nsxt2000
09-25-2007, 12:28 AM
Tonight while pulling up to the restaurant for dinner a nice looking wagon pulled in as well. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be an '05 Jaguar X Type wagon. Although I am a dyed-in-the-wool sports car person, I must admit it had good lines. I asked the couple getting out (yes, they were older folks) about it. They bought it new and it only has 7K+ miles, no toruble and draws quite a bit of attention.
My wife, who for 18 years exclusively drove Mercedes wagons before discovering the better made more roomy MDX, liked it as well.
I must be slipping as I did not ask the price range, and I am generally cras enough to do so. In checking I see that new in '05 it was only in the low /mid $30's. Being a Jaguar I am skeptical about build quality and some of the reviews confirmed my suspecions. Others however were very favorable.
I have always liked "shooting brakes" in earlier years. A shooting brake is generally accepted to be an automotive body style indicating a luxury estate vehicle and looks akin to a station wagon. I think these were before the advent of the SUV. I know Bently and Mercedes made them, but the ones I remember most were by Aston Martin. It always seemsed like the perfect combination between a sports car and a family sedan. I once read an article alluding to a Ferrari shooting brake, but that is probably an urban legend. Still it would get you noticed at the next Concourso Italiano.
-Mike S.
My wife, who for 18 years exclusively drove Mercedes wagons before discovering the better made more roomy MDX, liked it as well.
I must be slipping as I did not ask the price range, and I am generally cras enough to do so. In checking I see that new in '05 it was only in the low /mid $30's. Being a Jaguar I am skeptical about build quality and some of the reviews confirmed my suspecions. Others however were very favorable.
I have always liked "shooting brakes" in earlier years. A shooting brake is generally accepted to be an automotive body style indicating a luxury estate vehicle and looks akin to a station wagon. I think these were before the advent of the SUV. I know Bently and Mercedes made them, but the ones I remember most were by Aston Martin. It always seemsed like the perfect combination between a sports car and a family sedan. I once read an article alluding to a Ferrari shooting brake, but that is probably an urban legend. Still it would get you noticed at the next Concourso Italiano.
-Mike S.