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After a bit of deliberation, I test drove this XE S today and was pretty much instantly sold on it.
I'm picking it up on Friday and it ticks all my boxes. Fast, comfy, the engine feels special and it fell well within my car hunting budget. Just a fantastic thing to drive.
It's got very low miles (35000) and great service history.
I'm intending to keep this long term (for real this time), so I've started this thread with an eye to some mods in future. The suspension is absolutely spot on out the box for me so that will be staying put, but I can definitely see the room for some more grunt in future. It's a great engine though, my first supercharged car and I 100% 'get' supercharging now after years of driving turbo cars.
I wasn't entirely sold on the colour combo after my girlfriend said it looked like Deadpool inside, but in real life it looks much better than in photos


I'm picking it up on Friday and it ticks all my boxes. Fast, comfy, the engine feels special and it fell well within my car hunting budget. Just a fantastic thing to drive.
It's got very low miles (35000) and great service history.
I'm intending to keep this long term (for real this time), so I've started this thread with an eye to some mods in future. The suspension is absolutely spot on out the box for me so that will be staying put, but I can definitely see the room for some more grunt in future. It's a great engine though, my first supercharged car and I 100% 'get' supercharging now after years of driving turbo cars.
I wasn't entirely sold on the colour combo after my girlfriend said it looked like Deadpool inside, but in real life it looks much better than in photos
Toddtherod said:
Smart motor that mate! Always loved jags, bet it goes like s
t off a shovel too
It's definitely not slow! It's more the combo of comfort and handling that surprised me, it feels extremely well sorted and stiff without being crashy.
Didn't get a chance to put my foot to the floor but I'm looking forward to finding out!
First problem! The gearbox locks out Sport mode unless I'm stationary.
I assume it's something to do with the shift position sensor, because in my Golf R a few years ago it would sometimes think I hadn't put it in park when I switched it off. The operation of the gearbox is absolutely fine in either drive or sport and it feels spot on using the paddles, so I don't think there's anything actually wrong. I live near the Jag Specialist in Donny so will get it looked at some time before the dealer warranty runs out.
Other than that the car is f
king fantastic. I love the engine, it handles beatifully and it's an extremely comfy, effortless cruiser. The chassis could easily handle quite a bit more power, resisting the temptation to swap the pulley out and remap it will be difficult!
I assume it's something to do with the shift position sensor, because in my Golf R a few years ago it would sometimes think I hadn't put it in park when I switched it off. The operation of the gearbox is absolutely fine in either drive or sport and it feels spot on using the paddles, so I don't think there's anything actually wrong. I live near the Jag Specialist in Donny so will get it looked at some time before the dealer warranty runs out.
Other than that the car is f

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