It is! It's a cranky thing to start in the cold - but it does start. It's a diesel so you gotta heat it up with glow plugs first. Well, it took like 10 minutes for the light to go off. The heater in it sucks - but you can open these flaps that let the engine's heat fill the cab - and that'll warm you up just fine. In fact, the window defrost is just a couple of open flaps that let heat from the engine do the work. It wasn't even that cold. It was mid-morning when I started it up, above freezing but not by too much.
I dunno if it goes faster than about 45 MPH. I didn't like the revs it needed to hit that. But, it's got a lot of torque. So long as you're in 3rd gear, you will not need to downshift even on some of the mountain roads around me. Well, I haven't taken it down the steep way, into Farmington.
It gets a lot of looks and waves. People smile when they see it. They don't know what it is, but they like seeing it.
Maybe they thing Canada is invading when they see it
Maybe? I'm not sure if Canada ever used those. Canada has a lot of equipment from US sources and has for a long time.
I've never looked that up, though I'm sure there are clubs and experts out there. I should probably join a club. I do that for a lot of my cars. There's a club for most cars, so it seems. Those are the places you want to be friendly, 'cause it's where that one guy who knows everything about them hangs out. They're an invaluable source of knowledge, often free of charge, for when things break or when you want to know more information about it.
Shit, there's probably a car club for your car. Well, if not thee's definitely a "Jag Owner's Group" or something similar, but your specific Jag may have its own club.
I am in some groups dedicated to my Jag online. It is handy when you have questions
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