1998 Jaguar XJR

Well the whole reason I joined the forum yesterday was to come to you guys for buying advice on the above car.

I won't be needing it...

Sadly this was a bird with a wing down. Trunk would not open, one busted headlamp, roof appeared to have been polished with a brillo pad, paint fading horribly on the roof, badly on the hood and in between piece at the rear, tires all underinflated-rears close to replacing, the motor pulled strong but there was a frayed belt (the accessories belt) and a pulley noise coming from the engine. Car pulled to the right. All the interior electrics (windows and seats) worked and the air blew cold.

But there was no way I could get this car...and commute 15,000 miles with it next year.

I guess the mechanical bits are to be expected on a 15 year old 126,000 mile car, and being in the hot mid south the paint damage will occur.

But it was really quite sad to view such a magnificent car.

I don't think I'd be tempted by an XJ6...I really had my hopes on this one...ah well......

I'll keep my eyes open. There is a local Jag dealer-so it is happy hunting around here....

Cheers to all..

 

Tannat:
Do keep your eyes open. If you really want to get into a Jaguar, the right one will pop up if you take your time. I recently bought a non-XJR (and I realize that makes a difference) version of the same car and year for a lot less than this guy is asking. And my car is stunning. I still can't believe I could purchase so much car for so little money; so it can be done.

Keep on!
Scott

 

Tannat,

Sorry to hear this one didn't work out. Keep on searching. There are good ones out there.

Graham

 

My 1999 XJR is in rougher shape than this one, but I love it anyway! And it still draws lots of attention and compliments. But I only paid $4500 for it, and am making payments with no interest. If I would have had cash, I could have bought it for $3000. $5995 is too much money for the XJR in the ad, judging from your description.

Keep your eyes open. The right Jag will come your way.

 

I would expect to pay that kind of money for a 2001-2003 in fairly good condition.

I see this car around $3500 max.