Auto Express – August 20, 2019

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 101

JaguarF-Type BUYINGCARS

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/driverpower

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”.

Expert’s

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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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