Richf Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Supercharged 370 to Supercharged XF Well after selling Reggie on, I was on the search for a practical 4 seater, ideally with a V8 , had a shortlist of the Lexus IS-F, Lexus RC-F (Looked at these before but wife didnt like it) and the Vauxhall VXR8 E1 and the Gen F (again wife wasnt a fan but was hoping to convince her) Not really considered a Jag , never owned one but always liked the XF and the work of the designer Ian Callam as he did the AM Vanquish which is my dream car So saw a one owner XF-R at a local dealer and took it for a spin. Very quick car with stonking torque (Which i missed even with the S/C 370) and not at all barge-like as I expected Edited April 7, 2017 by Richf 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thats a very tasty motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Beautiful colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Great car. Good choice and British (well almost) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Very nice, I like that a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizza2000 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 XF-R beautiful machine and for £20-30k you get a 5 litre V8 beast of a family motor 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 So did you buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Yep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizza2000 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) So jealous this car is on my next wish list along with the XK-R while daughter still has small legs 😀 Enjoy you have bought a cracking motor Edited October 2, 2016 by Wizza2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Myson is 6ft 3 but he should fit in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 hmmmm - methinks we need a Jag section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizza2000 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Yeah with the XF-R be fine lol, my daughter only about 3ft so I got the choice still of the XK-R and XF-R but steering towards the more practical XF both beautiful beasts cannot go wrong with either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 hmmmm - methinks we need a Jag section It's getting that way. Great motor Rich, ...hope you have fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) Very nice, I like the colour. Ref " A JAAAAAG section", Ive been telling them that for years. Rather like a gentleman's club for the more discerning enthusiast. Edited October 3, 2016 by leonk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Very nice indeed. Having sold the XK8, I am poorly placed to argue for a "discerning gentlemen's" section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Excellent choice, they are bloody awesome cars. Good work on not buying an RC-F as well, no doubt they are capable but they look horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeezeebaba Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Damn fine cars good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Collected it on Friday , dealer went to a lot of trouble very surprised as it was a 4 year old car , Nissan didnt bother when i bought my 2 year old 370z for similar money Friday afternoon and today spent cleaning , quick job for now as its a little snug for working on in the garage as it only just fits with 1" to spare but boy did this need a clay , went through almost 2 bars of BH clay , whizz over with Dodo lime prime , again filthy pad and then a coat of Poorboys EX-P as I said quick job as its raining 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 ^^ Looks fantastic Rich. I've had a V8 itch for a long time so this has definitely made the list now, ...going to have to scratch that itch one day "soon". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 I've only had one V8 before and that was a Rover SD1 back in 1992 , it was unremarkable apart from having two sunroofs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 who doesn't like a jaaaag have fun keeping those seats clean though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 Done over 1500miles in just over a month in the car, really liking it. Its even really good on fuel ,I'm averaging over 27mpg which is outstanding really 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 That is good on fuel by the looks of it. Was that mainly motorways or a mix? ...and did you put your foot down much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richf Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 A mix really not much motorways , cant really put down 500hp at the moment but i dont hang around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Sounds good then Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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