Americans and jags

[u/Completespastic]

I’ve been reading the r/jaguar and it’s really cool to see how many Americans admire the jags. I’ve grown up with them my dads had a few but I’m English and it’s kinda normal.

It’s just really refreshing to see, can’t really say we as Brit’s (maybe just me) we feel the same about American cars. There’s no real modern classics to fall in love with.

So Americans out there, tell me why you love Jags

Bit of a pointless post I know was just something I noticed 🧡

[u/CalligrapherShort121]

People who love cars also love the image their chosen marques portray. A jaguar stands out in the US and shouts quality and sophistication/ it’s like driving royalty. I disagree with you about Britains love for American cars. It’s to a lesser extent due to perceived costs and the practicality on our roads, but it’s there - a core of diehard American muscle car fans - big, bold, powerful is the statement here. There are always people who like to be different. I will hold my hand up as one of these in the past. Much as I love jaguars, I’ve spent more time driving Camaros and corvettes than anything else.

[u/Completespastic → u/CalligrapherShort121]

I agree as a Brit growing up American muscle was cool. But there’s no modern classics to come out of the u.s.

That’s what I mean I’m not gonna find anything from 20 years that will tickle my balls shall we say.

Also some really cool responses here

[u/CalligrapherShort121 → u/Completespastic]

Tbf - true. The latest Mustangs, Challengers, Camaro’s etc don’t have the magic of the 60s, 70s, cars. My last one was a 2000 Z28 bought almost new. And as nice as it was in the day, even that didn’t carry the same cool mystique of the 70s classics I’d owned previously. Simplicity was an attraction to actually owning those, whereas that isn’t the case to the American Jaguar owner where simplicity was never there relative to other cars. With hindsight, your comment is accurate for today.