Hi All,
Been a long time since I posted here. was painful to visit the forum after my 2016 V6S was totaled by a jackass...so I took a hiatus.
Anyway, I am now getting ready to lease a f type R and was wondering if I should stick to a 2016 or go for a 2017. As you all know, the 2016 are about $20k less than a 2017, but I am the kinda guy who likes to get the latest model of anything. But having said that, I am not sure if there are any significant improvements to the 2017 model.
So I guess my question to you all is this: Is the 2017 f type R significantly improved over the 2016 to justify the $20k price difference, or should I just go for a 2016 R?


thanks!

 

2016

Larry

 

If there are any differences between the two they are very minor. I'd definitely save the $20k.

 

20k is quite a difference

 

+4.

 

+5. 16s are hard to pass up.

 

no and yes.


:-)

Dave

 

Thanks....could you elaborate on why you say 16s are hard to pass up?

 

The negotiating power you currently have on them is fantastic as they are trying hard to move them for the incoming 17s. There are no significant changes at all really between the model years that matters. Slightly changed entertainment front end, some small changes in the vents but other than that the only significant change come with the SVR as opposed to the other models. The base 17 is somewhat cheaper but thats not what your looking at. Getting a new 16 R at massive discount still get you full warranty, full maintenance and you can pocket the cash difference. Also the lease rates are low.

 

Wow! I haven't priced them out, but is there really that huge an increase on similarly equipped cars from a 2016 to a 2017??

 

Thanks mbourne!
The 20k difference I've noted is just from browsing dealer inventories...a similarly loaded '16R is going for 96k and the '17R I built on the jag website for about 116k.
But you guys have made it clear that the '17R isn't worth the extra cash...although I'm curious what changes to the entertainment system...? Because it could've used some tweaking.

 

The price increase wasn't much, it's just that the '16s are so heavily discounted to get them off the lot.

 

Two weeks ago I bought a 16 R that was 108,500.00, got it for 94,000.00
I had been looking for a year, they happened to have the same car I would have ordered and with the drop in cost I bought it.


glad I did!


Dean Nelson

 

Hello friend,
I have a 17 R Coupe. I don't know if it's luck of the cards or if Jaguar finally fixed the serious rattling issues and distorted audio problem reported here by so many members and it's an existing problem to this this date.
My 2017 R Coupe has zero rattles and the stereo works perfectly with respect to the sound & speakers.
Go figure ...