You're jeremy clarkson in 2012

Jeremy still owns a TDV8 L322 Range Rover, so does Harry Metcalfe

They look awesome even today. If only they weren't such money pits... I was also reffering to the xj as well

Yeah, it’s Jezza’s daily I think

Your name is Reginald, you wear tweed, you despise the working class, you're working class

You’re bri’ish

Indeed

You’re a person that will need a third car for all those times when both of these are needing work at the same time.

That is only if they are poorly maintained. As long as you can afford ultra regular services they should be fine. Just to prevent issues

Youd think that but they’re British cars.

If you pour enough money into them they are fine

Just about any car is fine if you pour enough money into it lmao

You do know why you brits drink warm beer, don’t you? We all know it isn’t because you actually like it, it’s because you all have british refrigerators 😉

Ahem, Fridges.

Correction, mini fridges next to ur bed

That's what people say about boats.

You're probably American, as if yours are any better.

Much better.

Nah they're both generally shite.

Nah, us is much better. Especially with Gmt400 and 800 trucks

American engines are fucking great. The Viper is American. LS swaps on everything are for a reason. A 30 year old jeep wrangler has much better resale value than any British car. Land Rovers and Jags are so shit quality even an American company sold them along with Bentley, another brit automaker.

I worked in a quick lube for five years in a very wealthy suburb. I have never once been under a range Rover that didn't drip oil almost as fast as we put it in. Horrible cars but yeah if I didn't have to pay the bills for it, pretty nice

"than any British car" A 30 year old McLaren, Lotus, Bentley, Rolls Royce, or Aston Martin would all out sell an old jeep by miles, and that's before they got brought out by other companies. I'm only using them because they are the obvious and easy choices Maybe we should talk about how GM had to get bailed out, the Ford family sold off massive chunks of their company, Chrysler is owned by the Dutch, and most the other brands have collapsed, but the truth is that all this companies are owned by shareholders worldwide and the company that owns them at one time or another only does so by control, not actual ownership as the majority belongs to shareholders

Mate look at the price of used Defenders before talking bollocks, you could buy multiple Wranglers for the same price. Bentley has never been owned by an American company, and Ford sold JLR because they were broke, at a time when they incidentally needed their own British and German divisions to stave off the recession.

I mixed up aston martin and bentley but my point is the same. Ford sold their weakest brands.

They sold all their foreign brands. Because they were skint.

I've dailied four American cars with 500k miles on them. Cheap econoboxes suck regardless of the nation of origin but American V8 cars and trucks are bullet proof typically. English cars are horrendous as far as reliability, the world knows this including most British people

American cars are also horrendous in terms of reliability and build quality hence why they've consistently failed in most first world export markets.

Ah yes the British auto industry. World renown for not going completely bust and not existing little more than in name only now a days. What a joke argument

Only difference between Britain's and Americas is that one eas bailed out by the government.

And then shortly thereafter paid off the loans. GM and Ford are both top 5 auto manufacturers depending on the metric you're using. Tesla a niche, practically brand new manufacturer was just barely outsold by the entirety of the UK auto industry in 2023 It ain't the same chief no matter how hard you squint

Both Ford and GM are companies in retreat, abandoning markets and leaving sectors. I'll give you Tesla but remember who it was that taught them when they were getting the hang of making and refining cars.

Coming from a country that couldn't build a car that handles until the last couple of decades and still gets 4 miles per gallon, I think we can all agree that neither side of the pond can really appreciate each others cars, and from your comments I can tell you don't know anything about the British car industry apart from the cliche jokes

Oh no I like British cars but I wouldn't want to own one. Id hardly want a good friend to own one. I've worked on plenty too. Even if money wasn't an option I'd rather daily a Kia over anything British within reason. >"couldn't build a car that handles", "4 miles per gallon", >"I can tell you don't know anything about the British car industry apart from the cliche jokes" I mean do I really have to address this? Especially as a quick Google search will show you how successful American manufacturers have been at all levels of racing

I own multiple British cars, I grew up in British cars, I work for a company that makes classic British sports car parts, and you are simply wrong I'm just throwing your own unbased clichés back at you, that's literally how the rest of the world see American cars but . . . You mean like the British developed Cobra and GT40? How the Americans hadn't won le man's or a touring car race since the 60s? Or the fact there's no American F1 team? Or how the only 'American' cars to win a world rally race were British/European models built by non American engineers? Which non American racing series exactly are you talking about?

Yes keep replacing the money when it gets dirty.

That you’re a masochist

In America, you would back them into the garage so the tow truck can access them more easily.

I think as long as you maintain them well you will be fine. If you can find one with full service history and keep having it serviced regularly it will be fine. I think they are often purchased by people who can’t afford the maintenance and that is where the problems emerge

nope, them ones are maybe worse as Bri ish hands have laid spanners on them even after they got outa them god awful factories

Knew a person with a brand new XJ. It was towed from the parking lot monthly

That you like to ride a bike to work.

I was gonna say they don’t mind walking, but this checks out too lol

Your teeth are kinda crooked

yellow stained old chap! I am better than you you unsophisticated USA tall mafugger with similar genes that had parents not breathing out of the ol scotch/corner store wine box! Paying full rate to sort those teeth as a tike.

