I'm currently looking at purchasing a 2010 XF S/C Certified. It has about 29k miles and it's listed for $40,900. It has new Continental Extreme Contact DWS all season tires, which I'm hoping won't get me killed in a Cleveland winter. They are willing to go to $39,500, think this is a good deal? I looked at the car and besides some rock chips on the hood and a bird poop spot on the rear c-pillar it looks great.

 

If you are set on purchasing a charged XF, then yes, that's not a bad price.

 

Is it blue/black at Athens motorsports in Chicago? IF so its a good car, I almost bought it but held out for a 2011 XFSC for 46k. If you can wait a few months there will be more 2011's coming in as trades and lease returns and the price should go down a little more. The warranty on the 2011's is much better, includes maintinance.

I saw a 11 XFSC white/spice sell at Rusnak Jag with 18k miles for 42k in July and a 11 XFSC black/black with 10k miles sell at Herb Chambers Jag for 45k in August.

Expect 11 XFSC to be 42-45 k by December
Expect 10 XFSC to be 35-40k by December

 

That is the one! I see where you're coming from, my only caveat is that I absolutely love the color combo and I'm worried I won't find it again, thoughts?

 

Short answer: No two used cars are alike, so each sale has to be approached with a fresh set of eyes. If you like the color combo this deal represents a decent price point for you. I wouldn't sweat the mechanicals, she is a CPO and therefore a creampuff.

Longer answer: $39.5K sounds like a decent price to me for a '10 SC in excellent condition, although prices are moving south steadily as the 2013s get closer to arrival. Last week there was a thread on a 2010 XFR and the common consensus was a XFR CPO south of $50k was worth moving in on. $10k less for the SC sounds reasonable. Other comparables most likely have dicey CarFax history, are worn hard, use weirdo color combinations, and/or aren't CPOs. That said if you are patient, vigilant, and cast a wide net you can find a real steal. But for that I think you'll have to look outside the Jaguar dealership network or stumble across excess inventory headed to auction; both those cases make finding a CPO more difficult unless she's ready for her third owner. FWIW I was sitting around waiting for 2010 SC CPOs to fall down to $35K, but happened to stumble across a XFR I liked heading to auction for $39.3K (65,000 miles and CPO from the 2nd owner) and managed to convince the wife to let me move in.

I wouldn't be put off by a rock chips so long as they are small. Make sure the CarFax AND Autocheck are clean (shockingly some dealers only check one and not the other... PM me the VIN if you like and I can run an Autocheck for you). If one or the other shows an issue and you still want to continue with the sale (and as she's a CPO personally I would for a few grand knocked off), use that as a bargaining chip.

Further aside moving purely into the realm of personal opinion: I can't tell the difference between a '10 and an '11. I prefer the glovebox opener on the '10, the touchscreen interface is just fine by me, and I don't need to go to a dealer to update the navigation, so just my personal opinion it is not worth paying the upmarket for a used '11 all things being equal. '12s are another issue; you WILL be jealous of the cool-as-anything LED running lights the moment you pull up next to a '12 in your '10 or '11! But naturally you will pay quite a bit more compared to a '10.

Cheers,

- Will

 

Jaguar : XF in Jaguar | eBay Motors

Something feels wrong 6600 miles 39k?

 

There's definitely something more to the story, as their regular homepage has 'normalized' pricing for '09 XFs.

http://www.wildejaguarofsarasota.com...visitedVD=true

For the XFR, although it says 'Buy it Now' there is no actual buy it now price, so perhaps it's just a way to generate interest. Also, who asks $39,000 for a car and only posts one photo?
Autocheck shows that as a valid VIN but the vehicle was never registered. Interesting to see what the CarFax would show.

He's also selling a BMW 7 series for cheap that Autocheck shows is registered in Tennessee and a CTS-V registered in Ohio. Something odd is definitely up. I would call Wilde Jaguar directly...

Cheers,

- Will

 

Wow that does seem crazy low, I will call tomorrow and ask for the carfax.

 

macboots, it's not letting me PM you for some reason, maybe I'm too new or something.

 

Check this out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_483wt_1400

Exact same car... contacting E-bay to let them know something is amiss.

Update E-bay pulled it after letting them know possible fraud, so that was quick!

Wcoy, the admins do have to grant you PM rights. I'll shoot you one with my e-mail address. If you don't get it post back here.

Cheers,

- Will

 

I emailed him and he emailed me back... maybe I need two XF's? I feel like I need two? Do I need two? YES

 

Pulled the trigger today, they are driving it to me from Chicago and taking my car back, can't wait! I'll take some pictures next week, thank you for all the help.

 

That's awesome. Congratulations! This car is going to keep a big fat smile pasted to your face. Get ready for lots of friends asking for joy rides.

I keep thinking up excuses for errands I need to run and look for the long way there...

Cheers,

- Will

 

Congratulations and welcome to the SC club. You will not go back to less.

 

I've been looking mostly.. I've seen many low mileage (under 35K miles) XF 09's for $29K. I never pulled the trigger as I wanted the 2010 R supercharged 5.0 model. Most of the one's I've seen (under 20k miles) are around 45K+. Seems like you got a good deal.

 

I'm glad that car found a good home! enjoy the 6 year 100k warranty!

 

Keep a close eye on the market; no later than January you'll find a couple SCs fitting your criteria priced around $35K. XFR models will most likely stay north of $40-$45K for some time though.

Cars.com is a good resource. Cargurus.com is also nice, as it shows how long it is has been listed in inventory and if/when the price was dropped.

Hard to say that a $40K car getting 17 mpg is a 'value.' But I'm pretty convinced that used XF SCs represents one of the best deals out there.

Cheers,

- Will

 

So, you bought a car without seeing it in person? Hope it is what you expected it to be once it arrives.

Congratulations!

 

I bought mine over the phone, flew to Denver and drove it home to Phoenix.

the car he bought was one of the cars I looked at and would have bought if it was a 2011. Its a very clean car with a clean carfax. He will be happy

 

Great! At least you already looked at it. Makes me feel better, even when i am not claiming an ownership.