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I picked my daily driver, an 89 Jaguar XJ6 but it wasnt listed on iihs or ncap. on safe car guide it was listed as excellent, but with no detailed analysis.
However The strength of the Jaguar XJ is one of the primary reasons I drive one, they are actually 2nd strongest after Rolls Royce.
The SI, II, III & XJ40 have the strongest bodywork of all the Jaguars, so much so that theres a British stuntman who drives an unstrengthened SI, II & III XJ6 through a row of flaming cars(upended) & always makes it through the other end, sometimes with 1 or 2 burning cars upside down on his roof!
I find this strangely comforting when I`m on the motorway with my kids in the back with an articulated truck up my arse.
I`ve also had a couple of accidents in previous Jaguars with impressive results.
About 3 years ago I went squarely into the back of a 97 Ford Fiesta at around 15MPH, the only damage my Daimler sustained was a sligtly twisted bumper which pulled back fine & a crack in the top of the grille where the D badge sits which i soldered back. The metalwork was untouched as was the headlights & the indicators (mounted in the bumper!).
However the Fiesta was so badly damaged that the tailgate was pushed into the boot area, glass shattered over the interior, the rear seat had been pushed forward, the roof was creased around the sunroof, the wheels were touching the rear arches & the rear doors wouldnt open!
There was only the driver in the Fiesta luckily & he was fine, but I dread to think what the consiquenses would have been if there had been a couple of kids in the back.....
Also bear in mind Jaguars are low & my bumper met his at the same level, imagine if I had been driving a 4x4 with bull bars or a truck with the bumper at the Fiestas glass level...
I took the kids out in the Ford Ka a twice, the last time I drove it with them a few months ago I had a Transit school minibus driving about 3` from my back bumper, I was behind a bus in a narrow road going slowly up a hill, I couldnt go anywhere. His bumper was literally 4` from the back of my kids heads. I ended up stopping & getting out, I felt like attacking him & might have done if he had had the balls to get out his van....Thats when I decided to sell the Ka....
Thnik I`d drive a Fiesta/Ka/Clio/Saxo etc with my kids in the back?
Nah mate! and I wouldnt recomend anyone does!
However The strength of the Jaguar XJ is one of the primary reasons I drive one, they are actually 2nd strongest after Rolls Royce.
The SI, II, III & XJ40 have the strongest bodywork of all the Jaguars, so much so that theres a British stuntman who drives an unstrengthened SI, II & III XJ6 through a row of flaming cars(upended) & always makes it through the other end, sometimes with 1 or 2 burning cars upside down on his roof!
I find this strangely comforting when I`m on the motorway with my kids in the back with an articulated truck up my arse.
I`ve also had a couple of accidents in previous Jaguars with impressive results.
About 3 years ago I went squarely into the back of a 97 Ford Fiesta at around 15MPH, the only damage my Daimler sustained was a sligtly twisted bumper which pulled back fine & a crack in the top of the grille where the D badge sits which i soldered back. The metalwork was untouched as was the headlights & the indicators (mounted in the bumper!).
However the Fiesta was so badly damaged that the tailgate was pushed into the boot area, glass shattered over the interior, the rear seat had been pushed forward, the roof was creased around the sunroof, the wheels were touching the rear arches & the rear doors wouldnt open!
There was only the driver in the Fiesta luckily & he was fine, but I dread to think what the consiquenses would have been if there had been a couple of kids in the back.....
Also bear in mind Jaguars are low & my bumper met his at the same level, imagine if I had been driving a 4x4 with bull bars or a truck with the bumper at the Fiestas glass level...
I took the kids out in the Ford Ka a twice, the last time I drove it with them a few months ago I had a Transit school minibus driving about 3` from my back bumper, I was behind a bus in a narrow road going slowly up a hill, I couldnt go anywhere. His bumper was literally 4` from the back of my kids heads. I ended up stopping & getting out, I felt like attacking him & might have done if he had had the balls to get out his van....Thats when I decided to sell the Ka....
Thnik I`d drive a Fiesta/Ka/Clio/Saxo etc with my kids in the back?
Nah mate! and I wouldnt recomend anyone does!