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Title: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 15:29:20
So how long has it been there   :-/ My mind is on tomorrows match so its probably been there for days..

I have never had the wrath of admin re post count reductions  :-/

But someone has been a fiddling.... ;D

Who ?!?
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: yatesDELTA on 13 May 2008, 16:24:14
Funny you seem to be driving alot less jaguar
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 16:30:40
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Funny you seem to be driving alot less jaguar


Aye......and my money is on TheBoy or maybe just maybe Mr DTM..

Dont see it being AA, H21 or LB66 but you never know..

Stlll less Jaguar less chance of the transfer box going  :y
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Debs. on 13 May 2008, 16:37:28
My friend (whom until recently drove an 'S Type') mentioned the 'M' word when I asked about the 'X Type Jaguar': that`s 'M' for Mondeo.....he said it`s a Mondeo floorpan; is that correct?  ::)

Parts-Bin engineering; I expect all car makers do it but I thought the Jaguar marque was above that kind of thing. ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 16:39:00
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My friend (whom until recently drove an 'S Type') mentioned the 'M' word when I asked about the 'X Type Jaguar': that`s 'M' for Mondeo.....he said it`s a Mondeo floorpan; is that correct?  ::)

Parts-Bin engineering; I expect all car makers do it but I thought the Jaguar marque was above that kind of thing. ;D


Indeed correct Debs, some parts are Mondeo sourced whilst Jaguar was owned by Ford. Around 20% are Ford parts including some internal switchgear...

Still now that an Indian company have bought or are buying Jag from Ford im sure we can look at the next floorplan being shared by Tata  :D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 16:40:50
...oh and its common practise i.e certain models of SAAB and the Vectra do similar.
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 16:49:50
What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 16:55:43
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 16:56:30
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D

Moi?    ::)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 17:00:12
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D

Moi?    ::)

Great so i think a fellow Jock wouldnt do that  :-[ and eliminate you from my enquiries further up the post thus condeming TB (predominatly)

.....Guess my post count will go next if he sees it  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 17:02:27
OK, its a burst.....   :-[

I had to play with the shiney new buttons that were given to me to see what they could do...

Took a while for you to suss...  There are others out there as well, by the way.....   ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 17:04:02
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OK, its a burst.....   :-[

I had to play with the shiney new buttons that were given to me to see what they could do...

Took a while for you to suss...  There are others out there as well, by the way.....   ;D


Like it..... ;D So i wonder who else has had a makeover   :-X i`m off to hunt them out  8-)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Paulus on 13 May 2008, 18:52:52
I was a Design Engineer on the launch of the X-Type and X-Type estate. The "ford" thing is over done somewhat. There are Ford parts on there, but only to keep costs down where quality wasn't going to be affected. If you've got one of the early cars (the first 12 months of production), they're about as high quality as they get. After that, the cost-down team moved in. There are compromises with any design be it a baby Jag or a £100K Merc. Nothing is perfect and if you can save a few coins by using a Mondeo switch or the Focus Windscreen mechanism, Why not?

The Mondeo floor underbody was forced upon Jag or they wasn't going to allow it to be built in England...it would have been built in Germany!!!
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 19:01:58
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I was a Design Engineer on the launch of the X-Type and X-Type estate. The "ford" thing is over done somewhat. There are Ford parts on there, but only to keep costs down where quality wasn't going to be affected. If you've got one of the early cars (the first 12 months of production), they're about as high quality as they get. After that, the cost-down team moved in. There are compromises with any design be it a baby Jag or a £100K Merc. Nothing is perfect and if you can save a few coins by using a Mondeo switch or the Focus Windscreen mechanism, Why not?

The Mondeo floor underbody was forced upon Jag or they wasn't going to allow it to be built in England...it would have been built in Germany!!!


Good Info and Good to know  ;)

Figure i heard somewhere was about 18% non Jag...

Some of the guys on some Jag forums get hung up on this, im not too bothered who made it in reality as I love its looks and immaculate bodywork.

Mind you i did have a slight grin when my elderly neighbour said yesterday " Is that you Jag!!!" He is obviously from years gone by when Jags were real mens cars made in Great Britain.
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: MikeDundee on 13 May 2008, 19:02:20
Well dare I say it ::).....I did mention on another thread ::)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 19:04:00
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Well dare I say it ::).....I did mention on another thread ::)

What have i missed Mike ?
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: MikeDundee on 13 May 2008, 19:05:46
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Well dare I say it ::).....I did mention on another thread ::)

What have i missed Mike ?

Wait till I find the thread ::)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: MikeDundee on 13 May 2008, 19:07:02
Have a read on this thread :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1210455201
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 19:09:32
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Have a read on this thread :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1210455201


Gotch now buddy  ;D still trying to find the others that have been "infected" by H21`s New and Improved powers...
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: MikeDundee on 13 May 2008, 19:10:43
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Have a read on this thread :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1210455201


Gotch now buddy  ;D still trying to find the others that have been "infected" by H21`s New and Improved powers...

