I’d be happy to see those annoying cars off our streets in SF.

in the 70s pumping gas and pushing car washes, a Jag XKE driver asked me to check his oil level.

Not a drop of oil showed up on the dipstick until the 9th quart of oil was poured in. It took 12 quarts of oil to reach the dipstick full level. Apparently it leaked and burnt oil he said.

With problems like that it's no wonder Jag is in trouble.

back in the day. Not at the same time, and as a second owner. You had to take care of them properly. The Lucas electrical was the real problem to always pay attention to with them.

Sad to see them go. They were beautiful cars back then, and fast. The current crop of Jags look like every other car on the road. The small F-Type is the exception.

One of my favorite cars ever was the 59 MK-I

I think quality has changed a bit.

My old LandCruiser had an 8 quart sump plus two for the remote original cartridge filter.

in the world.

I agree, either the roadster or the coupe, both gorgeous, elegant-looking cars with the chrome wire wheels. And the Jag roadsters before the E-Type were also beautiful...starting with the XK-120 in the early '50s, XK-140 and the XK-150 were/are all gorgeous.