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Lets take the Jaaaaaaaag
- Thread starter Waitey
- Start date
Wow. That's nice.
Looks superb with the top dropped too!
Looks superb with the top dropped too!
banther
ClioSport Club Member
Very nice car to go with the very nice new job.
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
The drivers seat is coming apart around the harness holes, I need to go back to Jag again with it.
I thought they were meant to have fixed /replaced it ?
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
It lasted all 2 hours before coming apart. Its a seat defect. New chair needed.
Had a passenger ride in a coupe a few weeks back, the speed is just mental. And the way they go around corners, seemingly endless amounts of grip. Awesome choice! Best colour too.
I notice you didn't answer the boot space question
I test drove one of these, f**king loved it, it does sound immense, not sure it's better than an amg, but certainly on par.
On the test drive I got single digit mpg, which was a bit of a shock, so no idea how y managed over 30, must have been driving it like a priest.
The boot is the single most reason why I didn't buy one, basically it doesn't have one, I reckon you could at a push get 2 bags of shopping in there from waitrose (of course I don't shop at Aldi), I just could deal with not having a boot, it would be my only car, I need to at least be able to fit a suitcase in, which I can in my merc with the roof down too, a very large suitcase, the Porsche won't be as good as its split between the front and back, but the jag was laughable.
I loved everything else about it, the interior is a very nice place to be.
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
The boot is fine if you pack in soft bags?!
Last weekend I had:
2x suits in suit holders/cases
4 handbags
3 gym bags
2 coats
Laptop bag
Shoe carry bag
As I was taking the Mrs to a wedding then having a week away with work.
If you pack soft you get loads in! Even with my work case in (I travel long haul for 50% of work) I still have loads of room after putting 14 days worth of gear in. Who doesn't buy a car because of the boot, weirdo. You have a front seat to fill with shite too.
If you have a spare wheel it's limited but I've not used a spare wheel since the 90's.
MPG for this week with me driving like a bell end in 25 degree heat is 26.3.
As for sounding on a par with an AMG, the bosses SLS sounds like a door mouse compared to it! They are only similar when the valves on mine are shut.
Last weekend I had:
2x suits in suit holders/cases
4 handbags
3 gym bags
2 coats
Laptop bag
Shoe carry bag
As I was taking the Mrs to a wedding then having a week away with work.
If you pack soft you get loads in! Even with my work case in (I travel long haul for 50% of work) I still have loads of room after putting 14 days worth of gear in. Who doesn't buy a car because of the boot, weirdo. You have a front seat to fill with shite too.
If you have a spare wheel it's limited but I've not used a spare wheel since the 90's.
MPG for this week with me driving like a bell end in 25 degree heat is 26.3.
As for sounding on a par with an AMG, the bosses SLS sounds like a door mouse compared to it! They are only similar when the valves on mine are shut.
sorry but it was way too shallow for me, the boot, i just couldn't see it working with what i use my boot for.
and your bosses must be broken then.
Plus i wanted a new one, and they discontinued the V8S and only had the R moving forward which was about 95k specced, I'm not spending that sort of money on a jag.
Lovely car though like i said, just couldn't make it work for me. Thought about driving the V6S, but i wouldn't be able to live with it knowing i'd want the V8.
and your bosses must be broken then.
Plus i wanted a new one, and they discontinued the V8S and only had the R moving forward which was about 95k specced, I'm not spending that sort of money on a jag.
Lovely car though like i said, just couldn't make it work for me. Thought about driving the V6S, but i wouldn't be able to live with it knowing i'd want the V8.
Herr Flick
aka Herman Ze German
Yeh, the boot is pretty appalling.
The noise is really the only think that I love about them.
The noise is really the only think that I love about them.
Ahh, that is Lear's fault then, we just made the frames with the motors which power the main movements (foward/back, up/down, incline/recline, etc)
I was behind a V6 the other day. The twin exhausts look ridiculous. They are about 50% too large in diameter.
terryc101
ClioSport Club Member
Not as quick as I thought they'd be either! Still sound immense though. Haven't seen many V8s on the road.
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
I'm game.
Definitely.
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
Monster of a car. Love it!
Would love to run one but my head rules my heart unfortunately.
Would love to run one but my head rules my heart unfortunately.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
So focus rs mk3??
Really nice is that!
Iain C
ClioSport Club Member
Your choice in cars usually sucks but this if flicking awesome. In fact the only way it could be better is if it was a xf rs.
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
Yeah I was!
Good effort, must have been proper light footed?
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
East Yorkshire to central London! So a fair old run.
Blatting about on B roads gives around 19mpg.
Stunning car, I'm (sadly) really impressed by the fuel economy!
Waitey
ClioSport Club Member
Alpina D3, AC Cobra
First proper tank full of fuel used on the commute.
375 miles to 64litres of fuel. 26.5ish MPG. Can't complain.
Driving home with the roof down on an evening is bliss. Still need to get round to buying a wind deflector but at £200 it can wait for a bit!
Here's the defect on the seat. It's torn from its fixing on the harness hole. Pushing Jag for a new seat now, as its unfixable.
375 miles to 64litres of fuel. 26.5ish MPG. Can't complain.
Driving home with the roof down on an evening is bliss. Still need to get round to buying a wind deflector but at £200 it can wait for a bit!
Here's the defect on the seat. It's torn from its fixing on the harness hole. Pushing Jag for a new seat now, as its unfixable.
Should we place bets about what brand seat you'll get from the parts bin?
Ford / Lang Rover / Other?
Ford / Lang Rover / Other?
