For a guy with such a dirty name, he sure seems nice.
Any word on what made the car go boom?
He made headlines not too long ago when he married a woman less than half his age. (I can certainly understand- he doesn’t want to bury another one.)
I’m always glad to see one of the legends who was already huge when I was born still around and doing well (even if they are driving a flaming Jaguar).
When hearing references to this happening “the 101” does anybody else hear SNL’s “The Californians”?
It’s a Jaguar. Not sure you need to say anything more than that. Even the Top Gear guys admit that quality control isn’t their strong point. And apparently, catching on fire is sort of a Jaguar thing.
If he sues the company he could end up rich!
then he can get some dental work done.
A friend of mine always calls him “Penis Van Lesbian”.
He seems so upbeat about it. I’d be curious to know if that’s because he has a healthy attitude about the importance of “things” or if it’s because he’s got 6 more Jags at home.
Jaguars use Lucas Electrics. Lucas Electrics jokes are legion in some automotive circles.
My favorite: Lucas Electric headlight switches have three positions: dim, flicker, and off.
You can Google up whole websites of Lucas Electrics jokes, but here’s a link to a few:
Don’t know if it’s at the link you just provided (didn’t follow it), but you know why the British drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators.
I read somewhere that Lucas once made vacuum cleaners. It was their only product that didn’t suck.
That was a joke Mary Tyler Moore once made on the David Letterman show. Yes, really.
I’ve used that “Penis VanLesbian” line on message boards where the word “Dick” is censored, even when a proper name. (Manpart works, too.) I’ve used it in reference to the former Vice President, and to a popular science fiction writer. I have yet to use it referring to Andy Dick, for whom the word is both name and descriptor.
Jaguar’s marketing people would be thrilled to read this - they’ve been battling the “old man’s car” image for about a decade.
The fire was almost definitely some electrical fault (another image problem they’re battling!). A friend of mine with the same model (the new XJ) had something similar happen. He said his son ran into the house saying the Jag was trying to start itself, and they went out to find the car smoking and sparking; he managed to pull the battery before the wiring harness burned through.