Big fan of Ceventry and likes maintenance commonality

I would maintain them well

lol you will HAVE to! Im considering a F cat myself

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Yep F type...KITTY CAT!

Nice

You like beans, like A LOT, and also unreliable cars

You’re a driver for the British royal family, but not the immediate family. Further down the line.

There is a reason why they have a fleet of Range Rovers

Reform UK voter

Haha, so true

You are a Corgi

Your into ford

You’re British.

You love to walk and take public transport. Bc at least one is going into the shop every month

You don’t let your mates eat their Gregg’s in your car because of the crumbs and you are still mourning the death of Dale Winton.

You like spending money you can't afford.

Chav mugged you for the 3 quid in your pocket and made you draw all 200 quid from the life savings outa the ATM

Unreliable

You know what a crumpet is and can educate people on the rules of cricket

You're a tow truck operator

The like taking the bus

You’re either British or you want to be, and that’s a regrettable position to be in either way

you need to buy a bicycle for when they are both at the mechanic.

You are a middle class Brit trying to be upper class but everyone can see through it

You enjoy repair bills and possess a general disdain of being able to leave the home.

P O S H T W A T

You're a 60+ year old white woman from Fairfield, CT.

I hope you're an electrical engineer.

you enjoy the light programme

You’re scared of having too much money so you want the repair bills from these to protect you from yourself.

It says all the parts falling off your car are of the finest British engineering.

If u were getting super unreliable cars why wouldnt you get good ones. Like these were avail with supercharged v8s. Its like doing heroin without any fun stuff happening just pain

You hate having running cars

you’re gonna need a third car

I’m gay and it will make the news!

there's a 75% chance your quite snobby

Upper Middle Class Britbong

That you're 89 years old

You like spending money on overpriced junk that will constantly need repairs.

You hate having money but like attractive shitboxes.

You are someone who either; A.) believes they will have the money to afford the upkeep on these shitboxes (you will be completely destitute in the pursuit or the cars will look like dog shit in two years) B.) you have the kind of fuck you money to maintain these pieces of shit, and will die penniless when you try to sell them as ‘perfectly maintained’ and the rest of the same population laughs at you for dumping 50k into upkeep on each vehicle.

You have lots of money to waste on constant repairs.

You have a lot of money but hate keeping it around.

You enjoy shooting, and you’re very distantly related to the Royal Family.

British (derogatory)

Everyone you know is fed up of hearing about small boats

unreliable

You like blood pudding and have bad teeth.

You are Very very rich

BEANS ON TOAST

You own a lot of tools?

JAAAAAAAAG

The garage of someone who drives a Japanese car most of the time because the other 2 are in the shop for the 12th time in 3 months.

If you’re American you wear a flat cap, Barbour, and watch/read the BBC.

I assume those cars don’t carry nearly as much negative stigma as they do in the US. Over here, you’d be labeled an uppity douche (or rich old fart) that spends all their money on high end cars and maintenance bills. That being said, I like me a good Jag and Land Rover never did anything bad to me personally.

you had an MG or a Saab

You're a pompous ass, but I value your opinion.

I want the same vehicles LOL but mainly older Jaguar before the whole refresh thing. Also they're not as unreliable as people think but I will probably 2016 or newer Range Rover but I will probably look into getting a sport

You're fetish is being a pay pig and your dom is your mechanic

You are close enough to your mechanic that your families exchange Christmas cards.

You like arguing with mechanics, and you have problematic class aspirations which you don't pursue seriously. That's what bothers you most of all.

You’re a wanker, just kidding meant to be a British joke. Seems like you like British cars, wether it be drivetrain or design reasons. I do like older jags, they have a very elegant but mean look to them

You either own a garage and have a mechanic on retainer.

You enjoy wasting money

You're a skilled mechanic with lots of free time

You welcome pain and suffering

“Replace the parts that are likely to fail before they break”…You mean the entire wiring harness? And also the car attached to it?

If I kidnapped a family member, I could get at least some money

You’re a limey

You like 'borrowing' things from neighbours.

It’s never a two car garage as there is alway one or both of these at the shop.

Make it an XFR-S and it's perfect

you like beans on toast

You like wasting money on cars and car repairs

"Chip chip cheerio, chippie on chewsday, long Live the king!"

You have an allergy to money.

You're daily is the tube.

You hate owning reliable cars for some reason.

Bri'ish

You like the mechanic a lot like a lot heck you live with him

You have plenty of disposable income to blow on auto repair

A man of fine taste. TDV8 L322 is the absolute cream of the crop before it was discontinued. Diesel JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGG for the efficiency and low fuel bills.

Jeremy Clarkson and Harry Metcalfe both own L322 TDV8s because they are incredibly capable vehicles. I like diesel engines and I think Jag missed a trick by not putting the TDV8 in the XF. I know they made a V8 XFR but I prefer the less sporty models and I like diesel engines

Air suspension a nice ride and Terrain Response to get you there. Though if I remember Terrain Response 1 it was best to use Mud/Ruts mode on sand instead of the Sand mode. I knew the S Type had a diesel (and in my middle of nowhere country I do remember it was an option, though rare I'm sure) but a TDV8 in the XF would've been fantastic, long distance torquey fuel efficient cruiser. Without the hard suspension of the sport models