Seeking advise on used F-type purchase: V8s or V6s
#21
Thanks a lot for the input everyone. It seems there isn't much V6s owners with buyers remorse. Also V8s owners seem to just love the choice they made.
Both cars are just amazing machines, and I'm quite positive I'll be excited to have one whichever I go with. Like I said on original post, I am just looking for the better value between those two cars, but after reading everyone's comment, it kinda makes me think, they are both equally great value. (about 8-10k apart)
I do track quite often but this car won't be my track car.
My DD is a manual 455hp V8, so with F-type, I'll probably just go top-down cruising while enjoying the awesome sound from the tail pipe - then maybe V6s is the way to go.
Or.... I may need my weekend toy car to be at least little stronger/faster than my DD, so V8s is the right way......?
I guess there isn't right or wrong answer here. Car hunting is just part of the fun, especially when you are stuck with this crazy winter in Michigan and looking at these cool cars, right?
OK,,, back to cars.com / autotrader / ebay / cargurus.
Both cars are just amazing machines, and I'm quite positive I'll be excited to have one whichever I go with. Like I said on original post, I am just looking for the better value between those two cars, but after reading everyone's comment, it kinda makes me think, they are both equally great value. (about 8-10k apart)
I do track quite often but this car won't be my track car.
My DD is a manual 455hp V8, so with F-type, I'll probably just go top-down cruising while enjoying the awesome sound from the tail pipe - then maybe V6s is the way to go.
Or.... I may need my weekend toy car to be at least little stronger/faster than my DD, so V8s is the right way......?
I guess there isn't right or wrong answer here. Car hunting is just part of the fun, especially when you are stuck with this crazy winter in Michigan and looking at these cool cars, right?
OK,,, back to cars.com / autotrader / ebay / cargurus.
Last edited by jaymsu; 01-18-2018 at 08:02 PM.
#22
Ill give you my experience. Take it with a grain of salt, like all the other opinions. At the end of the day its your choice base on whichever makes sense for you.
I originally ordered a V6S manual, because I just could never imagine not owning a manual. I was upgrading from a Infiniti G35 6MT. I couldn't imagine a world where I was not pushing a manual gear box. So I ordered a V6S. A month later, I went to London to see the Castle Bromwich Jaguar Factory and rented a Jaguar V6S for a week and drove it from London to South Wales. It was an amazing experience. I was totally in love with every aspect of the car. It felt powerful, fun in twists, awesome for UKs B roads, a head turner. What more could I ask for? It was a heaven of a car and met all my expectations.
Then a few weeks later. I went to LA for a wedding, stayed 5 days. This time I decided to rent a F-Type V8R from Turo, just for sh*ts and giggles. Just wanted to see what I was missing. And boy I found out I was missing a lot. It is everything that is great about the V6S but amplified! Best analogy I can give is if someone agreed to give you $250K every year for the rest of your life. I mean most people would be extremely happy with this generous offer. Now let's say someone decided to give you $1M a year. The $250K was awesome but $1M is just over the top and mind blowing. Well that is what that V6S is to the V8R. It is ludicrous of a car, but it just blows you away. The V6S makes you happy and giddy, and the V8R just blows your mind. It unapologetically loud and brash, crazy fast, styled with a bit more flare, and takes your from having a fast car to feeling like you have a supercar that can hang with the 911s, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, etc. It's a different ballgame in terms of power.
Additionally the paddle shifter are amazingly responsive. They almost always do exactly what I say. Shifts are blazing fast and beautiful orchestrated. I found myself not missing my manual at all, and when I hit that LA traffic I was super happy that I did not have shift gears every few seconds. The only place I missed the manual was in corners. I don't know why but it just feels good to have a shifter in your hand while you are taking a hard corner. Also if you mistakenly enter a corner in the wrong gear its hard to change gears with the F-Type paddle shifter during a turn. You have no limitation with a true manual.
Anyways, I ended up abandoning my order and picking up a V8R instead. No regrets. Both cars are amazing, you can't really go wrong with either choice. If you just want a fast, fun, beautiful car. The F-Type S is really all you need. If you want to play with supercars boys then you will need the V8. For me, the V8 made since, since I rally with exotic cars all the time.
I originally ordered a V6S manual, because I just could never imagine not owning a manual. I was upgrading from a Infiniti G35 6MT. I couldn't imagine a world where I was not pushing a manual gear box. So I ordered a V6S. A month later, I went to London to see the Castle Bromwich Jaguar Factory and rented a Jaguar V6S for a week and drove it from London to South Wales. It was an amazing experience. I was totally in love with every aspect of the car. It felt powerful, fun in twists, awesome for UKs B roads, a head turner. What more could I ask for? It was a heaven of a car and met all my expectations.
Then a few weeks later. I went to LA for a wedding, stayed 5 days. This time I decided to rent a F-Type V8R from Turo, just for sh*ts and giggles. Just wanted to see what I was missing. And boy I found out I was missing a lot. It is everything that is great about the V6S but amplified! Best analogy I can give is if someone agreed to give you $250K every year for the rest of your life. I mean most people would be extremely happy with this generous offer. Now let's say someone decided to give you $1M a year. The $250K was awesome but $1M is just over the top and mind blowing. Well that is what that V6S is to the V8R. It is ludicrous of a car, but it just blows you away. The V6S makes you happy and giddy, and the V8R just blows your mind. It unapologetically loud and brash, crazy fast, styled with a bit more flare, and takes your from having a fast car to feeling like you have a supercar that can hang with the 911s, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, etc. It's a different ballgame in terms of power.
