Thought I had found the steal of the decade, I'm sure loads of you already saw it. I started looking for a V8 Vantage out of bordom, saw the XKR and my blood when wild with 'Must have now', and decided I wanted one fullstop. So prepared to sell my 05 CTS-V and started looking.

What looked like a nice 09 XKR for $35,995 popped up.

Used 2009 Jaguar XK Series XKR Portfolio (Gray Car) Pembroke Pines

But alas, the dealer has sent it for auction, as it did not pass their safety due to suspension issues. I confirmed this, as I found the auction listing for it as well.

http://sflaa.com/templates/runlist.html

Who knows, maybe one of you guys could get it cheap, and fix what ever ails her.

I'll bide my time, and get one next year.

I'm in Canada so prices here are just stupid.

 

Sorry it didnt work out for ya, but passing by this one was probably a good call.

The next 6 months are going to be scary for Jag buyers thanks to all the flood damaged cars coming off the eastern seaboard.
Stay alert in your hunt and avoid anything that sounds remotely suspicious or too good for the price...

BOL
Vince

 

Dang, that front suspension definitely looks whacked. I don't think I'd buy that one at any price! OK, maybe $25k...

 

FYI, I just ran an Autocheck on that car. You were seriously trying to buy it? It is listed as having frame/unibody damage. I wouldn't touch that car with a ten foot pole!

 

Yes, that did seal the deal for sure after getting the info from the dealer. I give him one thing, he was damn honest. Gotta give him kudos for that.

The earlier posters comment about flood damage, is also dead on. I was looking at a 2010 CTS-V for sale that the owner only used to 'Go to the shore'. My alarms bells rang loud.

The flooding could take 12-24 months to clear most of the bad car through the system. Lots having their titles washed through Texas.

 

Alabama is also another popular title washing state.

 

Interesting. Can someone explain what title washing is?

 

From a layman's perspective:
When cars are written off as "total loss" due to damage such as flooding, the title is "branded" before being sold at an auction. This branding is suppose to stay with the car forever so future buyers don't get taken. However here in the US, each state maintains it own titling process and requirements. So bad guys have learned that they can buy a branded car in one state, repair and transport it to another, and re-title it without the brand... Now they have a clean title and they can market the car at top dollar, with the buyer never being the wiser...until.....

Vince

 

That doesn't seem like a big concern these days, given the availability of CARFAX and Autocheck reports, right? If the car was ever branded as a rebuilt/salvage/flood title, it would show up on the report, I would hope!

 

Katrina really made them step up to the plate and many more checks are in place than there were back then.

But, keep in mind that no system is without flaws, and today's savvy crooks will certainly find a way to make a fast buck despite it.

Also, a "clean" Carfax is a joke, and no one should rely on it except to reject a car.

 

Hurricane Sandy is going to put some questionable cars on the market and used car market in general is going to get very tight with some many looking all at once. For those thinking they should wait on a used car, might want to reconsider.

 

Clean Carfax and Autocheck may be a joke for accident reports, but I would think that things like title brands are publicly available information and easy for Carfax/Autocheck to gain access to. Maybe back in the day before Carfax and Autocheck and paper titles, if the paper title didn't have any brands on it, then that's the best you could do.

Of course, this doesn't mean that you're less likely to find a car with a clean Carfax and Autocheck report that has accident damage. However, it does mean that you probably won't be fooled into buying a "title washed" car.

 

Buying flood damaged cars is not always a bad deal, it all depends on the submersion. If the water level wasn't deep enough to cause with the problems with electronics, it might not be so bad. Ive seen 09 XKR and many other flood damaged cars for sale at vehbidz.com, I'm also thinking about buying a cheap car and I'm looking for differnt options including flood damamged cars.

 

Rosenthal Jaguar in Vienna has an '09 XKR convertible that is a lemon buyback with about 30k miles in silver for $43k if anyone is interested!

 

Here's one:
Salvage JAGUAR XKR for sale 2008 CONVERTI 4.2 GAS Rear-wheel drive NEWBURGH NY - used, wrecked repairable vehicle id 835209063 | VehBidz

 

Nice thing I believe with Lemon buyback is they give you 5/100,000k warranty

Pending the issue, could be a good deal(pending in person condition). Friend of mine bought lemon buyback. Reason was bluetooth issues. Simple and ended up with really nice deal...