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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 01:43 PM
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Have had my 2015 XF Portfolio for about a week. Was a "demo" which means the dealer took the MSRP hit to where I could *afford* it.

I started off driving VW Scirocco's (remember them?) a 1977 and 1982. Then marriage, kids, homes, etc and we became Toyota/Honda/Mazda drivers. Mostly Tacoma trucks for me (3 of them).

Now the kids are grown and gone and we own a 2016 Acura RDX and the 2015 Jaguar. I truly feel safer in these vehicles given the blindspot, lane assist, collision mitigation, bright headlights, etc. vs. all the kids flying down the road with their smartphones in their face.

The car has navigation, which I'll never use since my smartphone WAZE is so much better and points out cops, accidents, traffic. Still trying to find a good location to mount the phone as the windshield mount it ugly.

As an engineer, I'd love to figure out how to project my Android phone onto the Nav screen. Honda is already doing that with Android Auto. I built an "anti" texting and driving application years ago (see TextBot for Android) which would read texts out loud and let you reply without typing. That too is now found on a lot of cars.

Enjoy driving guys! It won't be long until all the cars are self driving.


 
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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 06:28 AM
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Welcome.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 06:57 AM
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Eric,

Good to have you with us.
If you need any help or advice check the tech section XF and XFR ( X250 ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
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.
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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 07:12 AM
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welcome to the forum - enjoy!!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 09:55 AM
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Hello, Eric,
It sounds like you have worked hard all your life and are now enjoying the fruits of your labors. Those Tacomas have a reputation of going 300,000 miles. And you went through THREE of them?!

You have picked a nice car, very pretty.

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Old Feb 27, 2016 | 03:22 PM
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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 12:52 AM
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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 06:42 AM
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Welcome to the forum Eric,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

I can see you've already found your way to the X250 forum so there's no need for a link to it from me.


Please remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

You can also visit the US Northeast Region forum by following this link US Northeast - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
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Enjoy the forums.

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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 02:13 AM
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Hello Eric and welcome to the forum! Nice to have you here. Your Jaguar looks great! Forum like this is the best way to make new friends and learn something new about a passion that runs deep. Feel free to ask any questions if needed!
 
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Old Mar 5, 2016 | 03:26 PM
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Hi and welcome aboard, its good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums

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