New Jaguar XF owners thread
Discussion
Just thought I would kick off a new thread, for new owners of the Jaguar XF.
Lots of us managed to secure cheap lease deals, and have had them delivered recently, so here’s a place for you, and anyone else to share your thoughts of the car, good or bad.
Also, let other owners know any features you have discovered. Some are not as obvious, or as easy to find as others.
I’ll kick off with my car, a white XF auto, R-Sport. 1 week old. Great car, and so far no real issues
I have Just downloaded the incontrol App, and Remote App on my iPhone. Both great additions and standard on the R-Sport Auto. However one of the best features - Remote climate start (warm up your car by remote starting the car & climate with your phone) won’t work.
I keep getting - ‘error, your car fuel is low’. Although app is showing fuel range is 270 miles.
Any one else get this working OK?
Lots of us managed to secure cheap lease deals, and have had them delivered recently, so here’s a place for you, and anyone else to share your thoughts of the car, good or bad.
Also, let other owners know any features you have discovered. Some are not as obvious, or as easy to find as others.
I’ll kick off with my car, a white XF auto, R-Sport. 1 week old. Great car, and so far no real issues
I have Just downloaded the incontrol App, and Remote App on my iPhone. Both great additions and standard on the R-Sport Auto. However one of the best features - Remote climate start (warm up your car by remote starting the car & climate with your phone) won’t work.
I keep getting - ‘error, your car fuel is low’. Although app is showing fuel range is 270 miles.
Any one else get this working OK?
Just downloaded the app and got it working without a problem. It takes a while to connect and to process what you’ve asked it to do but it works.
Have had mine a week now and already down about 3 weeks worth of miles. Oops. Took it on a motorway run and with the cruise set to 70 it returned 43mpg which I’m happy with.
I do find the sat nav pretty useless. Have downloaded Sygic into the InControl apps and it’s a bit better but I’m finding myself pondering buying a Brodit clip so I can use Google Maps on my iPhone - madness in a £37k car!!
Took it out to try towing the caravan with it - no problems at all. I was worried that the torque spread would be an issue v the 2.2D we tow with now, but it was fine.
Have had mine a week now and already down about 3 weeks worth of miles. Oops. Took it on a motorway run and with the cruise set to 70 it returned 43mpg which I’m happy with.
I do find the sat nav pretty useless. Have downloaded Sygic into the InControl apps and it’s a bit better but I’m finding myself pondering buying a Brodit clip so I can use Google Maps on my iPhone - madness in a £37k car!!
Took it out to try towing the caravan with it - no problems at all. I was worried that the torque spread would be an issue v the 2.2D we tow with now, but it was fine.
john_e said:
Just downloaded the app and got it working without a problem. It takes a while to connect and to process what you’ve asked it to do but it works.
Have had mine a week now and already down about 3 weeks worth of miles. Oops. Took it on a motorway run and with the cruise set to 70 it returned 43mpg which I’m happy with.
I do find the sat nav pretty useless. Have downloaded Sygic into the InControl apps and it’s a bit better but I’m finding myself pondering buying a Brodit clip so I can use Google Maps on my iPhone - madness in a £37k car!!
Took it out to try towing the caravan with it - no problems at all. I was worried that the torque spread would be an issue v the 2.2D we tow with now, but it was fine.
Glad you’re enjoying the car Have had mine a week now and already down about 3 weeks worth of miles. Oops. Took it on a motorway run and with the cruise set to 70 it returned 43mpg which I’m happy with.
I do find the sat nav pretty useless. Have downloaded Sygic into the InControl apps and it’s a bit better but I’m finding myself pondering buying a Brodit clip so I can use Google Maps on my iPhone - madness in a £37k car!!
Took it out to try towing the caravan with it - no problems at all. I was worried that the torque spread would be an issue v the 2.2D we tow with now, but it was fine.
Have you used the remote climate with the app yet? All other features work on mine, so not a connection issue with the network. Maybe a faulty probe??
Did you pay extra to link the Sygic app to the car screen? I think it said £69.99 when I looked so didn’t bother!!
john_e said:
No, I’ve been using the free 7 days of premium. It’s £34.99 ‘just’ for the car connectivity or £69 as part of a pack - I won’t be paying that!!
The remote climate control works without a problem. Maybe give the dealer a ring? Have you tried switching between WiFi and mobile data?
Well, all sorted and now working The remote climate control works without a problem. Maybe give the dealer a ring? Have you tried switching between WiFi and mobile data?
