pedal down 3 to 4 seconds enough to show what it will do. Never speed at night. Let some other speeder go first to clear the way. Never speed unless it has a real benefit. Not racing a fixed wrx, tesla, or other specialty vehicles you already know the result. I live on a curvy road with some very fast cars living up the hill. Things can get out of hand very quickly. I was stopped for going 5 over to tell me that my car was targeted and would be ticked to the fullest extent of the law if I was ever caught. I thought that was illegal. oh well told him it was my mechanic probably. He wasn't buying. They haven't identified the jaguar yet. It was my 400hp cobalt that ran mid 11s. no tickets yet. probably lucky it burn't up in a shop fire.

 

Or just get old

 

i am 70 not old yet.

 

Not a reflection of your comment by any means. It's a response to the thread title:

"How do you enjoy your XK without needing to speed"

 

You are right. should have added I use to speed everywhere Now I have matured and don't speed at will. No more taking risks by running wild. Speed with minimal exposure and because the car is so cool don't need to lower my self to racing anything that moves. So still need to dabble but no full tilt speed. Probably not in the no speed heading but just over the line.

 

Well technically he's not speeding

 

You purty?
I haven't been pulled over in a long time, knock on wood now that driving a Jag vs. Accord (which must blend into the landscape as I've passed cops at 30 miles per hour over the limit on occasion).

But when I drove an Eclipse GS (and probably my age, and the fact that I was a step 21 for many tickets in NY running film dailies for a movie from western MA to Manhattan), it was never a conversation. Just handed them my license and registration. One day I asked why I never catch a break and he said I come up on the computer for the last 10 years as a habitual speeder.... so yeah? How about start giving me a break so I DON'T show up on the puter. duh

 

I took a photo of my dash saying average speed 33 mph (last drive I guess down to the gas station and back?) but thought it was funny enough to send to my father over Facebook. He said, "I hope that's not true with that car." LOL

 

I've heard red cars get more tickets and isn't the insurance higher? Time for a paint job?

 

This is just me getting excited that the weather is starting to get warmer...slowly, after a f'ing sucky long cold winter. Should be taking the car out of storage soon.

Question:

Paddle shifters. When in Sport mode, you're full standard.
When not in S mode, using the shifters is still OK and just manually shifts when you choose, right?

I learned and grew up on a standard so it's hard for me to picture...

you can't stall it out going too slow in a high gear, can you?

Can you hurt the motor using the shifters in regular drive mode?

Not having control of a clutch just freaks me out to touch them. But would like to try to hear a downshift purr sometimes. Thanks!

 

Paddle shifters are there to be used. I use mine for down shifting fairly often. You can use them in D or S, but know that in S or D they will hold the gear until you manually shift up or down. Hold the up paddle for a few seconds and the tranny will automatically go into D no matter the gear you were in.

 

[QUOTE=GhostRider9000;1881252]I've heard red cars get more tickets and isn't the insurance higher? Time for a paint job?

Last info I have seen is :
1. White
2. Red
3. Gray
4. Silver

Also I have never seen/heard of an insurance difference due to color.

 

[QUOTE=jagtoes;1881365]More urban legends and myths, busted. Thanks.

 

Mostly, I stick just below the "10% + 2 MPH" that is the usual trigger point for interest from UK cops - so, in a 60 zone, below 68. Except on motorways, where I set the cruise to 85, and going past speed cameras, where I drop closer to the limit. In all cases, I take my speed from the TomTom, which is more accurate.

Of course, if you have the need for speed, you want an autobahn:

 

I seldom put it in sport mode. Usually only when I'm getting off the interstate to help slow the car and some times in town when I want to hear the exhaust echo off the buildings. Sounds fabulous.

 

There is always "The Other Guy" who passes me, on the Interstate, like I'm standing still at 80mph.
So this time I chased him, I backed off at 110mph, the road surface was a bit too rough for the Jag.....

 

The owners manual for my 2010 implies that is only the case in Sports/Dynamic mode

Note: When the transmission is set to
permanent manual mode (i.e. using the
paddles to change gear while in Sport mode)
and Dynamic mode is selected, transmission
up-shifts are fully controlled by the driver. This
means that the transmission will not change up
a gear automatically, even when the vehicle's
rev limit is reached.

This is in D:

Shift assist: The transmission will
automatically up-shift at the engine speed
redline in Jaguar Sequential Shift mode, as if
commanded manually.

 

And in manual mode, regardless of D/S, the 'box will always change down when the revs drop too low. That means you can't stall. Conversely, it won't change down when requested until the speed is low enough to avoid over-revving. So it's a 'smart' manual.

 

What's and XKR "75?"
Edit: Found it: https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-re...5-2010-review/


Hope they don't have deer, squirrel, skunks, possum, etc. in Germany near the autobon. Could get messy, fast.

 

Agreed that the 4.2L XKR sounds fabulous. I'm addicted to that open exhaust note, so I removed fuse 19 several years ago to maintain that tone regardless of throttle position or engine speed. The deeper you get into the exhilarator pedal the louder it gets, so a light touch keeps the neighbors happy.

Here's how the 4.2L XKR active exhaust works:



Remove fuse 19 to keep the valves open all the time. It's awesome going under an overpass, through a tunnel, in an underground parking lot, or other enclosed spaces. No need to speed!