GTP Cool Wall: 1957 Jaguar XKSS

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1957 Jaguar D-Type

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Zenith
I can only think of a few contenders cool enough to deserve McQueen's garage.


@mustang fanatic

Oh come on, at least try to come up with a better cover than that.

"Oh look a Jaguar that looks and sounds completely unlike anything I have ever seen in person, hmm... No, can't say I find that particularly interesting, especially since the wheels are-Oh my gosh is that one of the 2 million first generation Mustangs over there?! Dear lord I think that one is a K-code engine, I can hardly contain myself! If it turns out to have the optional tilting steering column I might just pass out!"

Are we just unhappy that we didn't find the Boss 429 as cool as you hoped or can you really only appreciate old American stuff with V8's?
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Is he not allowed to have his own opinion on what types of cars he likes or not? :rolleyes:
 
Doodle
Is he not allowed to have his own opinion on what types of cars he likes or not? :rolleyes:
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Of course, and I doubt Zenith would deny that. But I've highlighted the "odd word out" in your sentence, since Slash's penchant for V8 Ferds should have absolutely nothing to do with whether the XK-SS is cool or not.

To be fair, Slash did vote it cool - but I can absolutely see why Zenith queried the fact he marked it down because of the wheel design. It's a bit like suggesting Keira Knightley would be a better actor if she had bigger tits.
 
Voted Meh.

Car itself looks cool with the rally style wheels and side exhausts, but I don't care if McQueen owned one or not.
 
Sub Zero. It's a Jaaaaaaaag :sly: It's also small, light, nimble and perfect answer to the definition of a sportscar.
 
This should defo be Machine #2 in Steve McQueen's Garage.

Sub-Zero
 
The coolest cars section of the cool wall isn't called Steve McQueen's garage for nothing. Sub Zero.
 
I really don't give a flying 🤬 whether Steve McQueen drove something or not, but this is a Sub Zero car.
 
At this point, Steve McQueen's car is not even close to getting to Steve McQueen's garage...

Ohh the Irony :lol:

If this car doesn't get there, maybe we need to change the name of the Highest Tier of the Cool Wall??? :confused:
 
Car enthusiasts aren't cool. But Steve McQueen isn't a car enthusiast... he's frickin' Steve McQueen.

This is like asking if Chuck Norris could beat Randy Couture and Jet Li in a no-holds barred two-on-one fight. Why even ask? He's Chuck Norris.

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Also working in this car's favor... it's not an E-Type. So it doesn't look like an enormous green member.
 
GranTurismo916
Some of you guys need to respect others' opinions a bit more.
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Doodle
Is he not allowed to have his own opinion on what types of cars he likes or not? :rolleyes:
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People can be flat out wrong about a car's coolness.

I'll put it this way. You can decide whether you like a car or not, you cannot decide whether a car is cool or not. Both are subjective, one is subjective to the opinions of everyone.
 
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Sub-Zero. The fact that Steve McQueen owned one is icing on the cake.
 
Zenith
People can be flat out wrong about a car's coolness.

I'll put it this way. You can decide whether you like a car or not, you cannot decide whether a car is cool or not. Both are subjective, one is subjective to the opinions of everyone.
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niky
Car enthusiasts aren't cool. But Steve McQueen isn't a car enthusiast... he's frickin' Steve McQueen.

This is like asking if Chuck Norris could beat Randy Couture and Jet Li in a no-holds barred two-on-one fight. Why even ask? He's Chuck Norris.

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Also working in this car's favor... it's not an E-Type. So it doesn't look like an enormous green member.
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Couldn't have said it better myself chaps.

If this isn't Sub-Zero, then there's something flat-out wrong with the Cool Wall voters.

I nominated and voted it Sub-Zero, not only because the top tier in our Cool Wall is "Steve McQueen's Garage" and this was actually owned by him, but because it's one of the cars that defines cool for me. It's a gorgeous blend of class and agression, it's a svelte thoroughbred racing car with a couple of creature comforts. It's part brit, part brute. It'll make you look like a gentleman on a racetrack, and like a playboy on a boulevard. It's insane...insanely fast, insanely classy, insanely cool. Picture it in a classy Paris neighborhood, picture it at night in a crowded area in Tokyo, picture it rippin' Brands Hatch at afternoon, or just sitting there in themiddleofnowhere Nevada, it'll always look dashing and elegant at the same time, regardless of the context. That's cool.

