Jaguar Club SG

Johneunice · Veteran Member

From Audi to Jag

Makapook · Guru

Congrats! Wise decision, fish and chips nicer! My guess is Wearnes will definitely go for it, hope you collect the car in time!

Tintin in Sg · Member

From Audi to Jag... I'm pretty confident you won't regret.

FYI, I was committed to only 2 bids back in May 2013. and despite the upward trend of COE, Wearnes did push very hard and got their hands on the cert for me.

rest easy! looking forward to seeing another Polaris White on the road.

adidasjim · Veteran Member

Congrats on ur new ride!!!

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Thank you kind folks ! I adore my a5sb tremendously but it is notoriously unreliable ala the 'famous' 7speeder s-tronic.

i certainly do hope wearnes will secure the COE asap since their GM Steve Poh also confirmed with me that the car will arrive July the 24th.
i hope that I'll enjoy this XF since this is my first RWD... I still love quattro aka AWDs...

Cheers !

Johneunice · Veteran Member

hi bro, was your bid the guaranteed or non ? If it is the latter, I would be impressed to see Wearnes bidding so aggressively for it.

Skyggen936 · Member

There are AWD versions of the XF, but i don't think we'll see them here..

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Skyggen936 wrote:
There are AWD versions of the XF, but i don't think we'll see them here..

Yup you are right. It's a shame. AWD's excellent grip and advantage on pull from rest is something I'll miss for a while.

samsung77 · Senior Member

Limitation in terms of aftermarket products to play with.. Minus point. Else, the car is still unique as of now.. Till the volume increase like BMW

Johneunice · Veteran Member

samsung77 wrote:
Limitation in terms of aftermarket products to play with.. Minus point. Else, the car is still unique as of now.. Till the volume increase like BMW

Yup. Excellent tunes like APR are readily available for Audis, Beemers and VW.

Anyone knows good tuning for Jag? Not that impressed with the stock 340NM torque.

Cheers

zenkinz · Senior Member

I booked a 2.2d last Sat, also 3 bids no guarantee at 60k rebate. Wearnes managed to successfully bid for me 2 days ago, so I will be collecting next week or week after!

zenkinz · Senior Member

Johneunice wrote:
Thank you kind folks ! I adore my a5sb tremendously but it is notoriously unreliable ala the 'famous' 7speeder s-tronic.

i certainly do hope wearnes will secure the COE asap since their GM Steve Poh also confirmed with me that the car will arrive July the 24th.
i hope that I'll enjoy this XF since this is my first RWD... I still love quattro aka AWDs...

Cheers !

i thought only the DSG is problematic, looks like wearnes is doing well, just 8th july they had a fresh stock

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Congrats ! Now, this is the thing that pissed me off. I paid the deposit on Sunday, just one day after you and to my surprise, my SE DID NOT put in a bid for me on Thursday ! I was not impressed at all.

So the next bid is on August 7th. If COE were to rocket through the roof, I will be extremely pissed off.

Johneunice · Veteran Member

arthury wrote:
Hi all, I am a new member here; giving up my 3 yr old A6 and booked a XF last Sunday. Wearnes managed to get my COE on wed and in fact they bidded 81K for it. The colour, Stratos Grey, I want will only be in end of the month, 30th July. I am looking forward to it. = D

Hi arthury, happy for you but i'm even more pissed off now. we booked on the same day ! what was your bidding like ? 3 bids non guaranteed ?

guys, what do you suggest i do ? any recourse ? what if the next bid on aug 7th rockets ? I'm really getting pissed off.

-- Edited by Johneunice on Saturday 20th of July 2013 10:15:36 AM

arthury · Member

Hi all, I am a new member here; giving up my 3 yr old A6 and booked a XF last Sunday. Wearnes managed to get my COE on wed and in fact they bidded 81K for it. The colour, Stratos Grey, I want will only be in end of the month, 30th July. I am looking forward to it. = D

arthury · Member

Hi John, mine is the same as urs (4 bid non guarantee) and COE rebates at $60K. Did u check online whether they have put in the bid for u last Wed? I tried on Wed noon on the way to the airport, I couldn't find my IC# in the system but when I tried again later in the evening on the way for dinner, I saw my full details n bid price etc n the status of the bid. U might wanna try log into Https://ocoe.lta.gov.sg again.

Johneunice · Veteran Member

hi bro. i checked the bidding system from wednesday till even 359pm thursday; not a single bid submitted.

that was when i asked for clarifications from my SE. she gave me a pretty much half baked answer like "Wearnes decided against bidding because the levels were above their threshold etc etc". She broke the camel's back when she claimed her management will consider this as the first of 4 bids !

long story cut short, my first bid will start August 7th. Really bloody hell.

arthury · Member

Wow, so sorry to hear that. I am quite surprise to hear that and thought they will try their best to deliver the car ASAP. Don't sweat about it n ruin ur joy of getting a new car. I believe they will do their best the next round. Cheers

zenkinz · Senior Member

Johneunice wrote:
hi bro. i checked the bidding system from wednesday till even 359pm thursday; not a single bid submitted.
that was when i asked for clarifications from my SE. she gave me a pretty much half baked answer like "Wearnes decided against bidding because the levels were above their threshold etc etc". She broke the camel's back when she claimed her management will consider this as the first of 4 bids !
long story cut short, my first bid will start August 7th. Really bloody hell.

