Going to look at a Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag tomorrow

[rtbiscuit]

we're already bff's, i thought maybe even gbff's

[spursmaddave]

This was at the same garage.....

 

 

Just under £80k...

[spursmaddave]

we're already bff's, i thought maybe even gbff's

 

I'm even growing a mo because I know your a fan of facial hair

[Dblock]

Which lexus?

 

What about some random choices Phaeton, CLS320 cdi or audi a5?

[spursmaddave]

Which lexus?

 

What about some random choices Phaeton, CLS320 cdi or audi a5?

 

Was looking at an IS250

 

Not a Merc fan really styling wise and a Phaeton i'm not Simon Cowell

[spursmaddave]

Dont buy a white jag. Thats just wrong.

 

+1 what are you a cheap southern fairy!?

 

Oh........right

 

Says the 'man' in the hairdressers car

[Dblock]

Dont buy a white jag. Thats just wrong.

 

+1 what are you a cheap southern fairy!?

 

Oh........right

 

Says the 'man' in the hairdressers car

 

TShhhhhh BURN!!! DAMMMMM. FALL BACK SON!

 

Mercs really do drive superb though. I'd get a test drive in a big one before you splash any cash. Even if your not that interested just try it out. Another odd ball unless your going for all out luxury and diesel a g37?

 

[spursmaddave]

keep the leon & get a 370

 

I have thought about that but a 370z really doesn't do it for me

 

Looks wise and having driven a coupe and Rosie I am still not sold, an awesome machine so much more refined than a 350 but that's the problem for me really....

[glrnet]

Its your hard earned mate and your opinion like I always bang on about but they do a really nice deep red? If whites what you want then thats fair enough. Chav

 

Never Red !!!!!

 

Chav I didn't say I was gonna wrap the roof and bonnet black

I think a RED car will really suit you, well it would from my point of view

 

[spursmaddave]

Its your hard earned mate and your opinion like I always bang on about but they do a really nice deep red? If whites what you want then thats fair enough. Chav

 

Never Red !!!!!

 

Chav I didn't say I was gonna wrap the roof and bonnet black

I think a RED car will really suit you, well it would from my point of view

 

 

 

[Stew]

Guy at the end of my sisters street has a white XF and it looks STUNNING.

 

I'd have always laughed at the prospect of a white jag until I saw that XF. Still wouldn't have any other jag in white though!

[S1 HNK]

The XF does look good in white but i think i'd get fed up with it pretty quick but as said, its your money.

 

They do a lovely purple / blue colour, now that is different but in my eyes makes the car look really special.

[Stew]

 

 

 

Ooooooooooffffffttttttt

[Chesterfield]

Going to hopefully test drive some XF's, I want to compare a 2.7D, the newer 2.2D and of course the 3.0D V6

 

 

Had the XFS 3.0V6. Fairly quick, crap in bends, nice quality on the inside, great luxury place to sit, nice smooth ride, painted by blind apes, and accelerates only mildly faster than it depreciates.

[MITZ@CougarStore]

Here you go, Dave, yours for the taking, saw this at the dealership last week when I went to collect a part for a customer...

 

[Chris`I]

Going to hopefully test drive some XF's, I want to compare a 2.7D, the newer 2.2D and of course the 3.0D V6

 

 

Had the XFS 3.0V6. Fairly quick, crap in bends, nice quality on the inside, great luxury place to sit, nice smooth ride, painted by blind apes, and accelerates only mildly faster than it depreciates.

Wondered when you'd give the real life perspective to things

 

I vote we ban all Jag owners from the forum

[rtbiscuit]

Going to hopefully test drive some XF's, I want to compare a 2.7D, the newer 2.2D and of course the 3.0D V6

 

 

Had the XFS 3.0V6. Fairly quick, crap in bends, nice quality on the inside, great luxury place to sit, nice smooth ride, painted by blind apes, and accelerates only mildly faster than it depreciates.

Wondered when you'd give the real life perspective to things

 

I vote we ban all Jag owners from the forum

 

what that include van owners as well?

[Chris`I]

what that include van owners as well?

If its a Jag van sure Didnt know Jag made vans mind

[rtbiscuit]

a jag Van, now that sounds interesting; maybe we should ask jag to consider it.

[spursmaddave]

Going to hopefully test drive some XF's, I want to compare a 2.7D, the newer 2.2D and of course the 3.0D V6

 

 

Had the XFS 3.0V6. Fairly quick, crap in bends, nice quality on the inside, great luxury place to sit, nice smooth ride, painted by blind apes, and accelerates only mildly faster than it depreciates.

