Hi everyone,

New member from Albuquerque, NM!

Always been a big Corvette fan having owned a few over the years and the new gen Corvette Sting Ray definitely has my attention given its tremendous performance and unique styling for the price. I also owned quite a few American muscle cars along with the usual German and Japanese sports cars but never owned a British car (although previously owned and currently have a couple of Range Rovers).

Outside of an E-type or more recent versions of the XKR, I just never really got too excited about the Jags…but then came along the F-Type. So I have been spending a lot time doing the usual apples to oranges comparisons depending on whether I care to be more practical or not (Corvette, Porsche 718, Audi S5/S6, Shelby Mustang, BMW M/4-Series, or even a Maserati Granturismo). I finally came to the conclusion that since this is not going to be my daily driver, damn the practicality…lol. The F-Type offers the most in overall exclusivity with stunning looks, relative affordability (including dealer servicing), and fun to drive factor!

Oh, I actually fit better in the F-Type than the new Corvette; decision made…lol!

Anyway, hope to be a contributing member here soon!

 

Congratulations on your New F-type!
Ability to actually FIT into a car you want to drive is a Definite plus!

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Thanks LnrB! I haven't purchased my Jag yet. I thought I wanted a used V6S coupe but then my dealer shows me a V8S convertible. The best of both worlds would be a R coupe but hard to jusify that much coin for my 3rd vehicle...lol.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!

 

Thanks everone...really appreciate the warm welcome!

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Desert Dawg,

Good to have you with us.
You can find the F Type section here https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f-type-x152-72/ have fun!
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

 

Welcome to the forum Desert Dawg,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

Follow Norri's link in post #9 to the F-Type forum for help, advice and information.

You can also visit the US Southwest Region forum by following this link US Southwest - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Awesome...thanks guys! Been finding a lot of great info which just makes me more excited about my upcoming purchase!

Thanks again for the great welcome!

 

Welcome! I am a newbee too. It must be very nice to live in Albuquerque. I have just finished watching Breaking Bad haha. I have been to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon back in 2013 and didn't know then Breaking Bad was filmed 'just around the corner' :-)

 

Welcome to the forums, glad to have you!

 

Thanks XF and welcome to forum too! Yeah, "Breaking Bad" sure didn't put a very positive spin on Albuquerque's image as the show would make you think we are all just a bunch of druggies and gangbangers. Okay, some of us are just druggies...lol. The cool thing is that "Chickenman's" house was filmed at a friend's house and Hank's home (the DEA agent) was filmed next door to another friend's house so we got to actually watch some of the filming. Bryan Cranston (Walt) came over to talk with us one night while we were watching his night call scene so we have a great pic of him with our son during filming.

Cool that you have been out West! I have yet to get to Germany but it's on my bucket list; can't wait to attend a real Oktoberfest...lol.

Thanks man, really appreciate it!

 

Sooooooooooooooooo excited; picked up my 2014 Jaguar F-Type V8 S today with only 5500 miles on the odometer! My gosh, this thing is wicked fun and so dang fast. My wife didn't want to drive it since the car intimidated her but I coaxed her into it when we had to go back to pick up my truck from the dealer. It was too funny as she was grinning ear to ear driving it home by herself especially after I put the top down. We pulled into one of the local breweries for lunch and you can hear people on the outside deck asking "what the heck is that" or "look at that car". Of course I had to do a quick blip of the throttle and got few "oooohs and aaaahs" too...lol. Way too much fun!

Details; fully loaded British Racing Green Convertible with Brogue Leather interior, Performance Pack, Premium Pack, Vision Pack, Climate Pack, Carbon Fiber (hood vents, fender vents, mirror caps, and roll bar hoops). 20-inch Black Cyclone Alloy Wheels with Red Brake Calipers. Clear Bra.

The BRG with brogue leather performance seats and same leather on the doors and up the dash is absolutely stunning; very rich looking and seems very well suited for its original $104K MSRP sticker. The BRG with the black center console, carbon fiber trim pieces, and black top, and black wheels looks great. Unfortunately, I was having too much fun driving around with the wife and then my teenaged kids to take any pics before dark, so will try and post some soon in the F-Type thread.

So looking forward to this!