A Michigan State Trooper pulled up right next to me at a gas station. I'm driving my Ftype so obviously I had been driving quite spiritedly. As his partner filled up their car, he sauntered over. I greeted him as he kept staring. "Man, I've seen pictures of this but I've never seen one!" He peeks in the dash (my top was down). "I noticed that the speedo goes to 200. How fast does it go?" "Its governed to 186 but the new ones are even faster." He persisted. "Man, this is the nicest car I've ever seen in my life!". And finally, "How much was it?" Haha, I had a fan.

 

A few seconds of amusement...at 12:30 (not sure why link isn't going straight to it...)

 

You take your Derigeur to a biker bar?

 

I was about to come back with “derrière” but given this crowd, thought the better of it.

 

It was interesting driving into the LL Bean campus on Sunday, possibly the busiest day of the year for them. An absolute zoo, thousands of people. With the top down, creeping along with a convoy of 11 F-types, I couldn't hear what people were saying, other than I heard 'Jaguar' from many different directions.

The tollbooth guy at I-95 said 'Geez, are you guys having a convention?'

 

...and another guy yelled out of his truck 'Is this the Cannonball?'

Did feel like it at times.

 

As our 12 car column rolled into busy Freeport I got to hear a lot of the comments. They ranged from "oh my God", "how many are there?", "those are amazing", "love your car", "sh$t look at those!". Also "what's with that grey one, it's too freaking loud...". Ok I made that last one up.

All in all lots of dropped jaws everywhere we went, big smiles and thumbs up. Only negative reactions came from a stoner kid walking with his gang who gave us the finger, a Prius who went out of their way to cut us off and the lady who broke the police blockade when we passed and then got pulled over for a well deserved talking to.

 

As a backdrop, I live in Chapel Hill and my license plate reads "UNC." The special plate, especially combined with the F-Type, leads many to wonder just what special position I must have with the University.

So, I'm driving down Franklin St and a couple of guys pull up beside me and ask if I'm Dean Smith's son.

 

I live in an urban residential area and a number of people in the last few weeks have spotted the car in the driveway, stopped, gotten out and photographed the car. It's a little unnerving, as some are quite exuberant characters. I'm thinking it's time for a gate.

 

I have had my f type r for 2 weeks and have gotten positive responses. One of which was a woman bending over on my window claiming to love my car and offering to trade. I have also gotten a man shaking his head in disapproval and asking what's it like to have rich parents as well (i look rather young for my age). For the most part its been 99% positive reviews.

I drive the FTR coupe, but I feel like I got more attention in by boxster s from women. More men like the FTR.

 

I think you'll always get more interaction in a 'vert - from both men and women. You just come across as more accessible with an open cockpit. My son gets more comments when he drives his Spyder than he does on his 911 Turbo or GT3.

Meanwhile, to his chagrin, he gets many more comments when he drives my F-Type than he does on any of them.

 

I was looking into a vert R as well, but the lines of the coupe were just so captivating to me. Im not one for the attention but it sure feels good to know ill be grabbing more attention than a GT3 or Turbo. A GT3 is an absolute dream. Maybe if if my powerball numbers align.

 

1) I must say, these pictures you boys are posting - particularly those from our "Unofficial" photographer - are simply stunning. Dave, you have quite the eye and our cars look spectacular.

2) Even if you hadn't made that comment up Marko, there's no way you would have heard anyone making any comment any way. For...obvious reaZons.

3) Looking forward to a complete write-up the way only DJS can do.

 

I got asked by an elderly gentleman today if I had a Harley motor installed in my car.
Really old - 95+ probably. So I stopped and chatted with him a while. Just the fact that he is walking around means he deserves my courtesy and respect. I'll be dust long before I hit that mark.

 

Was sitting at a light this evening, with the top down. The guy next to me said 'What's a lobster Run?' I still have the Lobster Run decals on the car.

 

Tell him it's a fancy way to eat butter.

 

"Depends where you buy it, but typically $30-45 for about 1 to 1.5 lbs"

 

Welcome to Instant Rimshot

 

I don't know where you're getting your lobster (or figures) but here in the lobster-capital of the world it's a heck of a lot less*. Understandably. And, if you have the right friends - as some of the Lobster Runners know from last years event - the price is even less. [Read = FREE].

But I do like that "rim-shot."

*Perhaps you're just throwing out any figure merely for illustrative purposes? Or perhaps you've included a full dinner along with your lobster? Baked potato, corn on the cob - slathered in creamery Maine-made butter and a sprinkle of Maine sea salt - finished off with Wild Blueberry Pie. The sort of pie we might have during the 2018 Jaguar Wild Blueberry Blast?

 

I'm sure Jay knows where to get the best Wild Blueberry Pie. When I was in Maine a couple of years ago his recommendations were spot on...I'm sure the lucky attendees at the 2 Lobster Runs will agree.

Based on my limited sampling of Mid Coast blueberry pies, I highly the recommend the pie at Morse's on Baileys Island or the pie at Judi's Country Store on US 1 South outside of Wiscasset.

Just thinking a line of F-Types driving the winding road into Baileys Island to Lands End would be a sight on the 2018 Jaguar Wild Blueberry Blast!