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93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/22/13 8:51 a.m.

To replace the Civic as a daily driver with a used XJ8?

Ranger50
Ranger50 PowerDork
3/22/13 8:53 a.m.

I don't know... Try it and tell us how it works out??

Stealthtercel
Stealthtercel HalfDork
3/22/13 8:58 a.m.

Well, I bet it would be fun the first couple of days as you apply your familiar control inputs at your familiar on-ramps and stuff....

Woody
Woody MegaDork
3/22/13 8:59 a.m.

There was a week of my life when I needed to drive my '65 Mustang because the Civic wasn't running. Not sure I'd want to try it year round though. I don't think that an XJ8 would be all that hard to live with.

trucke
trucke Reader
3/22/13 9:01 a.m.

How far is it work? Can you walk there 'when' your ride is down?

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/22/13 9:06 a.m.
trucke wrote: How far is it work? Can you walk there 'when' your ride is down?

8 miles but I would still have the truck and the Civic.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson UltraDork
3/22/13 9:07 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote:
trucke wrote: How far is it work? Can you walk there 'when' your ride is down?
8 miles but I would still have the truck and the Civic.

Double back up and you still need to ask the questions

Powar
Powar Dork
3/22/13 9:43 a.m.

Just do it. I don't even know you personally, but you've mentioned on the forum many, many times that you'd like an XJ. You also talk about your lack of love for the Honda.

Just.

Do.

It.

You'll either come out of the experience with a new appreciation for the Honda, or you'll find that you were right and you actually love the Jaguar ownership experience.

Carpe diem, or, if you're retarded... YOLO.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/22/13 9:49 a.m.
Powar wrote: Just do it. I don't even know you personally, but you've mentioned on the forum many, many times that you'd like an XJ. You also talk about your lack of love for the Honda.

The Honda is a love hate relationship. I love it enough that I don't want to sell it but it rattles like hell and has 8 million little problems in other words it would be prefect for a fun car/ autocross car.

Really the think that is kinda making me pause is the 15 mpg city on premium.

ditchdigger
ditchdigger SuperDork
3/22/13 10:29 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote: It rattles like hell and has 8 million little problems

For some reason this statement reminds me of a quote about debt consolidation.

"tired of being berkeleyed by a thousand tiny cocks? Let us trade all those in for one giant cock!"

Ian F
Ian F PowerDork
3/22/13 10:38 a.m.
93EXCivic wrote: Really the think that is kinda making me pause is the 15 mpg city on premium.

...and you drive 16 miles back and forth to work... even at 15 mpg on premium you'd spend less on gas than I spend on diesel with a car getting 50 mpg...

Hell, if I worked 8 miles from home I'd be riding a bike most days...

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/22/13 10:40 a.m.
Ian F wrote: Hell, if I worked 8 miles from home I'd be riding a bike most days...

Honestly I wish I felt safe enough on the roads from my place to work to ride a bike.

bravenrace
bravenrace PowerDork
3/22/13 11:49 a.m.

I know that if I lived 8 miles from work, I'd be driving anything I damn well want to.

arsine
arsine New Reader
3/22/13 2:42 p.m.

i've been biking around 7 miles each way to work, i'd much rather be driving the jaaaag

Beer Baron
Beer Baron PowerDork
3/22/13 3:39 p.m.

Do it.

What's the worst that could happen? You show up 2 hours late to work and have to say, "Sorry I'm late. I got stranded on the side of the road... in my Jaaaaag."

Racer1ab
Racer1ab HalfDork
3/22/13 3:41 p.m.

Do it.

Get a AAA membership or see if your insurance offers a roadside assistance program.

I've been towed home twice this year, and its pretty nice to have a backup plan when the daily craps out.

mndsm
mndsm PowerDork
3/22/13 3:42 p.m.

Broken down on the side of the road in a Jag is 1000x more comfortable than a running and driving Civic.... just sayin'.

fujioko
fujioko New Reader
3/22/13 8:05 p.m.

If the Honda is properly maintained…. it would be the closest thing to automotive perfection.
Theoretically…. it should never fail. Some cars are better, but not many.

I like your sense of adventure, dump the Honda and live on the wild side.

Anti-stance
Anti-stance UltraDork
3/22/13 8:08 p.m.
Adrian_Thompson wrote:
93EXCivic wrote:
trucke wrote: How far is it work? Can you walk there 'when' your ride is down?
8 miles but I would still have the truck and the Civic.
Double back up and you still need to ask the questions

Thinking the same thing.

Edit: This is coming from someone that despises Jaguars.

bmw88rider
bmw88rider Reader
3/22/13 8:19 p.m.

http://austin.craigslist.org/ctd/3667813641.html

Pimp that and the civic will look like a go kart that is dying.

mazdeuce
mazdeuce Dork
3/22/13 8:36 p.m.

I've recently rediscovered how incredible it is to drive a car you love. Going to the store is fun. Driving the kids to school is fun. Moving the car in the driveway is fun. If you can drive something that makes you feel like that, then you should.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
3/22/13 9:38 p.m.

Y'all are the worst bunch of enablers ever. SWMBO isn't opposed to the idea so I guess I will be shopping for a Jag later this year...

nderwater
nderwater UberDork
3/22/13 9:41 p.m.

Even if it's dead in your driveway, an XJ still bestows your home with an air of class that a Civic could never match :D

Schmidlap
Schmidlap HalfDork
3/23/13 11:08 a.m.

I've been daily driving a 2001 XJR since 2006 (except I used my Cougar for winters and for mountain biking, trips to Home Depot etc) and can't think of a single reason not to use an XJ8 as a DD.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
3/23/13 11:24 a.m.

You really asked us that question

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