RE: So long Jaguar F-Type, auf wiedersehen Audi TT
Discussion
Maccmike8 said:
Gecko1978 said:
I keep looking at an F type as a 3rd car for weekends and when life is a bit boring. But I wonder for my 40k budget if there are better choices i like the TTS in coupe form too but at this price BMW 840 pops up as do older AMV8S AND 911S
This amused me, a TT, F type or 840 as a weekend car.When there are TVRs, Mustangs, 911s, Caymans, Boxters, Lotus, Caterhams etc etc etc available.
yogiguitar said:
ive always loved how the f-type looks but given that its made with aluminium i wonder howcome its so heavy! 1780 kg! thats alot for a sports car that was supposed to compete with the porsche 911
I think the general consensus is that by the time you factor in all the gizmos that people expect in a sports car nowadays that’s often where you end up .As regards a competitor for the 911 I think the SVR in particular got pretty close as does the present Vantage .
Performance wise you would need almost another £40k and the Turbo S to outrun the SVR in a straight line
That's a fair point- having been on a trip to the Highlands in the last few days, the handiness of having rear seats for the space (Jaguar XKR) isn't to be scoffed at.
The boot in the convertible F-type in particular is terrible for the size of the car and if it's about all you have then it doesn't lend itself very well to such things.
The boot in the convertible F-type in particular is terrible for the size of the car and if it's about all you have then it doesn't lend itself very well to such things.
blearyeyedboy said:
I love the F-type but (at the risk of upsetting purists) might have sold better as a 2+2, in my opinion.
Buyers of a certain demographic don't buy 911s for their children but the ability to put children into one is enough to win a lot of sales. Didn't Jaguar learn that from the XJS?
I must agree I was a little surprised that Jaguar never made a 3rd generation XK, given there as always been a market for a 2 door +2 sports with a Jaguar badge on the boot since the 1960s! The F Type is a wonderful thing and richly deserves the affection and admiration is has, but it was never an XK replacement, nor designed to be one. Perhaps they felt if they made both there wouldn't be enough sales to justify the existence of two cars that fundamentally did the same thing.Buyers of a certain demographic don't buy 911s for their children but the ability to put children into one is enough to win a lot of sales. Didn't Jaguar learn that from the XJS?
Shame really, I'd love to see what they did with the 2+2 in the new design language.
I remember reading a 911 v F-Type comparison some years back.
By most yardsticks, the 911 was the better car. The conclusion did however say that you'll have more laughs in the F-Type in 10 miles then you'll have in the 911 over 10 years. I would love an F-Type, though would be perfectly happy with the 2-litre turbo unit with c. 300hp. Coupe not drop top.
By most yardsticks, the 911 was the better car. The conclusion did however say that you'll have more laughs in the F-Type in 10 miles then you'll have in the 911 over 10 years. I would love an F-Type, though would be perfectly happy with the 2-litre turbo unit with c. 300hp. Coupe not drop top.
Baileythecake said:
I owned a f type convertible V6 s a few years back awesome sounding car with the sports exhaust. Build quality a bucket of crap, dealership absolute useless every time it went in for a repair it came back with another problem. When new the price of the car is so near 911 money but with Ford build quality of years back. A shame really it had potential but let down on so many ways.??
Sounds a lot like my V6S which I had for 3 years. Both the best and worst car I've ever owned. On top of the ridiculously expensive servicing, every 6 months it seemed to need something fixed which was oddly always around £800. Swore I'd never have another, yet I can't stop looking at P450's. Surely, the later cars have better build quality, or is it just they're not old enough yet.
Edited by scz4 on Monday 15th April 12:32
Firebobby said:
pb8g09 said:
1Tom1985 said:
What will the hairdressers drive now with the Audi TT gone?
And with the 4 cylinder blower about as interesting as an oil tanker, and handled like one.
The residuals speak for themselves.
This is definitely one car that should have been put on the scrap heap a long time ago.
Which TT have you driven?And with the 4 cylinder blower about as interesting as an oil tanker, and handled like one.
The residuals speak for themselves.
This is definitely one car that should have been put on the scrap heap a long time ago.
1Tom1985 said:
What will the hairdressers drive now with the Audi TT gone?
And with the 4 cylinder blower about as interesting as an oil tanker, and handled like one.
The residuals speak for themselves.
This is definitely one car that should have been put on the scrap heap a long time ago.
I dont get the hairdresser thing, is it because the the camp hairdresser trope from the seventies ? And you get all "Paul Calf",And with the 4 cylinder blower about as interesting as an oil tanker, and handled like one.
The residuals speak for themselves.
This is definitely one car that should have been put on the scrap heap a long time ago.
https://youtu.be/c6AmL8cNhNY?t=97
Residuals are pretty good, my eldests girlfriend is looking for one at the moment, dont seem especially cheap.
As for handling, it isnt an Elise but they handle just fine for what it is, and Oil Tankers, personally I find them fascinating.
Having bought a few XKR's in the past, a few years back, I received an invitation from Jaguar when the F Type was announced to a corporate day at their Millbrook testing facility .
Have to say, it was the best afternoons entertainment that I'd had for some time with my clothes on!
Their fully loaded 5 Litre all wheel drive F Tyre on the Alpine Circuit with one of their factory drivers egging me on to "give it some more" was awesome, "The Bowl" was equally something to remember, 150 MPH around the third level with other "disguised" stuff of unknown manufacture up on the fourth level going significantly quicker was something to behold.
Finally, the blast up their one mile straight was over too soon, however, the kind factory guy asked if I wanted to take it round again, no prizes for the answer to that one!
Very sad to hear that production is ending for the F Type. However, it is still on the "Maybe" list, becoming fed up now with the replacement M4 CS where ultimate discomfort and its underlying malevolence is trying to kill me, on the reliability front though, 7 Months and all I have done stick fuel in it. (Two previous years with a Full Fat 4.4 Ltr RR Autobiography lightened my pocket by north of 10 grand and was glad to see the back of it!)
Have to say, it was the best afternoons entertainment that I'd had for some time with my clothes on!
Their fully loaded 5 Litre all wheel drive F Tyre on the Alpine Circuit with one of their factory drivers egging me on to "give it some more" was awesome, "The Bowl" was equally something to remember, 150 MPH around the third level with other "disguised" stuff of unknown manufacture up on the fourth level going significantly quicker was something to behold.
Finally, the blast up their one mile straight was over too soon, however, the kind factory guy asked if I wanted to take it round again, no prizes for the answer to that one!
Very sad to hear that production is ending for the F Type. However, it is still on the "Maybe" list, becoming fed up now with the replacement M4 CS where ultimate discomfort and its underlying malevolence is trying to kill me, on the reliability front though, 7 Months and all I have done stick fuel in it. (Two previous years with a Full Fat 4.4 Ltr RR Autobiography lightened my pocket by north of 10 grand and was glad to see the back of it!)
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