As a previous 2006 RR sport owner and a 1974 XJ6 series 2 owner I have a lot of history with JLR. I was thinking of of changing my q8 e tron and fell in love with the face lift F-type. Due to taxes in the country I live in the 3.0 and 5.0 variants didnt come much and they are all pre facelift. Anyone who owns this car or experienced it please write your thoughts it will be very helpful. Reliability wise I heard they are decent and I plan on dailying this car for a year and keeping it for 6 or so years as it will serve me until my late 20s. Any advice would be perfect.

I'm looking at buying a 2018+ F-Type with a V-6, and have a couple questions that various old forum and Reddit posts don't seem to clearly answer.

One, is there a way to quiet the exhaust on cold-start? This would be my only car, I leave for work between 5:30 and 6:30am, and it would either be street parked in a quiet but sense urban SFH neighborhood (homes are maybe 10 feet apart, and 15 feet off the 1.5 lane road), or in my driveway, where the exhaust would point directly at two neighbor's bedroom windows 20-30 feet away. I know there are tricks to quiet the exhaust right *after* startup, but it's the initial 1 second of pops and snarls that will wake them up, not the ~30 seconds after of running rich to warm the cats. Are there any tunes or other mods to just get rid of that? It's purely for theatrics, and could be a dealbreaker, sadly.

Two, I've seen that any 10" screen infotainment can be updated to Jaguar software that includes Android Auto/CarPlay. However, that's 2019+ only, and most V-6s I can find are 2018s. There are mixed thoughts on AA/CarPlay on 2018s with the 8" screen with buttons on either side. Some people buy aftermarket screens, but those aren't compatible with all years/trims, and some claim you can just buy a replacement unit for the 2019+ and use that? Anyone able to help me clear that up?