I'm stuck with 2 Jaguars since my Dad died. Yes I mean stuck. The cars were leased through my Dad's company so until it goes bankrupt, I'm stuck with two cars with a car payment that approaches $1,900 per month - what a waste of money. Anyway, the Jaguar hasn't been driven in about three weeks because we went to Disney and had the holidays so I thought well I'll take it when I visit my building in Union that I own.
The car has a lot of power in it and a decent set of speakers, plus it was Dad's car so it has some memories complete with Dad's favorite music like Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and George Thorogood. We had a few snow storms since it was driven last and an ice storm so I went outside and warmed the car up before I got into it. I'll admit that the driveway was a little icy as was the road outside my house. The car started no problem but when I started to back up.....
It started beeping. And not just any friggin' beeping. Two different friggin' beeping sounds. One sounded like the beep the car makes when you are too close to an object and then a second one that sounded like the beeping coming from a forklift backing up. The damn beeping wouldn't stop. I did know that I needed to check the tire pressure, but the car drove no problem and braked no problem (most important part of the car). I took it out in the street and the damn beeping wouldnt stop.
So I put the Jag back into its spot and hopped in my baby - 2005 Acura TL - 6 speed manual
and went to my office. The Jag just sat there because the beeping wouldn't turn off. That's what happens when you make the car so damn idiot proof that you can't even drive it to a gas station to check the tire pressure.
The Jaguar - too old, too techie, and too idiot proof that you can't even drive it. Kind of like Windows Vista. That's right. The Jaguar is the Windows Vista of the car world.
PardonMyFrench,
Eric
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