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Low Mileage Jaguar XK/XKR/XKR-S cars

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Old 01-18-2014, 05:27 PM
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So many of the newer model 2007-to current XK/XKR/XKR-S models are being sold with ultra low miles based on annual driving patterns. It appears that the majority of these cars are driven lightly resulting in low miles based on an annual basis.

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How many miles do you expect to put on your XK/XKR/XKR-S on an annual basis?
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 06:01 PM
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I will hopefully put 5000 miles on my 2009 XKR in 2014.

Probably less since I have 5 vehicles to choose from.
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 06:27 PM
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I was putting on about 7K miles on my 2 XKs before I traded them. Now, I am putting close to 9K on my XJL and my wife has put about 3K on her new XF in about a year use.

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Old 01-18-2014, 07:31 PM
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I'll do about 5k per year on the XKR-S.
 
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8,000 mi per yr on my RS.
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 08:31 PM
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I hope 4 to 5000 a year. I use my Lincoln MKX for work.
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 08:48 PM
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5,000 miles/year approximately.

But when I bought my '07 it already had 55k miles on it so the damage is already done!
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 09:28 PM
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2,000-3,000 miles per year, maybe.
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 09:50 PM
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Not an XK, but I am ashamed to say I put about 1000 miles on my XF in one year!
 
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Old 01-18-2014, 10:36 PM
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Living in Southern California, I put more than a 1000 miles/year going in and out of my driveway let alone driving anywhere. 1000 milles/year, really?!
 
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Old 01-19-2014, 06:20 AM
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Mine's insured for 4000/yr. I work from home, and tend to use public transport for meetings - I can work on a train, but not on a motorway, and motorway driving isn't sufficiently entertaining to make it attractive. And we have a second car, which we have to use if we have passengers.
 
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Old 01-19-2014, 07:53 AM
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I hope to put close to 20,000 on mine. Definitely over 10k. A trip with my family can easily put 1,000 on the car. The only fun these cars provide is driving them and I intend to do a lot of that.
 
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Old 01-19-2014, 08:21 AM
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I am putting about 7-8K a year on my XK. My commute is 8 miles each way on days I go into the office. We are planning a trip to VA in the spring to visit a wine vineyard and a trip or two to Montreal, but other than that... it's just local driving.
 
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In the first 15 months of owing my 2009 XK Coupe, I put 5600 miles on it ... or about 4500 per year. It is my 'daily driver' ... but then again ... I'm retired.
 
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Old 01-19-2014, 12:57 PM
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I'm easily at 12,000 miles/year.

I've said it before... Keeping the miles off is like not sleeping with your girlfriend to make her more desirable for her next boyfriend. Enjoy the car!
 
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Bought the XKR new 6 years ago and averaging 1,900 miles per year.
 
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I have a total of 9000 ml from new hope to put a few more on this year , only driven in summer and not in the rain , enjoy playing with it BL.
 

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Originally Posted by GhostriderXKR08
Bought the XKR new 6 years ago and averaging 1,900 miles per year.

How many on the SL65?
 
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I average about 12,000-14,000 per year which includes one - three road trips of about 1500 - 2000 miles per trip.
 
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purchased with 12k on the dash 10/2012 and now have 18k on it. so ive done 6k miles in 17 months, my current DD (old 7 series bmw) is giving me trouble so ive been driving this car more.

I will continue to drive 4k-5k annually. I have a short work commute and drive my ole german panzer typically.
 

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