Re:Jaguar Safety - Saab Other Cars Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle | 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

Other Cars Bulletin Board
[Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main Other Cars Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re:Jaguar Safety
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Paul9kCSE [Email] (more from Paul9kCSE) on Fri, 9 Aug 2013 13:10:32 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: Re:The July issue of Classic Motorsports(Jaguar Safety), Justin VanAbrahams [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 9 Aug 2013 11:31:42
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Sounds like you are very happy with the purchase with no regrets at all. The more reviews I read about this model, the more it seems like you got yourself a gem. As you said, this car will age well and may be enjoyment for years to come. A lot more of a bargain too, compared to the Germans.

It is difficult to find a car with the qualities we all like in a Saab but Jaguar has an equally unique personality in many ways and seems like a lot of driving fun.

Talking about safety again, the Jaguar safety has always been a big question mark in my mind. You just don't hear about it often. The typical perception is German and Swedish cars = exellent safety, Asian cars = poor safety (changing for the better in recent years). Where does Jaguar and British cars in general fall in here, hard to say, I have never seen evidence supporting either side.
Here is one of the few safety-related discussions from a Jag forum http://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xj-x308-xj8-xjr-27/x308-safety-53082/. Someone there is claiming that a person was killed in an XJ8 in a 35mph collision (all anecdotal evidence), that the car looks bad in crash test videos, with others countering with British insurance data evidencing low fatality rates.

Do you have any info on how well this model is rust proofed? The similar vintage Benzes (especially) and some BMWs have huge rust problems that are bound to shorten their longevity. Important if you plan to own a car for a long time which is what I prefer.

posted by 158.48.6...

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!