Had this dialog with another poster. Adding 305's to the OEM rim will add approximately 3mm of rubber to the outside of the rim (and another 3mm to the inside). If you were to combine this upgrade with 15mm spacers, the two together would push the side wall of the tire out 18mm (less than 3/4") from the stock set-up.

I don't have my car yet, but took measurements at the dealer showroom, and my calculations indicate the top face/lip of the fender projects in the range of 18 to 20mm from the face of the OEM Tire/Wheel. The variance is because I got slightly different readings on the left and the right.

 

Funny...she mentioned this was the first Jaguar in a long time to have a break-in period but frankly, she couldn't tell me what those details were...so I drove home nice and easy varying my speeds and not exceeding 75...probably already blew it,huh...lol?

Anyways, here she is at home...not a very good job of detailing in my estimation for a car of this caliber but now it's in the hands of a professional so no worries.

Tonight will be spent pouring over the owners manual and all other info over a few drams of single malt...any quick pointers from the veterans would be most appreciated!






I really like the Cirrus seats but they are gonna be a royal POS to keep clean...if I knew I would have been in this picture I would have smiled,lol!

 

Congrats. Just drive her and don't worry about break in period. Engines are tested prior to sale. Drive it like you stole it....if not it is a waste.

 

LOL...on my 60+ mile trip back home , I noticed many stares and long looks at the car, many craning their necks on the freeway trying to get a better look.

You could tell that 99.5% of the admirers didn't have a clue as to what make or model it was...

 

Love the seats. If i had your patience i would have ordered something like that for the interior. Looks sharp.

 

Congrats...sweet looking car. Love the interior. And get used to the stares, waves and thumbs ups.

 

Congrats, it's beautiful. And I love the interior.


I wouldn't worry about the Highway speeds so much. At 75, it's probably revving at 2200rpms. As long as you are constantly not at 8000rpms, you are fine.

 

Hey thanks guys for all the comments about the interior, I originally was looking to brighten up a Black Pack-equipped interior without the pano roof...that was an afterthought and I am SO glad I listened to others here and added the roof...love how it brightens up the interior and especially the evening!

 

Congratulations! Nothing better than finally getting your car after a long wait. I really like the color combo. The break-in period is definitely cruel and unusual punishment. You will be looking for reasons to go for a drive all the time, so it won’t be long before you can really wind it up. It’s actually fun to watch the reactions and confusion this car generates with people who know it is something cool, but cannot figure out what it is.

 

Congrats. 'Ardbeg Supernova' just became available. I got a bottle yesterday and mother of god, thats some incerdible stuff.
I would celebrate with a bottle. Its befitting of the big cat.
:icon_p arty:

 

Awesome car Buick! Try some Dalimore 15 year old. It'll help take the sting out of not revving the car!
They recommend the break-in but how many demonstrators or the cars the magazines drove had 4000 km on them before they ran the sack off of them? None of them blew up. Drive it and have fun. Love the white seats. Blue jeans will rub off on them but it comes off with leather cleaner. Enjoy!!!!

 

Well done Buick. Well done!

kjamo

 

Buick,

Beautiful and excellent taste in interior and exterior color choices. I also have the Cirrus faux suede inserts, and to my happy surprise, they have been very simple to keep clean. Any spots are easily taken care of with a clean white towel, and a little Resolve Upholstery Cleaner.

Our interiors are identical.

Edit P.S. I don't think you want to use leather cleaner on the inserts since they're not. I have plenty of blue jean seat time, and haven't sent any color rubbing off. However, all my jeans have been washed 100s of times, until they are suitable for wearing.

 

Hey thanks guys for the comments and on how to care for the seats, I'm hoping they won't be too hard to keep clean...got into both of these last night Alex, broke the seal on both,lol!

 

Provided you boil wash any new pair of jeans before wearing them while driving it, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Provided you kept it below 4500rpm, there shouldn't be a problem. If your engine behaves like mine, the fuel economy will improve as you put some miles on it, but will only to about 23mpg unless you like freeways...

 

Thanks for that info, I'm pretty sure I was well below 4500rpm and I'd love it if I could average just 20mpg...

 

Mine managed 15mpg on the drive home, but rapidly improved thereafter.

Have fun.

 

Oh man...after I washed her this morning I slipped it into dynamic mode and that was really a hoot...wish I could have redlined it but I gotta be patient.

Mucho fun though...!

 

Looks FABULOUS!! Congratulations on a beautiful ride!! You're going to love it!!

 

Now put the car in dynamic mode, move the shifter to the left to sport mode and use the paddles shifters through the gears and listen to the machine gun fire blips out the exhaust. You don’t have to redline to create the effect.