My cousin got a new car.

"sellphones2493" (sellphones2493) 09/21/2014 at 21:17 • Filed to: None

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So in June my cousin was asking me for car advice for his wife. He is an ex-Jag XF owner, now driving a brand new XJ. His wife drove a 2004 Infiniti FX45 since new, now with over 150K on it. She loves it, but wanted something newer, sexier, and more fun.

What they wanted:
- 4-door or coupe or crossover - didn't matter
- not a dime a dozen ( rare if you will)
- nice to look at and drive
- under $100,000

They were ready to drop a deposit down on a Macan. I told them that they should look at a Model S or an S7.

Here's what they got:

Not what I was expecting, but definitely a nice choice. Here's the best part, however. Due to him having a fair amount of Jags and with loyalty and all, they offered him employee pricing on it. While he could have had a new F-Type MSRP at $110,000 for $105,000. They sold him the XK-R that stickered at $110,000 for $78,000 - he got $32,000 off sticker.

I'll be driving it once I come home from school...

(Excuse my father's subpar picture taking skills)

asindhidude > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 21:28

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nice. 10/10 would buy. (if i had the scrap)

jvirgs drives a Subaru > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 21:29

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Maryland. I like the 'Murica plates better than the old state crest plates

Vicente Esteve > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 21:34

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At that price that is SERIOUSLY tempting. I also have an cousin who was told by Jaguar he could have an XK for about 80K when it normally would cost 120K. Mind you, he was looking at a 911 Targa and Maserati Grand Turismo.

sellphones2493 > jvirgs drives a Subaru 09/21/2014 at 21:37

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I hated them at first, but I guess they've grown on me over time. The state has done a good job of switching people over - it's pretty rare to find the old one's on any car.

Luckily there is a fair amount of options for plates in MD, like my O's plates (besides the fact they've been stolen twice here in Connecticut).

sellphones2493 > Vicente Esteve 09/21/2014 at 21:41

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Yeah, while the car really isn't anything new or groundbreaking now (still one of the sexiest cars available), he pretty much saved a BMW 320 in discounts. I'm pretty sure that is also because the demand for these is super low.

Vicente Esteve > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 21:53

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Exactly. Also, that refreshened model is not that common. F-Type though...

Steve in Manhattan > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 21:55

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That is a great choice.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > sellphones2493 09/21/2014 at 22:24

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Carnelian Red really does the XK justice. It looks gorgeous. I saw one almost exactly like this one at Starbucks last week. I told the owner that he had a nice XKR, so he let me sit in it while he started it up. It sounds glorious.