Originally Posted by Fant

It's strange to me why people actively buy the most boring car in the most boring color available. I just got my 308 a few weeks ago and the day I first drove it to work, several people came up to me telling me how much they love it. All three of them drive boring, grey cars. People act like it's impossible to drive something fun or unique and that there's no choice but to buy a dull, grey car. Yet my 308 cost a fraction of what they paid for their "sensible" cars and the difference probably even pays for years of the extra gas and maintenance costs a car like a Jag might have.

It is one of those things that baffles me about modern society. People love spending 40k+ on a car that literally puts me to sleep just looking at it. I can't say I don't like standing out a little by driving weird cars, but I would still prefer a world where more people express themselves through their car choices. Or maybe they do. Maybe a lot of people are just the human embodiment of dull, grey sedans

Originally Posted by Stu 1986

I’ve been driving and owning X308 Jaguars for around 15 years now having bought my first one in 2009. It was a dream car for me, I had a press shot of one on my bedroom wall growing up when everyone else lusted after Italian or Japanese sports cars. My ownership has not been consistent though, I’ve had several periods of being between Jaguars, but I seem to find myself back behind the wheel of a 308 eventually.

I’ve owned my current one since November 2023 and I’ve been driving it around here and there as I work though some of the issues she’s got. But today whilst creeping though some early rush hour traffic it occurred to me I haven’t actually seen another one on the road for a while now. As I looked around me in the fading light I realised that there were several of the same type of cars, mostly the same colour and there I sat in my BRG Jaguar XJR which stood out amongst the silver and grey jelly moulds.

I am lucky enough to be the owner of a few classic cars and whilst I love them to pieces they do attract attention whenever I take them out. I’m a pretty quiet person who enjoys his privacy, and it can be a bit much when for the eighteenth time that hour someone has honked at you in traffic or shouted to you. But the X308 is different. It has without a doubt reached reached classic status, but it’s a cool classic that slinks below the radar of the masses of armchair car experts and is appreciated by the educated few.

So as I continued my journey home I paid a bit more attention to those around me and whilst most people paid me no attention whatsoever, I did notice the few who’s eyes were caught as the big cat went by or the odd person who deliberately took a look at the lights instead of immediately looking at their phone. Despite the car being 23 years old it still very much stands out and is instantly recognisable as a Jaguar, more than the modern ones ever will.

But for me the best part is when you’re cruising along the motorway and someone in a car they believe to be fast lurches up behind you and begins to hassle you. I just love looking in the mirror at their face as they quickly learn the old car that was in their way and is now quickly disappearing still has a wicked bite.

Originally Posted by Fant

but I would still prefer a world where more people express themselves through their car choices. Or maybe they do. Maybe a lot of people are just the human embodiment of dull, grey sedans

Originally Posted by Sean B

We drive the last, and the BEST.

Originally Posted by ericnunez

May these cars exist for as long as possible,

-Eric N.

Originally Posted by Fant

I can't say I don't like standing out a little by driving weird cars, but I would still prefer a world where more people express themselves through their car choices.