I don’t think I had driven it since I set it up. Been for a short trip and parked up. Tried the remote climate climate, and bingo.....success!!
Looking forward to a cold / hot day where I can pre-set the temperature of the car
I’m one of the unlucky ones that should be getting one delivered, however I got shafted and refused the deal even though my credit check was approved the Friday it first came out!
All was ordered by the Tuesday and then got call off Select over a week later that Jaguar we’re not honouring it! Feeling bitter!!
All was ordered by the Tuesday and then got call off Select over a week later that Jaguar we’re not honouring it! Feeling bitter!!
Edited by Denno B on Wednesday 16th May 16:56
totalfootball74 said:
R-sport £225.25 on a 9+23, 10000 miles a year.
How did you manage to get 8k miles for £320 Ham and Jam? That's mega cheap Xs miles.
I need to buy additional miles already, I was thinking 5k of them over the term.
I’ve no idea why so cheap. I just asked for a quote with the extra mileage before I purchased. How did you manage to get 8k miles for £320 Ham and Jam? That's mega cheap Xs miles.
I need to buy additional miles already, I was thinking 5k of them over the term.
Not sure if getting the extra miles after purchase would be as cheap, although with my Passat through VWFS I purchased 10k extra miles @ 3.6ppm after 1 year of the lease. You couldn’t get the cheap extra mileage in the first year. Not sure if Jag finance (Lex) do the same
Jag_NE said:
i have a 2016 car and quality & reliability wise its an absolute turd. i wouldnt recommend an xf to anyone. fortunately its a company car so not my issue longer term. nice cruiser but very unrefined 2.0d.
Every car brand has lemons through their range. Sounds like you’ve been unlucky.I’ve had quite a few premium cars through the years, and so far the XF seems up there with the best of them.
Long term reliability? Who cares, that’s the beauty of leasing.
Ham_and_Jam said:
Jag_NE said:
i have a 2016 car and quality & reliability wise its an absolute turd. i wouldnt recommend an xf to anyone. fortunately its a company car so not my issue longer term. nice cruiser but very unrefined 2.0d.
Every car brand has lemons through their range. Sounds like you’ve been unlucky.I’ve had quite a few premium cars through the years, and so far the XF seems up there with the best of them.
Long term reliability? Who cares, that’s the beauty of leasing.
tness across the quality and reliability spectrum has been severe, even as a company car it’s a pita due to the frequent dealer visits. Upside is the frequent free wash and vac’s I suppose....Had a drive of a colleagues new 530e, it’s way ahead of the XF. Can’t wait to change personally. The jag does look good however.
Jag_NE said:
Ham_and_Jam said:
Jag_NE said:
i have a 2016 car and quality & reliability wise its an absolute turd. i wouldnt recommend an xf to anyone. fortunately its a company car so not my issue longer term. nice cruiser but very unrefined 2.0d.
Every car brand has lemons through their range. Sounds like you’ve been unlucky.I’ve had quite a few premium cars through the years, and so far the XF seems up there with the best of them.
Long term reliability? Who cares, that’s the beauty of leasing.
tness across the quality and reliability spectrum has been severe, even as a company car it’s a pita due to the frequent dealer visits. Upside is the frequent free wash and vac’s I suppose....Had a drive of a colleagues new 530e, it’s way ahead of the XF. Can’t wait to change personally. The jag does look good however.
Infotainment in the BMW far superior though (Comparing BMW Pro system to Jag incontrol touch Pro).
Is there anyway of activating an ‘autohold’ feature on the Jag?
Coming from an Alltrack, I never touched the handbrake in 2 years. It would apply the handbrake automatically when stopped, release on acceleration.
The XF releases automatically, but not on stopping.
Is it possible to do this? First world problems and all that
Coming from an Alltrack, I never touched the handbrake in 2 years. It would apply the handbrake automatically when stopped, release on acceleration.
The XF releases automatically, but not on stopping.
Is it possible to do this? First world problems and all that
Jimmy Recard said:
I got excited at the price and then saw the uselessly low amount of miles!
They look like nice cars and I’d like to see more around. I don’t see as many as the previous generation
I only do 9-10k / year now, so perfect for me.They look like nice cars and I’d like to see more around. I don’t see as many as the previous generation
Gone are the days (thankfully!) where I used to do 40-50k / year
Leasing tends to get less cost effective as you get over 15k -20k / year, so maybe not for you
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