So I got myself an SVR

So I got myself an SVR

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Gibbo205

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3,528 posts

206 months

Saturday 23rd December 2017
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Hi there


So a few months ago I sold my Mustang (S550.1) V8 GT as I ordered the new 2018 S550.2 V8 GT Mustang with mag ride, A10 auto and pretty much every extra. As a stop gap I got a Golf R mapped to Stage 2 and what a fantastic hot hatch, one that could put many a super car to shame.

Then I started thinking do I want another Mustang, I love them but maybe try something different and well just over a week ago I got myself an SVR with the lovely blue with carbon pack, carbon roof and a load of other extras.

I am absolutely loving driving the car, acceleration is savage and thought I've not really put the handling to the test yet due to always wet roads it seems pretty damn good.

So today I gave the car a good cleaning:





















I absolutely love how this colour looks so bright even in the shade, it is such a bright gorgeous colour. When the sun comes out their is a beautiful pearl in the paint that really pops, once the car is professionally paint corrected and nice weather comes back I shall get some proper photos done in the sun.

I just cannot stop looking at the car when I park it up it is such a beautiful thing, and that backside, it is absolute pure sex the rear end is especially with the quad tips and carbon diffuser and big naughty wing. biggrin

craigjm

17,912 posts

199 months

Saturday 23rd December 2017
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Different league to the Mustang and must have cost more than the car you have on order. Handling once tested will be much better than any Mustang you have ever driven. Enjoy.

Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Saturday 23rd December 2017
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That's a looker!

I'd look into getting carbon or black exhaust tips if it were mine.

What's the colour called, do you know?

craigjm

17,912 posts

199 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Gameface said:
what's the colour called, do you know?
Ultra Blue

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Lovely car. Very nice, congrats.

Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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craigjm said:
Ultra Blue
I had a Monterey Blue Lamborghini at one time. Similar colour and like yours, really came alive in the sun.

AB

16,969 posts

194 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Beautiful!

Carsie

925 posts

203 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Stunning- absolutely gorgeous! well done that man cool

AmitG

3,272 posts

159 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Love that! The colour is gorgeous. Good detailing job as well cool

craigjm

17,912 posts

199 months

Sunday 24th December 2017
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Any interior pics OP?

Rockmonkey

64 posts

93 months

Monday 25th December 2017
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That's stunning. My dream car!
I've just got myself a supercharged 5.0 V8 Jag, a 2010 XFR. Incredible engine, savage power and fantastic noise. I can only imagine how good it would be in a lighter sports car and with more power.
I'm sure AWD makes it a little more manageable.

MellowshipSlinky

14,673 posts

188 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Looks great Gibbo

Did you used to have a modded yellow 911?

justinio

1,151 posts

87 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Thats a beauty. The SVR's really do sound epic when on full chat.

Gibbo205

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3,528 posts

206 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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MellowshipSlinky said:
Looks great Gibbo

Did you used to have a modded yellow 911?
Yes a C2S with aerokit. smile

MellowshipSlinky

14,673 posts

188 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Gibbo205 said:
Yes a C2S with aerokit. smile
That’s it - we met once, can’t remember exactly where or when (may have been Oulton Park), I had a viola metallic 996 turbo.

Anyway, love the SVR - had a nose around a Salsa red one at Sturgess Leicester a few weeks ago.
A little too rich for me at the moment so I’ll have to stick with the R a little longer.

Gibbo205

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206 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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MellowshipSlinky said:
That’s it - we met once, can’t remember exactly where or when (may have been Oulton Park), I had a viola metallic 996 turbo.

Anyway, love the SVR - had a nose around a Salsa red one at Sturgess Leicester a few weeks ago.
A little too rich for me at the moment so I’ll have to stick with the R a little longer.
Very nice, I was going to get an R Coupe as those were within budget to buy without needed PCP, but decided you live only once so went and got the SVR, it had to be blue and I really wanted carbon, I think at 81.5k I did quite well as the others are generally around 90k.

Gibbo205

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3,528 posts

206 months

Tuesday 26th December 2017
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Hi there


I apologise for still using mobile phone camera but whilst the weather is shocking no point trying to take decent photos but still snapped some of the interior which is a rather nice place to be:












Car has some lovely beading going on, it had plenty of wax at purchase, but adding the autoglym super resin and aqua wax only helps further:





Still not being able to properly push it yet as am still yet to drive the car in the dry, its constantly wet at the moment. frown

Gibbo205

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3,528 posts

206 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Dat ass


Gibbo205

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206 months

Sunday 31st December 2017
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Hi there


So as I have being taking more photos of the car, I have been spotting more panel gaps and for me once I spot these things it drives me mad, it has to be perfect. You could argue on a car costing over 100k it should be perfect but it does seem from the Jaguar forums F-Type panel gap, alignment is not their strong point with many customers taking cars back to dealerships to get corrected. As I did not spot this at collecting and when I informed the dealer via email a few days after to which I got zero response I decided to not pursue the matter as it was something I could resolve myself.

My biggest issue was the fact the bonnet was sitting high on the left side, so high in fact that a good 4-5" was protruding from the bumper, not as bad as it sounds but once I had spotted it, it was standing out to me like a sore thumb:




I have marked the image with arrows to clearly point it out, a good 5-6mm high on left side and not flush with bumper which drivers side is. So under the bonnet there is six rubber height adjusters I had a play with these and the best I could do was to actually rise the drivers side to match which just seemed a bit of a cheating way to do it and really the bonnet should be level/flush with bumper with an equal panel gap all the way along, this gap was equal just the bonnet was sitting high on left.
So I looked at the hinges and noticed they have stops which are bolts and I was able to screw the left side down some which helped considerably but it was still out. So I went the more risky route and undid the three main hinge bolts and tried to lower the hinge a couple of mm, this took at a lot of attempts as the assembly moves in all directions, I'd ideally recommend two people for this, but in the end I located the hinge 2mm lower, which then resulted in being two low due to leverage ratio, but I then screwed the hinge stop out a couple of turns and we are now at this:




In person it looks perfect, but now I look at photo and the left still looks maybe ever such a touch bit to high, but I can easily remedy that with just rubber stops, though it could just be the photo as now in person it looks perfect level, flush and straight, checked also every other panel gap and alignment around the bonnet as you adjust one can effect others, all I had to do was adjust front bumper out edge to left side bonnet which is easy as just two 10mm bolts. But now I look at the car and cannot see fault in person, whereas before it was starting to annoy me some.


Then a few days ago I posted this photo of the rear:




Of course as soon as I upload the photo I spot the boot is sitting high on the left, clearly whoever checked this car from factory had wonky eyes or the bubble in their spirit level was not calibrated. wink
So using the two rubber stops in the tailgate I got it level but only by adjusting the right side up which for me was not good enough. So I removed all the boot trim to gain access to the locking mechanism as it was obvious the lock needed to pull the tailgate down just a touch more. I undid the locking mechanism and moved it down a couple of mm, then re-tightened, re-adjusted the height adjusters and its now at this:




Which is now perfect level and in line with the rear quarters which is where it should be.


As a major complaint on the various forums is doors being a poor fit and even rubbing, I gave the doors a good check, but those are perfect.


Crazy that in this day and age you have to do this on any car, but the Mustang also had the same issue problem was there they were not quite as easy to fix on some, though the bonnet fix on Mustang was same as boot fix on Jaguar and just needed the catch height adjusting.



Anyway as I've still not posted a picture, here is the power plant:




Not much to look out, just a big silver square, looks like quite a compact supercharger unit. smile

craigjm

17,912 posts

199 months

Sunday 31st December 2017
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Jaguar have always built great cars.... badly