View Full Version : jag or aston
matthew_uk
09-26-2005, 09:47 AM
vote, new jag xk or new aston martin v8 vantage?
PracticedHatred
09-26-2005, 10:28 AM
Astons, Jags are just glorified fords nowadays and I trust nothing they say about them.
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matthew_uk
09-26-2005, 11:55 AM
ever been in a jag or aston? I have and i can tell you they are a long way off glorified fords. Just because Ford own them doesn't men they are Fords. the only Ford based jag is the x-type
The new XK is a world away from a Ford, and I have clarified this with the designer Ian Callum. He says it was designed outright as a jag
JVpiston
09-26-2005, 01:49 PM
Astons, Jags are just glorified fords nowadays and I trust nothing they say about them.
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Guess who owns Aston Martin as well...yeah...Ford. In fact the XK-R and the V8 Vantage share a lot of the same bits.
PracticedHatred
09-26-2005, 05:44 PM
yeah, but the new Jags on the roads that have been redesigned so that anyone can afford them just offend me.
When they do that to an Aston then god himself will weep.
Derexan
09-26-2005, 05:56 PM
This is like asking: What's better: a yugo or a Mercades?
Aston martin is on a whole different level then jaguar.
JVpiston
09-26-2005, 07:10 PM
yeah, but the new Jags on the roads that have been redesigned so that anyone can afford them just offend me.
When they do that to an Aston then god himself will weep.
Strange because thats exactaly what the V8 Vantage is. It's FAR less expensive than the DB9 and Vanquish. It's the "budget Aston". Hell it's even down right accessable (if you can access $100K)
There is a reason why Jags have gotten less expensive. Because Jaguar is a "premium brand" and not an exclusive brand, if they can't sell a lot of cars, they go belly-up. Besides it's not as thought build quality suffers and even the V6 and Diesel models are top-notch. I wouldn't feel bad at all owning a base model XJ or S-Type, it's still a Jaguar.
I like Aston Martin, but they still come second to Jaguar in my eyes. Jaguars are beautiful, fast, well-built and very practical. Super cars are nice, but I'd rather own something I could live with every day. Gimme some luxury with my speed.
PracticedHatred
09-27-2005, 03:30 AM
to be fair man, most people still can't afford a $100k car.
and how can you say that all those new jags are beautiful? They're just mondeos with extra headlamps :(
matthew_uk
09-27-2005, 07:55 AM
JVpiston is right. practicedhatred is wrong. the end.
And, does the x-type look anything like the mondeo? NO!
it only shares the powertrain and some internal components, KNOW YOUR FACTS!
As I said before. JVPiston is right, you are wrong Practicedhatred!
JVpiston
09-27-2005, 09:09 PM
^^^ BEST POST EVER