Here's my deer.
Looks way, way better when it's not a cheapo digital camera pic..!
Posted on 12/03/2008 12:52:50 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Not so many years ago, cars that produced 300 horsepower or more were considered rather rare and desirable things. Generally only the top tier of sports car or the very most posh boulevardiers had engines that could muster such prodigious output, and the price tags of the vehicles reflected it.
These days though, thanks to depreciation, a decade-long power race, and newly changing customer tastes, 300 horsepower cars can be had for much more reasonable rates—often less than $10,000. Those power and dollar figures are exciting starting places for those second-hand shoppers who may be looking for a deal on a performance machine, which is why we picked them as our two markers for making this list.
We’ve gotten our pricing estimates from the good folks at Kelley Blue Book, though we understand that in some cases much better deals can be had. Unless otherwise noted, the prices we’ve listed represent the private party value of a car in “excellent” condition with about 80,000 miles on the clock. We’ve also strived to get the best combination of power and newness when selecting between discrete model years, all while keeping a close eye on the budget. Click through our gallery above to read about our 300 horsepower/$10,000 picks, and then be sure to let us know which gems we may have missed, in comments.
Don’t park it in the woods!
I saw a 58 or so last summer in what appeared to be perfect condition. Except for the 90 foot Douglas Fir that came down on top of it.
Especially since you can tune a big block 12 to pump out 800hp!!!
It still makes me sick to think about it. When I was in Japan, a buddy offered me a cherry 1971 Japanese 240Z with the engine done up in racing trim. Cam and what-not, I don’t recall. He was only asking $500.
I was in the USAF at the time, so it wouldn’t have cost too awful much to ship it to the states. If I had gotten tired of driving on the wrong side of the road, I could have sold it for a pretty penny.
Tagged for reading later...
I would too...........8^O
LOL!!!.....Jag quality and reliability was greatly improved under Ford...................
Interesting..........;^)
Very nice....I love the old cars...easy to work on and can actually haul people and stuff.
What are the “bad” years or models?.....................
The 914 is probably the worst example of a Porsche.
Ugh.
They even sounded like a Volkswagon.
IIRC, they shared some powertrain components.
I have no idea. My experience with a Rolls is getting picked up off a plane in Vegas.
Just go south to San Bernadino and hang a left on 10, jump to 37 in SA an dhead south. We will be on the left.
Roger that; if you spend that much time driving, you might as well drive something that handles, stops, accelerates and is fun to drive!!
We had a mechanic at California Motor Express that lived in Clearlake and commuted to Oakland, Emeryville and San Leandro over a 20+ year period. He went home on the weekends.
I can’t remember his name, he drove a black 60 something Chevy 1/2 ton with flames on the front fenders and hood. He was a big CB fan, he had a big linear amplifier, I think he could reach out to Anchorage, Alaska. ;)
WE had a truck driver who had property and spent as much time as possible there, he said he was going to retire there. His name is Royal T. Boggess, both of them should in their 70’s.
Sort of. It was on the way back up before Ford bought them, then they came out with the XJ40, it went to hell, Ford bought them as they were trying to recover from that. Quality went way up, then went down and has continued to decrease overall due to bad decisions and management by Ford.
Ford imported lots of diversity appointees during the late 90s.
No, the 912E did not succeed the 914. The successor to the 914 was the 924.
They shared a lot more than that. In Europe, the 914/4 was sold as a VW-Porsche 914. The 914/6 was sold as a Porsche.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_914
In short, since I can’t figure out where I put my buyers’ guide that I wrote some time ago:
Jaguars to avoid, from 75 on:
X-Type: All.
S-Type: All.
XJ: 75-82.5, 88-92, 98-00 (though this one is a fixable problem), 04-present.
XJ-S: 75-82.5, 90-92 V12s.
XK8: 97-00, 07-present.
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