Hello there! I'm from Louisiana and have joined this forum because I'm going to be hopefully buying my first Jaguar next week. It's a red 2001 XK8 Coupe with 125K miles on it and it's a beautiful flawless looking car. But before I buy it, I wanted to join the forum and get an insight on what specifics I need to inquire about talking to the current owner. I hope some of the existing long time XK8 owners here can steer me into the right direction so I won't make a bad choice purchasing it. Thanks!

The Ragin Cajun

 

Hello,
Congratulations on your new Jaguar when you finally get it.
Someone will be along soon to direct you to our XK8 section where you can ask all the questions you might have.

Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to the forum, good luck and enjoy the search. Hopefully, we can steer you in the right direction no matter what you choose, or don't choose, to do!

 

Welcome aboard.

 

Welcome to the forum The Ragin Cajun,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xk8-xkr-x100-17/ to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues.

You can also visit the US Southern Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/u...rn-midwest-67/ to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums and I hope the XK8 check out.

Graham

 

Welcome.

Graham has steered you into the right area.

Good luck.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums The Ragin Cajun,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help

 

welcome to the forum

 

Thanks a million for the welcome and especially those two links. I need an educational crash course on this particular XK8 and I believe you've just provided it. I appreciate it. Thanks!

 

Thank you!

 

Thank you for the welcome. I'll add the car details as soon as I make the purchase.

 

Thank you.

 

Glad to be hear.

 

Check the FAQ's for information about:

1. tensioners (plastic)
2. cooling system
3. transmission fluid changes (NOT scheduled by Jaguar but recommended)

Also one of the most regular questions from newbies is about replacement keys and remote fobs. The XK8 should have:

2 - Master keys (black headed)
1 - Valet Key (green headed)
2 - Remotes

Remotes can be found on ebay and programmed by the owner but keys have to be programmed by a dealer or someone with similar level diagnostics which can be expensive.

Graham

 

Meant 'here'. My auto correct took over. Where's the edit button?

 

Thanks Graham. Yes, I've been reading about those tensioner problems. I asked the owner and he said he bought the car for his wife at 111K miles and he didn't know at the time about the plague of the tensioners. He said he was unaware of the previous owner (who he said pampered the car) replaced them. He told me I'd have to take the valve cover off to check if they've been replaced with the updated metal ones.