RE: PH Fleet: Jaguar XF Diesel S

[Clivey]

I'm currently driving a 61-plate Premium Luxury with the non-'S' 240 horsepower version of the engine (it's a courtesy car as some berk reversed into my BMW). I'm Averaging 30 mpg on short journeys around town, which is very impressive given the type of car. It's brilliant, but there are a couple of things that irritate: The automatic 'box and slow throttle response of the diesel engine combine to make junctions and roundabouts "interesting", whereas you can point and shoot the BMW...and after the linear power delivery of the German's straight six petrol, the massive slug of torque, when it does arrive a second or so after planting the throttle, makes progress jerky. See a gap that you have to be quick to exploit = plant foot = nothing, nothing...THUMP! Before settling down as you rejoin the traffic flow. Hmmm. I think the petrols would be smoother here, but at least you can drive from A to B rather than from Esso to Shell.

[Matt_c]

I have a 2012 3.0L diesel XFS. Its only got 1000mls on the clock (3 weeks old), yet I can achieve over 42mpg on a motorway cruise (daily commute is 39mpg). With the 8spd, revs are about 1350rpm at 70mph (roughly). Great car. I like the ride on 20inch wheels too.

[tomoleeds]

Blown2CV said:

dont know how to post a link,have checked,its a 2012, 3.0v6 portfolio,in grey at stratstone Jaguar wakefield, dab radio,reverse camera,heated and cooled seats,loads of extras, its on ebay £23,000

what's a sport? Can you post a link as I'm afraid those numbers don't stack. Those cars probably are 2.2D and not 3.0DS, and i can't imagine they are portfolio like this one.

[dasherdiablo1]

I am currently in the market for a motorway munching diesel that I can turn up at clients businesses in and not raise too many eyebrows....

Jaguar do seem to be getting it right and are producing some lovely cars at the mo. But over 50k is big money and I'm not sure I wouldn't rather have an S class 350d and £10k in my back pocket.

Back to back test drives needed me thinks.

[Fleckers]

good write up

i have a december 2007 s type but to be honest I am still not a fan of the XF which is why I still have the S type, but the XF estate is looking good to me, just want a year or 18 monther to come up

so looks like the S type will stay for anouther 20 or so months

[tommy vercetti]

Great looking car.

[k15tox]

Matt_c said:

I have a 2012 3.0L diesel XFS. Its only got 1000mls on the clock (3 weeks old), yet I can achieve over 42mpg on a motorway cruise (daily commute is 39mpg). With the 8spd, revs are about 1350rpm at 70mph (roughly). Great car. I like the ride on 20inch wheels too.

Bloody hell and i thought my old Monaro was tall geared!

[lotus116tornado]

tomoleeds said:

Blown2CV said:

dont know how to post a link,have checked,its a 2012, 3.0v6 portfolio,in grey at stratstone Jaguar wakefield, dab radio,reverse camera,heated and cooled seats,loads of extras, its on ebay £23,000

what's a sport? Can you post a link as I'm afraid those numbers don't stack. Those cars probably are 2.2D and not 3.0DS, and i can't imagine they are portfolio like this one.

The Jaguar dealer in Wakefield is not Stratstone and this car is not available. You would pay £20,000 more for this car as a used buy at this spec.

[Pip1968]

Any clever photographer have a picture of the night time cabin illumination?

Pip

[Blown2CV]

tomoleeds said:

Blown2CV said:

dont know how to post a link,have checked,its a 2012, 3.0v6 portfolio,in grey at stratstone Jaguar wakefield, dab radio,reverse camera,heated and cooled seats,loads of extras, its on ebay £23,000

what's a sport? Can you post a link as I'm afraid those numbers don't stack. Those cars probably are 2.2D and not 3.0DS, and i can't imagine they are portfolio like this one.

clearly a mistake in the ad. It isn't a 2012 model its 2009, looking at the reg, body and spec. It has nearly 60k miles on it. Not going to have done that in 2 months is it?

[Blown2CV]

lotus116tornado said:

tomoleeds said:

Blown2CV said:

dont know how to post a link,have checked,its a 2012, 3.0v6 portfolio,in grey at stratstone Jaguar wakefield, dab radio,reverse camera,heated and cooled seats,loads of extras, its on ebay £23,000

what's a sport? Can you post a link as I'm afraid those numbers don't stack. Those cars probably are 2.2D and not 3.0DS, and i can't imagine they are portfolio like this one.

The Jaguar dealer in Wakefield is not Stratstone and this car is not available. You would pay £20,000 more for this car as a used buy at this spec.

it's hatfields

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-09-Jaguar-XF-3-0-V6...

2010 model portfolios are c. £29k at main dealer. 2012 are mid £30k's

[tomoleeds]

lotus116tornado said:

The Jaguar dealer in Wakefield is not Stratstone and this car is not available. You would pay £20,000 more for this car as a used buy at this spec.

sorry its hatfields Jaguar wakefield, 3.0 v6 sport,Portfollio, in grey, all the extras £23,000 on Ebay, just type, xf s to find it,you can do it by the year

[confused_buyer]

No experience of how it works in a Jag but The iPhone is probably cutting out because it is switching to Bluetooth for the audio which all iPhones seem to default to if available.

You need to go into "Playing music", press the little "eject" button and it should give you the option of Bluetooth or Dock Connector and you need to select the latter and it should be heard again.

