What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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I think you'd have to be completely mental to buy a JLR product without a full warranty. Although the v6's do seem to be slightly more reliable than the four pot ingeniums.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2026 10:19 pm I think you'd have to be completely mental to buy a JLR product without a full warranty. Although the v6's do seem to be slightly more reliable than the four pot ingeniums.
20k oil change intervals kill the diesel Ingeniums. Change the oil every 6k/annually, and you'll (probably) be fine.

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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:

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I like it, they're a cool thing. I have no interest in owning one though, but it's cool.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:

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I've had a rental of one (for about a week, around Scotland, with unlimited milage... :D )

I hope he has a good map of every single petrol station for every journey he takes... ;)

They're fun, but pretty pointless on UK roads.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:
Guy at work had one from new, sold it about 6 months ago.. Quality isn't up to much - after 4 years everything started breaking on it and not cheap to repair for some reason
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:

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V8? Yeah, impressed-ish based on cylinder count.

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Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:
Tell him the electric ones have more performance.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?

Post by Sunny »

Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.

Apparently.

Should I be impressed? :silent:

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I like it. But not in white.

Hugely impractical, but they look like a lot of fun.
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