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JeffBowlsby |
May 4 2021, 04:14 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,549 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Cruising the local CL, sorted on Porsche 914 and these cars show up:
70 Jag ragtop https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/d/vaca...7315995755.html 59 Vette w/hardtop https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/d/vaca...7314652718.html 57 Isetta https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/d/vaca...7310304243.html Am shocked at the asking price for the Isetta. Am so tired of searching for an item only to be deluged by sellers who list everything in the book trying to find a potential buyer. Anyway...Between the Vette and the Jag which would be your choice if you had to pick one? They are both a bit flashy for my tastes, but prced similarly. Attached image(s) |
mepstein |
May 4 2021, 04:21 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,325 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I would buy the Jag. Drive it once and then store it in the garage knowing that I had a 100% successful driving record with it.
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VegasRacer |
May 4 2021, 04:29 PM
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ELVIRA Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,525 Joined: 27-March 03 From: Between Scylla and Charybdis Member No.: 481 Region Association: None |
I made a rule many years ago: 'No More British Cars.' (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banned.gif)
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Superhawk996 |
May 4 2021, 04:30 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,916 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
I'd take the Isetta. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
You can drive it flat out all the time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
horizontally-opposed |
May 4 2021, 05:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,433 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
^ Wisdom. With that said, I rode in a fuel-injected Corvette of that period and was shocked when I opened the door and…didn't drop in. I just sort of slid onto the benc, er, seat. A '64 Corvette Convertible I drove later, stunning in light green metallic/silver over green with a four-speed stick, felt just as trucky—but man did it look and sound glorious. Shifted nicely, too. But nowhere near as nicely as an E-type I drove. It was a three-strikes E, too: Series III > V12 > 2+2 coupe. But the steering feel/accuracy shocked me, the shifter gave an S2000 a run for its money, and I had more fun driving it than I wanted to admit. Between the two you've got here, Jeff, I'd have to go Jag. This despite Egan's dire warnings about what happens should you need to replace a clutch… |
Root_Werks |
May 4 2021, 05:18 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,338 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I would buy the Jag. Drive it once and then store it in the garage knowing that I had a 100% successful driving record with it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) You'll have a flawless record! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
BENBRO02 |
May 4 2021, 05:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 6-March 15 From: Nokesville, Virginia Member No.: 18,493 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The XKE Jaguar is my favorite all-time car because I’ve never owned one. If I bought one it probably wouldn’t be. The reality would ruin the fantasy.
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BENBRO02 |
May 4 2021, 05:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 6-March 15 From: Nokesville, Virginia Member No.: 18,493 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I would buy the Jag. Drive it once and then store it in the garage knowing that I had a 100% successful driving record with it. You’re assuming it wouldn’t leave you stranded the first trip (an optimist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ) |
Tom_T |
May 4 2021, 05:39 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Why not all 3!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
PanelBilly |
May 4 2021, 05:41 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,820 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
The Jag, but just to look at, not to drive.
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flyer86d |
May 4 2021, 05:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 429 Joined: 12-January 11 From: Corea, Maine Member No.: 12,585 Region Association: North East States |
I grew up in the mid west and I have always wanted a Corvette. Unfortunately, my last name doesn’t end in a vowel. Please don’t mind my crude humor. I am lusting for a C8. Let’s see my choices. C8 or 4 cylinder Boxster. Hmmmm.
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rjames |
May 4 2021, 05:54 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,974 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Depends on what you're going for. The Jag is more of a head-turner IMHO because you don't see them [running] too often. I see lots of Vettes.
I also can't help picturing a woman in a scarf driving the Vette. If you've got a good scarf, go for the Vette. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
horizontally-opposed |
May 4 2021, 05:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,433 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
I would buy the Jag. Drive it once and then store it in the garage knowing that I had a 100% successful driving record with it. You’re assuming it wouldn’t leave you stranded the first trip (an optimist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ) In which case he would also have a 100% score. |
Michael N |
May 4 2021, 06:38 PM
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Certifiable Group: Members Posts: 1,426 Joined: 6-June 04 From: San Jose, Ca Member No.: 2,164 Region Association: Northern California |
The Jag in white. I saw that on Craigslist in my daily search for the hidden gem. That car looks simply stunning.
Both the females in my house, wife Kathy and daughter Mikayla, said Vette. |
Dion |
May 4 2021, 06:42 PM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,767 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
All neat cars Jeff but just for beauty’s sake. The Jag all day. It’s art.
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Shivers |
May 4 2021, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
It's honey and hot sauce, beauty and the beast. What is your garage lacking.
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rgalla9146 |
May 4 2021, 07:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,570 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
Ever sit in an early Corvette ? The twenty inch steering wheel is six inches from you chest and three inches above your thighs. Ever drive one ? Pickup truck. |
infraredcalvin |
May 4 2021, 08:16 PM
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Distracted Member Group: Members Posts: 1,529 Joined: 25-August 08 From: Ladera Ranch, CA Member No.: 9,463 Region Association: Southern California |
Drive them, one will speak volumes to you. I used to loathe the E type, then drove one, it changed my mind. One of the most fun drives in a car I’ve ever had. A head turner too.
It will be temperamental, It will break if you let it sit, it will leak, it will develop random electrical issues that get you stranded, then go away when you get it back to the garage... just know that going in, but when it’s running well, it’s bliss! |
wonkipop |
May 5 2021, 03:14 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
Ever sit in an early Corvette ? The twenty inch steering wheel is six inches from you chest and three inches above your thighs. Ever drive one ? Pickup truck. sounds like an early thunderbird that i had the misfortune to drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) i'd choose not to choose. ......if threatened with death, i would accept the vette and give it away to someone i did not like. i would not wish the jag on my worst enemy. |
brant |
May 5 2021, 08:38 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,641 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
just from a historical perspective....
the Jag was a ground breaking super car in its day a milestone in engineering. an inspiration for other super cars and mans quest for speed the vette... was not... |
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