Budget VS Luxury: Jaguar XJ6 / Maserati Quattroporte V | Fifth Gear Second Hand Heroes

It the classic dilemma, Champagne taste but you’ve got a lemonade budget, fear not as we look at some very affordable luxury and give you some tips to avoid buying a lemon. We look at a choice between a retro legend and a modern Classic
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[@bryango5979]

we only have fifth gear going now. ive watched both fifth gear and top gear before. and then the grand tour and fifth gear after stopping top gear when the trio left. still a joy to watch vicki do the reviews.

[@muhammadzailani7313]

It's an absolute joy seeing Vicki, she brings back memories from the good old days of british motoring journalism. We grew up watching her, Clarkson, Needel, Hammond, May, Quentin, Jason, Jonny etc.

[@sirjosephwhitworth9415]

I bought a XJ6 in 1988 when it was three years old, kept it for eight years. Wonderful, then and now. Lyons best creation, and one which unfortunately Jaguar Cars slowly ruined the looks of. Jaguar have never created such an appealing car since, Lyons was Jaguar. RIP William.

[@cklam8722]

Makes me sad to see those little fancy things in both cars disappeared in the EVs.

[@nash1338]

They didn't do the soundtrack of the quattroporte justice... see top gear's 4 door supercars..."I've had a crisis"

[@garethhanna9173]

The main problem with these XJ's is the number of box sections, moisture traps that corrosion delights in.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

I'd pick the XJ6 all day, everyday over the Maserati. The XJ6 is arguably THE most beautiful saloon ever built. They are sublime machines, such beautiful lines- from an era when Jaguar actually built beautiful, graceful cars- something they no longer do. I own 3 classic cars- a very interesting Capri which pushes out 290 Bhp and 300 lbs ft of torque- owned for 30 years. A 1972 Rover P6B 3500, and an XK8 with interesting history- 1997 Earls Court Motor Show display car. The P6 is a beautiful machine to drive, with a sybaritic ride quality- only the XJ6 had a slight edge over the P6 in that department. The XJ6 and P6 were the two finest saloons of the 1970's- no doubt about it. Just sitting in the XK8 is deeply satisfying, lashings of walnut- the elliptical Spitfire wing dash, leather seats- it's a special place to be. Contemporary Jags have lost all of that opulence now- which goes some way to explaining why Jaguar is teetering on the brink of collapse. Biggest mistake they ever made? Making the XF- a car that looks like an Audi.
VBH and her quip about the backseat............A plethora of 'Carry On' like ribald comments flooded my mind! However, as a Rover P6 and Jaguar driving gentleman, far be from me to be smutty! There again, the Capri does bring out my inner Lewis Collins and he would have been delighted to have VBH on the back seat of his 3.0S Capri.............ROFL :)

[@supermanbatman493]

Vikki is still beautiful my childhood crush. I’d still marry her today 😍😍.

[@antonio11217]

👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@jaromor8808]

the Maserati is an incredibly ugly car, both from the front and the rear

[@NFSBeast2365]

Someone’s jealous

[@brianford8493]

Fine if you can afford the arse puckering price of the Maserati