I've got a local auto body guy that goes to various car auctions to buy cars for clients and to sell at his business. Now at these auction the cars are usually somewhere from $10K-$30K type cars. Do I assume that the auctions that the Jaguar dealers go to are the high end types ? Also do I also assume that the quality of the cars at these auctions are almost as new. I've talked to a few dealers and they have purchased auctions cars and it seems they were mostly late model Jags with low mileage and one owner. Is this the general understanding.Just trying to grasp this.

 

A friend of mine has a car dealership. Over the weekend he told me his friend picked up a 2012 Aston Vantage V12 for like 54K in a Detroit auction.

 

I have access to the auto auctions, PM me. Be aware late model Jaguar XKR's are very rare at these auctions.

 

You will be buying these cars "under the gun". Although you can look it over out in the field, you will not get the time to do a very thorough examination of the car which you would certainly do if buying on a lot or privately for Jaguar kind of money. Is it worth it to you even if you are able to save some money? Make sure you get at least all the history you can get from the ID number before bidding. Make sure you are buying under a green light so that you can arbitrate if necessary. Good luck and do your homework. It's still a lot of money.

 

Understand so if a Jaguar dealer is buying and then CPO's the car how would that be a risky deal. Also if the dealer pulls service history and carfax (I know they don't get it all) shows no issues would it something to buy. Then again unless the dealers are getting lease returns or trade in's how would you know if they are selling auction cars. Then again is an independent better or worse then a dealer. Interesting!

 

I followed a particular car from NY auctioned to a Florida dealer on line. Some dealers have access to pre inspection reports before the car runs through the lane. The rating system was 1-5 and this particular car was rated a 2 out of 5. The report showed the driver's side fender and rear quarter were redone but acceptable, a number of deep scratches that required paint work, and curb rash on a few rims. I went to see the car at the dealership after it was dealer prepped. It look like a new car. Only if you are in the business could you see the paint work. I'm not in the business and unless I scrutinized it further would not be able to tell the body of the car was reworked. When spending close to 50 large (at that time) I wanted as close to a perfect car as I could get.

 

One key is to buy a high-line car in a non high-line market auction as my example of Aston. Not many bidders are looking for such expensive cars and that is why it went cheap. Go to Manheim, and there's more people competing. I believe this car had a condition statement as someone mentioned earlier and I think they guarantee the car to be in the condition of the statement.

Obviously, you need to have clear funds to buy the car which could be an issue for some. If I were to buy via an auction, I'd just pay out 1-2K on the car as commission so my friend buys it while I secure financing while it's in transit to me.

I thought Jaguar auctions out of Manheim?

 

I hear you and I had a guy look at this one and the carfax said it was hit. The sales guy said he couldn't tell and didn't know until he read the carfax. My guy said the car looked like new except for the curb rash on a wheel but that would be repaired. This was an auction car. I passed because of the seats as I want the cool/heat feature and not the performance seats. Cars for Sale: 2012 Jaguar XK R Convertible in Rockville, MD 20852: Convertible Details - 366232152 - AutoTrader.com

 

Recent Jaguar auction sales from 3/2/2014 to 4/14/2014.......


Vehicle Equipment Style Color Miles Odo Net Bid Auction Sale Date
2013 Jaguar XF RWD LU 4G AC SR 4D BLAC 7,725 Actual $34,400 Waverly, NY 03/14/14
2013 Jaguar XF I-4 4D Sedan 2.0L I4T BLAC 3,659 Actual $36,500 Londonderry, NH 03/13/14
2013 Jaguar XF I-4 4D Sedan 2.0L I4T 4G 4D WHIT 10,170 Actual $36,000 OK City, OK 03/21/14
2013 JAGUAR XJ BASE BLUE 1,752 $50,500 Boston, MA 03/20/14
2013 Jaguar XJ AWD 4D Sedan Base AW 6G 4D BLAC 1,280 Actual $58,500 Salt Lake, UT 03/11/14
2013 Jaguar XJ AWD 4D Sedan LWB Portfolio AW LU 6G WHIT 2,909 Actual $64,000 Flint, MI 04/09/14
2013 Jaguar XJ V6 4D Sedan Base 6G AC 4D BLAC 13,725 Actual $50,000 Fort Myers, FL 03/24/14
2012 JAGUAR XF BASE BLAC 21,987 $28,200 Los Angeles, CA 03/13/14
2012 Jaguar XJ V8 4D Sedan LWB Base LU 8G AC 4D SILV 17,751 Actual $48,000 San Antonio, TX 03/11/14
2012 Jaguar XJ V8 4D Sedan LWB Base LU 8G SILV 3,980 Actual $53,500 Flint, MI 04/09/14
2011 JAGUAR XF PREMIUM RED 42,080 $28,000 Golden Gate, CA 03/31/14
2011 JAGUAR XJ L SUPERCHARGED BLUE 31,395 $43,600 New Jersey, NJ 03/12/14
2011 Jaguar XJ RWD LU 8G AC 4D TAN 33,485 Actual $38,000 Gardena, CA 03/11/14
2011 Jaguar XJ V8 4D Sedan LWB Base 8G 4D GRAY 31,830 Actual $41,000 OK City, OK 03/13/14
2011 Jaguar XJ V8 4D Sedan LWB Supercharged LU 8G AC 4D WHIT 25,219 Actual $53,000 San Antonio, TX 03/25/14
2011 Jaguar XK 2D Convertible Base 8G AC CV BLAC 46,566 Actual $42,000 Springfield, MO 04/10/14
2010 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged LU 8G 4D BLAC 65,809 Actual $24,000 Salt Lake, UT 04/15/14

 

I had a car dealer friend with a Manhiem account and watched for months, and saw very few 2010 XKRs. I finally found one from a private seller on ebay. Sale worked out fine. I put down a deposit, inspected and drove car home.