Johneunice, just read in vagsg about your a7. Hopefully you get a better experience in Jag.. my first too, and so far so good! I think your SE might have confused .. I think they will only bid with a chassis / engine number, and since your car has not arrived yet, I think they are taking a risk to bid if they do so. hope you will get your car in Aug, so far it looks like Wearnes would bid even if the COE goes up to 70+ as in my case.

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Hi folks, thanks for all the pmails and posts. You guys will be amazed to know that the engine and chassis numbers were given to me and indicated on the purchase agreement !

Now, with the above details readily available at the time I placed my deposit, why did Wearnes not put in a bid for me ?

Their GM Steve was professional and a gentleman. He assured me this morning they will do their best for the next bid and apologized for this lapse.

I understand that there is supposedly a list of SEs who are blacklisted. I certainly hope my SE isn't on the list.

by the way, did your SE throw in 3M carpets or even free servicing ? Mine is next to none !

Sidenote to the folks who booked the 2.0 petrol, was your price between 200-209k with 4 bids non guaranteed or 228k ? Thanks !

arthury · Member

Hi John, according to my SE the sell price is fixed; Solar film was "paid by" Citi upon the approval for the loan. However, I did asked my SE for a Jaguar golf bag as I will be playing in Audi Quattro Cup in Aug; just to make sure I arrive at Sentosa bag drop in my new ride with a new bag. = P

I didn't ask for the 3M mat though cos I prefer to get it customized after I have collected the car; such as thickness, color, fitting etc. You might wanna ask your SE to give it to you free. As for free servicing, you should be getting 3 years or 72,000km (whichever come first) at the interval of every 1 year or 24,000km including parts n labour for free. U might wanna check in your booking form.

Hope this help.

Johneunice · Veteran Member

arthury wrote:
Hi John, according to my SE the sell price is fixed; Solar film was "paid by" Citi upon the approval for the loan. However, I did asked my SE for a Jaguar golf bag as I will be playing in Audi Quattro Cup in Aug; just to make sure I arrive at Sentosa bag drop in my new ride with a new bag. = P

I didn't ask for the 3M mat though cos I prefer to get it customized after I have collected the car; such as thickness, color, fitting etc. You might wanna ask your SE to give it to you free. As for free servicing, you should be getting 3 years or 72,000km (whichever come first) at the interval of every 1 year or 24,000km including parts n labour for free. U might wanna check in your booking form.

Hope this help.
Hi Arthur, thanks loads for your reply. I think Wearnes is kindda sticky when it comes to freebies. Like you, I did'nt have much opportunity to ask for concessions as the entire process seems really fast. I swung by Wearnes after church with my wife and 5 month old, with only the intention of seeing the Jag in the flesh.

Ended buying it.

Anyway, my SE encouraged me to take up the 3 years servicing package... at SGD3000 ! How come it can be offered free ?!

Alamak, have a feeling I'm getting the shorter end of the stick.

-- Edited by Johneunice on Sunday 21st of July 2013 09:25:00 AM

ck_marz · Newbie

I have ever checked prices on volvo with 2 diff SEs before. One quoted free service but the other not. I guess service package is something Wearnes SE use to increase their buffer for us to negotiate.

XFS · Senior Member

Johneunice you got pm

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Hi brother, don't see your pmail yet smile

XFS · Senior Member

Johneunice wrote:
Hi brother, don't see your pmail yet

Check again bro.

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Got it. Thanks bro. Now, the whole deal is smelling more and more dodgy...

Makapook · Guru

Any updates?

zenkinz · Senior Member

I think today is COE bid for Johneunice's ride. I think he should be able to get it.

Oris · Veteran Member

Bro Johneunice, I believe that freebies like the solar film, mats etc come from the SE's own account. I think most of us got different deals. Personally, I took a quick deal with a higher trade in but no solar film or mats. This was during last year's clearance deal in Dec. My SE gave me some small items...I got my ride as promised before CNY...within 3 weeks, 1 bid. I didn't get as much as most bros here but am still happy with what I got.

My previous ride was also AWD but to be honest although the XF is only RWD...you will only feel the diff if you drive it hard in the wet. Otherwise in dry conditions not much diff. I'm really happy with the handling despite of its size. Just my personal opinion.

