Exactly how bad of an idea would this be?

All this talk about Jags has me looking at CL. This one has been kicking around for months. I suspect there's a pretty good reason for that.

http://richmond.craigslist.org/cto/4296156424.html

How bad? Somewhere near the Hindenburg, but not yet titanic area I'd guess

If you have to ask....

so $3k, and around twice that a year to keep it running?

In reply to Rufledt:

Pay to have it restored every time you drive it probably.....

So you get two for that price? Oh wait - one for parts, of course.

Not one among ye would sing the praises of the 12-cylinder British bombshell?

1988RedT2 wrote: Not one among ye would sing the praises of the 12-cylinder British BOMBshell?

Highlighted the relevant part of that sentence. IMO, the Jag was built to combat the Germans. Give them something that looks pretty, but keeps them too busy fixing. Unfortuantely, only us stupid Americans bought them.

There is one just like that but black I see occasionally. I like them, but I couldn't afford gas for one to drive it much.

An LS and T56 would make that car a lot more fun and reliable and economical and interesting.

Heck, I know where I can get one for $900. Catch is the brake master is bad and costs more than the car itself. A V12 car too. I just might get it. Been sitting for years in a little shack of a garage.

There's a reason so few cabrios were sold: they are not attractive with the top down.

It's no worse than any other V12 Jag of the era, but were it me I'd hold out for a true 'vert version.

Now THAT is a good lookin' sumbich.

I knew the answer before opening the thread just by the tone of your question.

That answer is "the worst idea of your life!"