Hi all.

I’ve owned two X308 XJ8s, and now need something more economical.

I’ve looked online, and my list of cars involved a Volkswagen CC, and an E Class E220 CDI. Now, the XJ is on the agenda as I love how it looks. It’s beautiful, the fastest, but also the most expensive.

What I ideally want is a car that just wants fuel, and the yearly service.

My driving style is mainly city, so I know diesel isn’t ideal but I can live with paying to clean the DPF.

The car market is in shambles right now, and private cars are being sold not far off a dealers mark up, so I’ve decided to find the right XJ.

Assuming it hasn’t sold, I’ve seen a red XJ, 2013, Premium Luxury Auto, with a shocking 69k on the clock. Completely specced out for £12,000.

What do I need to ask the seller?
Is the car reliable?
Should I be sensible and go for the CC?

 

asjd, not being familiar with the diesel engine, that is a bit that I am going to leave alone. I just bought a 2016 XJL (fairly loaded) for $26K USD (£20,400) wtih 75K miles on it (100,000KM). This was bought from a dealership. So, had I done a bit more looking, I could have gotten a better deal. But, looking at the cars, this is a quick thing I would tell you to look for (most are specific to the petrol engines):
-when was the water pump last replaced? (these seem to be good for around 50K miles and then something happens)
-are the correct size tires on the car? Should have 245/45R19's on front and 275/40R19's. Could possibly have 20's on the car, which look in the driver's door jam, it will have the tire sizes there. I say this because most people think it should have 40 series tires on all 4 corners.
-any signs of leaks coming from the engine?
-during the test drive, floor the gas pedal (in a controlled manner) for say 3 seconds (longer if possible), any abnormal noises?
-all the electronics function like they should?
-run a "CARFAX" report on the car to see what pops up. You might be surprised what does. In my (mis)adventures getting my new XJL, I ran across one car that seemed too good to be true (knew the dealership was crooked, but that is a different story), but they were selling a car that had what I would call a blown engine. The car overheated, had new head gaskets put on it and was still having cooling issues every 2K miles there after (had been in 6 times since the overheating for various pipes bursting). The dealership offered me that car and I told them that I would not even take that car off of their hands for free based on the issues. Needless to say, they were a bit amazed that I had found all that about their car as they seemed clueless.

This will cover most of what you are going to find. If you are worried about the DPF clogging up, this is where doing a hard pull is going to be your friend. In short, you want to get the exhaust as hot as possible. So, finding an uphill on ramp onto an expressway is going to be your friend. The the kitty stretch its legs and do a long, hard pull to get it up to speed. Tossing a few of your friends into the back seat is going to help too. Make the kitty grunt. That will help burn off the carbon that gets trapped inside the DPF. Do that say once a tank and it will help keep the DPF clean.

 

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(go with the Toyota).

 

"2013 XJ" and "economical" are words that don't belong in the same post!
I love mine, but it's probably the worst City Car on the road; ill-defined and invisible corners, extreme width, and 4" of ground clearance. No body-side moldings, and if you place aftermarket ones on your car, other forum members will tar & feather you. Oh, and add extremely low-profile tires and weak wheels.
+1 with Mark's Toyota recommendation.

 

Jaguar and economical don't belong in the same sentence ... if you are worried about mpg then that will turn out to be the least of your issues - you cannot run a Jaguar on beer money, start cheating the maintrenance budget and a Jaguar will bite you severely, hell it may bite you out of spite anyhow.

An XJ for just for the city - nah - better off with an XF.