Hey folks,

I've been lurking around these forums since 2012, but hadn't pulled the trigger on a new Jaguar until recently. I now have the following sitting in my driveway:
I was originally looking for a V6S, but couldn't find one configured how I wanted, but then I found this beauty and couldn't resist!

It was a bit too dark to take any photos when I got the car home, but I'll eventually upload some pics.

I haven't had a chance to review the manual yet. Are there any break-in rules I should be following? The dealer didn't have anything specifically to say on that, but I intend to take it easy and try to avoid going over 4K RPM or so for the first 500 miles. Probably aim to do an oil change after 3 months as well, though I guess the first scheduled one is at one year. Unless this car has the oil life monitoring stuff like BMW does and tells you when you need an oil change... which I don't think it does.

Man, I can see that this car is going to be a thirsty beast... already down 1/8th of a tank like 40 miles. Granted a lot of it was stop and go traffic since one of the local bridges was down.

For those in the SF area, I picked it up from Cole European. Worked with Eric McKay there. He did right by me, despite a few minor setbacks along the way. Got me a better deal than the other local dealers would, especially on a 2016 model they've had on the floor less than a week.

Now that I'm officially a Jag owner, I signed up for the JCNA national and SF chapters as well. Hopefully I'll get the chance to meet some of you locals at one of the upcoming gatherings.

 

Welcome.

FAIR DINKUM, that sounds a mean beast.

 

Welcome to the forum

 

Welcome to the forum Merlin,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums. That's some step up from the 2005 XK8 you were considering in 2012!

I can see you've already found your way to the tech forum so there's no need for a link to it from me.

You can also visit the USA Western Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/western-us-ak-ca-nv-ut-hi-wa-id-38/ to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Merlin,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

Congratulations, Merlin!
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

What an awesome vehicle! Congrats! Thanks for the great intro. Hopefully you got an answer to your question in the f-type section.

 

Hi and welcome aboard, its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums

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