Ex XF Owner's new ride
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Ex XF Owner's new ride
I have just sold my XF and have purchased a new 2012 BMW 528i with, gasp, a 4 cylinder engine. She is not quite as good looking as the old XF but looks well enough (a little generic but handsome) and handles extraordinarily well. As requested in the XF forum, picture attached.
Spec is Space Grey, MSport package, navigation, premium package, heated seats (I will miss the cooled seats in the XF), BMW Apps. Nice package and helps me achieve my goal for a car that has a premium feel, goes well and does 30+ mpg. Slightly bigger inside than the XF. 0 - 60 about 0.4 seconds slower than the XF (C & D measured the 2012 528i 0 - 60 at 5.9 seconds, the Jag at 5.5 seconds).
When Jaguar get their new more economical engines I will probably be back.
Spec is Space Grey, MSport package, navigation, premium package, heated seats (I will miss the cooled seats in the XF), BMW Apps. Nice package and helps me achieve my goal for a car that has a premium feel, goes well and does 30+ mpg. Slightly bigger inside than the XF. 0 - 60 about 0.4 seconds slower than the XF (C & D measured the 2012 528i 0 - 60 at 5.9 seconds, the Jag at 5.5 seconds).
When Jaguar get their new more economical engines I will probably be back.
Last edited by JimC64; 08-07-2012 at 01:55 PM. Reason: to include pic in post making it larger
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I will certainly stick around, thank you.
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Thanks. I am a transplanted Brit (I used to live in Bishop Auckland and went to school in Durham when I was a lot younger) and have been over here for 20+ years now. I do 60 miles a day, so, even at US prices, I needed to reduce costs a little. Although prices are comparatively low now (by US standards, by UK standards even our highest prices are very low!!) at $3.65 a US gallon (about 61p a litre if my maths are correct) I can get a good savings with the 528i. However I am expecting it to go up to $5 a litre in the not distant future.
I will certainly stick around, thank you.
I will certainly stick around, thank you.
That's major jump in fuel price. I'm not surprised you needed to review costs with a 15K mile annual commute.
To make you feel a little better, I've filled up this morning in Gilesgate at £1.35 per litre.
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Graham
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But they are lacking in beauty and romance. Call me a romantic
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I notice that Jag have announced a new Turbo V6 and 4 for the XF for MY 2013. It will be interesting to see how well these versions perform and will be reading the XF forum to see how members react (better, I hope than the Bimmerfest members did when the 4 cylinder 528i was announced).
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Your comments are appreciated. Loving it and have over 3,000 miles of trouble free miles on her already. No rattles and no badly fitting back shelves etc., all problems I had in my XF in the first weeks of ownership.
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