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F-Ook
Sept 27, 2017 20:14:31 GMT
Post by chipbutty on Sept 27, 2017 20:14:31 GMT
No idea - I've not sat in the front yet, never mind drive it.
If it helps, the engine is very quiet at idle (clearly big strides have been made with refinement and isolation), but still not becoming of a Jaaag waaah.
GMFV £3k higher than the diesel S at 12 months an 6k miles (£40k vs £37k).
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F-Ook
Sept 27, 2017 7:03:36 GMT
Post by chipbutty on Sept 27, 2017 7:03:36 GMT
I cannot agree with your comments on aesthetics when you think the mini countryman is a " smart piece of kit "
However, in the interests of balance, neither the Discovery 5 or F-Pace are beauties by any stretch of the imagination and both are resolutely " not my bag "
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F-Ook
Sept 26, 2017 20:20:40 GMT
Post by chipbutty on Sept 26, 2017 20:20:40 GMT
Interior pic added - it's better than I was expecting.
I don't like white - but it's free and it's the only one they had, so that's just a titty of the tough variety.
Surprisingly, the GMFV of the 380ps V6 S means that it's not much more expensive than 20d R-Sport - but there are none in stock and the lead time is months. So maybe next time round.
On the subject of Truckzilla, I find the level of vitriol re: the styling quite bizarre. It's done over 5,000 miles now and has loosened up a fair bit, it's not fast and you will never win a TLGP due to the step off delay, but it's not slow and it makes an agreeable V6 hum most of the time. Great refinement though and it is spectacularly comfortable to do big miles in. A weekend with a Range Rover SDV8 Autobiography clearly illustrates the Discovery's blood line, because aside from the acres of dead cow and some extra muscle, there isn't much difference in the way they look, feel and drive.
Still doesn't change the fact I am ripping to get into an XF 3.0 diesel A.S.A mutha fuckin P
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F-Ook
Sept 26, 2017 16:37:49 GMT
Post by chipbutty on Sept 26, 2017 16:37:49 GMT
If someone said to me 5 years ago that: 1) Jaguar would be selling a 4 cylinder diesel SUV and 2) That I would buy one. I would have washed their dirty mouth out with soap and water.
I need my car back and therefore a stop gap for the missus. Work discount + high GMFV = Ludicrously cheap 12 month PCP. It's a 20d AWD Auto R-Sport in Fuji white with zero options (all they had in stock). I'm stuck with Truckzilla until my XF S is built...
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Post by chipbutty on Sept 22, 2017 20:34:31 GMT
Tesla Model S on the M40 this evening....with the titled plate.
I guess it's supposed to be read as " Fuck Gas " ?
What a wag
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Post by chipbutty on Aug 12, 2017 12:41:55 GMT
If I was in the market for an SUV bought with my own pennies - I'd have an Audi Q7.
All the press I have read and watched suggests that Q7 is beautifully built, whisper quiet, very comfortable and powered by a syrupy V6 diesel that turns in the same economy figures as the under powered 4 cylinder elephants (no names, no pack drill). There seem to be some very competitive lease and PCP deals too.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 25, 2017 16:35:02 GMT
Each to his own, etc - but I don't get that.
£29k for a 6 year old, 40k mile model from an independent with a " not worth the paper it's written on warranty"
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£46k for a 1 year old, 10k mile model from a main dealer with 2 years warranty (latest model with the LED light, in control pro, 550ps engine, sport seats, etc).
A no brainer of epic proportions (if you want a mega power limo).
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 25, 2017 10:34:20 GMT
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 17, 2017 15:10:26 GMT
Just looked at it now....
Nope - seems very reasonable - how much would the equivalent spec German car list at ?
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 17, 2017 13:41:17 GMT
You've loaded equipment onto what is an entry level car - many of the items you have selected (and some you haven't) are standard on the D240 R Dynamic HSE - which starts at £48,650....
Your configuration also has £2k's worth of " Jaguar Gear " - would you really put all that stuff on your car ? - or are points being made with outlandish configurations.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 17, 2017 13:34:51 GMT
There are spec packs that you add to the trim level - so you pick your trim level (R-Dynamic) and then you pick an engine and then you pick a spec pack (S, SE, HSE).
The 300ps engine is only available with an SE spec pack and above - hence the cost differential. Similarly, the manuals and lower powered diesels can't be had above the S level trim pack
If it was arranged to go trim level, spec pack and then engine - you would be excluding certain engine derivatives on certain spec packs.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 17, 2017 9:34:02 GMT
Because the 250ps engine is available in all trim levels, the 300ps in higher trim levels - so if you equalise the spec, the difference is just under £4k.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 13, 2017 11:07:27 GMT
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 12, 2017 16:05:50 GMT
The benefit of a V8 vs lesser configurations is only apparent when you are working the engine ? - I can't see what a V8 gives you over a 4 pot when you are doing a constant 40 mph and not using the performance.
