If there was a “reason” (although I don’t see why) surely someone on this forum will let us know. On the other hand, who says a wheel can only be flat on the bottom?

 

Wow, I've read you rave about your F-type interior many times. Now that I've seen it, rightly so! 😍

 

I love flat bottom for long drives. Plus it stands out a bit imo

 

Jay -

You aren't fat anuff to need a flat bottom or rectangular steering wheel. Leave that feature to us chubby ones.

 

I don’t know about that Frank. The way i am eating—and you know how much I love great food—I might be gaining on you. Give me a few more months. The good news is where I am now I ain’t driving nuttin’.









And that’s just in the last 24 hours! And not including countless snacks and such in between. Getting the picture?

 

RickyJay52, what is your cholesterol? At least the vegetables and fruit are healthy. LOL
Keep posting the culinary delights. Makes me hungry and jealous.

 

Good afternoon and happy and healthy holidays to you. If I were to keep posting even half the food I eat here I am quite sure I would get booted off or banned sooner or later. Hey. That’s an idea!

It’s a longer story (I won’t bore you or anyone here with it, and since I don’t wish to hijack this thread any further than I’ve already) but if you check out foodmydadeats on Instagram, you can get a better sense of just a fraction of what I eat. Let me be clear—and this goes for my posts here on this excellent forum of ours—I am NOT seeking followers, eyeballs, views, or “likes”. I post on Instagram solely to 1) share these photos with my kid (who started this page in my honor years ago) and 2) if I get one or more persons to go to the places I am posting about…I am happy and it costs me nothing.

And that’s assuming you actually want to see more photos of food?

Best regards,
Jay

P.S. no idea what my cholesterol is!

 

Solid approach to things: Never ask a question if you don't want to hear the answer.

 

That's the approach you'd find among people who cry "the F-type is unreliable" 😉

 

Hey Steve. I’m of the opinion there are quite a few questions in life which need not be questioned, never mind seeking answers. Some of the mysteries of life can remain mysteries as far as I’m concerned.

Cheers. To your good health!

In the 10+ years I’ve owned my 2015 V6S it’s been perfectly reliable (OK, a very minor thing here or there but completely natural for any vehicle) and the only thing you will hear me crying about is a missed meal. Thankfully, I don’t.

Cheers to you too!
Jay

 

I got my first Jaaaag (2001 XK8) in 2007 and that and my subsequent three have all been reliable. As you say, a few hiccups along the way but nothing I hadn't experienced in other makes before them. But the unreliabilty reputation does make them used bargains to buy! And maintain - you can treat them like "ordinary" cars as far as maintenance is concerned, assuming you don't treat ordinary cars badly. Parts may be a bit pricey, but I haven't needed many of them - a coolant expansion tank in the XK8 (at 66,000 miles) and a flexible oil pipe in my 2004 XKR (at 90,000 miles). What's not to like?

 

One good Steve ( @lizzardo ) deserves another ( @scm ). While the “dark days” of Lucas are long gone and despite the stunning XKE and a home run with the F-Type (WE know what a brilliant car that is. Was)—a proper successor to the E—Jaguar really screwed the pooch.

Cheers to all my friends on your side of the pond Steve. That includes @GGG

🙏
Jay

 

I need to find where I have the documentation saved. In effect, it said that the round steering wheel for the SVR is actually sportier and better for performance driving.

 

After driving the round and flat back to back the round is better in all around performance. The flat bottom is thicker and the grip bulges are way too big the round without the bulges is lighter and more versatile. Now I understand why the SVR has a round steering wheel without the grip bulges on the earlier models.

 

Yeah, what South Sider said. Had to be a custom SVO request to get mine since Flat Bottom Wheels were not offered on SVR's...

 

How many steering wheel shapes are they? I have never noticed that the round with notches version exists. Also are they thinner/fatter versions of the flat one?
Also, on some photos the leather seems to be shiny and on others matte. Is it only lighting and wear, or are they different leathers?

 

Three shapes only that I know of or have ever seen including pics:
1. The earlier round with no grips (notches).
2. The flat bottom with grips.
3. The later round with grips (such as fitted to the SVR).

Only ever seen one version of the flat bottomed wheel, the same as I have.
It seems to be a little fatter than the round wheel but that may just be an illusion due to the grips/notches.
The flat bottomed wheel does seem to have much more of a matte leather when compared to the shiny round wheel, and less black / more grey, it is very noticeable when I compare the two, but that may just be due to a build up of skin oil etc on my original round wheel. However I have now had the flat bottomed wheel on the car for some three years and it has not in the slightest started to go shiny, so I reckon they use a different leather.

 

Thank you. Do you think the flat bottom wheel has a slight smaller diameter also? Or maybe it is only an optical illusion? And the original and latter round wheels would be the same thickness and diameter?

 

Interesting observation about the possible leather differences and I think you're onto something there. My flat bottomed wheel is also still nice and matte and seems to stay matte longer than other steering wheels in previous Jags.

 

Pretty sure they are the same diameter but I can check in the morning (by pulling my old round wheel out of storage and placing it up against the new wheel).
Dunno about original vs later round wheels having never seen a later wheel other than in pics.