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| RE: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | MountainManJoe | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| it's an Indian car now | |||||
| RE: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | JIsgett | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks, Bruce. Good comparisons. I enjoy my Audi a ton, but it is finicky in ways I have never seen with Hondas, Toyotas, etc. And the Germans just seem to never want the car worked on. Almost as if they expected you to throw it out at the first sign of wear and tear.... | |||||
| RE: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | JIsgett | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Mod, this is a very helpful post. It is definitely a reminder to beware if I go this route. I appreciate this. | |||||
| RE: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | JIsgett | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Thanks for the thoughts, Doc. I'll definitely keep your considerations in mind. | |||||
| RE: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | JIsgett | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| IF only :). That said, this is a promise I made a long time ago, and I'm not about to break it. Just want to see if I can get her to change her mind vs. dealing with what may well become a headache. I like the meme, though! | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | kesterpaul62 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Please do not buy this car. Please do not buy any Jaguar in general. The computers on that car are the most complex today; more complex than the German's in my opinion. If she really wants one, just lease it. | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | Doc | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| This is an English car. If you know anything about English car makers, you know that they have only a rudimentary understanding of electricity, they can't seem to make gauges that work and haven't yet figured out how to keep their engines from leaking oil. This will be a vehicle that will spend more time in the shop than on the road. I hope your wife likes to walk and has you on speed dial. The only time these cars look good is when they are parked. The F in F type is for FAILURE. | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | Mod_Man | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Here's the deal on the F-Type: It is a beautiful design, arguably one of the best out there right now. In supercharged form it is a blast to drive as well. The drivetrains, for the most part, are relatively solid. I'm saying relatively as they are not Toyotas or Hondas. But they also aren't Fiats. That being said....it is a Jaguar. We do a lot of electrical repairs on these cars and as they age, you can see some interesting things happen as the wiring goes nuts. They are also extremely difficult to work on as the panels and clips are very delicate. It also has a very, VERY cramped interior. I'm 6'9", so everything is cramped to me. But my lead Jaguar tech is about 5'10" and he has to squeeze in. Everyone's body type is different, so I suggest you definitely have the wife sit in one and see how comfortable she is. They are not DIY maintenance cars. Oil changes, etc. maybe but electrical issues, computer problems, etc. require a very expensive scan tool, as well as someone who knows what they are doing. Neither come cheap. Parts are also high dollar and often not in stock with a decent lead time. They can be fun toys. I would recommend one ONLY to someone who is driving it weekends only around town. If you do get one, I strongly advise you keep the battery charged as they don't like low voltage conditions. Also, these cars are tail happy and the rear can come around on you easy if driving spiritedly. Bottom line: They are beautiful cars that have the expected quality draw backs, expensive repairs, and they can be a handful for the unexpecting driver. | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Unfortunately, I do all the maintenance on all our cars and always have If she wants it, let her do the maintenance | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | Chuck Tobias | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Maybe @Mod_Man can chime in since he deals with exotic type cars. Anything I've ever heard both from people who own them and their overall reputation for decades is that they turn into serious money pits when out of warranty. (At least the unreliable electrical systems on the old ones from British Leyland days were simple.) | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | Glen_stet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| With "semi-reliable" cars, like the Jaguar or Land Rover or BMWs, Scotty's standard line is to lease one, not buy it. These cars are generally OK for the first couple years, and then you walk away. | |||||
| Answer to: Advice on the dream car (Jaguar F-Type) purchase for my wife | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | BruceREE | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| In PITA scale, it's better then Maserati, but worse than the Audi's you are probably use to if any major problems appear. Also luxury car tax. Fun-ish car to drive. I still like my bmw and benz's better though. Good luck is all I can say. In terms of what to look out for, they seem to always have suspension issues. And then being a 3-5year technology packed car. Computer systems in luxury British cars ain't the greatest... | |||||
| Answer to: Dream Deal Turned To Nightmare - '19 Subaru WRX trade-in for '18 F150 Ecoboost | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | scottykilmer | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Sad but true the idiots don't even know how to work on their own vehicles | |||||
| Dream Deal Turned To Nightmare - '19 Subaru WRX trade-in for '18 F150 Ecoboost | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | Florida Drew 91 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi Scotty, I've been glued to your channel since May and watch it every day. I should have listened to you. Two weeks ago I traded in my leased 2019 Subaru WRX with 11K miles on it for a 2018 F-150 XLT Supercrew Cab 2.7L Ecoboost 2 wheel drive with 22K miles on it from an authorized dealer. As you know this used car market is lunacy and found myself with $7K of equity in my leased Subaru 2 years into a 3 year lease. I ended up trading in my Subaru for this Ford (sold for $36K) because I've been watching IIHS crash safety videos and wanted a larger safer vehicle. I also figured a truck would hold it's value better than the crazy resale value my WRX is quoted at right now (above sticker price). After 6 days of driving the truck sparingly, I found myself hearing a moaning noise from the front left side of the vehicle as I gave the truck 40% throttle onto the highway (slight incline). The truck was in eco mode if that makes any difference. The service engine light came on simultaneously, but the car drove fine just felt a bit underboosted. The next day I start the vehicle and the service light was off, but I took it in anyways to get checked out. The dealership called me and told me there was a an "underboost code." They started with replacing the blow off valve. I waited 4 days for a blow off valve to be delivered and when they installed it they said the code still came on. Here I am two weeks into ownership, and I've been driving a loaner more than the truck I purchased. I watched one of your videos on ecoboosts but you didn't mention clearly what you did to diagnose the issue: Thanks Scotty. Live free my friend. | |||||
| RE: Attainable Dream Car | 11Relevance | 5 years ago | G.T. | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Good idea and video | |||||