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Not much to report, just been enjoying the car wherever possible. Enjoying this car is possible pretty much anywhere (except petrol stations) so that's been quite a lot of enjoyment 
In fact, it's actually not really much more to fill this thing than it is to fill my LCR, just it needs filled a little more often than the LCR so on balance it's all good really.
Had a couple of days off at the start of last week so went for a bit of a drive on Monday. Did the circuit around the Cairngorms National Park, for those who are interested here's the route:
Some fantastic roads, the only really dull bit was the chunk of it that was just rolling along the A9 from about Aviemore to Pitlochry. Best bits were from Alford through Strathdon over the Lecht to Tomintoul, then later from Pitlochry to the Pass of Glenshee then Braemar. If you live around this way and haven't driven over those roads then do so, ASAP.
Couple of pics along the way...
Taken just before the Lecht.
Just after Tomintoul, if I remember right...
Last two taken at the Glenshee car park.
Thanks for looking
In fact, it's actually not really much more to fill this thing than it is to fill my LCR, just it needs filled a little more often than the LCR so on balance it's all good really.Had a couple of days off at the start of last week so went for a bit of a drive on Monday. Did the circuit around the Cairngorms National Park, for those who are interested here's the route:
Some fantastic roads, the only really dull bit was the chunk of it that was just rolling along the A9 from about Aviemore to Pitlochry. Best bits were from Alford through Strathdon over the Lecht to Tomintoul, then later from Pitlochry to the Pass of Glenshee then Braemar. If you live around this way and haven't driven over those roads then do so, ASAP.
Couple of pics along the way...
Taken just before the Lecht.
Just after Tomintoul, if I remember right...
Last two taken at the Glenshee car park.
Thanks for looking
Me jealous, not one bit (git)
Gorgeous car mate it really is.
First line is how i love my A3 want to drive it everywhere all the time, such a delight to drive.(but i got the mpg too ;p)
Gorgeous car mate it really is.
First line is how i love my A3 want to drive it everywhere all the time, such a delight to drive.(but i got the mpg too ;p)
If I leave the city gently and stick cruise on when I hit the NSL sign and go for about an hour it'll reach about 27.5 but that's still not much more than a third of what yours will get Petrol is cheaper though and this thing doesn't need VPower etc.
Anyway, I don't commute with it (if I did I would have bought something more economical) so it all balances out I guess...
Petrol is cheaper though and this thing doesn't need VPower etc. Anyway, I don't commute with it (if I did I would have bought something more economical) so it all balances out I guess...
It's funny, you don't really notice it as such, it doesn't give you a huge lump of power low down the range like a turbo and it doesn't make much noise. That said, I've never driven a regular XK without the 'charger so not sure just how much faster my car is. It's about 120bhp and about the same in torque over the 4.2 XKs so I guess the answer is "quite a lot"
Cheers chiefGreat pics mate
Nice patina of winter hoonage on the girl
Heh, yeah that always happens when you actually want to do something fun with the car ehThat would be a great drive. My girlfriend keeps asking me to go on nearly that exact route but the ibiza keeps going wrong
Only thing I'd say about that route is it's a shame that a good chunk of it (Grantown on Spey to Pitlochry) is just the A9 as that's no fun at all really. You could push it out a bit further and head all the way to Fort William, then back up past Loch Tay to Pitlochry from there but that would be a good couple of hours more I'd say.Everyone that drives up here says that
So had a small package arrive today:
The //R badge I have on my tailgate just now is starting to look a bit tatty as the coloured stripes are starting to come away at the corners. I'll give the new one a few coats of clear lacquer to try and keep it in good nick. The others are caliper logo plates, they'll also get a few coats but using VHT lacquer. The ones with the arm-type things attached to them are for the front calipers, the others are for the rear. Have a little time off over the holidays so will hopefully get these and a couple of other little jobs done then.
Winter road conditions are proving to be entertaining Went to go over a roundabout this evening, ended up slithering over it with the DSC light flashing away... Later I turned out of a main road onto a cobbled street and the back end swung right out Going to have to find a big open car park and have a little fun sometime I think.
The //R badge I have on my tailgate just now is starting to look a bit tatty as the coloured stripes are starting to come away at the corners. I'll give the new one a few coats of clear lacquer to try and keep it in good nick. The others are caliper logo plates, they'll also get a few coats but using VHT lacquer. The ones with the arm-type things attached to them are for the front calipers, the others are for the rear. Have a little time off over the holidays so will hopefully get these and a couple of other little jobs done then.
Winter road conditions are proving to be entertaining
Went to go over a roundabout this evening, ended up slithering over it with the DSC light flashing away... Later I turned out of a main road onto a cobbled street and the back end swung right out Going to have to find a big open car park and have a little fun sometime I think.
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OK so I swore I wasn't modifying this car when I got it. Six months later this turns up...
It's a Spires Performance stage 1 exhaust, oops.... This replaces the center section on the car which has two center silencers and no crossover pipe. Should get a few more ponies and a bit more noise. The car isn't exactly quiet as stock anyway... Will post before and after vids once it's fitted
Also got these:
The car had the standard ones in when I got it, they don't have the logo and aren't as plush. They're also a bit tatty looking so I was after a set of these "luxury" ones for a while. They came up on another forum nearly new at less than 1/3 of the price from a Jag dealer so I jumped at them
It's a Spires Performance stage 1 exhaust, oops.... This replaces the center section on the car which has two center silencers and no crossover pipe. Should get a few more ponies and a bit more noise. The car isn't exactly quiet as stock anyway... Will post before and after vids once it's fitted
Also got these:
The car had the standard ones in when I got it, they don't have the logo and aren't as plush. They're also a bit tatty looking so I was after a set of these "luxury" ones for a while. They came up on another forum nearly new at less than 1/3 of the price from a Jag dealer so I jumped at them
OK managed to get the exhaust fitted last week. Chuffed! This is the original sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4obnA0AJFMA
And this is with the new exhaust section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyI6jT1s_74
The difference is actually a bit greater than the video lets on, you can hear a bit of the extra growl in the tone on the second clip but the videos mask how much louder the car is now. It sounded good as stock but it's epic now. Cold starts are quite surprising!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4obnA0AJFMA
And this is with the new exhaust section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyI6jT1s_74
The difference is actually a bit greater than the video lets on, you can hear a bit of the extra growl in the tone on the second clip but the videos mask how much louder the car is now. It sounded good as stock but it's epic now. Cold starts are quite surprising!
Cheers Lee
Met a local photographer through Pistonheads recently, he took some amazing shots of the car using a technique called light painting
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Jaguar XKR #1 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #2 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #3 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #4 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #5 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #6 by Sko77y, on Flickr[/quote]
Met a local photographer through Pistonheads recently, he took some amazing shots of the car using a technique called light painting
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Jaguar XKR #1 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #2 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #3 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #4 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #5 by Sko77y, on Flickr
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Jaguar XKR #6 by Sko77y, on Flickr[/quote]
