And for those so inclined aside from the flashy side vents and the different (and uglier, IMHO) front airdam on the newer ones, these are visually and mechanically almost identical to a 2009 model that will still run you $50k.

I think I may've seen your car on Jaguarforums?

You can pick up a low mileage X350 XJ8 (2004-2006 era) for around $10k nowadays.

I have an X350 (the "brutal grille" version), and you can swap out the grille mesh and have a respectable looking front end without the stupid "toothless grin" lower valance thing.

My first car — a 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88... ROYALE BROUGHAM!

Buy it, and Donk it.

The truly frustrating one is "Jag-Wire," which I've heard on more than one occasion here in the US.

Lincoln lost their way long, long before 2012.

I bought a '97 in around 2000, and drove it for 4 years. Yes, it's not an M3, but I think the car gets an undeserved bad rap. It was a much more nimble and agile Caddy than anything they'd ever offered. It was comfortable, performance was reasonable, and other than a timing chain issue was reliable.

Would I upgrade from my purple C4 Corvette to that? Yup.

Reliant Robin with a JATO strapped to the roof?

You forgot the Continental kit and the Vogues.

Budgetize?!?!

I understand removing the hood ornament (but don't like it), but I wish they wouldn't put the little hood badge in its place. It just calls more attention to what's missing.

I had an '85 300zx which had this, too.

Let's see, pro-touring prepped American musclecars the likes of which most rednecks would never drive? Pushing people off the track? Imports obviously carefully selected to lose? Mmmhmm. Seems fair.

Reminds me of the 1st-Gen 3000GT.

Thing that you're going to see recreated in cheap plastic for $19.99 at Pep- Boys soon to be affixed to the side of every '93 Lumina and '89 Accord rattling and shaking down the street.

Brutal Deluxe, baby!

The King is my bitch!