True Carsten,
We used to service a manual W124 300TE petrol blue estate up to 500,000 miles and it was still on its original clutch.
Then, owner then had it restored and I think still owns it.
They are all long in the tooth now though, nothing lasts forever.
Jaguar are losing the plot!
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Its true, but Enzo never said it
Too many E types
XK120 SUs
Too many E types
XK120 SUs
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Yes - I once saw a documentary about merc in the post war years, and their Chief Developer said they had „on the road failures“ reported back to the factory, and went after each issue - every time a car failed to limp home he said they felt that as their personal failure.
Those days are gone…
Carsten, who co-owned an 123 estate, 300 turbo diesel, up to 880.000 km…. The drivers seat was done, okay, but the rest…not. The engine was a 3 liter at what, 125 horses ? Thats 42 horses / liter… the non turbo had 88 horses which of course must last forever.
Those days are gone…
Carsten, who co-owned an 123 estate, 300 turbo diesel, up to 880.000 km…. The drivers seat was done, okay, but the rest…not. The engine was a 3 liter at what, 125 horses ? Thats 42 horses / liter… the non turbo had 88 horses which of course must last forever.
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#23 Re: Jaguar are losing the plot!
But we are losing the plot either :-)Durango2k wrote: ↑Sat May 08, 2021 5:19 amYes - I once saw a documentary about merc in the post war years, and their Chief Developer said they had „on the road failures“ reported back to the factory, and went after each issue - every time a car failed to limp home he said they felt that as their personal failure.
Those days are gone…
Carsten, who co-owned an 123 estate, 300 turbo diesel, up to 880.000 km…. The drivers seat was done, okay, but the rest…not. The engine was a 3 liter at what, 125 horses ? Thats 42 horses / liter… the non turbo had 88 horses which of course must last forever.
Jag E '66 S1 2+2, 74’Citroen DS 23 Pallas iE, 73’ Citroen SM 3.0, 75’ Concept Centaur MK1, 54’ Citroen 11 BL, 71‘ Velosolex, 88‘ Unimog U1650
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