Hello All. . After much lurking and researching decided to join the forums since I just purchased a 16 F-Type S. I have been driving it every chance I get.

Also, not sure if anyone here is familiar with the Jag dealers around the metro Detroit area and can chime in on which one provides the better service. There are 3 Jag dealers in the area and I want to take it for an oil change soon.

 

Welcome, and congrats! From a native of SW Michigan...

 

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Thanks DJS and jaguNY.
Here she is... weather has been crappy so no good photo shoot yet lol. Black on black on black. No black tho
I have been wanting one of these for like 2 years since I first heard one rev.. can't believe I finally have one.

 

Meant to say no black pack.

 

Welcome 313!

detroiter here also;
been to the Jag f of Lakeside - Hall and Romeo Plank for alignment and a small service; good rep and mechanic; will be going back in a few weeks for another maintenance check;

i bought my 2014 base type vert 1 year ago - had 16 k miles;

 

 

looks good, the chrome around the windows looks good, it breaks the black up a little

 

Hi,
I also live in SE Michigan.
I have been looking at getting an F-Type but worry about damage caused by the roads here.
Sure there are roads where you know have really bad pot holes. But driving along roads that you dont frequent, and finding a barrier of 8" deep pot holes worries the heck out of me.
How are you finding the day to day driving around here? And any damage concerns or casualties so far?

 

So far so good. It's like you said. 90% of the roads I drive on, I am familiar with so I usually know where the bad spots are to avoid. Plus it helps that most of the highways I drive on have been repaved recently.
If I find myself in unfamiliar territory I just tread cautiously, so no open throttle unless I have another cars to use as guides and follow their line, always giving myself ample time to react. I had 2 previous cars with 19s before and I only hit medium size pothole once, no damage to wheel but did have to get it rebalanced. Some neighborhoods I do avoid totally when in the F-Type though if there is no alternate route or just take another car

 

Having driven I-69/I-96/I-196 many times, I was interested by their recent solution to badly deteriorating pavement - post signs that say 'Bad Pavement Ahead.'

 

I just to/from Chicago - the roads while mostly fine, every now and then had HUGE and DEEP potholes. thats what worries me, the ones that spring up on you and then its too late (or not possible to avoid).
Not just worried about blowing a tire, or damaging the rim. but undercarriage damage.
MI roads are the worst, hence my interest to hear how you are all experiencing them and thoughts, suggestions, advise you have from real day to day experience.

 

Thanks for the suggestion. I went in yesterday to Jaguar of Lakeside. Great service, not only to me but I observed and listened how the serviced other customers. They tell you what things need immediate attention and what can hold off for a while. Not pushy at all.
I Got oil change and brake fluid change. (No overfill on oil ) Clean bill of health and no recommendations at the moment.
Waiting area is a little unimpressive compared to other luxury auto dealerships I have visited.

 

I'd rather my money was spent on the workshop area and the mechanics!

 

Hey, I bought my 18 R last year from Jaguar in Troy. My first service isn't due for another 1k miles but I plan on taking it to Jaguar in Farmington Hills. I'll let you know how it was.

 

Alternatively you could be like the Ohio Turnpike and have one lane permanently closed for road works, except all the money collected in tolls was spent on buying hundreds of miles' worth of traffic cones so there's no actual work ever being done.

 

Yes, plus the MI state troopers are much nicer than the OH ones.

 

We were in Greektown for a wedding.

Went to the Jag dealer north of there. I desperately wanted to drive a manual. The salesmen said he had a used one. We immediately drove there. About 20 minutes.

When I got there the salesclown informed me he did not know it was sold the day before and I could not drive it. Period.

I was not pleased. Bought one a week later in Cincinnati.

He could have called me back on the phone.

Local Jag dealer(Dayton) thought I was not serious in buying an f type. . Made no effort to find me one. Went there twice. Did not believe me to be a customer. I guess driving there in a 63 MG is a poor mans car.

Dealer in Cinci was different. Spent an hour riding around with me.

3 of the 4 dealers I talked to were snooty. Had on my Levis not designer jeans.

 

That's a good thing. Designer jean dye will leach onto the seat leather. Quality jeans won't do that.

 

It’s a funny world.

the day I bought the Jag my son convinced me I should drive the corvette.

I called the dealer I bought a Tahoe from years ago and made an appointment to drive a plain Jane manual. I was to be there at ten. Made an appointment with the sales manager. Told him Likely I was buying today. He assigned a sales person to me.

had my jeans on again and a $60 golf shirt.

when I got there the salesman informed me their Corvette drivers never test drive the cars. The car was still on the showroom floor. They had nothing drivable.

the conversation with the sales manager that evening was funny. Asked me how I liked driving the car. He offered to give me the deposit back from the Jag if I was there the next morning.

Frankly the legroom in the f type is better. And, I am 5’9”. I like my legs pretty straight.