LIVING THE DREAM

[Jimmy]

Hi there I like to introduce myself on a fab owners club, iv just bought my dram car ( on a budget that is ) an s type V8,

Although I don't know which moves faster, the rev counter or the fuel gauge lol.

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the club, Jimmy.

The s type is a great car, and fits exactly to the description Bill Lyons said  "Grace, Pace and Space" when he launched the original s type, which was really a posher version of the Mark 2 Jaguar.

I note your comment that you would have voted for the s type in its original version had it been on the list.

 I voted for the D Type, which was the car that dominated Le Mans and other similar races, with one of the main reason that the D Type was really the prototype of the E type, and as a young man in his twenties seeing the newsreels of a British car dominating Ferraris, Mercedes, and Alfa Romeos on the racing circuits is a memory that stays with you.  I must be one of the few Jaguar aficionados who went to the cinema in the early fifties!

My s type is the humble 2.7 diesel, still very quick, but with a fuel gauge that hardly moves and gives you over 500 miles on a tankful.

Regards,

Peter. 

[Jimmy]

On 15/11/2017 at 5:30 AM, R2e said:

Welcome! The S Type  V8 is a wonderful car, but then I'm biased, I have one too! Funny how fuel consumption is all relative though, I'm enjoying the economy of the V8 after owning a Merc ML350 for the past four years which was about 4-5 mpg worse

I'll remember not to buy a merc any time soon lol, my right foot has calmed down abit now, I do like to hear that lovely V8 though.

[Jimmy]

On 15/11/2017 at 5:45 AM, Old Peter said:

Welcome to the club, Jimmy.

The s type is a great car, and fits exactly to the description Bill Lyons said  "Grace, Pace and Space" when he launched the original s type, which was really a posher version of the Mark 2 Jaguar.

I note your comment that you would have voted for the s type in its original version had it been on the list.

 I voted for the D Type, which was the car that dominated Le Mans and other similar races, with one of the main reason that the D Type was really the prototype of the E type, and as a young man in his twenties seeing the newsreels of a British car dominating Ferraris, Mercedes, and Alfa Romeos on the racing circuits is a memory that stays with you.  I must be one of the few Jaguar aficionados who went to the cinema in the early fifties!

My s type is the humble 2.7 diesel, still very quick, but with a fuel gauge that hardly moves and gives you over 500 miles on a tankful.

Regards,

Peter. 

Hi Peter yes I agree the D type was my second choice a lovely looking car. I was thinking about the diesel, but the V8 won me over, for now.