And blistfully happy
So far so good. After reading all of the horror stories i can honestly say that so far i have only 2 minor niggles.
1. The bonnet needs adjusting on the near side (something i'll do myself rather than taking time to drive to the dealers)
2. The sat nav logic, which when i tested it out seems to want to take me from Woodbridge through Ipswich (shortest route) to Colchester rather than the quicker route via the A14. (although i must confess that i have spent little time trying to work out how to programme the sat nav)
The car drives superbly and in my opinion is much better than the 5 series BMW which it replaced. It's also much rarer although i did follow another XF for a few miles on the A12 Monday morning on my way to work. Much more relaxing to drive and for those who complain about ride quality try a 5 series in M Sport spec with run flat tyres and you'll know what a poor ride really is!
So far i've managed 39mpg with normal cruising along the A12 (as normal as the A12 allows!!!!) morning and evening and finding the heated screen and heated steering wheel a real bonus some mornings.
No problems with the seats comfort wise although they could do with more lateral support when cornering. However the sport seats in my BMW, whilst providing the lateral support, also gave me back and shoulder ache. So far the XF seats have overcome this.
In short one very happy owner & long may it continue
So far so good. After reading all of the horror stories i can honestly say that so far i have only 2 minor niggles.
1. The bonnet needs adjusting on the near side (something i'll do myself rather than taking time to drive to the dealers)
2. The sat nav logic, which when i tested it out seems to want to take me from Woodbridge through Ipswich (shortest route) to Colchester rather than the quicker route via the A14. (although i must confess that i have spent little time trying to work out how to programme the sat nav)
The car drives superbly and in my opinion is much better than the 5 series BMW which it replaced. It's also much rarer although i did follow another XF for a few miles on the A12 Monday morning on my way to work. Much more relaxing to drive and for those who complain about ride quality try a 5 series in M Sport spec with run flat tyres and you'll know what a poor ride really is!
So far i've managed 39mpg with normal cruising along the A12 (as normal as the A12 allows!!!!) morning and evening and finding the heated screen and heated steering wheel a real bonus some mornings.
No problems with the seats comfort wise although they could do with more lateral support when cornering. However the sport seats in my BMW, whilst providing the lateral support, also gave me back and shoulder ache. So far the XF seats have overcome this.
In short one very happy owner & long may it continue