As the title says, used 2014 v8 s with 53k miles. The car has already had 4 owners which is a bit off-putting and a minor accident in 2021 but has been to jaguar dealerships since. It won’t be available to test drive for about a week but I was able to see it. Seemed to be in good condition and didn’t notice any damage from the minor accident. I could tell it had the sticky buttons inside but that’s something that can be fixed.
I was just hoping for some opinions from the f type enthusiasts as I don’t love the idea of it already having 4 owners and a minor accident. I’ve looked through about as many forum threads I can but was hoping to see if anyone has high mileage v8s other than the small handful that have already posted on here.

https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/6c51a6cf-4ea3-416a-9322-1926f9615513?aff=share_other

Thanks

 

Im 5th owner on my '15 R Coupe (currently 34k miles), but everything is relative. My car was meticulously cared for, as evidenced from the intensive inspector i sent out to view it (out of state). All service records, no seams leaking, coolant pipes replaced, and liquids replaced more frequently than needed. Thus far, not a single issue, which is fine because I also got a 3rd party aftermarket warranty for an addl 5 years on it.

What Im trying to say is: this car may be good, it may be bad. There needs to be a lot more information gathered before a decision is made.

 

Thanks for your take on it. The carfax is relatively extensive at jaguar dealerships and at one point it was a CPO. It shows oil changes around every 12k miles, would've liked to see that a bit lower. Other than that there is really no extensive work that has been done according to carfax other than the 30k mile service being performed. The best option may be to take it to a third party to have it looked at.

Here is a link to the carfax:
https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...Ch2fTROaRWaeeM

 

Indeed, I am the fourth owner - purchased at 2.5 years old and 16k miles - not one issue with the car since purchase; although full disclosure, it only gets used about 1000 miles annually.

 

How'd it get to 54k miles? Love seeing that the old owner was found =)

 

The weird thing to me is that car didn't get sold until it had 4,000 mile son it. This makes me think it was some kind of demo.

 

To the OP, you really need to ask gg2684 what issues the car had when he traded it in. That's worth gold, knowing before you buy - or not. And yes, the mileage thing would also be good to ask about.
Oh, something I'm not clear on. If a one-owner car is traded into a dealer, and they put it up for sale, does the CarFax say that it's had one owner, or two? Seems like it would be "two" because at that point, the dealer owns it. If that's true, then, it's not as bad as it seems buying a "four owner car" because it may actually be a two owner car, minus the dealership possession.

 

I think gg2684 was saying he's the 4th owner of his car, a different car than the one that is for sale.

 

Are you saying you were the owner of this 2014 f type v8 s or are you just saying you were the 4th owner of your f type when you bought it?

 

It is obvious to me that he is talking about his own car which is a 2016 R according to his sig.

 

That's what I assumed as well. Got a bit confused when I saw others mentioning he was the previous owner.

 

yes, I was talking about my car - just highlighting that numerous owners isn’t a huge deal depending on the car. In my case, the car was traded by the original owner to a forum member who sold it to a gentlemen in South Carolina that I purchased from. Service records were just routine maintenance and I have now had it for 3 plus years and had a foggy third brake light replaced and regular maintenance only. Always good to get a history and check the car out. In my case, I kind of took a flyer on it - I didn’t test drive - just bought it and had it shipped.

Also, when a dealer or broker buys a car, they are not registering it so they are not considered an owner from a title standpoint. Cars can go from an auction to numerous dealers but none register it, the last owner of record is whoever traded it or sold it.

 

Which warranty did you get? There are so many out there I don't know which one to pick.