Thinking about pulling the trigger on an F Type R and my brain says get it check

[Freya Collins]

Thinking about pulling the trigger on an F Type R and my brain says get it checked first

Been obsessing over a 2017 F Type R coupe I found listed on a local classifieds app and the seller seems like a decent guy but the car’s got Gulf specs and spent its whole life here in the Abu Dhabi heat which always makes me nervous about the cooling system and the supercharger coupler wear you hear horror stories about. The test drive felt fine honestly the thing pulls like a freight train and sounds absolutely filthy but I’m not about to drop that much cash without someone putting it on a lift and actually knowing where to look for the usual Jaguar gremlins like diff leaks or the dreaded rear subframe corrosion that shouldn’t happen here but somehow does. I was digging through some old threads on a UK forum and someone mentioned a local shop in Mussafah that supposedly knows these cars inside out and they said Visit this link for info but of course the link was dead because it was from like three years ago and now I’m back to square one trying to find a place that won’t just plug in a generic scanner and call it a day. Anyone got a current recommendation for a proper Jaguar pre purchase inspection around here where the mechanic actually owns a torque wrench and understands the quirks of the ZF 8 speed and the active exhaust valves before I hand over a bank transfer I can’t take back.

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