which car should I keep? - GoFuckYourself.com

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 03:23 PM

I have a busted down truck ('84 Dodge Ram 50). I'm sure you've all seen it by now.
I also have a busted down Jaguar ('78).

I blew a rod thru the engine on Easter and it's sat in my parents back yard since then. My truck is.. well it's a piece of shit.

They both need TONS of work to get to where I like them. The truck could be tricked out into a mini-truck-retro cool ride.

The Jag is so big you can almost walk around in the back seats. Which means it'll fit my family. The truck will not. The truck is a 2 seater no matter how you slice it.

The Jag is harder to work on unless I convert it to a chevy engine.
The truck is pushing well over 150K miles.

My goal is to get rid of one and fix the other up pretty good. I have never owned a new car. I like older cars. I will probably NEVER own a new car, so which one should I keep?

freeadultcontent · 08-23-2004, 03:25 PM

With family = Jag.
No family = truck.

Screaming · 08-23-2004, 03:26 PM

Alltopnotch · 08-23-2004, 03:27 PM

chalk both.

Dagwolf · 08-23-2004, 03:29 PM

Sell them both and buy another Jag that needs less work.

If you're very concerned about cost, keep the truck and sell the Jag.

Putting a chevy engine in a Jaguar is a sin.

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 03:30 PM

The jag is the one with the blown rod. (got ahead of myself while typing... don't you just hate that?)

Nate-MM2 · 08-23-2004, 03:30 PM

Drop a 350cid SBC into the Jag.

Marcus Aurelius · 08-23-2004, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dagwolf
Sell them both and buy another Jag that needs less work.

If you're very concerned about cost, keep the truck and sell the Jag.

Putting a chevy engine in a Jaguar is a sin.

why they come from the factory with ford engines in them. couldnt be much worse.

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dagwolf
Sell them both and buy another Jag that needs less work.

If you're very concerned about cost, keep the truck and sell the Jag.

Putting a chevy engine in a Jaguar is a sin.

ok, but I'm a typical mexican. I put a fuckin stereo in that thing that cost more than the car. My goal was to make that thing show room floor quality. Classic Jag style. However when that rod blew, it shot flames out from behind the car right along side the gas tanks.

Try driving 70 down the freeway with fire coming out of your car along side the gas tanks and all you see when you look in your rear view mirror is your 2 year old baby smiling back with flames shotting up past your windows.

Very discouraging.

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 03:34 PM

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Originally posted by mdcq
why they come from the factory with ford engines in them. couldnt be much worse.

Not in 78 they didn't.

baddog · 08-23-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by RedShoe
The jag is the one with the blown rod. (got ahead of myself while typing... don't you just hate that?)

I don't know, I like having my rod blown

Marcus Aurelius · 08-23-2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally posted by RedShoe
Not in 78 they didn't.

yeah I know that. im just saying, putting a chevy motor in it is no worse than buying a brand new one with a ford motor.

thumbsUP · 08-23-2004, 04:11 PM

When I was in high school a friend of mine had a jag with a chevy 350 in it and it was painted that mystic paint, you know that changes colors when viewed from different angles.

Manowar · 08-23-2004, 04:23 PM

Sell them both and replace them with a mini scooter

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mdcq
yeah I know that. im just saying, putting a chevy motor in it is no worse than buying a brand new one with a ford motor.

LOL, good point.

JACASS · 08-23-2004, 04:33 PM

I would stick with the Jag. There are a ton of used engines for the 78 around, just do a search for Jaguar clubs and their associated websites will have some good links to reputable mechanics/parts dealers. Should not be too expensive. I have a 67 420, and love it.

quiet · 08-23-2004, 04:35 PM

junk them both and buy a new, safe, reliable honda accord.

n3in · 08-23-2004, 04:36 PM

be a family man, go with the jag

Peaches · 08-23-2004, 04:47 PM

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Originally posted by quiet
junk them both and buy a new, safe, reliable honda accord.

Agreed.

If you've got a kid (or two or twenty), and this is for an everyday driving car, safety is your #1 concern. Airbags, ABS, etc. aren't in those 70's cars.

If the Accord's too small, go to a police auction and get a Crown Vic

Gabriel · 08-23-2004, 04:48 PM

Keep which ever one will pull down that fucking fire hazard palm tree down.

dennisthemenace · 08-23-2004, 04:57 PM

Ditch 'em both and get a '64 Lincoln with suicide doors

Then make a Deathmobile!

Spunky · 08-23-2004, 05:11 PM

It will cost too much for the jag to get fixed,and the truck is impractical for a family...dump em both.You probably get some decent coin for parts on the jag

SetTheWorldonFire · 08-23-2004, 05:14 PM

best of both worlds

RedShoe · 08-23-2004, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by SetTheWorldonFire

best of both worlds

No thanks. A friend of mine bought a truck and got fucked on the payments when he took a huge pay cut.

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08-23-2004, 03:23 PM	#1
RedShoe 赤い靴 call me 202-456-1111 Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The Valley Posts: 14,831	which car should I keep? I have a busted down truck ('84 Dodge Ram 50). I'm sure you've all seen it by now. I also have a busted down Jaguar ('78). I blew a rod thru the engine on Easter and it's sat in my parents back yard since then. My truck is.. well it's a piece of shit. They both need TONS of work to get to where I like them. The truck could be tricked out into a mini-truck-retro cool ride. The Jag is so big you can almost walk around in the back seats. Which means it'll fit my family. The truck will not. The truck is a 2 seater no matter how you slice it. The Jag is harder to work on unless I convert it to a chevy engine. The truck is pushing well over 150K miles. My goal is to get rid of one and fix the other up pretty good. I have never owned a new car. I like older cars. I will probably NEVER own a new car, so which one should I keep? __________________ SPECIALTY COSTUMES • PROPS • FX Superheroes • Monsters • Robots PM for details For any manufacturing needs. Adult or otherwise. aka BonsHigh on Insta Bonsai weed plants

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JACASS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: West Coast Posts: 68	I would stick with the Jag. There are a ton of used engines for the 78 around, just do a search for Jaguar clubs and their associated websites will have some good links to reputable mechanics/parts dealers. Should not be too expensive. I have a 67 420, and love it.

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