Having sorted out the partner with a nice Tiguan just before Christmas, I had succumbed to the urge to change into something wafty and auto to daily. I'd been driving the IS-F a lot over the past while and just wanted something full of torque and auto to sail around in.
Looked at a few options, went to see a couple of A5's which turned out to be absolutely dog rough up close. Stumbled on to a Jaguar XF but it was sold before I could view it. Late night before New Year's Eve, I spotted the XJ... having previously owned a black car and swearing I'd never have another, it was only natural I ended up buying this large yacht in black...
Anyway, I went view it New Years Eve and a deal was done.
Feels very special when climbing inside, car smells of nice leather and with the carbon touches felt a really nice place to be. The digital dash also makes it feel more modern than its age suggests.
Test drive had me hooked. Very smooth and hilariously quiet. The 3.0 V6 Diesel has a lovely midrange whack which moves this 5mtr long blunderbus along at a pace which is very respectable. Over the week of ownership I've seen nearly 40mpg average also so it's proving handy run also. The steering is very sharp and with limited body roll even for its size it does drive just so well.
Plans are to sort the chrome out and go for a shadow chrome type colour on the wheels depending on if I find a nicer set I like in the meantime.
Anyway, enough muttering on. I only have a few dealer pics as I've yet to give it a proper wash and get stuck in to it.
Looked at a few options, went to see a couple of A5's which turned out to be absolutely dog rough up close. Stumbled on to a Jaguar XF but it was sold before I could view it. Late night before New Year's Eve, I spotted the XJ... having previously owned a black car and swearing I'd never have another, it was only natural I ended up buying this large yacht in black...
Anyway, I went view it New Years Eve and a deal was done.
Feels very special when climbing inside, car smells of nice leather and with the carbon touches felt a really nice place to be. The digital dash also makes it feel more modern than its age suggests.
Test drive had me hooked. Very smooth and hilariously quiet. The 3.0 V6 Diesel has a lovely midrange whack which moves this 5mtr long blunderbus along at a pace which is very respectable. Over the week of ownership I've seen nearly 40mpg average also so it's proving handy run also. The steering is very sharp and with limited body roll even for its size it does drive just so well.
Plans are to sort the chrome out and go for a shadow chrome type colour on the wheels depending on if I find a nicer set I like in the meantime.
Anyway, enough muttering on. I only have a few dealer pics as I've yet to give it a proper wash and get stuck in to it.