Inflated dealer rates, outrageous spare part prices and stingy insurance companies make any little fender bender a potential write off.
Be careful and stay safe!

 

Sorry, @Tiepolo , you are naive. The USA is full of con men dressed as used car dealers. They are wolves in sheep's clothing. and they prey on fools who don't realize that they're about to be taken. This Seller is a member of the Wolfpack, and he's hungry and smells blood. And, yes, he is lying because he knows that he can get away with it.

Just because you can sue someone doesn't mean that you will collect anything. What makes you think that an unscrupulous used car dealer has any assets? If he gets sued, he files for bankruptcy. You may get a judgment, but you'll never collect a penny. The taxman always gets first dibs, and usually there's nothing left after that.

It's not a fair fight. The Seller is a professional and knows every trick in the book. The buyer is a gullible amateur and believes everything the Seller tells him. He's eager to buy this beauty because he thinks it's a bargain and doesn't want to lose it. So he signs the contract without reading or understanding the small print - the disclaimers of all warranties, express or implied, including the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose together with a statement that the written document is the entire contract notwithstanding anything that the Seller may have said or promised. That contract is the unscrupulous Seller's defense, and you signed it. You bought a car "As-Is, Where-Is".

There's a sucker born every day.

If you swim with the sharks, expect to be eaten.

 

Quae est infernum. My Dad was going to be a priest. He majored in Latin initially. I heard that one a lot....

 

Great sleuth work CeeJay!

 

Spend a little more and get a good one. This one isn’t cheap. A deal that starts w a badly written ad usually has more problems down the line. Seller sounds like he’s selling aluminum siding. Based on auction price (good work CJ), car was more than just cosmetic. I’d def pass on this one. Cosmetic only rebuilds (verified w detailed before/after pictures) can be good deals if priced right. Agree w CJ that it’s appropriate only w steel body cars.

 

My mistake, I got them reversed. So much for my Latin. Thanks for the correction.

 

You mean "Caveat Emptor".

 

My 2012 Black/Black coupe is still for sale. $22,000.

 

I'm sure that you don't realize that posting a For Sale ad here, in the X150 Forum, is a violation of Forum rules. I suggest that you edit that post to add a link to your For Sale ad in the Forum Marketplace. See:
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...forums-265964/

 

Wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot barge-pole.


And that's coming from someone who bought an XKR off Carvana.

 

Yeah, sorry about that. I was feeling really bold in the moment.

 

Eh, I didn't consider that an ad, per se. Just more of a reminder. Ads usually contain more than "I'm selling mine" and are usually their own thread.

 

@Cee Jay , you missed your calling. You should have been a politician!

 

HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH AN INFLAMMATORY THING!
I'm no criminal! You take that back!!!
Besides, I very rarely lie.

 

And it appears they carefully stopped driving it at 29,665 miles. Just enough below 30K to make it feel like the 20's. Amazing how that happened!

Unless i saw original docs, such as a carfax ordered from carfax, or better yet service records, supporting the mileage, I'd be suspicious.

Stuart -- does copart list the odo mileage on their auction vehicles?

They had a nice 2014 XK on the lot in fresno. Low mileage (0)

 

Looks like they already started buffing it out.

 

Salvage title rules and laws in the US are dictated state by state and vary quite a bit. Typically a rebuilt title vehicle will discount it about 30%. The problem with older Jaguars is that many times new parts are not available and if they are a new set of headlights and a front bumper cover will total most XK's these days. Utilizing used parts is certainly a viable option as there aren't many alternatives when it comes to non Jag OEM parts and is the reason why many jag xk's get fixed these days at all. The frames on these cars are aluminum( as are many others in the world) and are held together with epoxy and structural rivets. Both the epoxy and the structural rivets are available everywhere so there is not a whole lot of mystery here to be afraid of. Structural repairs are done all the time and work out just fine. I have bought and rebuilt many salvage title cars with no issues. Of course referring to Jaguar's tech manual for rivet types and epoxy requirements are in order to complete the repair to an original standard. Great way to drive very nice cars for very little money if done correctly!

 

... the BIG IF. That works for a competent professional who has the skills, equipment, and experience to do a proper repair and decides to keep and drive it for a few years because he had too much time in the job to make a profit.

 

. the BIG IF. That works for a competent professional who has the skills, equipment, and experience to do a proper repair and decides to keep and drive it for a few years because he had too much time in the job to make a profit.


Well, being competent is important Stewart but being a professional is certainly not a must. If it were then half of the posts on these Jag boards would fall on deaf ears since everyone would be afraid to turn some wrenches and take away work from the "professional" mechanics. And it does not have much to do with turning a profit or reselling it. My point is that for the small group of hobbyists who have a decent set of skills in the body and mechanical field, they should not be intimidated by doing an epoxy and rivet repair. You certainly have a right to avoid this type of title when looking for your own car but you also should not fear monger those who decide to drive a car with repairs done with used parts.

 

All I'm saying is Buyer Beware. Anyone who buys a rebuilt title vehicle without a proper Pre-Purchase Inspection is getting a pig in a poke. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.