Hey everyone, just joined up. I've been a Jag guy for years and previously owned a 2001 XJ8 which I drove from 34k miles to 110K with virtually no problems. I have an 04 XJR which I bought with 40k and have logged 30k problem free miles. I'm looking into an XKR as well. I'm very familiar with all the changes between 2002 and 2003 which clearly indicates a truckload of differences. However, does this translate into reliability as well? The 03's and up are significantly more expensive (even with similar mileage) and I'm sure that's because of the performance upgrades etc. but I don't really care about them unless it means a lot more reliability. The 00, 01, 02 Benz gearbox seems to be a great piece and the motor has the 2nd gen tensioners which appear pretty sound (maybe at 100k I'd do the Gen 3 swap). Can you guys enlighten me as to anything I may be overlooking or things I should know? For 4 to 6 thousand dollars difference I can buy a lot of gas

 

Welcome to the forum 87Titan,

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Welcome to the forum 87Titan,

I see you've posted the question in XK8/XKR section and have already had some response.

Enjoy the search for your XKR and enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Welcome to this friendly Forum,
Follow Norri and Graham's advice and enjoy your membership here.

 

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