 

Congratulations. How about some pictures?

 

Got my 2010 XKR from a Jag dealer who had purchased it at a California auction at the end of a one party three year lease. He got it approved for a CPO and put it on his lot. I walked in while dropping off my 2004 XJR for some expensive repairs and the rest was history...

But XKRs of any kind were rare at this dealer. He's got one on his lot now--a cherry 175 in ultimate black--lots of XF variants, a few F-types, and boatloads of Rovers of one sort or another. He sells far more Rovers than Jags, which I think is typical...

 

My 2010 XK with 16K miles was on a truck heading to the auction when I finalized a deal with the Jaguar dealer in Chicago. They had the car shipped back to them and then trucked to me. The car is perfect! The only thing I can think of as to why it was going to the auction is that it was winter in Chicago and the dealer probably figured they'd be stuck with it until spring.

 

New Auction results......once again XK/XKR models are hard to find. most popular model appears to be XF and XJ.

Thought this might be of interest. Time period is 4/15/2014 to 4/29/2014.

Vehicle Equipment Style Color Miles Odo Net Bid Auction Sale Date
2013 Jaguar XJ V6 4D Sedan Base LU 6G AC 4D SILV 14,805 Actual $47,100 San Antonio, TX 04/29/14
2012 JAGUAR XJ BASE SILV 2,481 $45,250 Boston, MA 04/17/14
2012 Jaguar XJ RWD LU 8G AC RA AL WA 4D WHIT 51,522 Actual $48,100 Thousand Oaks, CA 04/25/14
2011 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Base LU 8G AC RA AL WA 4D BRON 38,153 Actual $24,750 Thousand Oaks, CA 04/18/14
2011 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Premium LU 8G AC AL WA SR 4D BLAC 53,684 Actual $24,250 Kansas City, MO 04/24/14
2011 Jaguar XF RWD LU 8G AC RA AL WA 4D WHIT 39,646 Actual $26,250 Thousand Oaks, CA 04/29/14
2011 Jaguar XJ V8 4D Sedan LWB Base LU 8G AC WA 4D BLAC 58,603 Actual $32,500 Boston, MA 04/23/14
2010 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged LU 8G 4D BLAC 65,809 Actual $24,000 Salt Lake, UT 04/15/14
2010 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Premium LU 8G 4D Red 65,212 Actual $20,600 San Jose, CA 04/24/14
2010 Jaguar XF RWD LU 8G AC AL WA 4D BLAC 45,311 Actual $27,400 Kansas City, MO 04/17/14
2010 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Premium AT LU 8G 50 AC WA 4D BLAC 40,825 Actual $25,000 Sacramento, CA 04/29/14
2010 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged LU 8G AL WA SR 4D BLAC 66,031 Actual $25,000 Spokane, WA 04/24/14
2010 JAGUAR XK BASE BLAC 43,676 $33,200 Washington DC, VA 04/15/14
2009 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Premium LU 8G AC 4D BLAC 92,320 Actual $15,300 Carrollton, TX 04/22/14
2009 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged LU 8G AC 4D SILV 63,072 Actual $20,500 Carrollton, TX 04/17/14
2009 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged 8G 4D CHAM 68,800 Actual $20,275 San Jose, CA 04/16/14
2009 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Luxury AT LU 8G 50 AC 4D BLAC 53,971 Actual $19,400 Sacramento, CA 04/22/14
2009 Jaguar XF 4D Sedan Supercharged 8G AC 4D GREY 60,991 Actual $21,200 St Petersburg, FL 04/23/14
2007 Jaguar X-Type 4D Sedan 3.0 AW AT LU 6G AC SR 4D SILV 116,086 Actual $4,400 San Jose, CA 04/24/14
2007 Jaguar X-Type 4D Sedan 3.0 6G AC 4D BLAC 114,412 Actual $4,100 Atlanta, GA 04/25/14
2007 Jaguar XK 2D Convertible Base LU 8G AC RED 58,754 Actual $18,500 Carrollton, TX 04/15/14
2007 JAGUAR XK No badges LU 8G AC AL WA 2D BLUE 117,512 Actual $15,900 Birmingham, AL 04/23/14
2007 Jaguar XK RWD LU 8G AC AL WA CV SILV 79,942 Actual $19,400 Thousand Oaks, CA 04/24/14


These are future auctions and cars ready to go to auction:

Flint, MI Wed, May 7 2007 Jaguar XK 2D Convertible Base
Gray 2Dr 67,312 Actual Miles Pre-bid start at $25
7d 12h 19m

 

My 2013 XKR was an auction car. Texas Imports bought it and then listed it on AutoTrader, where i noticed it on sale for $70K. Over the past 3 months I have been really pleased with the car, with only 3K miles, it's like new.....

2013 Jaguar XK XKR COUPE 510HP SUPERCHARGED V8,20-INCH WHEELS,LIKE-NEW Dallas, Texas | TEXAS IMPORT SALES

Getting the Jaguar Takoba wheels chromed this week and tinted the windshield and windows with 50% ceramic llumar.

 

You got yourself a beautiful car. I saw the listing previously.