Hi got myself an F TYPE 5.0 R

Hi got myself an F TYPE 5.0 R

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Merc 450

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989 posts

106 months

Monday 25th March
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[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/fz7seywo[/url
Bought this today to replace my 2017 Mustang

Merc 450

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Merc 450

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rev-erend

21,536 posts

291 months

Monday 25th March
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Very nice.

Merc 450

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Monday 25th March
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That's the showroom I pick it up Saturday

Merc 450

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989 posts

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Saturday 30th March
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She's home really pleased so far what a car

Diderot

8,148 posts

199 months

Saturday 30th March
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Looks fantastic!

Merc 450

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Saturday 30th March
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Diderot said:
Looks fantastic!
Thanks I love it biggrin

Edited by Merc 450 on Sunday 31st March 09:22

Merc 450

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Sunday 31st March
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Like a child with a new toyhehe

popeyewhite

21,375 posts

127 months

Sunday 31st March
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I quite like that. Not the underwhelming and overpriced 911 everyone goes for.

Vsix and Vtec

739 posts

25 months

Sunday 31st March
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Lovely thing, pretty much unbeatable for value, and I feel when it came to thier 2 door cars Jaguar always got the styling right. This looks great in either coupe or convertible guise. Couple that with a known performer like the supercharged V8 and its just wonderful. I've seen it said the V6 supercharged is the more nimble car, due to lower mass in the nose, but in all honesty I think having an F Type at all is winning at life.

Merc 450

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989 posts

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Sunday 31st March
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popeyewhite said:
I quite like that. Not the underwhelming and overpriced 911 everyone goes for.
Thanks, my thoughts too

Merc 450

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Sunday 31st March
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Vsix and Vtec said:
Lovely thing, pretty much unbeatable for value, and I feel when it came to thier 2 door cars Jaguar always got the styling right. This looks great in either coupe or convertible guise. Couple that with a known performer like the supercharged V8 and its just wonderful. I've seen it said the V6 supercharged is the more nimble car, due to lower mass in the nose, but in all honesty I think having an F Type at all is winning at life.
Thanks amazing colour, wish my camera would do it justicebiggrin

smn159

13,421 posts

224 months

Sunday 31st March
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Fabulous looking thing. Congratulations!

tberg

622 posts

68 months

Sunday 31st March
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Great purchase. As my 5.0L XKR just passed 210,000 miles, I find myself thinking about what I'll replace it with if it ever dies (which seems unlikely, it's been so good and reliable). Since the 5.0L engine is so familiar and great to me, I naturally gravitate toward the F-type. Hope you have as good an experience as I've had. Enjoy. And don't baby it, my car has been to the track many dozens of times with no adverse effects.

Merc 450

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989 posts

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Monday 1st April
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tberg said:
Great purchase. As my 5.0L XKR just passed 210,000 miles, I find myself thinking about what I'll replace it with if it ever dies (which seems unlikely, it's been so good and reliable). Since the 5.0L engine is so familiar and great to me, I naturally gravitate toward the F-type. Hope you have as good an experience as I've had. Enjoy. And don't baby it, my car has been to the track many dozens of times with no adverse effects.
I have been looking for something good looking enough to replace my Mustang 5.0GT for years, think I've found it

reddiesel

2,478 posts

54 months

Monday 1st April
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Congratulations it will be good to hear your thoughts in comparison to the Mustang once you pick her up . A wonderful engine so I am personally delighted you opted for the V8 R . They come pretty well optioned so keep us posted how you progress with her

Austin_Metro

1,308 posts

55 months

Monday 1st April
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tberg said:
Great purchase. As my 5.0L XKR just passed 210,000 miles, I find myself thinking about what I'll replace it with if it ever dies (which seems unlikely, it's been so good and reliable). Since the 5.0L engine is so familiar and great to me, I naturally gravitate toward the F-type. Hope you have as good an experience as I've had. Enjoy. And don't baby it, my car has been to the track many dozens of times with no adverse effects.

You should probably buy an F v8 and tuck it away for when you need it.

tberg

622 posts

68 months

Tuesday 2nd April
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what I should have done was buy another XKR when pre-pandemic pricing in the US could get you a nice car in the low $20,000 USD range. Now the 5.0L cars are in the mid $30s. But I have thought about tucking an F-type away just in case.

Merc 450

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Tuesday 2nd April
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reddiesel said:
Congratulations it will be good to hear your thoughts in comparison to the Mustang once you pick her up . A wonderful engine so I am personally delighted you opted for the V8 R . They come pretty well optioned so keep us posted how you progress with her
Very pleased with it so far, every option seems to have been ticked