Meow, Part II: It’s Thirsty

Kinja'd!!! "Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
03/08/2018 at 21:38 • Filed to: Jaguar, Jaguar XJ, X351

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So far the trip computer claims a 21 MPG average, but this will be my first full tank of fuel.

To be more accurate, Meow has a big bladder.

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Bonus: It stays in Dynamic (sporty) Mode. Even after shutting off and restarting. WIN!!!


DISCUSSION (19)


Kinja'd!!! Spanfeller is a twat > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 21:44

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You paid what for that much gasoline!?!


-every europpo


Kinja'd!!! CB > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 21:46

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I love it. Well, minus the fuel consumption. Thank goodness it isn’t an R model!


Kinja'd!!! The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 21:53

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That is cheap fuel.


Kinja'd!!! wafflesnfalafel > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 21:55

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nice - big Jags are yummy


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/08/2018 at 22:13

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Freedom juice.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 22:14

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Does this replace the Ferrari or supplement the fleet?


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 22:36

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Silver isn’t my favorite exterior color, but that two-tone interior is awesome.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/08/2018 at 22:54

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For now, the latter. It replaces my old DD.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/08/2018 at 22:55

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He walked right into that one!


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
03/08/2018 at 22:56

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Something something ‘murica.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Chariotoflove
03/08/2018 at 22:57

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Silver was a favourite because it blends into the sea of beige at work.

But the rare interior wood trim option on this car caught my eye.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > wafflesnfalafel
03/08/2018 at 23:00

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Indeed. Big cat is fave cat.


Kinja'd!!! KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/08/2018 at 23:03

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Mmm Shell V-Power. My car only drinks this RedBull+KaleTrumericRawJuice equivalent of gasoline. Also mainly because I have ahem “Gold Status” and get 5c off a gallon.


Kinja'd!!! MINIGTI > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/09/2018 at 02:27

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Beats the about 14 I get in my 1985 Series III XJ6


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > MINIGTI
03/09/2018 at 02:48

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I don’t believe I can maintain 21 MPG. That was biased by a weekend road trip with lighter traffic, quite the opposite of my parking-speed commute.


Kinja'd!!! duurtlang > Spanfeller is a twat
03/09/2018 at 04:40

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We’d need to convert the units to post-19th century ones first though, before we could understand what’s going on.

18.44 gallons US = 69.8 liters.
$62.60 = €50.81.
So €0.728 a liter. Yes, that’s very cheap. I believe it’s about €1.31 a liter here, so roughly 80% more expensive.


Kinja'd!!! 79 horsepower monster > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
03/09/2018 at 15:58

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My 2011 legacy GT gets the same mileage, and it is smaller, lighter, and makes less power. Was this highway, city, or a mix? It really doesn’t seem too bad at all.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > 79 horsepower monster
03/09/2018 at 16:49

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I’m going to find out with this new tank of gas but I suspect it was biased to highway, reading 22 mpg averaged over an unknown period of time.

Rating is 18/27/21 mpg.


Kinja'd!!! Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CB
03/17/2018 at 01:33

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Thanks. Yeah, I definitely do not need another gas guzzler in the stable! Fortunately the Accord, which this replaced, did not get spectacular fuel economy either. 23-24 MPG average on a 2.4L NA motor. Not a huge step up in fuel costs, but then again the Accord didn’t need 91 octane either.