You're right, Melissa, but the difference is quantitative rather than qualitative:
In my garage, the Porsche leaks are quarter-size drops under the valve covers or oil return tubes (and that was with the old engine -- the 3.6 remains bone dry).
The Jaguar side is like a fossil fuel swamp. The car is in fine running order, but it's a freakin' sieve for oil, power-steering fluid, coolant and other goop. I keep plenty of the kitty litter stuff on hand.
It's amusing, though, about all the 'Lucas, prince of darkness' posts you'll see on this board -- and then also the warnings to carry fire extinguishers in 911s for the day when the (un-fused) front AC blower (or other component) starts an electrical fire in the dash of Stuttgart's well-engineered thoroughbred.
Older cars are older cars, when the dust settles. They need special attention to keep them alive.
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Jack Olsen
1973 911 T (3.6) sunroof coupe
jackolsen@mediaone.net
[This message has been edited by JackOlsen (edited 06-06-2001).]