It's a big head turner! Doors are harder to close. Center rear console keeps opening. I will likely get it tuned...it's a big head turner, did I mention that?

 

Thanks for keeping us updated on your day to day adventures with your new F type.

I got to see the Firesand color in person yesterday....and boy is it orange!

I hope I don't regret getting that color. The black seats with the contrast stitching looks nice.

cheers

 

Some of us can live vicariously through your adventures with your great car. Please keep us posted!

 

Every time I come out to the car, the vertical center console door is open...weird... handles fantastic in a downpour, better than the XKR

 

Today the lane change warning system failed - slight rain - nothing out of the ordinary - we'll see if it works when i leave the office tonight...Also, the windows don't go up when you close the top using the roof button - In the XKR if you held the button up they would close after the roof latched. Also, much windier cockpit even with the screen than the XKR with aftermarket windscreen

 

Yes I noticed that too - the windows go up automatically on my XKR but not on the F-Type - no big deal but at first I thought something was wrong. I won't get to test my car in the rain. Never rains in Vegas

 

Oh yes it does! We had a couple of days of downpours last October at the R Academy in the Las Vegas Speedway. Makes drifting a little easier.

Mike

 

I was making a joke - but it appears I failed with you anyway.

 

Did you find a solution to this yet? I picked up my V6S (Salsa Red) yesterday, and this has already happened a few times. I pointed the dealer to this forum, as he hadn't heard about this yet.

 

My dealer asked me to bring it by - have not yet - for the latch. Cockpit too windy I think as well - the screen not effective is my take - i wonder if glass would make a difference. Wish there was a button to quiet(er) mode.

Still a looker and fun to drive!

 

I was surprised that the deflector appears to be a perforated fabric. I'll bet an aftermarket solid one will appear soon. Rear visibility through it isn't too bad, but I found the view is distorted enough that I couldn't tell if a police cruiser was behind me, or a car with a roof rack. Important difference...

 

Ok, the console door, early models only, first 100-150, pops open when you lock the car, officially. Parts on order by dealer. Finally, check the passenger side seat belt shoulder holder on the seat. Mine was stripped, much cheaper setup than the XKR. parts on order. Any sign of a glass wind deflector?

 

The center console opens on mine when I lock the doors. Its weird because that latch doesn't seem to have any electric components but something is definitely activating it.

I thought it was the motion of door slamming but it happens when I actually lock the car.

 

There's a service bulletin on it now, what it's supposed to do is lock it when you lock your car...instead it, the lever inside the back, opens vs closes. Take it in, they'll order you parts based on your VIN

 

Yah, I talked to the dealer about it. They are ready for me. I am waiting for the TSB on the suspension since the dealer is a bit of a drive and this isnt the biggest deal.

 

So, 2 more items - both re ECO mode.. Yesterday I pull up to a stoplight for a left hand U turn - my light goes green just as I almost slow down, or maybe I even did just come to almost a stop, hit the gas to proceed with my U-turn and complete loss of power - I look down and the engine has cut off - luckily I had enough forward momentum (busy 3 lane each way highway) to complete the turn coasting into the break down lane on the right side. I put the car in Park - and then hit the start button and on my merry way again - but just in case this was the ECO cut off (don't know how I would have had any momentum however to do my u-turn) I left the car in Sport the rest of my drive back to office.

Additionally, I have noticed at highway speeds - I think around 1800 RPM - if in regular D with no dynamic, and no Sport - that the exhaust has a sound like a hole, or loose fitting - coming from more under the car than behind - maybe like the resonance setting is out of synch or something? Anyone else? I have a friend that was driving with me and heard same as me.

 

On my V6S at lower speeds, I occasionally hear what sounds to me like a head shield resonating. It blends in pretty well with the exhaust, but I don't think it's the exhaust.

 

Does leaving the car in Sport mode eliminate the auto shut-off "feature" does anyone know?

 

The first thing I do EVERY time I get in the car is turn the ECO mode off. Have had bad experience in other cars and absolutely hate these systems

 

I was stopped at a light last night, with the engine off in 'ECO' mode. Threw it in sport mode, and the engine stayed off, so I'd say No, sport mode doesn't disable ECO. ECO mode is disabled in Dynamic mode, though.