Name Something You Discovered About Your F-Type AFTER You Bought it...
#1081
09-21-2020, 11:34 PM
#1082
09-22-2020, 03:18 AM
#1083
09-22-2020, 10:34 AM
I assumed his was a convertible because of the speeds he quoted. The coupe goes up at 70 mph and down at 50 mph where the vert followed the speeds he referenced.
I had forgotten the world market cars allow for the coupe's spoiler deployment when driving. Here in NA, not only do you have to be at a standstill, the engine can't be running.
#1086
09-22-2020, 06:03 PM
#1087
09-22-2020, 06:15 PM
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I asked BRITDRIVER to try his while I followed him, last week. He thought I meant the hazard flashers. <<GROAN>>
#1088
09-22-2020, 07:36 PM
#1089
09-23-2020, 02:19 PM
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Things I learned about my car?
When it says 50 miles to empty, thats roughly 2 miles of driving and 48 miles of pushing. (My fuel gauge is clearly defective or miscalibrated, ran out of gas at 48 miles to empty.)
Its possible (though not easy) to get 2 stand golf bags in the trunk of the convertible (woods go in the passenger footwell.)
50 degrees is roughly my lower limit for having the top down. 88-90 degrees is the upper limit, depending on sun, etc.
Vacuuming the carpet in the roof storage area is a PITA.
Easy to see when the roof needs reproofing - it stops beading water. Best to do it in warm weather, as the fabric soaks it up when warm. (Yeah, Im due, now that its getting cooler.)
Surprisingly, the right-side headlamp was much easier to change in the F-type than it was in my Mercury Milan (aka Ford Fusion.) Though the manual I referenced had the wrong bulb type...
After 7.5 years and 65k+ miles, were still in love!
When it says 50 miles to empty, thats roughly 2 miles of driving and 48 miles of pushing. (My fuel gauge is clearly defective or miscalibrated, ran out of gas at 48 miles to empty.)
Its possible (though not easy) to get 2 stand golf bags in the trunk of the convertible (woods go in the passenger footwell.)
50 degrees is roughly my lower limit for having the top down. 88-90 degrees is the upper limit, depending on sun, etc.
Vacuuming the carpet in the roof storage area is a PITA.
Easy to see when the roof needs reproofing - it stops beading water. Best to do it in warm weather, as the fabric soaks it up when warm. (Yeah, Im due, now that its getting cooler.)
Surprisingly, the right-side headlamp was much easier to change in the F-type than it was in my Mercury Milan (aka Ford Fusion.) Though the manual I referenced had the wrong bulb type...
After 7.5 years and 65k+ miles, were still in love!
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09-28-2020, 03:14 PM
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09-28-2020, 04:16 PM
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09-28-2020, 05:16 PM
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09-28-2020, 07:47 PM
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09-28-2020, 08:21 PM
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Not sure that applies to earlier models like my 2015. I have the CC set on auto 98% of the time and never once has the centre vent not risen when starting the car.
#1098
09-28-2020, 08:27 PM
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I only saw it for the first time when it started to get colder. Drove the car in 50F weather and with auto set to 72F the car will summon heat, which is done out of the floor vents, so the center vents never rise. I've also seen it when I drop the top in colder weather. As soon as the top goes down the vents come up and supply more heat to the cabin. When the roof comes back up they go back down shortly afterwards.
#1099
09-29-2020, 04:39 AM
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Of course, it is possible to set it (in the settings) to always rise rather than decide for itself (auto setting).
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09-29-2020, 04:59 AM
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That's because you live in a country that doesn't understand the concept of "cold". I know when winter's on its way in the UK because my vent stops rising. On the the plus side, I know winter's past when it pops up in the spring!
Of course, it is possible to set it (in the settings) to always rise rather than decide for itself (auto setting).
Of course, it is possible to set it (in the settings) to always rise rather than decide for itself (auto setting).
So I just checked: Climate - Settings - Centre Vent and there are two choices, Auto or Always Open, and mine is set to Always Open.
Next winter I might change that setting to Auto.