New Member, F-Type arriving September

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Plymothian
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Post by Plymothian »

Hi all

New member here, making the move from the XE S to the F-Type Coupe 3.0 V6 (380) MY19.5.

I paid my deposit this week and now have a long, agonising wait until September. Still, that's not as bad as my wait for the XE S - I put the deposit down on that in October 2014 for a July 2015 delivery!

This will be my 3rd Jaguar, the first being a 2.2D XF. I really enjoyed my XE S, but I've always wanted an F-Type.

The spec of my new car is:

Santorini Black
20" Split-Spoke 'Style 6003' wheels
Privacy glass
Black brake calipers
Panoramic roof
Cirrus leather/suedecloth sports seats
Flat-bottomed steering wheel
Configurable ambient interior lighting
Front parking aid
Rear view camera
Park assist
Blind spot assist & rear traffic monitor

Roll on September! :)
MY19.5, F-Type V6 3.0 P380 RWD Coupe
Santorini Black, Pan Roof, Parking Pack, Cirrus Leather

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Carrera
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Post by Carrera »

Hi, Good choice. Mine ordered 27th Februari... and today the big day ! Going to pic the Jag at the Dealer. Yesss, I'm the happiest man from Belgium !
MY 2019 Coupe 2.0 Ltr Silicon Silver
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Post by PhilB »

Just try not to melt the tyres on your new one!
;)
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PhilB wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 10:10 am Just try not to melt the tyres on your new one!
;)
Haha! Hi PhilB, I didn't know you were in here too :D

I will drive my F-Type very, very sedately, honest!
MY19.5, F-Type V6 3.0 P380 RWD Coupe
Santorini Black, Pan Roof, Parking Pack, Cirrus Leather
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Carrera wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 7:44 am Hi, Good choice. Mine ordered 27th Februari... and today the big day ! Going to pic the Jag at the Dealer. Yesss, I'm the happiest man from Belgium !
Enjoy your day today! Lets see some pics later :)
MY19.5, F-Type V6 3.0 P380 RWD Coupe
Santorini Black, Pan Roof, Parking Pack, Cirrus Leather
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Plymothian wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 11:34 am Haha! Hi PhilB, I didn't know you were in here too :D
I just help out with any moderation, not that it's needed on here.
Most exciting thing I've had to do is help to turn a picture the right way up.
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PhilB wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 12:00 pm
Plymothian wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 11:34 am Haha! Hi PhilB, I didn't know you were in here too :D
I just help out with any moderation, not that it's needed on here.
Most exciting thing I've had to do is help to turn a picture the right way up.
:D
We are all very polite on here😁
F-Type V6S convertible MY16
Glacier Pearlescent White
Red soft top
Red electric and heated sports seats
Black dash and door cards
Red belts
Flat bottom heated wheel
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Plymothian
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PhilB wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 12:00 pm
Plymothian wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 11:34 am Haha! Hi PhilB, I didn't know you were in here too :D
I just help out with any moderation, not that it's needed on here.
Most exciting thing I've had to do is help to turn a picture the right way up.
:D
Well, I wouldn't say the XE forum is particularly rowdy either :)
MY19.5, F-Type V6 3.0 P380 RWD Coupe
Santorini Black, Pan Roof, Parking Pack, Cirrus Leather
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I now have a firm date for handover - Monday 10th September. I popped down to the dealer today (Harwoods in Brighton) and I have to say, the service I've had from them is excellent. Granted, all salespeople are nice, but I've been dealing with Tony there and I'd recommend him to anyone.

The car was delivered earlier in the week. It's not prepped or anywhere near ready (it's still in transport mode), but I was able to go and see it in their storage site. In some ways, I wish I hadn't seen it, as now it feels very real and I have a month of sleepless nights to endure.

On handover, I'm having the car transported to Auto Wax Works in Bicester to get it fully wrapped in PPF - black is not a good colour for hiding swirls, so PPF and a ceramic sealant will help keep it in showroom condition. So the car won't be fully mine until 15th September.

So, 5 weeks today then. The longest 5 weeks of my life... :geek:
MY19.5, F-Type V6 3.0 P380 RWD Coupe
Santorini Black, Pan Roof, Parking Pack, Cirrus Leather
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Post by Lunar »

Plymothian wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 11:34 am
PhilB wrote: Sat May 12, 2018 10:10 am Just try not to melt the tyres on your new one!
;)
Haha! Hi PhilB, I didn't know you were in here too :D

I will drive my F-Type very, very sedately, honest!
Fair enough until you get used to its feel - be sure to give it the odd ragging after though - it would be rude not to :D

..and the sooner you'll be able to swap the Pirellis from some Pilot Sport 4S ;)
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