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JaguarF-Type BUYINGCARS
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OURVIEW
THEF-Typehasn’tfeaturedinaDriverPowersurvey
since2015,whenitcame34thinthenew-carpoll.Out
of200cars,itcame72ndforreliability,90thforrunning
costsand79thforin-cartech,plus186thforpracticality.
Severaltop-10scores–thirdforperformance,seventh
forhandlingandninthforeaseofdriving–liftedthe
car’sposition,while35thforridequalitywasdecent.
YOUR VIEW
ALANHarrisfromSherborne,Dorset,hasa2014F-Type
V6roadster.Hesaid:“It’susedregularlyallyearround,
butit’snotmyonlycar.IshouldhaveboughttheAWD
versionfortheextrasecurityinpoorweather.Reliability
hasbeengood–butnotperfect–whilerunningcosts
areexcellentforthistypeofcar.Usabilityisalsovery
good;I’dtakeitovermyold911anydayoftheweek”.
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THEJaguarFTypeisastylishand
desirabletwo-seatsportscarwith
engaginghandlingandagreatselection
ofengines.Itarguablyoffersmore
characterthanmanyofitsrivals,although
itdoeshavesomeveryaccomplished
competitors.TheF-Type’sexteriordesign
issleekandaggressive,whiletheinterior
isclassyandquiteluxurious.Ifyou’re
lookingforamodernsportscarwithplenty
ofpowerandafantasticBritishheritage,
youcoulddoalotworsethantheF-Type.
Commonfaults
COMMONfaultsrelatetothecatalytic
converter,fuelandmultimediasystem.
Repairscanrangefrom£500to£3,000.
Pricesstartfrom£42permonthwithWarrantywise
F-TYPESregisteredafter1April2017cost£145ayeartotax,
exceptforyearstwotosixwhentheycost£465ayear.
F-TYPESneedservicingevery12monthsor16,000miles,
alternatingbetweenminorandmajor.Four-cylinder
carscost£406-£675,V6s£462-£537andV8s£440-
£516.Theninthandtenthservicesare£1,400-£1,600.
Fromthethirdservice,dealersofferdiscounted
servicesat£325(minor)and£445(major).Allengines
arechain-driven,andtransferableserviceplansare
availableforthree(£995)orfiveyears(£1,495).
WEfoundnearly500F-Typesforsale,split60:40between
roadstersandcoupés.Justsevenweremanual,onein
sevenwerefourcylinderand60percenthadthe3.0-litre
V6.Afewhigh-mileagecarsareavailablefor£25,000,
but£29kshouldbeyourstartpoint.Thiswillbuya3.0
V62013roadsteror2014coupéwith35,000miles.
V8-poweredcarsstartat£36k,whichsecuresa
30,000-mile2013roadsterora40,000-mile63-plate
coupé.Four-cylinderF-Typescostfrom£38kfora2017
(67-plate)coupéwith15,000miles.
THEF-Typehasbeenrecalledninetimes,thefirstin
October2014duetoanengine-bayshortcircuit.The
secondcameamonthlaterbecausesoftwareglitches
preventedtheelectricspoilerfromdeployingatspeed.
Furtherrecallswereduetofaultyanti-rollbarsand
seatbeltpre-tensioners,failedfrontindicators,engine-
bayfuelleaksandafracturedcrank-pulleyretainingbolt.
Pricesfora2015F-Type3.0V6.Dealerfiguressuppliedby
HeritageJaguarCheltenham,Glos(www.heritagejaguar.co.uk).
Independentpricesfromwww.eurocarparts.com.
Fuel CO 2 Annual
economyemissionsroadtax
Model
2.0 44-47 30-31mpg179g/km £260
3.0V6 45-48 27-33mpg199-224g/km £300-325
3.0V6S48-50 26-32mpg203-223g/km £325
3.0V6SAWD 40-50 24-31mpg211-233g/km £325-£555
R5.0V8 50 25-26mpg255-259g/km £555-570
RAWD5.0V8 50 25-26mpg249-269g/km £555-£570
SVRAWD5.0V8 50 25-26mpg249-269g/km £555-£570
DealerpriceIndependentprice
Part
Frontbrakepads(axleset) £278.88 £66.99
Frontbrakediscs(pair) £655.78 £233.98
Doormirrorglass(electric) £207.96 N/A
Frontwiperset £95.35 £19.78
CorrosionThebracingthat
runsbeneaththeF-Typecancorrode.
Dealershavebeenreplacingparts
underwarrantyonaffectedmodels.
Model
F-Type3.0coupéauto£33,598 £30,723 £26,485 £24,382
Financepermonth* £460 £427 £348 £320
F-Type3.0Scoupéauto£40,074 £35,486 £32,977 £29,461
Financepermonth* £548 £494 £433 £387
F-Type3.0convertibleauto£36,591 £33,163 £29,155 £25,970
Financepermonth* £515 £460 £405 £360
F-Type5.0V8Rcoupé £51,695 £46,697 £42,728 £38,808
Financepermonth* £738 £667 £610 £554
F-Type5.0V8Rconvertible £39,339 £38,700 £36,548 £32,749
Financepermonth* £561 £553 £522 £468
*PricesfromBuyaCar.co.uk;quotesbasedona10%deposit
12Months’ExtendedWarrantyPrice:£465
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