I completely agree power delivery and sound quality is what separates a good fast car from a great one - but it's all about compromise and a zingy turbo six is not exactly a poor relation to a relatively quiet V8, especially when the performance it offers will keep the 500 bhp saloons honest to 100 mph.
The ST may have only had a petrol four, but it was a masterclass in " making the best of what you've got ". The internal sound augmentation was superb - To quote myself
" Just like the real thing, the range and breadth of " notes " and noises you get dependant on load and revs is endlessly amusing. Short shift at 4k rpm - sounds ace, red line in each gear - sounds ace, stabs of throttle in 6th on the motorway - sounds ace.
The breadth of performance is very similar to the prior 5 cylinder car in that respect, but with a greater appetite for chasing the red line. Sensible gear ratios + rich seam of torque means it's effortlessly quick when you aren't really trying and very quick when you are "
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 12, 2017 14:35:21 GMT
XFR retail prices have gone silly, but it's taking longer for the stock to shift and there are less cars for sale. I think there is a huge gap between trade and retail and the aged stock suggests the bubble is getting...erm....bubblier.
Let's be honest - whichever way you cut it, £27k for a 6 year old Jag is nuts
As much as it pains me to admit it, I've gone off super saloons recently. Aside from the inflated retail pricing, the new mutant hatchbacks are offering 95% of the performance in combination with significantly reduced running costs.
Granted above 100 mph, XFR and E63 would start to pull out a big gap - but realistically it's a completely inaccessible performance advantage (in this country at least) which you have to pay through the nose for (£530 year road tax just takes the piss - it's the principle more than anything).
I think I am just turning into a miserable old get (and I want the mortgage paid off by the time I'm 45), but when I think about all of the cars I've had over the last 7 years, the one that was the most fun most of the time was the ST, not the XKR or the V8 XFs.
It comes down to 3 simple components:
Good manual gearbox Beefy, snorty engine that makes an encouraging noises Engaging chassis and steering (firm, but controlled).
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 12, 2017 7:03:08 GMT
There is only 1 nationally and it's black with hideous black wheels. As a bonus, it appears to have been priced by Bobo the clown.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 11, 2017 14:38:41 GMT
If I got an Approved used car - I would use cash or bank loan.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 11, 2017 13:08:38 GMT
Yep - they are ugly little brutes, but I find the 3dr to look more purposeful than the 5 door.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 11, 2017 11:35:25 GMT
I don't want a 4 year PCP - particularly at the prices quoted. 440i coupe is nice - but I am doing this on the cheap. I want something I can be in and out of without getting skinned residually Looking at approved used, there are some well specified and well priced cars in the network - this being a case in point usedcars.bmw.co.uk/1-Series/3.0-M135i/Northampton/3415094-606391126-3497154.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_It's got all the good options and they appear to be free if you compare the price of this car to the others available. However, i'm not mad keen on Melbourne red and I don't know what those carbon wrapped exhaust tips are for...why people can't behave themselves and just order silver or mineral grey Need to be careful though - as a few of the nearly new cars were specified by window lickers who ticked the " run flat " box rather than having the car on standard Michie Pilot Sports.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 10, 2017 19:06:05 GMT
Lucrative career as a mobile yacht mechanic in the offing ?
Sunseekers and the like just have bigger engines right ? - a brace of diesel v8s instead of two Volvo i4s ?
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 8, 2017 19:19:52 GMT
Well - manual emm one forty eye driven.... As to be expected, it's naffin quick and makes a nice noise. The shift is notchy and a tad rubbery, but the auto blip on the downshift works very well. It rides much better than I was expecting it to (adaptive suspension not fitted) - firm and bouncy, but neither harsh nor uncomfortable - however it was very squirmy on the brakes and the steering was a non event. Also - there was noticeable lag in every gear when accelerating from a constant speed, not sure if this was because the car was very new (400 miles), or whether it's a characteristic. No sight of any great deals though - opening gambit was that a factory order wouldn't turn up until November, but they had a white manual 3dr with parky beeps in stock and they wanted £428 deposit and £428 a month (4 year, 32k deal). A mineral grey factory order with no options would actually be a Sept delivery and the deal was now £1000 deposit and £385 a month. No sale - as mentioned above, the Q3 deals are worse and the best price from TRL is £1000 deposit and £360 a month on a base car (although the shadow edition cars are possibly £337 a month, but it looks like a fuck up). Lease costs on these were £2500 and £259 a month (2 year deal) a few months ago - so I am not happy about being the pratt who subsidises everyone else's cheap deal (for the same reason - I wouldn't buy a Golf R when they keep running the " blink or you miss it " £200 a month lease deals). I'll just bide my time a wait for the pencils to be sharpened.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 6, 2017 16:14:50 GMT
From a purity of concept perspective, I don't like HEVs or PHEVs at all. I simply cannot agree with the logic that the (considerable) added weight of an electric drive train to a vehicle already powered by an ICE reduces fuel economy, emissions and overall user carbon foot print
It's nothing more than an engineering frig to achieve a completely artificial score in a completely unrealistic fuel economy test cycle. Unfortunately it's a route that manufacturers are being forced down to meet corporate economy and emissions targets that are measured on that completely unrealistic fuel economy test cycle.
