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Originally posted by Seaquam:
Local dealer gave me a 2016 Jaguar F-Type R coupe for 24 hours. Very nice car, with a Jekyll/Hyde personality, sedate, fairly quiet and comfortable, but becomes a beast in Sport mode. Some of the nicest and snarliest exhaust sounds I've ever heard when you toggle sport function for the exhaust, though it's pretty hard to sneak up on people then.
I don't think it quite has all the bells and whistles it should (seats are heated but not cooled, for example) for its price, but damn, this is one really great-looking car. My wife absolutely loves its appearance, and I love her, so I just bought a fully-loaded 2017 S coupe with all-wheel drive, white exterior with the chrome blacked out and black tornado wheels, and red leather interior with performance seats. I pick it up next week.
Update: I've had my F-Type for 4 months now. There has been an issue since I got the car: it sits about 1 inch higher on the passenger side than the driver's side. It's visibly noticeable from the back, where the car looks slanted to one side. The dealer has been working on it since I got the car. They can't find a suspension problem or any kind of frame or body twisting or damage. The car tracks perfectly and handles well, so it doesn't affect performance at all.
A body shop removed the back end and realigned the bumper and tail lights, which made almost a half inch improvement. I was starting to think I was maybe being too picky, but damn it, I paid a lot of money for the car and wanted it to be perfect.
I got a call from Jaguar North America. A regional service manager was going to take a look at the car. He felt it is within factory tolerance, and didn't think much more could be done. A couple of days later I got a call from the dealership saying that Jaguar would like me to be satisfied, and has authorized them to offer me a different car if I would like. They said Jaguar would eat the depreciation, and I would have full credit against any other Jaguar whether it cost more or less than mine. I never expected anything other than continued attempts to balance the car. I've never heard of a manufacturer offering to take back a car, especially after 4 months. I have to say, I'm very impressed.
I ended up getting the car from current inventory that most looked like mine (because my dear wife really loves the car), another white 2017 coupe with red interior, but this one has different wheels and exhaust, plus a couple of options that weren't available on my current car. The new one is the R model, with a supercharged V-8 and
tons of power. It's being prepped and detailed as I write this, so I'll pick it up in about 6 hours. Zoom, zoom!
And VinT: this one is even louder.