It is an annoying design fault of the iPhone and as far as I can tell you have to do it everytime you plug it into a bluetooth enabled car which uses the dock connector for audio.

[Blown2CV]

tomoleeds said:

lotus116tornado said:

The Jaguar dealer in Wakefield is not Stratstone and this car is not available. You would pay £20,000 more for this car as a used buy at this spec.

sorry its hatfields Jaguar wakefield, 3.0 v6 sport,Portfollio, in grey, all the extras £23,000 on Ebay, just type, xf s to find it,you can do it by the year

did you not read what i wrote above? It's a 2008/2009 model on an 09 plate, and the ad is a mistake. Clearly you mentioned this car to prove a point; but there is no point to prove because the ad is wrong. It is possible to see by the front end of the car and the mileage that it is not a 2012 car. I wouldn't want people reading the write-up and the comments and thinking based on what you have said that one of these would drop £25k in value in a car within a handful of months. In any case I don't think people in their right mind would think that, and I am not trying to lambast you for not knowing, but just be aware that you can't get a 2012 car for £23k, or anything like - you'd be looking at an extra £12-15k.

[FWDRacer]

Clivey said:

I'm currently driving a 61-plate Premium Luxury with the non-'S' 240 horsepower version of the engine (it's a courtesy car as some berk reversed into my BMW). I'm Averaging 30 mpg on short journeys around town, which is very impressive given the type of car. It's brilliant, but there are a couple of things that irritate: The automatic 'box and slow throttle response of the diesel engine combine to make junctions and roundabouts "interesting", whereas you can point and shoot the BMW...and after the linear power delivery of the German's straight six petrol, the massive slug of torque, when it does arrive a second or so after planting the throttle, makes progress jerky. See a gap that you have to be quick to exploit = plant foot = nothing, nothing...THUMP! Before settling down as you rejoin the traffic flow. Hmmm. I think the petrols would be smoother here, but at least you can drive from A to B rather than from Esso to Shell.

Evidently not found "Dynamic" Mode. Sharpens throttle and transmission response. Another 240PS owner - more than quick enough off the mark, and 40+mpg when it gets it's legs stretched. Europe bashing is a doddle in it. Best bit - it isn't an Audi.

[Blown2CV]

i would also say the bowers and wilkins stereo is interesting... it isn't mega loud as such, but the bass is ridiculous! It's like being in Ali G's renault 5. There's a sub on the dash and even though I am technically younger than their loyal customer-base average, I have to turn the bass right down. Weird idea. I would settle for something that focuses on balance and clarity across the range, rather than gut rumbling bottom end.

[Clivey]

FWDRacer said:

Evidently not found "Dynamic" Mode. Sharpens throttle and transmission response. Another 240PS owner - more than quick enough off the mark, and 40+mpg when it gets it's legs stretched. Europe bashing is a doddle in it. Best bit - it isn't an Audi.

I've found Dynamic Mode, and tried with the car in Sport mode as well. If you manually select 1st it helps (although as the turbos cut in you get a spike of torque which means wheelspin on greasy roads) but there's still a delay between pressing the throttle and anything happening. The Drive by Wire throttle + turbo diesel + auto 'box are the culprits. I can accelerate from standstill much quicker in my petrol manual BMW. This is just a minor point though - it's a fabulous saloon .

[tomoleeds]

Blown2CV said:

did you not read what i wrote above? It's a 2008/2009 model on an 09 plate, and the ad is a mistake. Clearly you mentioned this car to prove a point; but there is no point to prove because the ad is wrong. It is possible to see by the front end of the car and the mileage that it is not a 2012 car. I wouldn't want people reading the write-up and the comments and thinking based on what you have said that one of these would drop £25k in value in a car within a handful of months. In any case I don't think people in their right mind would think that, and I am not trying to lambast you for not knowing, but just be aware that you can't get a 2012 car for £23k, or anything like - you'd be looking at an extra £12-15k.

sorry did not realise they had put the wrong year on the ad,but as you have stated a 2012 model can be had for
£33k its still a drop of nearly £20k on a current 2012 model,sounds a lot to me

[legalknievel]

It took me a while to remember Whisper from Live and Let Die. Definitely the coolest obscure reference I've read in a (fairly exciting, admittedly) repmobile write up!

[Blown2CV]

tomoleeds said:

Blown2CV said:

did you not read what i wrote above? It's a 2008/2009 model on an 09 plate, and the ad is a mistake. Clearly you mentioned this car to prove a point; but there is no point to prove because the ad is wrong. It is possible to see by the front end of the car and the mileage that it is not a 2012 car. I wouldn't want people reading the write-up and the comments and thinking based on what you have said that one of these would drop £25k in value in a car within a handful of months. In any case I don't think people in their right mind would think that, and I am not trying to lambast you for not knowing, but just be aware that you can't get a 2012 car for £23k, or anything like - you'd be looking at an extra £12-15k.

sorry did not realise they had put the wrong year on the ad,but as you have stated a 2012 model can be had for
£33k its still a drop of nearly £20k on a current 2012 model,sounds a lot to me

actually i said anything like it is at least that. The cheapest 2012 portfolio on trader is £38,800 and that isn't even an 'S' engine. Cheapest 'S' is £39995. After checking drive the deal, apparently they can be had new for £42,671 on the road. Considering the drop is more like £2k than £20k I think this is a non-topic.