First Trip Report
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I just completed my first real trip with the F-Type: 2100 miles from Montréal to Corpus Christi, Texas.
The car performed flawlessly. A real pleasure.
I've owned a few "attention getting" cars, including a show winner Porsche 928 with a gold carbon fiber hood. But I have never experienced what this car is getting. I've had a couple of people driving beside my, with the passenger taking pictures. I've had multiples "thumbs up"
Even a girl taking a picture of her girlfriend beside the car in a McDonald's parking lot. Every time I was filling up, someone would ask about the car.
This is my first car, where it does most everything on it's own: wipers, lights etc. Took a while to get used to that, but I like it. I especially like the range of that car. With a cruising speed between 75 and 80, I could do about 425 miles on a tank. None of my other cars could do that.
The car performed flawlessly. A real pleasure.
I've owned a few "attention getting" cars, including a show winner Porsche 928 with a gold carbon fiber hood. But I have never experienced what this car is getting. I've had a couple of people driving beside my, with the passenger taking pictures. I've had multiples "thumbs up"
Even a girl taking a picture of her girlfriend beside the car in a McDonald's parking lot. Every time I was filling up, someone would ask about the car.
This is my first car, where it does most everything on it's own: wipers, lights etc. Took a while to get used to that, but I like it. I especially like the range of that car. With a cruising speed between 75 and 80, I could do about 425 miles on a tank. None of my other cars could do that.
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My wife likes luxury car rides and doesn't like the stiff suspension of my F Type. She would complain each time I got on it a little, "Oh Here You Go!" "You're going to get a ticket", etc. She'd say "I don't see what you see in this car". I told her she needs to drive it, then she might understand. She refuses to drive it or even accept her key. I used to drive ultra conservatively when she was a passenger. I finally decided f*** it, I love this car, it's handling, it's acceleration, it's fun. I quit coddling her and she discovered what the grab handle was for. She will still ride with me in the F Type, but she keeps her comments to herself now.
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My wife likes luxury car rides and doesn't like the stiff suspension of my F Type. She would complain each time I got on it a little, "Oh Here You Go!" "You're going to get a ticket", etc. She'd say "I don't see what you see in this car". I told her she needs to drive it, then she might understand. She refuses to drive it or even accept her key. I used to drive ultra conservatively when she was a passenger. I finally decided f*** it, I love this car, it's handling, it's acceleration, it's fun. I quit coddling her and she discovered what the grab handle was for. She will still ride with me in the F Type, but she keeps her comments to herself now.![Icon Steer](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_steer.gif)
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@Paul champagne
I thought our trip from the Netherlands to the Algarve .. EU- Longbeach CA-style .. was a challenge... 2600km...![Icon Wheel](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wheel.gif)
But 2100 miles.. ... you beat me with 30%...![Icon Denk](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_denk.gif)
But you don't have to navigate along Antwerp [BE], Lille [FR], Paris [FR] , Bordeaux [FR] and Irun [ES]... all places choking
on traffic congestion.. And then I forgot Utrecht [NL], but there we can escape from by starting after the rush hour...![Icon Rally](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_rally.gif)
My wif also isn't keen on my driving. She prefers the Landrover Discovery as it has airsuspension. Maybe if we did a long trip
she gets to like the FT... Next year summer..![Cool](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
Tavira is a small town in the south of Portugal on a 150km beach. It has the charm of old St. Tropez, but not at the same prices !
The hills behind it are ideal for touring, actually the whole area north of the Algarve has fabulous touring roads...
I thought our trip from the Netherlands to the Algarve .. EU- Longbeach CA-style .. was a challenge... 2600km...
![Icon Wheel](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wheel.gif)
But 2100 miles.. ... you beat me with 30%...
![Icon Denk](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_denk.gif)
But you don't have to navigate along Antwerp [BE], Lille [FR], Paris [FR] , Bordeaux [FR] and Irun [ES]... all places choking
on traffic congestion.. And then I forgot Utrecht [NL], but there we can escape from by starting after the rush hour...
![Icon Rally](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_rally.gif)
My wif also isn't keen on my driving. She prefers the Landrover Discovery as it has airsuspension. Maybe if we did a long trip
she gets to like the FT... Next year summer..
![Cool](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
Tavira is a small town in the south of Portugal on a 150km beach. It has the charm of old St. Tropez, but not at the same prices !
The hills behind it are ideal for touring, actually the whole area north of the Algarve has fabulous touring roads...
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