If this isn't Sub-Zero, sorry but nothing is.
 
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Zenith
you cannot decide whether a car is cool or not.
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Oh really? People are allowed to have an opinion on weather or not they think a car is cool or not. There is no right or wrong answer.
 
Doodle
Oh really? People are allowed to have an opinion on weather or not they think a car is cool or not.
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You get a 2/10 on your reading comprehension skills.

Do not pass go, do not collect $200. No gold star.

There is no right or wrong answer.
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Yes there is.

"Do you like Keira Knightley?" is different than "Is Keira Knightley regarded as a good actor?"
 
Zenith
You get a 2/10 on your reading comprehension skills.

Do not pass go, do not collect $200. No gold star.
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Do you really think bashing on me is going to help?

Yes there is.

"Do you like Keira Knightley?" is different than "Is Keira Knightley regarded as a good actor?"
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Not in my book. Thinks I like are cool. Things I don't like are not cool. Stop trying to change my opinion on this, because it's not working.
 
Doodle
Oh really? People are allowed to have an opinion on weather or not they think a car is cool or not.
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If that's the case, other people are allowed to have an opinion on that opinion too...
 
Doodle
Do you really think bashing on me is going to help?
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Your reading comprehension failed you. Read what I wrote and respond to that instead of grabbing things out of the blue.

Not in my book. Thinks I like are cool. Things I don't like are not cool.
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Stop trying to change my opinion on this, because it's not working.
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If you are determined to be wrong, that's your problem. It doesn't change the fact that you've misread my posts repeatedly.
 
Famine
If that's the case, other people are allowed to have an opinion on that opinion too...
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Fair enough. But @Zenith needs to stop with the childish remarks.

Zenith
Your reading comprehension failed you. Read what I wrote and respond to that instead of grabbing things out of the blue.
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Cool story bro.



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I said it was MY opinion. Not yours.

If you are determined to be wrong, that's your problem. It doesn't change the fact that you've misread my posts repeatedly.
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I read your posts over and over again and I completely understand what you're saying. Stop with the bashing and move on.
 
Slash
Because you don't agree with someones opinion, it's wrong? :lol:
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His opinion is wrong because it's wrong. Coolness is not directly related to how much Doodle likes it, as he asserted here:

Doodle
Thinks I like are cool. Things I don't like are not cool.
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Coolness is determined by how it's perceived by society. Go ahead and check any definition for "cool" that you want, you won't find GTP user Doodle listed as the authority.

Doodle
I said it was MY opinion. Not yours.
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That doesn't matter. That's not what we're voting on. Nobody gives two cents whether you like the XKSS. This is the Cool Wall, not the "Predict-Whether-Doodle-Likes-It Wall"

I read your posts over and over again and I completely understand what you're saying.
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No you don't, as evidenced by this post that I'm quoting.
 
Zenith
People can be flat out wrong about a car's coolness.

I'll put it this way. You can decide whether you like a car or not, you cannot decide whether a car is cool or not. Both are subjective, one is subjective to the opinions of everyone.
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So us people that voted SZ on the Boss 429 are wrong because the car is apparently uncool. :rolleyes:

You can decide whether or not a car is cool. It's what your reason for the car being cool or uncool is.
 
Doodle
Thinks I like are cool. Things I don't like are not cool.
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People have said this before.

If you liked walking around town with your wang hanging out, would that be cool*? Or, I dunno, incest? Justin Bieber? Some horrific concoction of the aforementioned?

There's very clearly a difference between liking something and it being cool or not. People like all sorts of quite awful things but it certainly doesn't make those things cool.




*"Cold day" jokes in 3..2..1..
 
If I like something odds are I'm going to find it cool. On a case by case basis, I can think it's cool or not cool based on whether I like it, sometimes it's both, sometimes it's one or the other.


I fail to see why anyone can't grasp that concept.
 
Slash
Because you don't agree with someones opinion, it's wrong? :lol:
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No, what's wrong is that what you like or other people like isn't necesarily cool.
 
Slash
Because you don't agree with someones opinion, it's wrong? :lol:
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No, what's wrong is that what you like or other people like isn't necesarily cool.
 
Cano
No, what's wrong is that what you like or other people like isn't necesarily cool.
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Why can't the two go hand in hand?
 
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