pretty awesome car for the money! They will age well... hopefully will be as reliable
pretty awesome car for the money! They will age well... hopefully will be as reliable
Nice.Originally Posted by Jesus
Enjoy.
I’ve heard a couple of those out in the wild. He’s right, the exhaust is impressively loud and aggressive for a factory exhaust. Kudos to those engineers.
They growl really nice.
If it was my call our BMW warranty is up in March 2021 and we should swap out then but it is the GF's car so we will see.
Farking beautiful picture.This car is really fun to drive, and the exhaust is pure sex. You really can't capture the growls, pops and crackles, and the sound of it reverberating off the cliffs. The battery cable was loose though and was causing some electrical gremlins, I am wondering if that was just done because they were shipping it. Anyways, fixed now - ready for this weekend on some nice mountain roads.
Where is that? And don't say heaven
PCH maybe?
Not sure what's on that front plate. Doesn't look like CAPCH maybe?
I looked at them for sure. I settled on the Rs5 because I couldn't find what I was looking for in the same price range, and gave the edge to the Audi with the AWD.
I did OK
but. Oh my God
The Audi RS5 always sounded and looked good, I just always thought they should be faster.
HEAVY
and not much torque
450/320
Like a v8 version of an s2000 motor. It’ll scoot. But sounds like you’re in “danger to manifold” territory, but it’s still got 2000rpm to go.
The rS5 just needed the RS7 engine.
Yeah I saw one of those Jags a week or two ago, believe it was the V6 version and even that thing was loud and doing a lot of popping, with a middle aged woman driving it like a Camry.
The rS5 just needed the RS7 engine.
I like it though.
I do need to get summer tires for it. But I don’t feel like expending the mental efforts for wheels...and October is only like 2 months away....
It is mildly satisfying that there are only like 18 2014/15 Rs5 in for sale in the whole country...
Last edited by Dr. Lexus; 07-28-2020 at 07:57 PM.
I REALLY like them.
Local meat-market here, owners - guy and his wife - both have one. They are always parked out front
I don’t see many v8’s though.
Along the Amalfi coast, near Positano. I live in Italy working for the military. This was imported from the States so I can take it back at the end of my tour and not have to deal with EPA bullshit, but I had to pay for the shipping here out of pocket (about 2.5k, but worth it since the cheapest jag I could find here was 45.) There is a good reason you don't see many V8s - the V6 is very tempting and makes good power. The V8 is absolutely ridiculous - losing traction in 3rd is not something I am used to!Farking beautiful picture.
Where is that? And don't say heaven
Last edited by Jesus; 07-28-2020 at 05:13 PM.
Along the Amalfi coast, near Positano. I live in Italy working for the military. This was imported from the States so I can take it back at the end of my tour and not have to deal with EPA bullshit, but I had to pay for the shipping here out of pocket (about 2.5k, but worth it since the cheapest jag I could find here was 45.) There is a good reason you don't see many V8s - the V6 is very tempting and makes good power. The V8 is absolutely ridiculous - losing traction in 3rd is not something I am used to!
Beautiful car. Nice backdrop makes a fantastic photo.
Damn. That is a great looking car and an awesome picture.
Interesting... I was curious about who made the V8 (thought it may be Ford) and found this:
The AJ-V8 is available in displacements ranging from 3.2L to 5.0L, and a supercharged version is also produced. Ford Motor Company also used this engine in other cars, including the Lincoln LS and the 2002-2005 Ford Thunderbird, as well as in several Land Rovers, and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.So, Ford is currently producing 2 generations of the 5.0L.Ford will cease production of the AJ-V8 engine in September 2020 when it closes the Bridgend Plant[1].
Wow... Amalfi coast? Outstanding.Along the Amalfi coast, near Positano. I live in Italy working for the military. This was imported from the States so I can take it back at the end of my tour and not have to deal with EPA bullshit, but I had to pay for the shipping here out of pocket (about 2.5k, but worth it since the cheapest jag I could find here was 45.) There is a good reason you don't see many V8s - the V6 is very tempting and makes good power. The V8 is absolutely ridiculous - losing traction in 3rd is not something I am used to!
holy hell if I drove more than like 10 miles a week now I might go make a bad decision
https://gasmotorcars.com/vdp/1645924...ietta-GA-30060
This one is in Roscigno Vecchio - a town abandoned due to landslides.
Last edited by Jesus; 07-29-2020 at 12:27 PM.
Why did you link that?
It is beautiful
This one is a damn good deal:
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...ngId=557972751
This is one I was looking at when I was searching, but it's been tinkered with and the dealer wouldn't negotiate:
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-...ngId=555297326
That's a lot of car for 42 grand
Eh, second one been in an accident. I think yours is better and a great color combo
Whoever is in the passenger seat looks a little bored. Although, all I see is an arm. Is her name Mary?
Oh, the backdrop in these pics is perfect.
That was the other thing. Majority of the v8s for sale seemed to be convertibles and I wanted a coupe.That's a lot of car for 42 grand
Not in the F-Type, no way.
Vert all day.
Mine's also got an accident on the carfax, but I couldn't tell it from inspecting the thing.
Another one for you. Vieste, Italy.
