Jaguar F Type for the weekend

[StevenH72]

If you don't mind me asking why do you want to test a car you cannot afford and have no intention of purchasing

Would you drive a P1 if offered the chance?

Life's all about experiences isn't it?

Yes I agree life is about experiences, I've been invited to Millbrook next month to drive another brand that's an alternative to my 991 GT2 RS order, however no I couldn't be bothered to try a P1 and waste other people's time and effort- I'll only ever try cars that I can afford

Very noble of you and fair enough, each to their own. Personally I don't think it is a waste of other people's time and effort. As Breaker alluded to brand awareness / profile raising is very important. The F-Type is the first truly covetable sports cars that Jag have produced for many years, getting them out of the road for people to admire and aspire to own can't be a bad thing for them. I saw a 4C around Guildford (on Italian plates) a few weeks ago and marveled at its road presence, it's now been shortlisted as a replacement for my Z4MC in the future.

Ferrari, despite have sold all examples of LaFerrari still held the press launch events knowing that they would benefit not from a sales point of view (none left to sell), but from a marketing perspective. Sometimes firms are happy to play the "long game" and consider the longer term benefits of their actions, even if they reap no immediate gains in the short term.

 

[Breaker]

It went very well! What a car! Big up the dealer also. Had it for the day. 8)

Been offered a good deal on a V6 but I'm not ready to change just yet. It's still a new car so the good deals are not around at the moment as they are having no problem selling them. Even the dealer said I may get a better deal if I waited a year.

Would I buy one compared to the new Range Rover Sport? I'm not sure to be honest. As awesome as it was I do think I may be over the sports car phase for the time being, so that in itself was worth the test drive to see how I felt about 2 seater cars after not driving one for about a year. Even in a car as awesome as this I'm not sure about sports cars for me now. And that surprised me a little!

GBG, your outlook on life is way different to mine, so it seems. :wink:

 

[Breaker]