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2014 Jaguar F-type V-eight S Long-Term Logbook: Crackin’ and Bendin’ and Fixin’ and Spendin’




October 10, 2014 at 6:14 pm by Automobile and Driver | Photography by Matt Landish and Michael Simari






“Took the Jag to Discount Tire to replace the rear tires, and it was discovered that there was a crack in the left-rear rim.” – Dave Beard, road warrior


Currently feeling the sting of $ 869 worth of new rear tires at 25,147 miles—ordered from Tire Rack for $ 416 per plus shipping—we were dismayed when one particular of our lengthy-term Jaguar F-type‘s rear wheels was discovered to have a crack just prior to the new tires had been installed final week. But this turned out to be only the tip of the iceberg. Whilst we visited our nearby Jaguar dealership to order a new left-rear wheel, the techs informed us that the left-front rim was bent and that the F-sort also necessary a 4-wheel alignment.


And just like that, our $ 869 penance snowballed into $ 928 for a new left-rear wheel—plus $ 21 in labor to mount the tire and $ 56 in tax—and yet another $ 949 for a new left-front wheel. (The wheels are 20s all about but do not expense the exact same for whatever purpose.) Thanks to the alignment, the labor on the front rim tallied $ 150 we also paid $ 57 in taxes. For those keeping track, yes, that adds up to an eye-watering $ 3030. Surely someone walloped a pothole or a piece of road debris, but the impact’s effects went unnoticed until the tire swap.



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This would be the point at which we might toss out a trope about sports-car ownership being neither straightforward nor cheap, but numerous staffers own old Mazda Miatas, and wheels for these don’t expense anywhere close to $ 1K a pop. What sets apart the Jag is, nicely, that it is not merely a sports car, but a $ 25,000 sports car. Those replacement-wheel prices aren’t any more outrageous than what Audi or BMW charge, and neither are the Jag’s wheels any much less susceptible to the sort of spitefully neglected Michigan roads we drive on every single day.




Our suggestion: If your dealer gives a single of these wheel-insurance policies, and you reside in a pothole-yptic wasteland like we do, and your hot new ride happens to roll on low-profile tires, contemplate getting the program. It could spend for itself sooner than you believe.




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