Quicksilver
09-11-2020, 09:00 AM
LAst July I ended more than 20 years of Mustang ownership(well. we still have the '89 coupe but it's been sitting in the barn for 5 years) and bought my Jaguar F-type convertible.
I've now had it for 14 months, and, even though it was parked for 5 months, I've done 25,000 km on it. The previous owner did 15,000 in 4 years.
It's been a real joy to drive, and admittedly it's given me an occasional feeling of superiority when I look at BMW's, Audi's and even Maserati's.
Yesterday, though, reality bit.
I'd been having a recurring flat in my right rear tire, having to fill it every couple of weeks. The last two days, though, I've had to fill it 3 times. I went down to my local tire dealer, who showed me that the cords were showing on both rear tires, and both fronts were excessively worn on the inside(I'd had an alignment done recently but I guess it was too late). I'm on several Jaguar F-type forum and apparently 40,000 km is about it for factory standard tires. It's exacerbated by the fact that the car is all-wheel drive. To replace all 4 tires (Pirelli's, size 295/30/20 rear, 255/35/20 front) was going to be OVER $3000. The various Jaguar forums suggested Michelin Sport Cup 2's but they were even more and likley wouldn't last 20,000 km.
I wound up going to AIM on Dennison in MArkham(My go to store for 25 years)where I got a new set of Continental Conti-force Contacts for $2000.00 all up.
I guess if you want to pretend to be rich you have to pay the price.
I've now had it for 14 months, and, even though it was parked for 5 months, I've done 25,000 km on it. The previous owner did 15,000 in 4 years.
It's been a real joy to drive, and admittedly it's given me an occasional feeling of superiority when I look at BMW's, Audi's and even Maserati's.
Yesterday, though, reality bit.
I'd been having a recurring flat in my right rear tire, having to fill it every couple of weeks. The last two days, though, I've had to fill it 3 times. I went down to my local tire dealer, who showed me that the cords were showing on both rear tires, and both fronts were excessively worn on the inside(I'd had an alignment done recently but I guess it was too late). I'm on several Jaguar F-type forum and apparently 40,000 km is about it for factory standard tires. It's exacerbated by the fact that the car is all-wheel drive. To replace all 4 tires (Pirelli's, size 295/30/20 rear, 255/35/20 front) was going to be OVER $3000. The various Jaguar forums suggested Michelin Sport Cup 2's but they were even more and likley wouldn't last 20,000 km.
I wound up going to AIM on Dennison in MArkham(My go to store for 25 years)where I got a new set of Continental Conti-force Contacts for $2000.00 all up.
I guess if you want to pretend to be rich you have to pay the price.