Some interesting results:

2012 w/35K miles...white...went way too cheap I think. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...kr-s-coupe-10/

2013 w/28K miles...french blue.. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...xkr-s-coupe-4/

2013 w/27K...french blue...57K. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...xkr-s-coupe-3/

I can't say I'd spend the money for this car (though I love it), preferring to have just a "regular" XKR for the money.

But am curious on the group's thoughts on these prices...

 

Oh I watch, but without the color combo I’d want in a convertible, I just check the final price after it sold (or didn’t). My gut feeling is that higher bidders for a white coupe will hold out for the occasional RS-GT that comes along.

 

I've never been a fan of the XKR-S front end design. It has a face that only it's mother could love. 😘.

 

As for the prices, IMHO they're strong because of their low mileage (albeit driven only on Sundays a quarter-mile at a time.) None of those cars was perfect and in need of nothing. I didn't read any of their BaT listings, but I suspect that suspension work might be needed as well as other rubber parts (weatherstripping, hoses, belts, gaskets, etc.) that have deteriorated due to age, not mileage.

It looks like the value of certain "special" limited edition X150 models may have bottomed and are on the way up.

Do you agree?

 

Hmmmm, an XKR-S Front end with the pre facelift lights - didn't know that was a thing. It actually looks a bit better than with the later headlights IMO. I'm assuming that's aftermarket cause the mirror caps look like a 4.2.

 

The likeness is uncanny! 😆

 

Actual beauty is in the eye of the check writer. I don't think buyers stumble upon XK's. I decided to buy an XK before I started shopping, the same for my F-Type.

 

That picture above is actually an aftermarket cover sold years ago to appear as an R-S but in 2010-11 trim.

 

I follow XK's on BAT more than XKR's and am surprised at how cheaply XK's sell for. Granted some have higher mileage, but still the selling prices seem quite low.........or a bargain for someone wanting an XK. I didn't by mine, or any of my cars, as an investment (a foolish thing to do with a car) but to drive and enjoy. I just hate seeing such low selling prices. Jaguars rebranding hasn't done anything for XK values yet. I suspect it will take another 10 years if at all.........but my crystal ball is a bit hazy.

 

I am not longer registered there as too many of my honest reviews were erased and censored by them..

Ridiculous..

One on a car I used to own...

Caution...there are tons of reviews NOT POSTED because it doesn't fit their narrative..

As far as prices go. They used to be too high there..

Have dropped considerably last 10 months...

 

BAT always seems like a weird fantasy market. These guys describe cars with mileage unknown, repainted, fluid leaks, etc as super nice cars and they sell for way over book. Strange place to me for sure.

 

Not sure how I feel. My gut tells me there are several sellers that have multiple XKR-S models they are selling, back to back. To me, that is someone calling the top of the market, not the bottom.

 

Agree fantasy. Buyers (Batties) love ultra low mileage cars and pay top dollar. I don't understand the appeal unless you're a collector and buy just for investment. I'd rather own a car w reasonable mileage that's been driven regularly and has a full service history.

 

Was able to sell my 73 E-type there///

Buyer BACKED out....I know this happens alot..ALOT

Made deal with rich Brit in Chicago, so I was happy.

Pre-retirement sale...

 

That backing out stuff is like a speed bump to some folks. They pay a fine and go on about their business. It is annoying but seems to happen.

 

Yeah, right. And they NEVER backed out because of any fault found with the car they bid on.

At great difficulty (BaT sellers seem to always make it as inconvenient as possible to schedule), I've managed to inspect a few cars offered on BaT. Granted my experience is only a tiny, tiny, fraction and not a statistically significant sample, but each time I've found many thousands of dollars worth of repairs needed that were not obvious in the photos or not disclosed in the description. I once pushed the button to roll up a window on a convertible and it rolled all the way up and out of the door. Easy to demonstrate that it worked in the video, seller just released the button when it reached the top. And people rely on a driving video, but things like timing chain rattle or exhaust leak are not picked up by a smartphone microphone (that's designed specifically to pick up the human voice at no more than a couple of feet away), you can't smell an oil leak dripping on a hot exhaust manifold, and you can't feel a mushy brake pedal. All you can tell from a video is that it moves under its own power. I didn't even bother to make a low bid after inspections, because I know there's a bunch of high-stakes gamblers with deeper pockets than mine who have no idea what all is wrong with the car. I just let them lose their money. I can imagine some poor guy like me bidding sight-unseen because he couldn't arrange to reschedule a bunch of meetings, beg off deadlines at work and travel to inspect it within the seven days, then having to back out after he flew in to pick up the car because it needed repairs that he couldn't afford or that it wasn't even safe to drive home. But according to BaT it's never because of any fault with the car.

I've only won one online car auction, a 68 Mustang that was local that I got to drive and spend about two hours with and didn't find anything wrong. It was so perfect that I'd call it a fluke. I expect that will never happen again, at least not for me.

 

Having bought a few cars remotely, some sketchier than others, I will agree. You have to assume the worst, and I always figure that something major will be wrong with it once it gets to me, whether it was known to the seller or not. Part of the risk you take buying anything major like that remotely. I've had some great buys, and some less than great buys, but that's part of the game IMO.

 

So true:

Have bought several cars sight unseen, online and other sources.... nerve wracking..

never got burned..badly

On my sale, it was my online presence as a health care professional and car guy that probably sealed the deal on a high dollar unseen purchase..

The weird thing was the buyer NEVER confirmed the delivery of the car nor the quality of the E-type..Crickets


very disappointed...cause I loved the car///

2nd car I sold to a Brit....same result,,,,,,, was hoping to keep communication open..nada




very dry transaction......both times...


Still converse with the dentist I sold my Mint Bugeye to in 1986...

 

Interesting...I see where you are coming from. But wouldn't a PPI be something you'd order (or have the seller do as a condition of sale?)

Now you have me wondering, isn't there any recourse for buying a car where things like what you mentioned are considered covered under a return or rebate policy? (I have no idea.) If someone listed a vehicle that I won and they omitted key issues...I'd be hot and want some recourse.

 

Auctions are usually “as is, where is”. The burden is on the buyer.