 

Yes I was going to PM you about what model you had, was it the 240bhp or the S 285bhp quite a difference in torque between them also....

 

Standard 3.0 V6

 

240bhp

369lbs/ft

0-60 6.7

 

S

 

275bhp

443lbs/ft

0-60 5.9

 

Plenty enough for me....

 

As a replacement for my Leon it would be a HUGE step up in anyones book.

 

Not seen the blue/purple in the flesh although I saw one yesterday that was almost a black rose colour but more purple than poo....

 

As for depreciation I would be looking at an 09, maybe 10 at a push so someone else with have emptied their pockets.... 18-22k for a good one with not a lot on the clock, it's a lot of car for that money!

[LRF4N]

White is nice on the XF, even nicer on the XKR

 

But that purple is the nicest colour of the lot

[Chesterfield]

Mine was the 275 bhp S model. Mine was the pre-facelift model, so had the "bubble eye" lights on the front. The new look on the facelift model is a great change and looks miles better. They have also fitted the new 8 speed auto box on the diesels in the new model I believe, which helps fuel consumption and also lowers CO2.

 

The four pots are obviously aimed at the company car driver as the emissions are very low, but they look basic too. Single exhaust on the rear combined with the baloon tyres they fit on the basic rims make the car look positively odd in my opinion. Like its running on 4 get you home wheels. No doubt all good for emissions though.

 

Havent seen the new interior, but if its like the last one but tweaked then it will no doubt be very good and the quality is excellent. Im assuming they may have updated the woods and leathers available to introduce some more modern looks. The options available with the pre-facelift model were a little limited and always felt like you had half a victorian sideboard for a dash. Dark ash or piano black would be my choice. Also, the S model now has sports seats, which were introduced just after I bought mine - and they are a must. The standard seats offer less lateral support than a picknic bench. Any long journeys involving bends and your passenger will end up with sore elbows from supporting themselves all the time. The drive will be OK as you have a steering wheel to hang onto, but you will be annoyed with the seats within your first month if you dont get the sports version. Just as comfy as the standard ones, but have side support.

 

As is the case with any other marque, just make sure you are happy with the dealer you buy from. It was the dealer that spoiled my experience. Jaguar were utterly disinterested in the fact my car was not painted properly. Contrary to their story at the factory tour that they take upmost pride in their work and the "body in white" paint process (which is also used by bentley, rolls royce etc) ensures a perfect finish. When my car was delivered looking positively awful, Jaguar themselves just pointed me back at the dealer and could not care less about discovering if the fault had occured at the factory or post delivery to the dealer. Ignore all information on Jaguars website and literature advising that they have a passion for delivering quality etc etc.. Its crap. They care about the number of cars flying out the doors to dealers, and showing the factory off to customers. Beyond that, its between you and the dealer. Some Jaguar dealers belong to franchises that large, that Jaguar are actually powerless to invoke any kind of "investigation" or punishment upon a dealer that gives crap service to a customer, because they are scared of the franchise just pulling out of the Jaguar market. So ensure you are very happy with your dealer before you enter into the purchase.

 

Other than that, the cars are actually pretty good. Though the depreciation is quite harsh.

[ioneabee]

SMD, buys a new automatic Jaguar XKR Sport.

He drives the car perfectly well during the day, but at night, the car just won't move at all.

After trying to drive the car at night for a week (but without any luck), he furiously

calls the Jaguar dealers and they send out a technician to him.

The technician examines the car and finds nothing wrong with it. So he turns to SMD

and asks: "Sir, are you sure you are using the right gears?"

Full of anger, SMD replies: "You fool, you idiot, how on earth could you ask

such a question? I'm not stupid you know! Of course I am using the right gears;

I use D during the day and N at night."

Edited November 7, 2012 by ioneabee

[rabbitstew]

SMD, buys a new automatic Jaguar XKR Sport.

He drives the car perfectly well during the day, but at night, the car just won't move at all.

After trying to drive the car at night for a week (but without any luck), he furiously

calls the Jaguar dealers and they send out a technician to him.

The technician examines the car and finds nothing wrong with it. So he turns to SMD

and asks: "Sir, are you sure you are using the right gears?"

Full of anger, SMD replies: "You fool, you idiot, how on earth could you ask

such a question? I'm not stupid you know! Of course I am using the right gears;

I use D during the day and N at night."

 

ahahahaha!!!!

[leonk]

what that include van owners as well?

If its a Jag van sure Didnt know Jag made vans mind

 

There is the Goodwood Estate Transit with an XJ220 engine if that counts