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Maybe just me but I cannot think of a much more unsuitable car than the XJS, its expensive to operate weighs way more than my Chevys, prone to be problematic (even the factory had problems getting big Jags reliable for competition) and as for just slipping in a manual gearbox in leiu of the auto well all I can say is you must be a very competent machanic as I would look on that as a heck of a lot of work and expense which you said you wanted to avoid I believe.
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Each to their own ;-)
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Although some cars are more user friendly and some have more room inside, I always remember Fred Moss used to actually drive a De Tomaso Pantera to the circuits with race wheels and slick tyres inside ! So where there's a will there's a way
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Ha ha I remember Fred, met him at my mates tyre shop in Camden Town, mad bugger he was!
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Don't laugh too much, some of them go pretty well, and mine ain't exactly slow as some have already found out on the roads round my neck of the woods !!
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Balls of steel (knob of butter) They're Asking For Larkins. ( Proper beer) not you're Eurofizz crap. Hace más calor en España. Me han conocido a hablar un montón cojones! Send any cheques and cash to PO box 1 Lagos Nigeria Africa ! |
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Brilliant! That raised a laugh on a gloomy Monday morning!
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Alfa 75,either 2 Litre or V6,or an Alfetta GTV 6.
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MX5 would be a good choice, I have used one for the last 3 year,very reliable, cheap to buy / run & easy on brakes / tyres
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Well, so far I've looked at about a dozen different cars and as mentioned earlier all I've ended up buying is an MX5 for my daughter - what a great little car, I'm jealous! I'm not allowed to drive it but at least she allows me to fill the tank so that's something.
I was at Brands yesterday where, amongst all the heavy metal, someone was having just as much fun in his MX5 probably at a quarter of the cost so I might have to work out some sort of hire deal. |
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