Congratulations Jaguar!!!

baronWastelan · #1 06-22-2012, 02:43 AM

Wow! What a looooong way Jaguar have come in the past 30 years. Now tied with Porsche at #2 in 2012 Initial Quality Survey.

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2012 IQS Ranking Highlights
Lexus is the highest-ranked nameplate in the industry for a second consecutive year, averaging 73 PP100. With 75 PP100 each, Jaguar and Porsche follow Lexus in a tie to rank second. Jaguar posts the largest improvement in the study--reducing problems by 39 PP100 and vaulting from the 20th rank position in 2011. Cadillac (80 PP100) and Honda (83 PP100) round out the top five rank positions.
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J.D. Power and Associates Report

swiss · #2 06-22-2012, 11:55 AM

As former huge Jaguar fan, I'm sorry to see what those curry fingers have done to it.
Sales may have increased but the product itself makes my vomit.
The comparison with Lexus in the regard is quite entertaining.

grawl · #3 06-22-2012, 12:22 PM

I thought you were speaking of the Jaguar PLANE

Much more stylish than any sport luxury expensive car you can get

JG52Krupi · #4 06-22-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Osprey

I'd like to congratulate MacDonalds for beating Burger King and Wendies into place and Glaxo-SmithKline for satisfying so many patients over the years despite other attempts to make money from the likes of Beechams. Both were once minnow companies struggling hard, and now they are right at the top making loads of cash. Well done!

Does anybody else have any multinational corporations they'd like to congratulate?

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Originally Posted by swiss

As former huge Jaguar fan, I'm sorry to see what those curry fingers have done to it.
Sales may have increased but the product itself makes my vomit.
The comparison with Lexus in the regard is quite entertaining.

Are you both blind or have I missed the point? Baron posted about quality not about fiscal matters, surely it's a good thing that they are trying to improve the cars for the drivers?

swiss · #5 06-22-2012, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Are you both blind or have I missed the point? Baron posted about quality not about fiscal matters, surely it's a good thing that they are trying to improve the cars for the drivers?

Quality was never bad, but now they are butt ugly.

one of the ugliest cars ever built:

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stale, cheap, wannabe attitude, fugly.
Reminds me of a nip car.

Sternjaeger II · #6 06-22-2012, 01:55 PM

you probably never sat in the new XJ SuperSport or Luxury...

We're talking Bentley feel, not to mention the monstrous V8...

brando · #7 06-22-2012, 04:22 PM

Jaguar started to lose their appeal, for me, after the Mk 2 was dropped. The E-type was was pretty cool but fetched silly prices in the secondhand market. The XJ6 was a tart's car - and it all went downhill from there.
After my 3.4 went West, I bought a well-used 1953 Bristol 403 and renovated it. It was a pleasure to drive back then.
I can't help agreeing with swiss - that new model is just ugly. I saw one a month ago and I just couldn't relate the badge to the car.

Strike · #8 06-22-2012, 04:43 PM

This will make your jag look sweet again.

I can't believe you guys, as far as ugly cars, it is nowhere near touching this piece of turd-in-your-eyes.

Looks like someone messed up the design in photoshop by a bad copy-paste job and decided to go for it.

swiss · #9 06-23-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

you probably never sat in the new XJ SuperSport or Luxury...

We're talking Bentley feel, not to mention the monstrous V8...

We have always owned Jags, my old Lord even owns(or owned) a PV JY°1.
The interior of the hasn't changed at all, they were always like this.
However, I care more about the exterior.
If you get up in the morning and the 1st sight of transportation choice makes you wanna vomit, something is wrong.
Those new pos' look like audis, everybody can like, afford, be friends with.
Nothing left of the old; class, style, supremacy.

Sternjaeger II · #10 06-23-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by swiss

We have always owned Jags, my old Lord even owns(or owned) a PV JY°1.
The interior of the hasn't changed at all, they were always like this.
However, I care more about the exterior.
If you get up in the morning and the 1st sight of transportation choice makes you wanna vomit, something is wrong.
Those new pos' look like audis, everybody can like, afford, be friends with.
Nothing left of the old; class, style, supremacy.

Fair enough, they don't look that eye catching anymore, but the XJ has quite the presence in person: the massive alloys put my 18" to shame! I like the massive front grille too, but that's pretty much it to be honest.. the interior though is nothing short of a luxury resort!