The best location for the filler neck was on my Dad's '65 220SE Coupe. The filler was located behind the spring loaded rear license plate bracket that was hinged at the bottom.

 

Both my vehicles have fuel fill on the right, and it's great. Fuel pumps are generally more open/available for right side fill - most of the lefties aren't into snuggling up to the pump and then stretching the filler hose across so they wait in line instead.

Desert Hiker

 

49 Caddy - the tail light pops up when you push in the reflector...

 

Just picked up a CPO 2016 R Coupe (Rhodium Silver with full Red Pack interior...stunning!) and drove it 1000+ miles home from the dealership. I didn't realize that the blind spot monitor was "intelligent". When the approaching-from-the-rear traffic was going not too much faster than me, the monitor icon in the side mirror simply illuminated when that guy entered what the software considers to be my blind spot. However, when the idiot was travelling very much faster than I was, the monitor icon started flashing repeatedly/rapidly way before the idiot got anywhere near to me. Somehow the software is able to sort out and identify the "threat" a long ways off and give warning far in advance. I'm impressed!

Oh - I really don't find that the Coupe has a "blind spot" at all, IF you adjust the side mirrors where they SHOULD be looking - way splayed out - and thus fully complementing the inside mirror field of view. The only blind spot is possibly to the immediate rear, when the rear spoiler is deployed, if it is a Lotus Super Seven behind you.

 

SCMike, you should be posting some exterior and interior shots of that color combo!

 

I definitely will do so, but still not cleaned up from the filthy 1000+ mile trip, mostly in the cone of Tropical Storm Cindy - hours and hours of driving in monsoon weather. Even in the midst of that, the R Coupe drew lots of attention in public: looky-loos doing fly-bys on I-20, noses pressed to windows in passing and passed cars, thumbs-up out of windows, crowds at stops. I wasn't expecting the attention. It dawned on me that with the rear spoiler deployed horizontally, no one on the road could see the "Jaguar" on the rear panel (except the truckers), plus the Black Pack 3 option obscures some of the external logos - I'll bet lots of people hadn't a clue as to what this even was.

I was also a bit nervous about driving the 550bhp monster through all that water falling out of the sky for hours on end. But no worries - the AWD plus rain/snow mode kept the R riding on the proverbial rails. Maybe the most stable car that I have driven at speed in the wet...

 

57 Chevy (maybe all three years of the Tri-5 models) did the same think. Super cool!

 

While driving, the raised rear spoiler can be lowered by putting the shift into Neutral.

 

But it only stays down if you have slowed to below 60.

If you are still doing over 60 when you put it back in gear it goes back up.

 

Yes, but I believe it's 70 mph that it automatically goes up at. And 50 to go down. So dropping the spoiler in Neutral works in this range.

 

Mine is 60 and 40.

It is a 2014 S convertible.

I have no idea if it is different for different models or years.

 

Verts: 60 & 40
Coupes: 70 & 50

 

No compass!!!

 

Turn on the GPS and watch the arrow.

 

That is what my 13 year old grandson suggested. He and I just returned from an 800 mile road trip to bring my 2017 F-Type back from SC.


ajn

 

If there WAS a compass you wouldn't have that priceless moment with your grandson when he explains modern technology to you. :-)

 

Well now I've just learned something else!

 

Two knowledge curve items -

Embarrassingly, it took me a couple times when I first drove the FT to realize when in sport mode it ignores R, D shifting.

That speed limiter feature button on the steering wheel - ugh. Thought I was screwed and the car was dying on me.

Love the FT. Til death does us part.

PS - Best CHEAP mods -- MR T/Waze (free) and the puddle lights ($20).

 

when you push the recirculate on the air con its timed ............. however, if you push and hold for a few seconds it will stay on

 

Something I discovered - driving at night, especially on a Friday/Saturday night:

Everyone wants to race. Around 1am+ so many have probably had their shot or two or a few IPAs.

Coming down Burnside in PDX last night and turning up 2nd I had no less than three red light challenges. From an AMG to a beat up Subaru. Massive revving and carrying on, burnouts - three honks - you name it.

Anyone from Portland knows that area is literally saturated with cops. I drove like an old woman with the active exhaust off. Lots of frustration from the other 'racers.'

No cops around by some miracle so my antagonists were hopefully able to have a nice evening regardless.

I was young, wreckless and ignorant once also so I just let bygones be bygones; live and let live.