Ah sod it!

[scm]

Once you’ve had that supercharged V8 engine in your life, you can’t live without it!

Well, you actually can, but why would you want to?

[scharlton]

Arrgh!

Was going off the tuning route too, as insurance was denting the value of the extra horses - and having watched the value of the V8 getting better and better I've been trying not to look lately!

I actually prefer the more "tuned" sound of the V6 to the V8 growl - so I keep telling myself...

Errrr - please have a thought for those of us with a V8 who are seeing our pride and joys loose money faster that a lottery winner on a spending spree. "better and better" for some "worse and worse" for others.

[scm]

Arrgh!

Was going off the tuning route too, as insurance was denting the value of the extra horses - and having watched the value of the V8 getting better and better I've been trying not to look lately!

I actually prefer the more "tuned" sound of the V6 to the V8 growl - so I keep telling myself...

Errrr - please have a thought for those of us with a V8 who are seeing our pride and joys lose money faster that a lottery winner on a spending spree. "better and better" for some "worse and worse" for others.

Mine hasn't lost any money since I bought it, and won't until I come to sell it. But that's not going to happen!

[Deleted User 2483]

Picked the V8R up yesterday and my goodness. I thought the V^S was quick, this thing took my breath away. Unfortunately it developed a misfire after 2 hours run home and the central air vents are not working properly and get stuck half open Started fine this morning though and is running like a champ now. Dropping the car off at the dealer Saturday and they are giving me a 2.0 F Type until mine is repaired. Disappointed about mine, but looking forward to driving the 2.0 and seeing how it goes.

[scm]

Your experience is a bit like mine - I thought my 5.0 XKR was quick, but I was wrong, too! And when my F-Type needed a new telematics unit (it actually didn't - p!ss poor diagnosis!) I got a white 2.0 convertible to drive for the weekend. Nobody even noticed I was driving a different car, and mine is a coupe! The 2.0 was okay, but it lacks the drama (and general hooliganism) of the V8. It certainly looks the business.

[Dan_Veluwe]

@Stevepax.
Congrats ! Hope you live in-the-sticks and no laserguns nearby..

I should be jealous driving a modest P300.. .. the V8 is a grand machine, I 'd love to get one...
But driving it one day on loan made me realise I'd loose my license in a few months..

It is so smooth, so fast, so relentless enticing.. ..its addictive. I'd be speeding on my drive way..

[scm]

. .. the V8 is a grand machine, I 'd love to get one...
But driving it one day on loan made me realise I'd loose my license in a few months..

I think you'd get used to the performance pretty quickly and learn to limit your excesses to where it's safe and free from "anyone" who'd take offence.
And you can enjoy the noise at legal speeds by using the paddles to hold the lower gears.

[Deleted User 2483]

After running fine for a couple of days the engine has started misfiring again, after reading other threads I suspect an injector. Currently waiting for Jaguar assist to arrive and have a look as I am meant to be driving it to the dealer tomorrow. may be a recovery job.

[Deleted User 1088]

well

late to the thread .. I have owned numerous V8 corvettes over the years (have photos to prove)
and can happily say I am more then happy with my egg whisk 340 BHP v6 F type

[Deleted User 1088]

a picture as evidence (C4 Corvette collectors Edition 1996)