How do you move on from an XKR?
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How do you move on from an XKR?
So I've had my 2011 XKR a few month now and I love it! Anyway I took my mate out in it and as much as he liked it too he told me that when it's time for a new car, what could I possibly get in my price range with the looks, power and noise of the XKR and it's got me totally stumped! XKR production is now stopped, Vantage is too small and slow, DB9 is also lacking in power, F-Type is too small, 911 is too boring as is everything else that's German. The only car I can think of would be a Maserati Gran Turismo that comes close to the XKR! Not that I'm looking to change anytime soon. Anyone else think that Jaguar have made a mistake by not making another GT car? In my opinion the choice is small at the minute and Jag have showed for years how much of a good job at making them they can do!
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It's bloody expensive enough owning one never mind having a few! I've always wondered the average age of XKR owners, I'm only 32. I'm not quite in the position to have a few cars yet 😂 I struggle keeping this one on the road as it is! I thought the novelty would've worn off this by now and I'd stop going for random drives every day but no, it's too much fun and it's costing a fortune in petrol!
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So I've had my 2011 XKR a few month now and I love it! Anyway I took my mate out in it and as much as he liked it too he told me that when it's time for a new car, what could I possibly get in my price range with the looks, power and noise of the XKR and it's got me totally stumped! XKR production is now stopped, Vantage is too small and slow, DB9 is also lacking in power, F-Type is too small, 911 is too boring as is everything else that's German. The only car I can think of would be a Maserati Gran Turismo that comes close to the XKR! Not that I'm looking to change anytime soon. Anyone else think that Jaguar have made a mistake by not making another GT car? In my opinion the choice is small at the minute and Jag have showed for years how much of a good job at making them they can do!
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I pushed my limits stepping into my 2010 XKR. But I have had to ask myself the very same question. My only XKR regret is the lack of a manual gearbox, which cars like the Corvette or Aston Martin would provide. (Neither within my financial capabilities, as even the Jag holds me to a very tight budget)
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The wife and I have had the same conversation! While not R owners, we share your concern. What will we do when we finally have to move on in the future?
I understand how market drives manufacturing but that still leaves us with fewer future choices as it stands right now. This is our second x150 and though we were tempted by F-types, Vettes, AM, Mazis, etc., nothing punched the card like the XK does.
I guess we'll be hanging on to this one for as long as possible hoping our age prevents us from reaching for something else. They will have to pry my cold dead fingers from the steering wheel it would seem.
I understand how market drives manufacturing but that still leaves us with fewer future choices as it stands right now. This is our second x150 and though we were tempted by F-types, Vettes, AM, Mazis, etc., nothing punched the card like the XK does.
I guess we'll be hanging on to this one for as long as possible hoping our age prevents us from reaching for something else. They will have to pry my cold dead fingers from the steering wheel it would seem.
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I thought the same. It was actually being offered a good deal on a barely used DB9 that got me thinking about what I wanted.
The DB9 is pretty much just a next level XKR. The tech was so ancient I knew it would drive me mad. Vantage the same. The Maserati is very expensive and in my view it isnt a pretty car. It has some nice things about it, for sure, but as a whole it is odd looking. I cant really be bothered with Benz or Bimmer, too common. The R8 isnt my cuppa (I like the front engine shape).
In the end I stuck with Jag and got a f Type which was cheap in comparison to anything else I liked. It isnt as practical as the XKR (it is harder to get in and out of, the hatch space isnt quite as big and it has no back seat) though it is fairly practical and I think I would have been inconvenienced by that maybe once in a year and a half. Now that I've got some miles on it, I think that the ride on 19's is pretty comparable to the XKR on 20's.
The transmission is better (but if I had my time over I'd have bought the manual), steering is better, the supercharged 6 is as quick as I could ever get my XKR anyway, and it handles far better. I prefer the shouty louty exhaust of the f type, and because you sit further back it is far more in your ears. But I prefer the engine note of the 4.2 XKR. The stereo is enormously better in the f type, though the earlier models had their issues.
Looks are subjective, I have to say I prefer the f type when I see them on the road, but the XK is a striking car, especially the ones with LEDs.
So I'd say that the only real negative to the f type is getting in and out, and that is more for my wife and daughter than me. It isnt a car that is everything the XK is but better, but it is an awesome car and I love it. The XK does spoil you, though.
The DB9 is pretty much just a next level XKR. The tech was so ancient I knew it would drive me mad. Vantage the same. The Maserati is very expensive and in my view it isnt a pretty car. It has some nice things about it, for sure, but as a whole it is odd looking. I cant really be bothered with Benz or Bimmer, too common. The R8 isnt my cuppa (I like the front engine shape).
In the end I stuck with Jag and got a f Type which was cheap in comparison to anything else I liked. It isnt as practical as the XKR (it is harder to get in and out of, the hatch space isnt quite as big and it has no back seat) though it is fairly practical and I think I would have been inconvenienced by that maybe once in a year and a half. Now that I've got some miles on it, I think that the ride on 19's is pretty comparable to the XKR on 20's.
The transmission is better (but if I had my time over I'd have bought the manual), steering is better, the supercharged 6 is as quick as I could ever get my XKR anyway, and it handles far better. I prefer the shouty louty exhaust of the f type, and because you sit further back it is far more in your ears. But I prefer the engine note of the 4.2 XKR. The stereo is enormously better in the f type, though the earlier models had their issues.
Looks are subjective, I have to say I prefer the f type when I see them on the road, but the XK is a striking car, especially the ones with LEDs.
So I'd say that the only real negative to the f type is getting in and out, and that is more for my wife and daughter than me. It isnt a car that is everything the XK is but better, but it is an awesome car and I love it. The XK does spoil you, though.
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^ A 911 test drive is why I bought my XK.
Unless you spring for a 911 Turbo, The base 911 just won't have the straight line punch of an XKR.
The Corvette, especially the new super charged Z06 would be a good one.
The XKR is not a car that there are many apples/apples comparisons, the large interior space, and hatch back trunk with a 2+2 is sort of unique in modern cars.
If you're not shopping in similar price range, perhaps an Aston Martin DB11, or some form of modern Bently.
Unless you spring for a 911 Turbo, The base 911 just won't have the straight line punch of an XKR.
The Corvette, especially the new super charged Z06 would be a good one.
The XKR is not a car that there are many apples/apples comparisons, the large interior space, and hatch back trunk with a 2+2 is sort of unique in modern cars.
If you're not shopping in similar price range, perhaps an Aston Martin DB11, or some form of modern Bently.
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If you are struggling now with the XKR, wait till you get a Maserati, you wont even get a cold, you wont be able to afford one.
The XKR was meant for you, in that you cant easily find a replacement and it wont let you down like the others will. I say in your station in life, you are meant for each other.
The XKR was meant for you, in that you cant easily find a replacement and it wont let you down like the others will. I say in your station in life, you are meant for each other.
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