BEVs I get and there is no doubt that electric propulsion is the future, but I cannot see how the world's infrastructure can adapt quickly enough to meet the demands that would be placed upon it if certain industry targets (pipe dreams) are to be realised.
Ignoring how the electricity is generated in the first instance and assuming that you live on a modern housing estate with it's mandated industrial socket - what exactly is going to happen when the occupants of 10 houses out of 20 all try to charge their EVs off peak in the evening ?
It's manageable at the moment when it's just a couple of early adopters with their Teslas - but when half your street are plugging the buggers in ever night, can the feed from substation to the houses handle these loads ?
I think wholesale adoption of BEV will require significant advances in self sufficient generation of electricity.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 5, 2017 16:13:07 GMT
I've never caravanned in my life Shedding = Bangernomics I have arranged to drive an M140i manual on Saturday.
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Post by chipbutty on Jul 5, 2017 6:53:52 GMT
So for the first time in 7 years, I am without a Jaguar.
S-Type R has been sold - a relatively quick and painless process despite the fact that S-Type Rs don't appear to be selling well (there are plenty of ornaments on Autotrader and ebay).
I had it serviced in May and it went through without any issues, so it seemed an opportune time to get it MOT'd and advertised.
Over the 11 months I put 3,300 miles on it without any problems (sort of) but a few days before it was due for test, I noticed the passenger's side headlamp would illuminate intermittently (cock, arse, widdle, etc). Being an R, it had xenons as standard and they are a complete and total pain in the arse when they aren't working properly.
However, the internet is your friend and I spent a day or two teaching myself how xenons work and how to diagnose issues when you are a cheap bastard with no training. Wiring issues aside, it's either the ballast, the igniter or the bulb at fault - but if the lights are intermittent, it's highly unlikely the bulb is buggered (£90 each), so the problem is with the igniter or ballast. On the Jag system, 90% of the time, it's the ballast at fault (£310 new), so I bought a used one from a breaker (Autoreserve - I can't recommend them enough) for £35 delivered.
That was the easy bit - due to the unique and fun way that Jaguar designed the S-type, the only way to get the ballast out is to remove the headlamp, and the only way to get the headlamp out is to remove the front bumper. No problem, I soon unearthed a detailed front bumper removal thread on a Jag forum and it was a 30 minute job for a noob at most...............
...........assuming some the of the captive bolts wouldn't spin in their mountings. It actually took me 3 hours to get the passenger's side loose and 30 minutes to wrestle the headlamp out around the partially dropped bumper - followed by 5 minutes of air punching and whooping.
Changing the ballast was a 2 minute job, the fix worked, the car flew through the MOT with some nice compliments and I had saved myself 300 quid and got a million man points.
In summary
The S-type R is a lovely car, unsurprisingly it still feels like a modern Jag and that supercharged V8 is a delight and pleasantly dirty sounding. They are reasonably quick, but despite the torque, you need to give it really good kick to make it go and the gearbox isn't always on message.
Despite the fact it was very well behaved, I couldn't shake the thought that it could drop some big bills at any point (this is the downside of a comprehensive service history - my car had receipts from 2010 to 2016 that totalled £15k). This is not so bad on a mint condition classic, but my car was neither mint, nor in any danger of being an appreciating classic.
As the lamp issue demonstrated, very minor problems can either become a titanic pain in the arse, or eye wateringly expensive it you can't fix it yourself. From now on - if it's not new or wearing an approved used nappy, I would only buy sub £1k sheds, the middle ground is a pain in the goolies.
What's next ? - I don't really need a car for work, so I use Truckzilla when required - but I need to go drive an M140i. I'm also considering a temporary return to shedding - but that and the state of the used market requires another thread.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 29, 2017 8:45:10 GMT
I think it looks and sounds incredible.
The amount of bespoke parts and depth of engineering is hugely impressive - this is the complete opposite of lick 'n' stick marketing tartery.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 21, 2017 17:45:04 GMT
It's negative camber I can see, not toe-in - I think they sit when you leave them in access mode.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 21, 2017 13:24:05 GMT
Silicon silver with the dynamic pack and 22s.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 19, 2017 15:00:14 GMT
CD132 Mondeo uses the Puma diesel (designed by Ford)
EUCD Mondeo uses the DW10/DW12 PSA diesels (2.0 and 2.2 respectively) . These are completely different to the Puma engine.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 16, 2017 22:24:45 GMT
Like everything else, the wheels, trim level and colour make a massive difference. I thought my X260 was extremely good looking from every angle. Old XFs in R and S trim look fab, but a plain model on 18s looks a bit pish - no change with the new model.
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Post by chipbutty on Jun 16, 2017 22:11:14 GMT
I'm not sure - I was surprised it was engineered for the UK to be honest.
Discovery 5 is a big old girl and I am equally surprised the twin turbo v6d and v8d aren't options
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