Hi,

I've been looking at X Types for a while and seeing that 3.0L manuals are hard to find. Found a dealer with a great example in good colour (pacific blue) but downside is that it has 135k miles.

Should I be wary and wait for something with lower miles (was hoping for ~100k)? Looking to keep it for approx 2 years/20k miles, will it be hard to sell on with 155k miles?

Thanks!

 

Lower mileage than most I see, in 2 years most will be hard to sell probably.

 

Maintenance counts, any kind of history on it?

 

Well - mileage definitely is a re-sale factor (as with any car) and the thing that will separate it out from the herd is how well kept up it is and yes, the manuals are rare so your off to a good start. Having great maintenance records and regular fluid changes are crucial. You want a good history of your car. Next is followed by appearance. Keeping the exterior and interior in good shape is a huge plus...and keeping the small things working including all accessories helps keep the value up.

I have seen many nice X-types with that kind of mileage going between $2500 and $3100 all day - but those are ones in what I would call good to excellent shape and all those have the service records to back it all up.

Have a mechanic check it out and ask for a Car Fax!!!!!! Good luck ;-)

peace out,
daddylogan

 

Thanks for the feedback. Going to go see it and go for a test drive but it's very overpriced so will see how they're willing to negotiate.

 

What's the asking price? I wouldn't be concerned about resale value two years from now. If that's really important to you then I'd say buy a Honda, Toyota, Kia or Hyundai. I've owned 30+ cars in my lifetime, with none considered as an investment. If this X Type is in good shape, you like it and the price is right then give 'er a go.

 

A real nice x-type 2001 thru 2004-1/2 price, 3k from owner and 5k from a dealer on average. Anything newer is just a regular car so make sure you are in the right year range for the full experience.

 

$4.9k with 135k miles from dealer. Pacific Blue 3.0L manual.


Innzane - that's good to know it's not too crazy a price.

 

Bargain with them if you like it. That to me is a tad on the high side and that is because it is a dealer. They have to make their profit margin. If you have cash I would start at around 3k and then do the dance with them. Good luck!!!

peace out,
daddylogan

 

Does everything on this car work? What's condition of the interior? As you're in road salt country I recommend getting a PPI before talking money. Just me but $4K would be tops.

 

Going to aim for Blue Book value of $3.7k depending on condition.

I know to check under sill covers for rust and for any noise from transfer case but are there any other X Type specific checks that I should look at?

 

You have to keep in mind that at best this is at least a 12 year old car, as the last year for the manuals was 2005 and 12K miles a year is about average, so depending on the year of the car you are looking at the miles are pretty favorable. 3.0 manuals are harder enough to find, so finding one with less than 100K might be next to impossible.

Resale value? In a couple years it probably isn't going to go down that much as these cars are very cheap to begin with. Most of the depreciation happened a long time ago. If the car is in good shape in two years even with 155K you won't "lose" much. Even if it depreciates $500 a year, that is nothing for being able to drive it a year. Newer cars depreciate more than your purchase price in one year. Plus, what other used car can you buy in that price range that will also not depreciate somewhat?

Subjectively speaking based on the posts through the years on here it seems like the manuals were a bit more trouble free than the automatics, but it is more based on the specific car and how it was taken care of (or not) over its life. I sold mine with 165K and it was still running great, but needed some suspension work and other maintenance and instead of making that investment I just traded it in. Had I kept it I have no doubt it would have continued to be a reliable runner for several more years.

Good luck!

 

I really recommend a PPI. You need a good look at suspension parts. If you buy this car I'd change all fluids, filters and spark plugs.

 

As I regularly check out the X-Type and XJ on Car Guru, Auto Trader and Car Fax the prices of those cars that got 100Km or lower are sold quicker, but any things over 125Km seem like sat there for a long time. But why it have to be manual?