Oppo PSA

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
02/12/2014 at 09:24 • Filed to: None

You can buy low mileage XK8's for $6-10k.

XJR's also go for $5k.

DISCUSSION (28)

EL_ULY > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:26

XK8 coupe all day, what a sexy machine :]

Kinja'd!!!

Battery Tender Unnecessary > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:26

But a "cheap" Jaguar can still be a very expensive car. :D

Jagvar > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:27

Kinja'd!!!

Nothing depreciates like a Jaaaaaaag.

I've heard from owners that those first-gen XK's are murder to maintain. Still, I have been tempted.

Audi-os, amigos > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:27

Goddamn if that XK8 is not a real decent modern take on the XKE.

Jagvar > EL_ULY
02/12/2014 at 09:29

And I actually think the lines of the first-gen look better than the second-gen. It's more svelte.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jagvar
02/12/2014 at 09:30

Yup At the the Ford dealer I worked at we had an 2004 S-type w 114k on it we paid 5000 for on trade for a used Cherokee. That was in September and the Jag is still sitting on the used lot w a 6k price tag on it.

Tekamul > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:30

There's nothing more expensive than a cheap luxury car. Except maybe a cheap Jag.

Nerd-Vol > Battery Tender Unnecessary
02/12/2014 at 09:30

This. I have a longing for the style of that car, and I can actually fit in one. But I still fear the upkeep on them. They are pretty reliable, but I grew up in the world of Hondas and now Mazdas, where the worst disaster won't bankrupt you like a luxury car can.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Battery Tender Unnecessary
02/12/2014 at 09:32

indeed like a "cheap" Audi, or a "cheap" BMW, or a "cheap" basically an European car.

EL_ULY > Jagvar
02/12/2014 at 09:33

agreed 1 trizillion bazillion %

crowmolly > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:35

Blue car is an XKR I believe.

Either way, they are at the awkward "old-modern" stage where yeah, they are cool and might seem like a bargain but there's a lot of stuff that has some years on it.

Frank Grimes > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:37

Saw one of these XK8 sitting alone in my school parking lot. It was a dark cold night and the beauty of the thing nearly brought me to tears...not really but man are those things gorgeous.

C-5M Load Smasher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/12/2014 at 09:38

Bet it looks gorgeous sitting there though right?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:40

Jags really do not hold their value. as others have already said. Here an example I just found looking for AWD manual trans cars on CL. I don't know what the original MSRP on an AWD X-type was but for it to only be ten years old with 88k miles and only retail for 7,ooo seems really low. But the funny thing is the KBB suggested Retail is only like 4500.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/cto/431636…

Kinja'd!!!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:46

I remember when the McDonald's Monopoly top prize was an XKR. I was like "damn, son, pass the burgers".

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 09:48

Buy it now price of $3K

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jaguar-XJR…

KirkyV > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/12/2014 at 10:13

Any 'cheap' luxury European car, certainly. I realise they're not available in the US, but it'd be best not to forget about Peugeot, Citroen, Renault and FIAT (and Ford of Europe, if you're willing to include them). You can generally get parts dirt cheap for the lot of them.

Niquemarshall > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/12/2014 at 10:20

Just searched "AWD manual" on Craigslist just for the hell of it.
HOLY SHIT WHY HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS

Jagvar > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
02/12/2014 at 10:24

From the seller:

"The engine seized (cylinder sleeve failure) and requires a new block. The top of the engine is perfect. If you are looking for a 'perfect' car to add an engine, this is the one."

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Jagvar
02/12/2014 at 10:32

I knew there was a catch... Didn't see that.

revrseat70 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
02/12/2014 at 10:57

At that price, I feel like there's gotta be someone out there that would pay that just to set it in there driveway and look at it.

911e46z06 > mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2014 at 11:07

Man, every time I window shop on Craig's I take a peek at XKs. They were a bargain 5 years ago, now it's just ridiculous. They're just so goddamn pretty. I'm thinking about building another garage at my house, and if I do, it'll be a real tough call between one of these and an e24. I've always wanted a proper GT car.

911e46z06 > Nerd-Vol
02/12/2014 at 11:12

I've heard these are actually pretty low-maintenance. Something is made of plastic that shouldn't be, I think the timing chain. If you pony up and replace it with a proper one before it breaks, these are supposed to be pretty solid.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > revrseat70
02/12/2014 at 11:19

I wonder how hard it would be to find a salvage yard motor that runs good.

revrseat70 > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me!
02/12/2014 at 12:07

The answer is always LS swap

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KirkyV
02/12/2014 at 19:13

I suppose I don't really think about the European cars that aren't available in America. And as far as Peugeot, Citroen, Renault and FIAT, and also Alfa Romeo in America are conserned they're all so old and uncommon that here they are expensive to maintain.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Niquemarshall
02/12/2014 at 19:16

Heres the latest good find i had with this search. Yeah its a crack pipe but Dang I'd be an awesome winter daily.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/ctd/429909…

Niquemarshall > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/12/2014 at 19:18

My god YES