Opinion on this leaper placement
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No.
I'm new to Jaguars, and I think I would have thought it looked odd even if I didn't know it wasn't stock. The leaper looks great on sedans.
Just an off-the-hip thought which may get shot down quickly, but what if you got one of the Jag cat face plates (sorry, don't know the right term. It's the round plate that is on the front of the car) and fit it in the spot where the leaper is? It might at least look better and not cost near as much.
I'm new to Jaguars, and I think I would have thought it looked odd even if I didn't know it wasn't stock. The leaper looks great on sedans.
Just an off-the-hip thought which may get shot down quickly, but what if you got one of the Jag cat face plates (sorry, don't know the right term. It's the round plate that is on the front of the car) and fit it in the spot where the leaper is? It might at least look better and not cost near as much.
Looks great...................!
Adrian
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Speed itself is not the big thing for me - it's acceleration, braking and handling, the ability to just "not slow down" for corners. Unfortunately, most English A- & B-roads are a bit too constrained for safe press-on driving - too many high banks, trees & hedgerows that stop you getting a look at the road ahead. Scotland has the open views, but the roads themselves can be pretty lumpy. What I'd really like: to have the 75 back in NZ, with twisty but well-made and open roads. Now that would be proper fun.
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Sorry, 'the 75' is the car (XKR 75) - I'd be happy in it on any NZ highway.
However, a real test would be the Parapara highway, which runs north from my home town of Wanganui to the Volcanic Plateau. At each end, there's a sign: "53 km of winding road" - it's a great route if you have a car that handles well and has the power to pass on very short straights. And you can't actually go fast enough in most places to get pinged for speeding - it's all about acceleration, braking & cornering. My record was 45 minutes (downhill, i.e. southbound) in a modified Mini 1100.
However, a real test would be the Parapara highway, which runs north from my home town of Wanganui to the Volcanic Plateau. At each end, there's a sign: "53 km of winding road" - it's a great route if you have a car that handles well and has the power to pass on very short straights. And you can't actually go fast enough in most places to get pinged for speeding - it's all about acceleration, braking & cornering. My record was 45 minutes (downhill, i.e. southbound) in a modified Mini 1100.
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