Help me find a "new" mid-life crisis car.

[antirabbit]

perfect choice

 

[Reevolving]

Good choice over cliche red.
This ran you about $10k?
Are these considered reliable?

 

[blahman]

The true midlife crisis cars of course are one of Audi TT or Porsche Boxter.

Nothing screams middle aged middle manager who just couldn't quite get there in life more than a greying man in a low end sports model of a prestige brand. It's like 'Oh yeah that's right I'm in a damn porsche but I can only afford a damn Boxter... But it's still a Porsche! And it's a sports model so I'm so ******* hip with the young guys. Oh yeah!... fml.

'

That or just get a Harley.


Edit: ok im completely off topic here

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by antirabbit

perfect choice
+1. It's a nice looking car. Enjoy!

 

[Piobaire]

Very nice, Mark! I'm sure that will greatly aid in bedding all the MILFs in Dallas.

 

[Andrewc2232]

Out of curiosity, have you looked into the chain tensioner/cylinder lining issues the earlier models were known for?

I'd also be interested to know what kind of mileage you're getting so far.

 

[Gus]

Originally Posted by blahman

And it's a sports model so I'm so ******* hip with the young guys.

Have you ever even driven one? Especially at high speeds around hair pin turns.

 

[Gus]

Nice looking. I bet you will have fun!

 

[Rambo]

Swanky. What's the reliability like on those older model Jag's?

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by Andrewc2232

Out of curiosity, have you looked into the chain tensioner/cylinder lining issues the earlier models were known for?

I'd also be interested to know what kind of mileage you're getting so far.

Had this one inspected by the dealership. No issues with that according to them.

Mileage is awful on these. Rated 17/24. Haven't checked it yet (only had it since Friday), but I doubt I'm getting that.

Originally Posted by Rambo

Swanky. What's the reliability like on those older model Jag's?

This one was designed and built, post Ford acquisition. Ford put a lot of time and attention into improving reliability in Jag and, from all appearances, did a creditable job with it. From everything I've read on these, reliability is fairly good on them. Just very expensive to repair if something does go wrong. A good aftermarket mechanic is a must.

I drove an old Jag several years ago (a pre-Ford model) and got used to the service issues. This one is leaps and bounds more fun to drive than that one was and has a lot more muscle to it as well.

 

[WorkingOnIt]

Congrats on the new car! It looks great and I definitely think red would have been a bit over the top.

Originally Posted by blahman

low end sports model of a prestige brand. It's like 'Oh yeah that's right I'm in a damn porsche but I can only afford a damn Boxter... But it's still a Porsche! And it's a sports model so I'm so ******* hip with the young guys. Oh yeah!... fml.

'

While the low-end/high-end divide may be very true for some other brands, the Boxster/Caymen vs 911 issue isn't quite so simple. Have you test driven a recent Boxster?

 

[A Canuker]

Nice choice.

 

[epb]

Originally Posted by antirabbit

perfect choice

Very nice, a friend had one of these and loved it. Funny aside, his showed up for sale on eBay and the ad was someone using pictures of his car ("What? Mine looks like that!" is the apology he got from the seller). I've toyed with getting a black coupe a few times...

 

[milosz]

I can't help but think of XKs as old lady cars - when they were new, the only people I saw driving them were 65+ white-haired biddies. One, specifically, named Mildred.

 

[impolyt_one]

I think those XK's are beautiful, nice choice. Really curious about how you get on with it over the long term, I've seen some for sale that are non-running, and you see plenty at good prices, but they seem like tons of car and are easily one of the sexiest non-exotic cars from the '90's.