Hi guys, Just received my MY2016 V6S and guess what - Yes - I'm loving it.
It's my first summer car, as I Have a Big 7 seater Mercedes Brabus for the kids.
Have a good spec with upgraded leather, sports seats and top meridian sound upgrades.
My wife was convinced the 911 Cab was the way to go, but I'm glad to went for the Cat instead. It's so theatrical and makes me smile every moment.
Covered about 800 Miles in the first 7 days and getting to know it quite well now. I have been scrolling thru many of the forum post and have found lots of useful information. So thank you to all who have contributed.
I do have four unanswered questions however, so I hope some of you can help.
1) I have mounted my GPS speed camera detector unit in the windscreen but cannot pick up any signal. I'm guessing the screen has a reflective coating of sort - is that right?
2) I love the acceleration, but with the roof down, the sound of the stereo disappears very quickly. I have the upgraded Meridian spec but cannot find a speed sensitive volume control (one that increases volume on increase of speed).
3) Denim rubbing against the seat bolster has already caused some wear. I have now treats the leather but wondered if that will be replaced as a warrantee item if it doesn't last 3 years.
4) Finally, I have the Incontrol apps and can remote start etc, but I did not get Incontrol Secure (Jag's Tracker version). Can this be added as a service?
Thanks in advance for any replies and comments.
Welcome to the FTOC Jazz!
You made the right choice IMO. We looked at many other brands prior to ending up with the F; Aston V8 Vantage, Merc SL63, BMW M3 V8, 911 C4 and 2S etc, but the FT felt like a proper sports car!
OK here goes:
1) Wonder if you have the heated windscreen option? This has a very fine metallic filament running within the laminate of the screen. It is perfect RF shield and therefore won't let any radio signals through, especially weak ones form satellites. The only other option that will affect reception is the UV filtered glass, but I only think this is an option on 2017 models.
2) There is no auto volume increase with speed option. Manual-matic or just turn it off and listen to the lovely exhaust music instead
3) The RH drivers seat bolster wears very quickly from abrasion from 'squeezing' in and out. Several people have managed to negotiate replacements under warranty as they shouldn't wear that quickly. The 'leather' is pretty fragile on the newer cars compared to hide of 20 years ago. Even if you feed the new stuff, it won't make any difference unfortunately. If you have sports seats, you can eliminate it a little by deflating the lumber supports, but that's a PITA every time you you need to enter/exit the car.
4) I don't think you can add IC Secure, unless you are running the latest 2017 hardware installation, i.e you have the SD card based sat nag, in which case I think that it can be added.
hope that helps a bit, and don;t forget to search the forums as you have been doing so....many have been through some of the issues that you may/may not experience.