I hope you get your ride soon bro. wink

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Hello brothers ! Ok, got my COE today. Wearnes bidded quite aggressively for me at 78,888. My car is already in SG and can collect as early as next week. I'll be out for business trip so I'll collect it in the 3rd week of August. All in all, I paid $209,000 for a XF2.0t petrol. Am happy with this price. Hope this Jag will not disappoint me like my Audi. Cheers brothers !

arthury · Member

That's good news! Congratulation! 😃

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Hi Arthur ! Thank you and enjoy your new ride too !

Johneunice · Veteran Member

By the way, folks with the 2.0t petrol, what type of tires your ride came with ? i'm thinking of trading in the stock tires for either CSC5 or PS.
thanks !

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Makapook wrote:
Any updates?

Hi brother. Saw you zooming down Church Street yesterday noon. Nice cat with a really nice number biggrin

chiaster · Guru

Congrats, johneunice :)

Looking forward to seeing you and your ride soon!

Stock tyres should be Pirelli PZero...

CSC5 and PSS are both very good but if you're going for the CSC, please go for the "5P" instead of just the "5"...

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Hi brother, thank you !

I'm on CSC5P and loves the firm grip both wet and dry. PSS is, in my opinion, a tart bit overpriced considering it's almost on par with the former.

I'm thinking of trading up my stock 18" Vela Alloy Wheels for a 19"... Anybody wants my rims+rubber ? biggrin

Makapook · Guru

Johneunice wrote:
Makapook wrote:
Any updates?
Hi brother. Saw you zooming down Church Street yesterday noon. Nice cat with a really nice number

Oh... Yeah i'm working in Havelock area. Church St means I'm headed either to Raffles Boulevard for kopi with some Jag kakis here or towards ECP to go MBSGC (again) to meet some Jag kakis here for a round of golf practice... hehe.. Else, I should be headed to CTE on normal days noon time.

Where do you work?

Do u fancy either kopi or golf???

silencer162 · Senior Member

Tried both PSS and P Zero, and I must say that P Zero is indeed more aggressive compared to PSS.

Road noise is a bit lesser on the PSS though.. but if you were to calculate dollar and cents, P Zero is definitely value for money.

PSS wet grip is not as good as P Zero.

Makapook · Guru

Ok shortlist P Zero for next set of rubbers!

Johneunice · Veteran Member

hello brother ! I work at Chulia street. Kopi keeps me awake while golf has the opposite effect biggrin

Or maybe I should pick it up again ? smile

Makapook · Guru

Chulia Street. Must be big time banker like brudder Sommersby... PM me name and number. Will jio next impromptu kopi...!

Johneunice · Veteran Member

Makapook wrote:
Chulia Street. Must be big time banker like brudder Sommersby... PM me name and number. Will jio next impromptu kopi...!

I'm just an employee haha ! pmail you my contacts. Cheers !

chiaster · Guru

Don't worry, you're not alone :) me small fry employee too :)

Makapook · Guru

Hmmm... nowadays "small fries" and Jaguars go along sia???

But goes to show Jag owners are humble folks, which is seen in their car choices. No mercs or BMWs...

Sommersby · Senior Member

Hi guys. I was also a convert from Audi A5 Cabrio to XF 3.0 SC. I have to say the only regret I have was to give up the feeling of driving down the highway with my top down in the cool breeze of the night.... irreplacable feeling but I managed to compensate that with a higher torque and horsey Jag. The drive is totally difference between a 2 litre TC vs a 3 litre SC. though the latter requires RPM to hit 3.5k before the SC kicks in, the pull is definitely more distinct than a TC. If you drive constantly above 3.5k RPM, the pull is also constant without any lag. Built quality and handling is comparable to the audi in my opinion. You will love the ride in the long run.....

zenkinz · Senior Member

icebear wrote:
i think the audi and VW interior generally more plasticky in nature.. the jag just feels that more plush..

a case in point on why I think otherwise. If you look at the aircon vent, you see the plastic is not 100% flush with the dashboard, as compared to the VW/audi.. but the latter creates the squeak/rattle as a result. so I'm not that hung up about the "imperfection". you gain some, you lose some (and maybe more )

the lower dashboard is also made of hard plastic .. vs "cushioned plastic" in most German makes.

-- Edited by zenkinz on Wednesday 14th of August 2013 11:41:32 PM

chiaster · Guru

I think the interiors of our jags beat the Audis, Beemers and Mercs hands down...

Jags have got mostly leather, wood and aluminium in the cabin... You get a lot of plastic with the Germans...

chiaster · Guru

And I know because I switched from a Merc to my current Jag...

zenkinz · Senior Member

actually I think the German interior is better (maybe not so much for Merc) but more in terms of the seamless fitment of the interior components. But there's a problem with that, it usually end up with squeak and creaks due to the plastic / plastic / leather rubbing. So far my XF is squeak-less although randomly I do hear some light rattling when I am stopping the car (not sure if anybody has that)