102,000

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Well, I took it to the Jag dealer this morning for a PPI. They found it had the leaks in the transmission, and the lines, 4 "bent" wheels, which is where I was probably picking up the road harmonics, front brakes needed replace, leaking rear wheel suspension bushings, leaking oil pan, and a few other things I can't remember as I write this. In any case, to remedy all the things they found would come to the tune of about $3,600. So I decided to pass this one up. Hopefully the third time will be the charm...

 

The right one will come along soon.

 

it sounds cheap, but has quite a lot of faults. At that age it should be better.


Jag faults can be very expensive, especially engine and transmission.


It might be that the previous owner found out that cost to fix exceeded value.


Would you be happy with it, at that price and with those faults, and drive it until it goes wrong, then scrap it?


There is quite a high chance that wishbone bushes and brake disks need replacing.

 

Nah, even if it's cheap, I don't want a car with problems. I usually keep cars for at least ten years so I need something that I can depend on for the long haul. I just found out about a 07 XJ8-L that I might go look at this weekend.

 

Best to get the best you can for the money, but if you keep cars for 10 years, you will inevitably have to carry out some suspension repairs, as the joints are not long lived. The lower air spring mounting bushes are particularly short-lived. This is not surprising when you consider the four bushes take the weight of the car !

In my opinion, the cars with the Sport air springs wear out the suspension joints much more quickly than the Comfort springs. I think this is due to the use of low profile tyres which pass much more road vibration into the joints. that would normally be absorbed by the tyre walls. Anyways, that's my theory ! FWIW, I have Sport springs !!

 

And from Tuesday next week, I will be on Comfort springs.I found a set of new old stock in eBay before last Christmas and they have been hanging around in my garage ever since. I couldnt fit them until I had recovered financiallyfrom a rear brake job, and a coolant leak problem that cost far too much money !!

 

I have the comfort springs on mine, it has covered just over 200000 miles and I have been lucky that I have only had to replace the front nearside spring, and the compressor as well, the other three are originals. I run it on 18" wheels which may also soften the ride instead of 20" wheels.

 

So I'm looking at another XJ8 contender. It has the switch in the overhead panel for Parking. I assume this is for the front sensors(?) only. Are the rear sensors passive (always on) and you have to press the switch to enable the front? Is this correct?

 

Actually the switch overrides the entire system (front and rear).

At least it does on my Super V8, unfortunately I found out the hard way and gently backed into a wire cable fence . But on the bright side I was able to work on my wet sanding and polishing skills. End result: no evidence other than this post.

 

Hmmm, does your switch have an arrow pointing back to the rear?

 

Ours does on our '04, and overrides the entire system, front and rear, just as MarcB's does. I've tested it with both front and rear obstacles. It comes in handy when you're at a stoplight and someone pulls up too close behind you, or when you're in a drive through and the sensors at the bumper corners sense the walls of the building.

Cheers,

Don

 

Thanks. Mainly just trying to find out if this car is going to have both front and rear, as opposed to only rear. I'm planning to go up to Phoenix tomorrow and check it out.

 

Look at the front bumper. Can you see the sensors? If no, it doesn't have them.

 

And dont forget your other checklist items....

 

John, from what I've learned so far, the sensors can be there but not functional. (or maybe they're just dummy sensors to fill the holes) That was the case on the black XJ that I test drove.

 

Yep... hoping to get it in to the PHX Jag dealer for a PPI. Will report back on how it went

 

Not sure if Jaguar used any "dummy" sensors, as there are XJs that had no front sensors at all. When I replaced the nose on ours, I had to be careful in my search to find the smooth bumper WITHOUT sensors. I suppose some body shop could have simply used whatever bumper was available during a repair.

 

I did it!

2007 XJ8L followed me home tonight. 9.9/10 British Racing green, with a flawless 10/10 cream/tan interior. Has just about all the bells and whistles I would want, sans satellite radio.

I think I paid a bit of a premium, but it was just too nice to pass up, and the dealer would only play hardball.

When I had the inspection done, all they could find was a slightly sagging trans mount, brakes about half worn, and a couple of exterior marker lights inop. Mileage is 53,000. No stains, no sags - spotless. On the drive home, I averaged 29mpg @ 75mph.

Now, having said all that, I will confess there IS one thing that is of concern. When I pull back the inside shade of the sunroof, I can hear some light wind noise- only when shade is pulled open though. There is no water staining on the headliner, so I'm not thinking leaking roof. Outside appearance of the window seal looks good. Will have to investigate further when I get some time.

Also, I must apologize for my earlier post about "dummy" sensors on the front bumper. What I though were the sensors, are actually the headlight wash nozzles (I didn't even know it had those) So my bad for the erroneous info.

 

Rufus,

Congratulations on your new Jag! Sounds like a real beauty!

FYI, on our '04 XJR, our sunroof leaks a little a one spot if I take it through the pressure wash, so I just wash it by hand (which is less harmful for the paint anyway). I haven't done this yet because the winter has been so cold and wet here, but it may help to apply a good rubber protectant to the sunroof seal to help keep it supple.

Again, congrats on your new baby!

Cheers,

Don