2.0 F-Type -thoughts & experience ?
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I currently run 2 cars, an Aston Vantage as a not often used second car and i3 as a daily commuter -150 round trip 3 times a week .
I love the Aston by hardley get chance to use it as I do not want just to sit on the M5 in if, and the weekend is with family in the disco,
So I've been thinking about the 2 litre F-type as an economical weekly transport but more special than the i3 which is ok but handles poorly especially on the motorway.
The reports of the ftype say the handling and ride are good , and for me the performance is probably good enough .
Anybody bought or tried the 2.0 ?
I love the Aston by hardley get chance to use it as I do not want just to sit on the M5 in if, and the weekend is with family in the disco,
So I've been thinking about the 2 litre F-type as an economical weekly transport but more special than the i3 which is ok but handles poorly especially on the motorway.
The reports of the ftype say the handling and ride are good , and for me the performance is probably good enough .
Anybody bought or tried the 2.0 ?
popped down to look at one, then thought what am I doing and bought the supercharged 5L version second hand for less money.
the v6s is available in bigger numbers and is more fun, would buy 2 year old to knock off the depreciation - which will save you far more than a few mpg saving of the 2L car.
bennno said:
popped down to look at one, then thought what am I doing and bought the supercharged 5L version second hand for less money.
the v6s is available in bigger numbers and is more fun, would buy 2 year old to knock off the depreciation - which will save you far more than a few mpg saving of the 2L car.
I would have liked a V6, however the savings can depend where you live, in Belgium the extra 40PK that the standard V6 gives will cost you three time more in BIV (tax to put the car on the road) and three time more in annual road tax. The V8 taxation would be double that of the V6.the v6s is available in bigger numbers and is more fun, would buy 2 year old to knock off the depreciation - which will save you far more than a few mpg saving of the 2L car.
I have a F-Type R AWD which cost £99k 18 months ago. The F-Type is a great car and for an entry level price of £49k for the 2.0L, it should provide enjoyment and a lot of admiring looks. The problem i have is the price gap of nearly £50k. In fact you could buy two 2.0L models for the price of a 5.0L R. Having bought at the top end of the range I feel the price differential is too great. I do not believe the 5.0l R is worth the money given what they can give you for £49k. Great car though. Go for the R Dynamic if you can.
The F type Jag in any guise is not worth 100k....I bought a year old V6S Coupe in 2015 with 5k miles on it for 54.5k.Wanted the V8R but couldn't justify the premium over the V6S at the time.Did 8k miles in it in a year and it was an awesome car ,sold it and took a 10k hit on it.You can now buy a V8R Coupe for 50k ,now that would be a good buy and i'm sorely tempted....
esso said:
The F type Jag in any guise is not worth 100k....I bought a year old V6S Coupe in 2015 with 5k miles on it for 54.5k.Wanted the V8R but couldn't justify the premium over the V6S at the time.Did 8k miles in it in a year and it was an awesome car ,sold it and took a 10k hit on it.You can now buy a V8R Coupe for 50k ,now that would be a good buy and i'm sorely tempted....
Just done that 
a8hex said:
By buying a used car you're saving all the green house gas emissions associated with making a new car. For second cars the impact of manufacture is often much greater than the emissions as you drive them. So don't fret about the V8, you're already helping to save the world.
That's the kind of logic I like . Except it probably means I should keep the even older Aston !
I think I'll try the 2.0 then a used v8.
I'll pretend it's a fair trial then probably end up with a v8 !
Question though, with the auto spoiler can you turn it off so it doesn't come up at motorway speeds - it really doesn't look good when open and I'm not keen on the fixed spoiler either.
I'll pretend it's a fair trial then probably end up with a v8 !
Question though, with the auto spoiler can you turn it off so it doesn't come up at motorway speeds - it really doesn't look good when open and I'm not keen on the fixed spoiler either.
t I wouldn’t knowI used to have a V8V weekender and a Jag XJ daily, both started chucking up big bills so I thought I'd get the F type to do everything instead (V6S seemed perfect for this). On paper it was a good idea, but after owning it for 3 months I'd leased a more sensible car as a daily. Some things I should have taken into account when thinking it would make a decent daily:
- The sports seats are very hard and I find them uncomfortable on long journeys
- Mine has the optional dynamic bodykit. I really love the way it looks but all I can hear when driving around country roads is stones flicking up and chipping the sills to bits. Far far worse now it's winter
- I needed a bigger boot and something for more practical stuff. The Jag doesn't have any more useable space than a vantage....perhaps even less as it doesn't have the handy shelf/space behind the seats
Having said all that, I don't regret buying it and I really enjoy driving it. I'm glad I didn't go for the V8 as the 380bhp is enough for the road and the sound track is something else, a nice change from the Vantage. It also feels far more solid than the vantage and makes a nice change from worrying about the clutch et al every drive!
- The sports seats are very hard and I find them uncomfortable on long journeys
- Mine has the optional dynamic bodykit. I really love the way it looks but all I can hear when driving around country roads is stones flicking up and chipping the sills to bits. Far far worse now it's winter
- I needed a bigger boot and something for more practical stuff. The Jag doesn't have any more useable space than a vantage....perhaps even less as it doesn't have the handy shelf/space behind the seats
Having said all that, I don't regret buying it and I really enjoy driving it. I'm glad I didn't go for the V8 as the 380bhp is enough for the road and the sound track is something else, a nice change from the Vantage. It also feels far more solid than the vantage and makes a nice change from worrying about the clutch et al every drive!
Shrimpvende said:
I used to have a V8V weekender and a Jag XJ daily, both started chucking up big bills so I thought I'd get the F type to do everything instead (V6S seemed perfect for this). On paper it was a good idea, but after owning it for 3 months I'd leased a more sensible car as a daily. Some things I should have taken into account when thinking it would make a decent daily:
- The sports seats are very hard and I find them uncomfortable on long journeys
- Mine has the optional dynamic bodykit. I really love the way it looks but all I can hear when driving around country roads is stones flicking up and chipping the sills to bits. Far far worse now it's winter
- I needed a bigger boot and something for more practical stuff. The Jag doesn't have any more useable space than a vantage....perhaps even less as it doesn't have the handy shelf/space behind the seats
Having said all that, I don't regret buying it and I really enjoy driving it. I'm glad I didn't go for the V8 as the 380bhp is enough for the road and the sound track is something else, a nice change from the Vantage. It also feels far more solid than the vantage and makes a nice change from worrying about the clutch et al every drive!
Thanks for the input. Thing is it only makes sense to me as a single car (family Land Rover does the big stuff), otherwise I may as well keep the Vantage for weekends and the i3 for commuting. The Vantage is probably at zero depreciation now, and the i3 a nice commute. I am hoping the 2.0 gives low enough running costs to be an everyday ( depreciation similar to the i3) but fun enough to enjoy driving st the weekends .- The sports seats are very hard and I find them uncomfortable on long journeys
- Mine has the optional dynamic bodykit. I really love the way it looks but all I can hear when driving around country roads is stones flicking up and chipping the sills to bits. Far far worse now it's winter
- I needed a bigger boot and something for more practical stuff. The Jag doesn't have any more useable space than a vantage....perhaps even less as it doesn't have the handy shelf/space behind the seats
Having said all that, I don't regret buying it and I really enjoy driving it. I'm glad I didn't go for the V8 as the 380bhp is enough for the road and the sound track is something else, a nice change from the Vantage. It also feels far more solid than the vantage and makes a nice change from worrying about the clutch et al every drive!
One week till my demo, will be an interesting few days with back to back drives
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