Additionally the paddle shifter are amazingly responsive. They almost always do exactly what I say. Shifts are blazing fast and beautiful orchestrated. I found myself not missing my manual at all, and when I hit that LA traffic I was super happy that I did not have shift gears every few seconds. The only place I missed the manual was in corners. I don't know why but it just feels good to have a shifter in your hand while you are taking a hard corner. Also if you mistakenly enter a corner in the wrong gear its hard to change gears with the F-Type paddle shifter during a turn. You have no limitation with a true manual.
Anyways, I ended up abandoning my order and picking up a V8R instead. No regrets. Both cars are amazing, you can't really go wrong with either choice. If you just want a fast, fun, beautiful car. The F-Type S is really all you need. If you want to play with supercars boys then you will need the V8. For me, the V8 made since, since I rally with exotic cars all the time.
Last edited by zmoothg; 01-18-2018 at 11:55 PM.
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#23
Unless you are 19 years old, I don't see how you could be disappointed in any way with the performance or sound of the V6S. It is ferociously fast, sounds fantastic, it is beautifully finished if you have the full leather interior, and has drop-dead gorgeous looks. There is nowhere that you can legally use the full performance of the V6S, let alone the V8. Further, all comparative reports indicate that the V6S is a better balanced car. The V8 will give enhanced bragging rights but in the real world...
I’m 19 and I choose the V6S haha..
#24
Best analogy I can give is if someone agreed to give you $250K every year for the rest of your life. I mean most people would be extremely happy with this generous offer. Now let's say someone decided to give you $1M a year. The $250K was awesome but $1M is just over the top and mind blowing.
Can we at least say 250k and 500k in your analogy?
#25
For what it’s worth, I have a family member who is a high ranking JLR employee. So he drives both the R and V6s as his demo cars. This is why I have my V6S. Anyways, he claims that although the R is faster, the F-Type is really better off in V6S form. It’s just an opinion, but given that he can drive whatever he wants and still prefers the V6S, it says something.
#26
When I first started looking, the only F-Type available for a test drive in town was a brand new base model with 340 HP. I loved it; seemed reasonably fast with the 8-speed in manual mode, made some nice noises, and was drop dead gorgeous. Sign me up!
Then the dealer called me to come try out a new V6S and I got a lot more excited about the car! A lot more!
Finally drove a couple of low mileage V8S' and a new R; couldn't really tell much difference right off between the V8S and R but "holy cow" on either model! Like the base to the V6S, the experience was on another level. At that point, the better value for me was the almost new V8S. Of course, I am still running the Pirellis, so got a twitchy rear to contend with.
Having said all of that, I think the overall best value is the V6S. I am just an old school V8 guy so I was screwed trying to be smart about it anyway...lol.
Good luck on your decision and have fun!
Then the dealer called me to come try out a new V6S and I got a lot more excited about the car! A lot more!
Finally drove a couple of low mileage V8S' and a new R; couldn't really tell much difference right off between the V8S and R but "holy cow" on either model! Like the base to the V6S, the experience was on another level. At that point, the better value for me was the almost new V8S. Of course, I am still running the Pirellis, so got a twitchy rear to contend with.
Having said all of that, I think the overall best value is the V6S. I am just an old school V8 guy so I was screwed trying to be smart about it anyway...lol.
Good luck on your decision and have fun!
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For what it’s worth, I have a family member who is a high ranking JLR employee. So he drives both the R and V6s as his demo cars. This is why I have my V6S. Anyways, he claims that although the R is faster, the F-Type is really better off in V6S form. It’s just an opinion, but given that he can drive whatever he wants and still prefers the V6S, it says something.
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For what it’s worth, I have a family member who is a high ranking JLR employee. So he drives both the R and V6s as his demo cars. This is why I have my V6S. Anyways, he claims that although the R is faster, the F-Type is really better off in V6S form. It’s just an opinion, but given that he can drive whatever he wants and still prefers the V6S, it says something.
...although I came across a thread on AudiWorld the other day which was more than 10 years old...
Last edited by RickyJay52; 08-30-2019 at 02:15 PM.
#31
Your family member must, then, be Jeremy Clarkson. And I absolutely love these year-old (plus!) threads. Especially when a new or relatively new Forum member chimes in; even if it’s just “+1”. It obviously shows that people are reading these, in some cases, ancient, posts. Kudos to this Forum....
...although I came across a thread on AudiWorld the other day which was more than 10 years old...
...although I came across a thread on AudiWorld the other day which was more than 10 years old...
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I think there were one or two replies on AudiWorld to that 10+ year-old post and after those..and I don’t know why...I did.
Last edited by RickyJay52; 08-31-2019 at 02:55 AM. Reason: Didn’t read U’s post properly
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#37
V8. RWD. Drama. Fun. Excitement.
2015Rs do have the best chance for holding value; many nice low mileage examples in the 60-64k range.
Pirellis suck, yes they do; however under the right circumstances they can also put a huge grin on your face.
There are huge opportunities across the board in the used market for a variety of F-Types.
2015Rs do have the best chance for holding value; many nice low mileage examples in the 60-64k range.
Pirellis suck, yes they do; however under the right circumstances they can also put a huge grin on your face.
There are huge opportunities across the board in the used market for a variety of F-Types.
(okay … 1 year old original post, but still relevant )
Last edited by 355rockit; 09-04-2019 at 04:52 PM.
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#40
It depends on what one is looking for. If your main goal is to have a lot of power to go supercar hunting, then V8 is the right choice. If you want to enjoy a weekend drive of cruising or hitting up the canyons, honestly the V6S is the much better balanced car. I have driven both on Georgia mountains, I was much happier with the balance, less understeer, and the ability to go through more gears on the V6S.
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