Crazy Jaguar brakes

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <013101bda540$0664c800$325295c1@default> "DRoxburgh" writes:

> BTW it was Jaguar who first raced with disc brakes at Le Mans, and led the
> field in their development. Jaguars today are probably no less reliable than
> current Audis, and were just misunderstood by mechanics in the past! Never a
> problem though if the licence plate bulbs blew, or the battery was dirty,
> just simple things like heads and gaskets...

Back in my youth, the police in Derbyshire had several Mk II Jaguars.

All of them went to 220k miles without major engine work - I remember a
major piece in the local paper about it.

Having said that, my accountant has an XJ12 and has had nothing but
trouble with the fuel delivery system.

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