Congratulations on your new F type R, 1KW. You have a slightly better behaving car that already performed very well. Only drawback when comparing to smaller sports cars is its weight - about 3800 lbs, on a very tight Tilke designed track on Vancouver Island was precise but didn't feel very nimble. But the torque and made up for it! Instant acceleration would allow you to quickly pass a few RV’s at a time on mountain roads thru the Rockies. Also comfortable – did a few 12 hour days.
Comparing the ownership experience – When I had the E-types ( both Series I – covered headlamps ) they were used cars, and not yet collectibles. One had no synchro into 1st. But at the time not only did they look fantastic, compared to all but the best exotic cars, their 265 hp doc motor saw the car perform at a higher level than all the popular European cars of that era. Some reliability annoyances as a daily driver. Overheating, and electricals. Current XKE collectors here may upgrade the fans and electricals. But the E type was true joy on a quite a quite a few all day trips of a few hundred miles. out of town. It was just a fantastic, long-legged but agile car. With a lot of technology from quite a few preceding Jaguar LeMans victories.
The F-type is a bit of a sleeper. I think it can, if you chose, be more fun all around than many of the cars in its class. And as you say, they are not all that common. Bob
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