About to buy a V6 S or V8, (head or heart)?

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badger
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Post by badger »

i had a 19 plate V8R for six weeks as a loan car i felt the seats were more comfortable, the infotainment and navigation were also better, but felt the V6S rwd had more soul and character, i also think it sounds better. on a motorway run the V6 will return mid 30's comfortably and as expected the V8 was unable to match. both truly fantastic drivers car though.
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Anyone who cares about fuel consumption shouldn't be looking at F-Types ... ;)
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Stop procrastinating and buy one.

Perfect year (best for build quality, and it's RWD, less to maintain/go wrong): viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4695

FWIW It will return mid 30s MPG
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I saw this Chris Harris review on You tube and wanted to experience that controlled POWER slide. You obviously need some proper power. 😛 plus those Pirelli's are Shite
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Jatboy,
Just remember Chris Harris has 100% skill and 0% financial outlay in the car he's driving, I suspect you may be the same as me and have those 2 figures the opposite way round which means in the end, we'd all like to powersilde round the corners but the potential cost of losing it generally means we're resigned to a little shimmy, quick back off and then full squirt on the straight.
Still, in an F Type R that's still great fun (can't speak for the 3.0, never been in one).
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I'm just waiting for the perfect road to try it out, hopefully before my bottle goes...lol
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scharlton wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:29 pm Still, in an F Type R that's still great fun (can't speak for the 3.0, never been in one).
I've been lucky enough to have driven 'em all (including a V8R RWD at 165mph!) except the P340 and SVR, and they're all fun, though some are more fun than others! ;)
And of course they all look fantastic, regardless of power plant.
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Post by santoshlv426 »

The reality is that daily driving is no where near what Chris Harris, Rory Reid and Top Gear is able to expereince.
for the past few weeks, when I take out my car for a run around - I never get past 50km/hr (not 50mph !)
Traffic trucks, slow vehicles, gridlock.
And when on the freeway, once you're at the legal speed limit 120km/hr - that's it. I"m sure there's fun, but I still need to find it and it seems the only way is to book a few hours at the local raceway.
But I won't be doing burnouts anyway. I pay for these tires, damaged diff's whereas Chris doesn't - oh and I can't control a slide as he can !
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