Another one for you. Vieste, Italy.
Man that car looks tiny! Bet it's fun af to drive.Along the Amalfi coast, near Positano. I live in Italy working for the military. This was imported from the States so I can take it back at the end of my tour and not have to deal with EPA bullshit, but I had to pay for the shipping here out of pocket (about 2.5k, but worth it since the cheapest jag I could find here was 45.) There is a good reason you don't see many V8s - the V6 is very tempting and makes good power. The V8 is absolutely ridiculous - losing traction in 3rd is not something I am used to!
Man what a beautiful picture. Must be a blast driving that thing along the coast and on those roads over thereAnother one for you. Vieste, Italy.
Jesus, you live in the Vatican too?
The roads out there are scary af.
My friend has a S2000 here, the Jag is about a foot longer, 7 inches wider and.... 700lbs heavier
But compared with other modern cars, its tiny.
The scary as fuck roads are part of the fun of driving, they limit your speed and challenge your driving skills.
Last edited by Jesus; 08-07-2020 at 12:20 PM.
The diff has been whining, and getting worse, so I changed out the oil:
yeah so that's a pile of fine metal shavings and more floating in the oil. Whine did not improve after the oil change. Noticed the pinion seal is leaking too, so probably the bearings are fucked. Going to try to take it to the dealer for an estimate today. Would do it myself but parts (and more importantly, specialized tools) are hard to find for this car.
Well that's certainly a bummer.
I tried to warn him
Eh... that's just one thing (albeit, pretty soon after the purchase). If he can get it fixed and that be the only issue for a while, I'd consider it a calculated risk when purchasing a used car.
Yeah, my mustang is a pile and I'm going to rid of it already. Doubtful I'll ever get another Ford product
Diff is a jaguar produced product. Failure mode is likely wrong oil, since what came out was not that dirty - so not factory oil: I am guessing some greasy local mechanic just pumped it full of regular 75W90. The diff takes a special oil with additives, specific to Jaguar, for the LSD clutches. Since this whine was here since day one, it might be why the dude sold it. Probably knew the diff was going bad.
Should verify/swap out the other fluids while you have it down.
Should've stuck with Holden
You're very correctShould've stuck with Holden
After the whine got worse and a grinding noise started, I dropped it off at the dealer for a new diff.
Edit: 3000 Euro, or about 3500 USD is what they are quoting me. Honestly better than I expected.
Edit 2: Got the car back today and total was 4500 USD. But the diff now sounds perfect!
Last edited by Jesus; 09-17-2020 at 04:28 PM.
That isn't. I was expecting something at North of 5K with parts and labor.
Washed and detailed her after a long weekend trip in the mountains.
Also, the mechanism that seals off the tonneau cover area for the top was squeaking, I adjusted a spring dampener on the very complicated mechanism and no more annoying squeaks. You can see it open and into the area it covers here:
I swear I could reduced the weight of the car by 500 lbs by removing all of the fluff - like this.
Were the bugs annoying you?
So fucking satisfying to electrocute the shit out of them.
POP
I missed that the first time. That is hilariously random.
Check engine light popped up, turned out to be a bad O2 Sensor. In the meantime, the brake system had a fault.
The yellow brake light lit up and indicated a fault with the electronic parking brake system. I knew I needed to replace the brake pads (and front rotors) so I guess this warning was my sign. I did both the brakes and the O2 sensor at the same time. Replacing the sensor was pretty easy... with the right tool. Luckily I had 3 different types of O2 sensor tools, because the bigger ones wouldn't allow me to get a wrench in there.
Old one came right out, new one right in.
The brakes were a different story:
1. They have a wear sensor embedded in the pad and getting it out and reusing it is a royal pain in the ass. I broke both of them, but luckily still functioning so they don't throw a code. I left one tied up and out of the way because it was so broken it wouldn't go back onto the new pads and stay there.
2. Rear brakes have that wonderful electronic parking brake, which is fine, but you need to rewind the motors to get new pads in. That took about 2 hours, first trying to do it electronically, then manually.
3. Front brakes are a little more complicated due to the dual pistons and this strange spring that took me another hour to get right. Rotors are 15 inch and weigh 35 lbs each. Heavy SOBs.
Bled the brake fluid with a power evacuator. Anyone needing to bleed brakes should definitely use one of these. Makes the job so much easier.
New pads are Porterfield R4S https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/m...akes/R4-S.html which don't require any bed-in and have been amazing so far with about 500 miles on them.
And a glamour shot from last weekend:
Glad you're enjoying the car. It sounds like you were prepared for the maintenance and upkeep costs though when you bought it
That is a great lookin' car.
One of the few red convertible tops that I have seen that looks awesome.
The wife and I were talking about what other paint color would go with the red top and besides black or grey we can't think of any, and nothing beats the white.
I just ordered a pulley and tune for about 1500 from VAP, well known tuners for the F-type. It should take it from 495 to 650 hp at the crank.
Dark metallic charcoal gray makes red pop. I wouldn’t repaint a whole Jag for that reason though.
Last edited by windham; 11-30-2020 at 07:33 PM.
We have seen a few wrapped with colors not normally available and they look good. No way in hell im repainting it.
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