Morgan BellMy next car will be . . .
June 25th 2009 14:32
I was driving behind a nice looking Jaguar the other day. My housemates are car enthusiasts so i made sure to take note of the lettering on the model badge so i could ask how much that kind of Jaguar would cost.
It was a Jaguar XK.
It is a very good looking car.
I was just browsing for a picture and I came across a slightly fancier version called the Jaguar XKR-S. The black coupe is jaw-droppingly beautiful. I want it.
It was a limited edition in the UK, but i did the currency conversion and it would $163,175 in Australian dollars.
It would be like driving half the value of a house.
But i am willing to save up and buy one, beauty must be acquired at any cost.
Now if i put all my Orble adsense money in a jar (and we suspend inflation) at the rate of $5 per week i will have a Jaguar XKR-S in 628 years.
Actually if we factor in how motor vehicles depreciate im sure there will be a critical point somewhere in the next century that it could be mine.
Basically im looking for volunteers, who would like to buy this car for me?
To read a very funny review of this car and the history of Jaguar by Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson CLICKHERE
It was a Jaguar XK.
It is a very good looking car.
I was just browsing for a picture and I came across a slightly fancier version called the Jaguar XKR-S. The black coupe is jaw-droppingly beautiful. I want it.
It was a limited edition in the UK, but i did the currency conversion and it would $163,175 in Australian dollars.
It would be like driving half the value of a house.
But i am willing to save up and buy one, beauty must be acquired at any cost.
Now if i put all my Orble adsense money in a jar (and we suspend inflation) at the rate of $5 per week i will have a Jaguar XKR-S in 628 years.
Actually if we factor in how motor vehicles depreciate im sure there will be a critical point somewhere in the next century that it could be mine.
Basically im looking for volunteers, who would like to buy this car for me?
To read a very funny review of this car and the history of Jaguar by Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson CLICKHERE
... the only people who have bought a Jaguar since about 1970 did so because they were buying something British. That’s not a good enough reason. That would be like someone from Ankara buying a car “because it’s Turkish”.
Given the choice of two similar products, I’ll always buy the one with a Union Jack on the label. But who says: “No. I will not buy a Riva Aquarama speedboat. I shall buy this lump of dog dirt instead. Because it was made in Pontefract”?
Of course we know exactly who says that sort of thing. Golfers. The ruddy-faced little Englanders who refer to everyone by their initials and become aroused whenever anyone mentions Enoch Powell.
Given the choice of two similar products, I’ll always buy the one with a Union Jack on the label. But who says: “No. I will not buy a Riva Aquarama speedboat. I shall buy this lump of dog dirt instead. Because it was made in Pontefract”?
Of course we know exactly who says that sort of thing. Golfers. The ruddy-faced little Englanders who refer to everyone by their initials and become aroused whenever anyone mentions Enoch Powell.
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maybe i could get one of those little hats with a pom-pom and some checkered pants to match my new Jag?
i hope they dont cost more than $5 or i could be set back by weeks!
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Charles may give me a very stern talking to, but i am confident my bed-mate will defend me
when it comes to drag however, i am quite an authority
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dont ask me anything about the engine or the specs or which models are from which years . . . but i do like the look of some cars
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oh no!
although when i lived in the city of sydney i found i barely used my car, i only drove it if i wanted to go to newcastle, the rest of what i wanted to do could all be done by bus or train or taxi or foot
are you going to get a new one?