{"id":16313,"date":"2016-12-08T00:10:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T23:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=16313"},"modified":"2016-12-08T02:31:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T01:31:48","slug":"life-jaguar-f-type-convertible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/life-jaguar-f-type-convertible\/","title":{"rendered":"Life with a Jaguar F-Type Convertible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ftype_ginny_main1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16321\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ftype_ginny_main1.jpg\" alt=\"ftype_ginny_main1\" width=\"850\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ftype_ginny_main1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ftype_ginny_main1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ftype_ginny_main1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a>Ginny Weeks tries a week with the F-Type Convertible<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day one<br \/>\n<\/strong>The Jaguar is delivered and parked a little down the road from my house. I\u2019m surprised how understated it is; for such a \u2018statement car\u2019 it fits in pretty well on a suburban street in South East London. This particular car, an all-wheel-drive S convertible, is painted in a steely silver colour. It has over \u00a311k\u2019s worth of options, but strip that all away and the basics are gorgeous. I mean, just look at it. It\u2019s beautiful. That design! Inside is just as special. Sit in the driving seat and your eyes jump from one detail to another, from the orange start button and paddle shifts on the steering wheel to the lux feel of the leather and metal trim. It\u2019s classic Jaguar elegance blended with 21<sup>st<\/sup> century sports car.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day two<br \/>\n<\/strong>Finally out of the office and time to take the Jaaag out for a much needed spin. Sadly that just involves a Sainsbury\u2019s trip today as I\u2019m late back. I press unlock on the key and the pop-out door handles slide out to let me in. Press the start button and the 3.0 V6 supercharged engine roars to life with a ferociously over the top exhaust note. Neighbours suitably alarmed, I pull off for a little blast around South London. It\u2019s straightforward and wonderful and the boot managed to fit in a large shop with ease (even if on first glance it looks pretty tiny).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day three<br \/>\n<\/strong>Up early and my boyfriend is running late for the train (again) so I give him a lift to the station. Reversing out of a driveway on to a busy street is a bit of a struggle with the convertible roof up (even with the reversing cameras) so I pop it down, feeling a bit of a show off as school children walk by. Safely out &#8211; people let you out in sports cars, I discover &#8211; I put the sports exhaust on for the ten-minute journey and the burbling, popping sound is pure delight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day four<br \/>\n<\/strong>After what feels like an eternity the weekend arrives and I can finally get out of London with my boyfriend and dog Fly. With two suitcases and a couple of bags, plus small dog in the front, it\u2019s full up. We wait until the traffic has died down and head South West to Devon, testing the car on motorways and those classic British A-roads it\u2019s built for.\u00a0 As we past Stonehenge, the autumn sun starts to set. The convertible roof couldn\u2019t be easier or quicker to operate, but we found it a bit noisy for chatting. A wind deflector would definitely be a good investment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day five<br \/>\n<\/strong>My mum notices I have a \u2018new silver car\u2019 in her driveway, but that\u2019s about all the excitement I get so I decide to drive to pick my brother up as a surprise. It\u2019s always fun sharing beautiful cars with other people and seeing their reactions too. Safe to say the F-type goes down very well with him and his friends. And everywhere else, this car really turns heads.<\/p>\n<p>I head to the coast on a road I know very well and it\u2019s one of the best drives I\u2019ve ever had. The engine is pure joy; just the right amount of power, confident and thrilling, but forgiving with the sort of handling that puts its rivals to shame. And that noise! I\u2019m getting back-to-normal-car dread already.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day six<br \/>\n<\/strong>Still on a quarter of a tank of fuel I take my mum to my grandma\u2019s house over in Totnes. The problem is that with the low front bumper we can\u2019t get up the steep driveway so we leave the car on the street below. My grandma, who loves her cars too, has an excited peek at the interior. I actually can\u2019t wait for the journey back to London later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day seven<br \/>\n<\/strong>Over 600 miles later the F-Type is waiting patiently to be collected. Parked in the driveway it\u2019s barely wider than my regular car &#8211; a VW Up! &#8211; and I realise again how streamline it is for a car that feels so like a big sports car. Ah I will miss this one. Jaguar, what a triumph.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaguar F-Type Convertible AWD Automatic<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Engine: <\/strong>3.0 V6 Supercharged petrol<br \/>\n<strong>Max speed:\u00a0<\/strong>260 km\/h<br \/>\n<strong>0-100: <\/strong>4.8 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Base Price: <\/strong>\u20ac104,635 (\u00a0\u20ac129,365 model price)<br \/>\n<strong>Fuel economy: <\/strong>8.9 l\/100km\u00a0(combined)<br \/>\n<strong>Emissions (Road Tax): <\/strong>203 g\/km (\u20ac1,200)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Jaguar XF, check out the Jaguar Ireland\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguar.ie\/index.html\">website<\/a>, their facebook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JaguarIE?fref=ts\">page<\/a>\u00a0or follow Jaguar Ireland on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jaguar_IE\">twitter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ginny Weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>8th December, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ginny Weeks tries a week with the F-Type Convertible Day one The Jaguar is delivered and parked a little down the road from my house. 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