Advise on buying 98 - 99
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Advise on buying 98 - 99
I have seen two cars
1999 - 77k miles single owner clean car - 7500
1998 - 123k miles two owners clean car - 4000
what should i be expecting in terms of maintenance. I will be driving 8k-10k miles a year
which is really the better deal
budgeting 2k to2.5ka year for maintenance....
both cars are being sold on a consignment basis so middleman is making some money
need to make decision soon....
if I buy the one with 123k will it survive for two years and 20k miles
Thank You all
1999 - 77k miles single owner clean car - 7500
1998 - 123k miles two owners clean car - 4000
what should i be expecting in terms of maintenance. I will be driving 8k-10k miles a year
which is really the better deal
budgeting 2k to2.5ka year for maintenance....
both cars are being sold on a consignment basis so middleman is making some money
need to make decision soon....
if I buy the one with 123k will it survive for two years and 20k miles
Thank You all
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RE: Advise on buying 98 - 99
only way to really know is to first have a "Qualified" tech preferrebly a"Jag" tech to look the car over for you first
and if your serious about buying it im sure the place thats selling it to you wouldnt mind paying for the inspection before you purchase
personally i"d go with the 99 model with less miles
but whatever you do make sure you have it inspected first
and find someone that knows these cars
independant british car repair or preferrebly jag dealership
best of luck
and if your serious about buying it im sure the place thats selling it to you wouldnt mind paying for the inspection before you purchase
personally i"d go with the 99 model with less miles
but whatever you do make sure you have it inspected first
and find someone that knows these cars
independant british car repair or preferrebly jag dealership
best of luck
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