Well need I say anymore :-X,......you know what they say ::)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 19:43:56
LK had his sig changed to 'I am a stirrer' scrolling along for one.  He only spotted it today and changed it back....   ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: waspy on 13 May 2008, 20:01:23
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LK had his sig changed to 'I am a stirrer' scrolling along for one.  He only spotted it today and changed it back....   ;D


I noticed that the other day  ;D ;D
Nice one H21  :y :y

I wonder who else has succumbed to your wrath  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 21:26:01
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LK had his sig changed to 'I am a stirrer' scrolling along for one.  He only spotted it today and changed it back....   ;D


I noticed that the other day  ;D ;D
Nice one H21  :y :y

I wonder who else has succumbed to your wrath  ::) ::)

aye....ive written down on a post it note my Jag-to-Ford-percentage

Must check it daily for droppings  :o
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Entwood on 13 May 2008, 21:30:18
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LK had his sig changed to 'I am a stirrer' scrolling along for one.  He only spotted it today and changed it back....   ;D


I noticed that the other day  ;D ;D
Nice one H21  :y :y

I wonder who else has succumbed to your wrath  ::) ::)

aye....ive written down on a post it note my Jag-to-Ford-percentage

Must check it daily for droppings  :o


Does it suffer from incontinence ?? or is it infested with rodents ???  :)

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 May 2008, 21:34:17
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 21:38:14
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.


aye i know, but my 82%/18% is based on tabloid mis-conceptions and is very tongue in cheek, they Jag guys get a tad wound up at this  :P
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Vamps on 13 May 2008, 21:41:07
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.


aye i know, but my 82%/18% is based on tabloid conceptions and is very tongue in cheek  :P

You tell em......... :D :D :D
By the way, is this the correct forum for such a discussion :question surly there is a Ford Jag forum. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Markie on 13 May 2008, 21:43:14
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.


aye i know, but my 82%/18% is based on tabloid conceptions and is very tongue in cheek  :P

You tell em......... :D :D :D
By the way, is this the correct forum for such a discussion :question surly there is a Ford Jag forum. ;D ;D ;D


 ;D ;D aye lets get back to the thread topic...

ive been done up, its a travesty, Polis brutality is amok on OOF...

Citizens of OOF has the local boy in blue tampered with your profile  :-/ :o as a victim I urge you to check  ;D

Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 May 2008, 21:44:51
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.


aye i know, but my 82%/18% is based on tabloid mis-conceptions and is very tongue in cheek, they Jag guys get a tad wound up at this  :P

Its probably more like

Ford 18%
Others 80%
Jag 2% (the badges!)  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Vamps on 13 May 2008, 21:45:48
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What did it say before?  I've forgotten.....    :-?


 ;D 82% Jag / 18% Ford

Anything to declare officer  :D


Floor pan was used because of cost.....it costs 100's of millions ot develop and tool a new floor pan.

As for the 82% jag.....what a load of rubbish....it will be full of ZF, lucas, bosch, vdo, siemens and a stack of other manufacturers because no car manufacturer these days designs all thier own sub systems, they just buy off the shelf items.

The only real Jag bits wil be the moulded items and possibly the engine.


aye i know, but my 82%/18% is based on tabloid conceptions and is very tongue in cheek  :P

You tell em......... :D :D :D
By the way, is this the correct forum for such a discussion :question surly there is a Ford Jag forum. ;D ;D ;D


 ;D ;D aye lets get back to the thread topic...

ive been done up, its a travesty, Polis brutality is amok on OOF...

Citizens of OOF has the local boy in blue tampered with your profile  :-/ :o as a victim I urge you to check  ;D


No but I am disapointed that I did not see what he, allegedly, did to Loo Knee's avatar. :(
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 22:48:41
Entwood - just for you, since you missed it.........   ;)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Vamps on 13 May 2008, 22:54:24
I found one of LK's post but can't fine anything wrong :question :question :question
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 22:56:18
Bottom of the first post by LK...

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1210633013
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Vamps on 13 May 2008, 22:59:10
Never was a statement so true. :y :y :y
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Entwood on 13 May 2008, 23:34:52
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Entwood - just for you, since you missed it.........   ;)


What did I miss ???  or is senility REALLY setting in .. :)
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: hotel21 on 13 May 2008, 23:45:05
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Entwood - just for you, since you missed it.........   ;)


What did I miss ???  or is senility REALLY setting in .. :)

 :question :question :question
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 14 May 2008, 01:17:42
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Entwood - just for you, since you missed it.........   ;)


What did I miss ???  or is senility REALLY setting in .. :)

Lmao ;D ;D ;D
Your Brave ;D
Title: Re: Now Then...I know I am a bit sloooooow
Post by: Entwood on 14 May 2008, 09:28:47
Okies ... senility receded for long enough to notice ... :)

Problem is .. I don't read my own posts so never noticed !!!!!

 :y :y :y :y