Hello Everyone,

A little background about myself...I'm a 23 year old guy in Texas who has loved Jaguars all my life. The class they exude and their beauty has always attracted me to them, but I never had the money or rich parents to own one. I graduated college recently and never really had much fun with spring breaks and such, so I'm looking to have some fun and give a graduation present to myself. The company car I have with my job is nice, but let's face it a GMC Terrain isn't going to get my heart racing anytime soon. So I'm looking to purchase a XK8/XKR convertible sometime this year, mostly as a weekend cruising car. The newer/lower the miles the better obviously, but with my budget of around 15k it would have to be somewhere around a 2002 (give or take a couple years). This forum has helped me tremendously in my search with tips about these cars, so I figured I would sign up. I'm hoping y'all will be an awesome resource to help with some questions I might have that pop up in my quest to own one of these beauties, and when I do I'd love to be a part of this community that actually owns a Jag!

Best,

Dennis

 

Hello, Dennis,
You'll find lots of advice in here about any Jaguar you set your heart on.
Welcome from ElinorB.
(';')

 

Welcome to the forum Dennis,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

It sounds like you probably already know your way to the tech section but if not, follow this link XK8 / XKR - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XK8/XKR forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

You can also visit the USA Southwest Region forum by following this link USA Southwest - AZ TX NM OK - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to find other members in your region.

Enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

Welcome.

 

Welcome to Jaguar Forums Dennis,

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

 

Welcome Dennis,
Sounds like you have the bug already. if you haven't already head over to the XK8/XKR section and do your homework. Do you have the ability and a place to work on a Jag yourself? If not they can get expensive quickly to keep them on the road. Remember you are looking at a 10-15 year old car and all the issues that go along with it. There are numerous experts on this forum that can help and guide you through most of it. Make sure you go in with your eyes wide open and include in your budget a couple thousand for repairs. (pre 2003, tensioners!) With that said, they are wonderful automobiles and a pure joy to own and drive, good luck with the search.

 

welcome to the forum - enjoy!!!!!

 

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