Jaguar is killing the three-pedal F-Type and it’s your fault
Holy crap. I bought the 1st model year in 2016. Now I have the last model year 2019. Any of my people want a "manual gearbox preservation society" sticker? I've got license plate frames too lol. Still wanna do a vanity plate MNTRNNY ☺️
I guess my new build was the last Manny for 2019MY? With the pics the factory sent me, I should just cover it and store it for a few decades. Pretty rare!!
Edit: not my fault x2
I guess my new build was the last Manny for 2019MY? With the pics the factory sent me, I should just cover it and store it for a few decades. Pretty rare!!
Edit: not my fault x2
Last edited by Uncle Fishbits; Jan 31, 2019 at 02:06 PM.
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Holy crap. I bought the 1st model year in 2016. Now I have the last model year 2019. Any of my people want a "manual gearbox preservation society" sticker? I've got license plate frames too lol. Still wanna do a vanity plate MNTRNNY ☺️
I guess my new build was the last Manny for 2019MY? With the pics the factory sent me, I should just cover it and store it for a few decades. Pretty rare!!
Edit: not my fault x2
I guess my new build was the last Manny for 2019MY? With the pics the factory sent me, I should just cover it and store it for a few decades. Pretty rare!!
Edit: not my fault x2
I don't understand the F-Type MT strategy. I've been looking at the Corvette firesale for a while, and the majority of Z06s in inventory are 7 speed manuals. LT3s are about 75% manuals, and still command 6 figures. And they are RWD.
I wouldn't have guessed the buying demographic is so different from the F-Type R as they are probably the most direct competitor.
I think it was more likely misdirected Jag marketing strategy. Advertising in general is non-existent. People ask me almost everyday, what kind of car is it?
I wouldn't have guessed the buying demographic is so different from the F-Type R as they are probably the most direct competitor.
I think it was more likely misdirected Jag marketing strategy. Advertising in general is non-existent. People ask me almost everyday, what kind of car is it?
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It took a long time, but the AT these days is simply better at doing the job it's supposed to do than we are. Don't get me wrong: I didn't order until I could get a manual transmission, but if another year went by without one I might have bought anyway. No one uses carburetors either, because a good FI system can do what a carburetor can do at its best, but it can do it all the time. If the Apocalypse starts with an EMP my FI is screwed, but I'd run out of decent gasoline soon enough anyway. Frankly, I don't miss carburetor tuning. Plug chops on my old TZ were a pain.
I'm a neo-luddite in some ways, but I'm not wearing blinders.
I'm a neo-luddite in some ways, but I'm not wearing blinders.
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You know what provides even better performance? Self-driving electric car.
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This will make the MT cars that more desirable down the road (IMHO). I'm so happy I ordered my 2016 S exactly like I wanted it. BTW, never had a problem with the clutch slipping. Putting the short-shifter on there made it perfect (thanks Unhinged)!
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Yeah, mine too, so there are at least three 2016 F Type S owners with MTs here that are happy with their choice. I'll likely be happier once I get the short shifter installed. But that is going to take some weather cooperation. It finally got above zero here today in Chicago for the first time since Tuesday morning. I realized this week that my garage will get below the freezing point when it is -27F (-32C) at night. The cat is in hibernation.
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In the Driving.ca article it says:
I don't understand why JLR wouldn't have simply limited the MT to special orders only -- meaning, if you bought a new one to spec, they'd give you the MT. If they are still maintaining the MT parts for the UK market, why not have it available for North America? If this quote is true, I have to think the MT will come back again for MY2021... or maybe that's just wishful thinking???
While the manual option will be killed in the U.S. and in Canada, it will live on in its home in the U.K.