I've sold the Evoque

Dear all
I have some bad news.
Last Friday I succumbed to the extraordinary sales patter of Wayne Horlock (private joke there was none) at HA Fox Jaguar Guildford and bought a nearly new Jaguar XFR.

Actually the truth is that the XFR was such a good price (£30k off list'ish) and so well appointed being almost fully loaded, I think it only misses out on a heated steering wheel. It also is only 9 months old and has under 2800 miles on the clock.

So on Monday, following conversations with pals over the weekend, I went through the "I wonder what my trade in would be for the Evoque and by Friday I had driven a "super saloon" home.

I like the Evoque and was amazed at its off road ability but at times missed the power and the Coupe was a constant source of amusement for my friends as they waited for the seats to power forward so they could get in the back! A couple could not even get in but that is more down to girth than the car!!

Anyway it's gone and that means that I will not be on here as often any more. Like an old unwanted friend I shall drop by unannounced from time to time but essentially it is time to move on.

It was great meeting you all at both Halewood and Gaydon but next time you see R1WPG it will be on a Kyanite Blue Jag. Same family, different stable.

Cheers all

Beautiful choice of car, Griff, ..ENJOY! Perhaps you could post a pic or 2 of it to let us see? That's some amount of 'ponies' you've got now! Paula xx

The Jag will give you plenty of fun Griff, enjoy it. Are you going trackday racing with it as it will blow mst other super saloons into the weeds. I assume you won't be expecting to see the Govt Official 20 odd mpg out of it with a race tuned 5.0ltr Supercharged V8 under the bonnet?

I came from an XF to here.

May I recommend a new home for you?

http://Www.jaginfo.org

I'm Davevx1 over there.... Introduce yourself and sayi I sent you.

(07-08-2013 05:33pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  The Jag will give you plenty of fun Griff, enjoy it. Are you going trackday racing with it as it will blow mst other super saloons into the weeds. I assume you won't be expecting to see the Govt Official 20 odd mpg out of it with a race tuned 5.0ltr Supercharged V8 under the bonnet?

Well I almost managed 20mpg going to Portsmouth yesterday but I don't expect the world in terms of mpg. Apparently I might get 30 on a run! Not the way I drive. Fortunately I only do about 3000 private miles a year, the balance is subsidised by a meagre 18p a mile plus tax relief on 27p company fuel allowance although I'm treating that as a contribution to my hobby.

As for track day, already booked into a GRRC track day on 17th Aug so that should be fun.

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(07-08-2013 04:12pm)dynamicgirl Wrote:  Beautiful choice of car, Griff, ..ENJOY! Perhaps you could post a pic or 2 of it to let us see? That's some amount of 'ponies' you've got now! Paula xx

When I get a chance I'll take some pics - it really is stunning and that 500+ hp really moves things along.
Thanks for the post.

Enjoy your car Griff £30kish off is almost too good to miss out on, do post some pics before you go.

As an aside how did you approach the BAS Tuning issue you had fitted to your Evoque.

Doesn't say much for Jaguar residuals from new! Good you got it at a big discount but of course it's an entirely different car.

I do like my Evoque though it is rather under-powered and as a result, I'm being tempted by the new RR Sport - the 5 litre of course - but there will be no discounts and I doubt I will be impressed by the part exchange available. Picking my Mercedes up from service tomorrow which just happens to be next door to the LR dealer. Might go and have a chat...

Edit: has to be asked, what p/ex did you get? Also, I assume it's in the £450+ VED category and what about insurance?

Wise decision.. no more Gri[e]ff.

will miss ya !!

The XF is nice motor, if I was to get rid of my Land Rover it would be a Jag that would replace it, although I would need the XF sportbrake for the dogs.

enjoy

@ Evo-king - ECU remap to normal

@mark n - Big discount because it is an ex Jaguar management car which is why it was so fully loaded - I did a quick build and I think it worked out at just over £73k new. Even so they probably still made a profit.

Tax is now horrendous at £490 but as I am nearly 59 the insurance fully comp is about £400. I just paid an extra £48 to take it to my renewal date with Admiral