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Re: Jag R8 Fighter [m4d_cow] by lexusguy
Jan 16, 2009 (12:04 pm)
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Jan 16, 2009 5:53 am)

I saw it once in LA and I wasn't impressed at all by the el cheapo cabin.
 
Most of the surfaces were covered in leather, it was the IP and center stack that ruined it. The actual switchgear wasn't really any worse than the crap in the Aston Martin DB7, but somehow the Aston was able to get away with it. The DB7 was just an XJ-S in a fancy dress, and the Vanquish was almost entirely parts binned, and look where Aston is now. I would give Jag another chance to get it right.
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Re: Jaguar [dewey] by lexusguy
Jan 16, 2009 (12:13 pm)
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Replying to: dewey (Jan 16, 2009 8:20 am)

Such a retro car would have been perfect. If a retro British economy car like a MINI can be a success then definitely a retro British car like the Jag E-type would be even a bigger success. Many people have fond memories of the Jag E-type. Even someone like me who cannot even remember seeing one during my childhood loves the idea of a E-type.
 
That reminds me of the Austin Healey "Mk IV" concept from a few years ago. I think that car could've been a big hit - provided it was given a proper interior and a real engine. The lesson from Ford's very short lived new Thunderbird (as well as the Prowler and the SSR) is that you cannot fool all of the people all the time.
 
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Re: I'm guessing [rockshocka1] by anthonyp
Jan 16, 2009 (6:47 pm)
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Replying to: rockshocka1 (Jan 14, 2009 6:50 pm)

Hi Mr Rock
 
I would have thought your new car would have been here by now?? any problems? It won`t matter if traffic is heavy, as your car will have that wonderful feel--as all good new cars have just be careful not to be distracted and get in a fender bender...Tony
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Re: I'm guessing [anthonyp] by rockshocka1
Jan 16, 2009 (7:42 pm)
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Replying to: anthonyp (Jan 16, 2009 6:47 pm)

Tony,
 
good to hear from you (& forget this Mr. Rock stuff, Phil will do fine, ha!)
 
I expected the car by now, but latest word is perhaps Monday. It arrived in GA port, but are now at mercy of the car carrier, or so I'm told. Long story short, it had to wait to leave Europe on a full ship & perhaps the same to fill a car carrier. Victim of the economic climate I suppose.
 
I still have my friend West of the Ash doing drive bys looking out for the car should it arrive early. Monday would work well for me as it's a holiday.
 
Don't curse me with the fender bender talk, ha! I'm going to nurse her the 1st K for break-in. I'm usually on the road pre & post rush hours & plan to take Francis Marion roads on the way home.
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by dewey
Jan 16, 2009 (8:33 pm)
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Nissan has big plans for its award-winning GT-R supercar. In 2011, we can expect to see not one but two offshoots of the GT-R, namely a four-door Infiniti as well as a Porsche Cayenne-rivaling GT-R SUV, both dropped onto modified versions of the GT-R platform.
 
 Lookout BMW here comes a Inifiniti GT-R super sedan?
 
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=139967
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New MB E-Class due in July by garyh1
Jan 16, 2009 (11:41 pm)
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Pics look pretty nice to me - so glad to see the oversized wheel flares from the S are gone! This will likely be my wife's next car at some point. Interesting that there is no mention of engine specs.
 
2010 E-Class
 
Opinions?
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by m4d_cow
Jan 17, 2009 (12:05 am)
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I would give Jag another chance to get it right.
 
Well, having seen the XF in person, yes I'd give Jag another chance. I remember the F-type concept from early 2000. Simple yet muscular, I liked it and I hope the upcoming product will have the same look.
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Re: Luxury Lounge digression [jlbl] by theanimal
Jan 17, 2009 (7:15 am)
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Replying to: jlbl (Jan 13, 2009 12:59 pm)

Google Earth has just started a pioneering proceeding that allows seeing masterpieces hanged on museums around the world in very very very high resolution. Impressive. It has started with 14 paintings exhibited in El Prado Museum of Madrid. To watch them, the following procedure must be followed:
  
Enter Google Earth
Activate 3D in Preferences
Fly to El Prado Museum
Place the cursor on the Museum outline until illuminating it
Click on the outline
Click on one of the appearing paintings
Click then on "Explore this image in super high resolution" legend below the painting
And enjoy
   
  
Luxurious. I have been hours exploring the paintings at a detail one never could have dreamed of.
  
Regards,
Jose

 
Jose, thank you for posting this. I am amazed at the resolution. I can see me spending a lot of my time this weekend looking at these masterpieces.
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Re: New MB E-Class due in July [garyh1] by tagman
Jan 17, 2009 (10:35 am)
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Replying to: garyh1 (Jan 16, 2009 11:41 pm)

Opinions?
 
Gary, I've got to be honest about this.
 
The 2010 E-class isn't working for me. Sure, it will please many Mercedes fans, and your wife will hopefully love it... but when I take a close look...
 
It looks more like a nasty cocktail made up of too many mixed-up ingredients instead of one really great design statement.
 
The interior has a trim surrounding the center dash vents that obviously resembles the front grill. Someone thought that was a good idea, but its weird, and it unfortunately made its way into production.
 
Sitting above the front-grill-trimmed vents is the navigation screen which is clearly lost in space. It sits there in a void, which has an unusual shape.
 
The exterior front foglight LEDs are pitiful looking.
 
I usually like Mercedes, and I apopogize to those of you that like this new E-Class... but my gut reaction tells me that an Audi, or even a Jag, would be a better choice.
 
TM

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