F Type V8R - A few questions

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Evening all, been tracking the various posts relating to the V8 F Type, so won’t ask the questions asked previously, however can anyone tell me the following:-

Found a car locally at an independent dealers and had a quick look yesterday.........on the face of it, it seemed a good car, however I’m slightly concerned that such places don’t carry the in-house knowledge of each and every model they sell, do people use independent inspection services and insist on a ramp inspection.....I know dealers don’t like this, but I’m not too bothered, it’s a lot of money

Is there an independent garage in the Sheffield area that people use for servicing/repairs or do people generally stick to the main dealers, in this case Hatfields

Do Coupe owners find it claustrophobic, does the pan roof make a difference

Are ceramic brakes viewed as a good option, or an expensive option that isn’t really needed for spirited road use

Are Jaguar warranties still available for 2014 cars

Going to view it later this week, so may well have a few more questions

TIA

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Thanks for the feedback everyone, I guess my main concern is about buying from an independent dealership, I’ve been a Company car driver since I was 21 and the only cars I’ve actually owned were the two TVRs and with them being so few in numbers, it’s not hard to trace/check the history of a particular car.

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With regard to the brakes, would I be right in assuming that the ceramics need to be warm to work well, are prone to squeaking and are more expensive to replace.

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Back to the Cerb days..............£3k per annum for service and repairs, I don’t really want to go through that again!

Edit, just checked the cost of used discs on eBay, £1800 each, so that’s that decision made!

Edited by Pursyluv on Monday 3rd May 20:25

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paddy1970 said:

The advantages of carbon discs is that they should last 100k miles easy unless you do a lot of track days. Also no brake dust and great stopping power.

It's a fair point and this car has only done circa 35k, but a grand as suggested previously for pads is still a bit steep

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paddy1970 said:

If you go with Pagid, they are half the price of OEM. Type 8091 front and 8270 rear. You will save on steel discs what it will cost you on carbon pads.

Roughly £600 for a full set plus fitting, from reading other forums you can’t use the wear indicator, not sure if that’s right??

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fatboy b said:

I personally wouldn’t touch Pagid. EBC were better on my XFR-S. The Pagid were always causing judder.

Even for CCB?
Not sure if they’re the cheapest EBC pads, but my Tamora came with EBC Green and they were terrible, replaced them with DS2500 as soon as I could

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esso said:

I had a 4.5 Cerbera for 15 years. In that time I also had an F-Type V6S Coupe for a year (pan-roof, sports seats, 20"wheels) awesome car but not as much fun as the Cerb so sold it.
Decided to sell the Cerb last year, replaced it with an XKR full-fat supercharged 5.0 litre 510BHP Coupe, fitted MPS4's on it..... its fun.

When I started the F Type up at the weekend and gave it a little blip, it made a lovely crack, the wife just looked at me with distain and said it’s just another TVR, I tried to reassure her with airbags, DSC, ABS etc etc, but she was having none of it!

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reddiesel said:

Pursyluv said:

It's a fair point and this car has only done circa 35k, but a grand as suggested previously for pads is still a bit steep

I have just come across your Thread so apologies for the lateness of my reply . I have the F Type V8 R finally haven taken the plunge after 5 or 6 Test Drives of various Models , its my 14th and probably last Jaguar and like yourself I have also had a TVR in the past . I purchased mine from Marshalls in Cambridge , I would say for me anyway that the Pan roof is absolutely essential it makes for a bright airy environment and it gets very claustrophobic when you pull the blind closed . Thus far I have been very impressed with the standard brakes though I had previously fitted EBC red stuff to previous Jaguars the car has only done 5000 miles so time will no doubt tell . I wouldn't be bothered with Ceramics , normal driving on British Roads renders them pointless and an unnecessary additional expense come replacement time . I have a fellow V8 S driving friend who tells me that he doesnt rate the Pirelli Tyres which is something I am keeping an eye on , I had Pirelli fitted to an X350 many years ago and they were a very rough ride over broken surfaces , something which was immediately cured by fitting Falken all around .

Thanks for the reply, I started this hunt wanting a R convertible, but the Coupe is a better looking car (to my eyes at least), so a pan roof is an absolute must and I'm definitely trying to stay away from CCB, the Tamora had MPS4, and were superb once warm, unfortunately yesterday I missed an absolute beauty, could only have been on Autotrader for an hour and it was gone, Firesand with black pack, pan roof and standard brakes.

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reddiesel said:

Pursyluv said:

Thanks for the reply, I started this hunt wanting a R convertible, but the Coupe is a better looking car (to my eyes at least), so a pan roof is an absolute must and I'm definitely trying to stay away from CCB, the Tamora had MPS4, and were superb once warm, unfortunately yesterday I missed an absolute beauty, could only have been on Autotrader for an hour and it was gone, Firesand with black pack, pan roof and standard brakes.

Totally agree with your thoughts regarding the Coupe , its also a lot more civilised to live with when it comes to popping a couple of bags into the boot .
Have you any thoughts on the different nose cones avaiable ? The first models in my opinion arent as nice as the revamped versions whereas the current model looks a bit odd with the thin lights . Pay attention to the specifications as there are some Poverty spec ones out there .

Nose cones

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From about 16 onwards so probably just outside my budget

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Since starting to keep tabs on the market, it’s definitely been peaks and troughs, both in numbers and specification, definitely in a bit of a lull at present, apart from an odd beauty which I’ve been too slow to act on.
I guess the only consolation is, the longer I wait the more I save, it was going to be a V8S, now it’s an R, this time next year it’ll be a Gallardo

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Yes the Vantage is also on the list, but a convertible 4.7 with the right spec is quite hard to come by, especially with a sub £45k price limit, another nice R has appeared in the last 48 hours, perfect apart from the red hood.

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Having now test driven a coupe, the pan roof is a must for me!