :)
     
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  4. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ Consultant Owner

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    Must have missed it, what kind of camera? Nice shots, esp the leaper.
     
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  5. dastig

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    eh.

    I've never really been a fan of jags, except for the old e-types.
     
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  6. JaguarXJ6

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    I concur!! Large res would be nice.... :D
     
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    judge4re F1 World Champ

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    Ah, the de-lux Ford Contour...
     
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    I've always liked the X-Type. Nice pics Carbon.
     
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    Carbon,

    Great pics! Hope you're back out on the roads soon.
     
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  10. 134282

    134282 Four Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Thanks, guys... i'm not much for Jaguars, either, but it was there - i'll take pictures of just about anything...


    Sunny, et al, just post your email address and which pictures you want hi-res copies of...


    Uro, it's a FujiFilm FinePix 4900Z with 6x Zoom...
     
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  11. Husker

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    Ford Contour? I'm not Jag expert. Can you expand on that a bit?
     
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    judge4re F1 World Champ

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    Platform engineering.
     
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  13. sjb509

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    Whether it is a product of brand/platform engineering or not, it is still a nice car. On the upside you could probably get it serviced at any Ford dealer in a pinch, and there are certainly more development hours spent on the platform than if it was a stand-alone chassis like Ferrari.
     
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    Nice pictures of an average car.
     
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  15. Miura Jota

    Miura Jota F1 Rookie

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    somebody told me that Aston Martin Vanquish engine was nothing but the union of a couple of Mondeo engines; V6 times 2 = V 12 is that true?
     
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    Not quite.
     
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    The Vanquish engine had a little bit more development to it than that, hehe.

    I'll PM you my addy, Carb! Send those leaper shots please!

    The Contour chassis was used as the baseline for the X-Type. Also, the X-Type borrows heavily from the parts bins from Ford for switches and electronics. The V6 was also taken from Ford and modified by Jaguar similiar to how the 3.2L was taken from Jaguar by Aston and modified for the DB7.

    The X-Type can be a fun car with the 3.0L Sport w/h AWD but the J-Gate is very notchy with a short throw and takes a bit getting used to in order to get the most from the AWD (corner carving).

    The build quality on it is average and the primary reason why Jaguar tanked in the reliability ratings aside from some S-Type transmission issues that cropped up on the earlier models. Some S-Types and X-Types have lots of "unresolved" issues that are dubbed "characteristics" meaning they won't be fixed by the factory which makes it a complete waste of cash buying new.

    Which would you rather have for $35k, a new X-Type with 6 years warranty given the above statements or a Select Edition XJR/S-Type R with 2.5-3 years of warranty? I know which one I would take. People who jump over to Jags from 3-series, A4's, S60's, C/E class MBs, get a taste of the "bad Jaguars" with the X-Type and why they are cancelling the model in 2006/7 (thankfully).

    Sunny
     
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  18. Dino Martini

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    I like the X-type, just not in white exactly. Great pictures none the less.
     
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    Is it just me, or is Jaguar losing its distinguished, rarefied, sleek image?
    Their new cars make a stodgy, stubby first impression (not talking about the convertible, but the sedan)...not very evocative of the cat they are named after.

    NNO, nice shots, except the last one looks like a squirrel, not a graceful big cat. :)
     
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