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Looming deadline for Jaguar's V8,V6 in EU ?

Old Jan 23, 2020 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleantex
I found the following : EU
F-Type Roadster F-Type Coupe
2013 2.750 0
2014 2.030 2.611
2015 1.546 3.011
2016 1.669 2.872
2017 1.558 2.980
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And those figures pretty accurately reflect the fact that the coupe is twice as beautiful as the convertible!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2020 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sov211
And those figures pretty accurately reflect the fact that the coupe is twice as beautiful as the convertible!
Not really twice as beautiful, but beautiful twice as often. Convertible's only beautiful when the top's down.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2020 | 08:39 PM
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I dont think the reason is really beauty. An argument, but not so important, the convertible is 2cm lower as the coupe.
The main reason is that a convertible is mostly a second or third car. People that drive open in winter have not only Alzheimer
but flue most of time. Despite, in the region here you see alot of people with convertible Porsche and they drive it all the year
around. Not my case for 4 sunny month in Europe. So if you search for convertible, you dont buy a coupe.


















 

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Old Jan 24, 2020 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleantex
I dont think the reason is really beauty. An argument, but not so important, the convertible is 2cm lower as the coupe.
The main reason is that a convertible is mostly a second or third car. People that drive open in winter have not only Alzheimer
but flue most of time. Despite, in the region here you see alot of people with convertible Porsche and they drive it all the year
around. Not my case for 4 sunny month in Europe. So if you search for convertible, you dont buy a coupe.
As you imply, it’s more an issue of practicality. The F-Type is my primary driver and I would have preferred the Vert, but the coupe offers a lot more cargo room.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2020 | 08:16 AM
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As for today, britain famoust clown told about planning taxes on EU cars, so the looming for Jaguar in Europe takes first steps. In a commercial war they will mostly be a victim, as they struggle already with sales here over.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Cleantex
I dont think the reason is really beauty. An argument, but not so important, the convertible is 2cm lower as the coupe.
The main reason is that a convertible is mostly a second or third car. People that drive open in winter have not only Alzheimer
but flue most of time. Despite, in the region here you see alot of people with convertible Porsche and they drive it all the year
around. Not my case for 4 sunny month in Europe. So if you search for convertible, you dont buy a coupe.
To me the compelling reason to buy a convertible is the sound. Top-up, you really can't hear this car.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RacerX
To me the compelling reason to buy a convertible is the sound. Top-up, you really can't hear this car.
I must say, I would prefer in general a foldable solid roof over the tissue one. I had such cars, but on the other side, the need to hide the roof
parts somewhere in the trunk give not alot of place to design. Sometimes such car closed dont looks as coupe but silly. So my tuned SLK was
still in the limits because it was also small car.
If you see how they resolved it with the last Porsche Targa 4GTS, it's more some Copperfield show. In germany people make jokes about.

 
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