Which V8 F Type is best

[Jimmyrn85]

jagseven how do you find the wider screen, have you used the older one with buttons down the side?

I have the buttons down the side and really like it, however it would be great if I had apple car play. I can upgrade my screen by LR Retrofit for about £1500.

[jagseven]

jagseven how do you find the wider screen, have you used the older one with buttons down the side?

I have the buttons down the side and really like it, however it would be great if I had apple car play. I can upgrade my screen by LR Retrofit for about £1500.

I’ve not used the older screen so cannot compare but I do like the wider screen - mainly because I always use Apple CarPlay. Looks good too. I’ve never thought I wish I had buttons.
When I was looking for my car I definitely wanted the bigger screen and was prepared to upgrade if I had to.
Better to start a new thread and ask others who have upgraded what they think - £1500 is a fair bit to pay if you otherwise like the buttons.
Have a look at this YouTuber upgrading:
https://youtu.be/TbHO0jaCY10?si=VkGtvGlDweLLqAPa

[Jaguandy]

I prefer the buttons. An old ipod in the armrest box works well, the steering wheel buttons control it OK. Road tax is nasty for my MY16, £695 this year and it doesn't look like it will ever drop.

[Ratboiler]

Nice to know I'm not the only one. I sold my TVR mk3 Tuscan convertible in March last year. I wanted power and acceleration. I drove a good few and like you was kind of set on the SVR but could not find the colour I wanted only silver was available over the 6 months I was looking, so went for a face lift p575 R AWD. I have to say the TVR does not even come close on acceleration. The luxury items in the jag are a dream in comparison and it is a pleasure to drive slow which was always a pain in the TVR. Servicing so far is a lot cheaper than the TVR by a long way and I don't have to travel 150 miles to a specialist. Road presense is nowhere near that of the TVR and depreciation on the jag hitting hard but in my opinion we'll worth it.
Watch out for the upgraded stereo in the jag which is a must in my case, easy to tell as the speaker grill in the door will have surround written on it.

[Dynamic Dek]

My P450 is a 21 plate so I have another 2 years of the rich £390 tax tax.
At the moment the road tax is £570 but will drop to £180.
As jag7 said, a 2019MY will have the lower road tax but it's almost an insignificant factor, just get the car you want.

[scm]

Road tax is hefty though at over £650 a year

You need to look for an early MY18, post-March 2017 registration. Nice loud exhaust (IME) and car tax of £180 at my last renewal. And 8" screen wth physical buttons, which I prefer, I use a USB stick for my music (but mainly listen to the 4 speakers at the back!) and have found the inbuilt satnav has always worked for wherever I wanted to go.

[Cliffedge]

Thanks folks, all very useful information there. I need to sell my TVR first then I’ll be looking to get an f-type registered after March 2017 to get the road tax down to after it’s five-six years old.
Ratboiler, like you I’m not keen on the colour options on the SVR’s so will probably look for an R AWD 550-575bhp. I saw a perfect example on Autotrader recently, had everything I wanted but unfortunately it’s now sold. So will be advertising my TVR after the TVRCC season opener after Easter.
Thanks once again everyone for helping me.
Cliff