Hello everyone, I'm new around here as many of you may already know. I joined the forum since I'm in interested in the new XF Jags.

My question for you guys is this:

How many of you are using your XF as a daily driver? And if so, how well is it working for you in that role? I'm in the process of researching cars and the Jag definitely came to my attention. But it also seems like one of those cars that is "too nice" to drive every single day (work and back).

Does anyone else get that same vibe about the Jag? If so, what cars do you prefer as your daily driver?

 

Yep daily driver....why have something that depreciates hundreds of dollars every month if your not going to use the crap out of it!

 

Got a 2012 and it's my daily driver.
Never understood the point of spending money on a nice car and riding in a econobox 90 percent of the time unless it's a trainstation car.

 

I just bought my 10 XF and plan to daily drive it in Iowa. I hope to be able to live without snow tires for the few winter months by using the Winter mode but if not, will snag some used 18" wheels off eBay and get some snow tires liked did with my last car.

I agree with the above post replies, if you own it, drive it.

 

yep--- my new-to-me 2005 X Type is now my only car and therefore my daily driver. Love it and couldnt be happier!

hey. calviroman -- another Burqueno!

 

New to me 2009 XF SC and yes, it is my daily driver. I have a sports car for weekend fun, but I drive the Jag everyday.

 

Will drive mine every day, year round.

 

calviroman that is one lovely Jag you have. I can certainly see why you'd want to drive it every day :-)

 

I daily drive my XF during the summer. I don't drive it in the winter only because winter tires are spendy and I have another car.

 

Just buy one and try not to drive it every day. I have three cars to choose from and the Jaguar is always top of the list.

Daily driver year round. I fit four snow tires in October and the all seasons go back on at the end of May.

Winter tires are necessary if you get cold weather, regardless of whether it snows. They cost nothing because you are going to replace a set of tires at least once in 50,000 miles so you may as well have two sets. Unless you have staggered wheels you will rotate the set of tires at least once or twice per year. The only extra is mounting and remounting or a separate set of wheels.

Cheap insurance against skidding off the road or being unable to brake hard enough.....

 

XFR daily driver for me. Buy it, use it, otherwise what is the point? I know a guy who uses a $200k Aston Vantage V12 as a daily driver. They depreciate anyway, mileage and condition are not going to massively affect the trade-in unless they are extremely bad.

 

Hi jlacck, I just bought a 97 XJ6L a couple of months ago. I have a very nice custom Harley I built and until the Jag rode it every day even to work. Now it seems all I want to do is drive this car Also have a BMW and will pick the Jag over it anyday. I love driving it, just worry about racking up the miles. It was fairly low miles when I bought it and in beautiful condition.

 

I drive my little girl every where but to work. I have a 2nd beater car for this duty, they don't treat cars to well in our lot. I just got back from vacation and racked up a total of 2800 miles in two weeks. I love to drive her.

 

........and you can sell the winter setup with the car.

 

It sounds like the consensus is that anyone who has a Jag pretty much uses it as their daily driver. My presumption in that regards was that those who own this car are likely to also own another car. That said, choosing to drive your Jag daily seems like a matter of choice verses a matter of necessity. I think that speaks highly about this vehicle, and certainly it raises my curiosity in it. :-)

 

You would have to pry it out of my cold dead hands!

 

I used to try and drive our DB7 as often as weather permitted but now it's a tossup.

 

JLACCK: Driving my JAG every day is the most fun I've had with my clothes on. I have the XKR convertible, and it is sharp. It always draws a crowd.

 

I drive a beater to work. They can scratch or back into my GMC van, I don't care. It has huge steel bumpers. But I drive my 98 almost everyday.

 

That's the case with me as well. Oh and when going to my kids football practice and games(they are DIRTY afterwards). But everywhere else, I'm in my baby!