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Just saw this on the HP. And I really have two schools of though on high-mileage, high-performance cars. Either this baby is about to grenade, or it's been properly maintained all its life, and will likely go another 50k without incident.
The mileage isn't the problem, I have two XKRs with quite a bit more mileage than that. The problem is the price. This isn't a 5.0L car, and there are beautiful 4.2L cars with half the mileage at lower prices than $19K. If it could be bought for under $15K, maybe then, but do some shopping.
The price of these cars (2008 XKR) 100,000 miles + over the last 3 months were sold at auto auctions and priced from $14,000 to $15,500.....which would be considered wholesale pricing.
I don't see the mileage being an issue. S types and Lincoln LS's routinely go 200k. My kids LS is close to 150 without a hiccup other than the plastic cooling parts. The motor is solid. After ten years I'd rather have a car with 100k vs one with 10k miles. The 100 k car was driven is everything is loose / functional. Let a car sit for a year or two and it can be interesting getting them back to spec.
I think collectible cars depreciate to a certain level and then start appreciating. I think the '07-ish ones are about as low as they'll go if the prices for the earlier cars are any indication. Parts supply will become the biggest issue down the road.
^^^ Not that it makes any difference, but I'm not sure I agree... For me, high mileage spells trouble for most vehicles, no matter how shiny they might be. You mentioned parts being hard to find down the road for collectable cars. Very true for many brands and models therein. I'd say a car sporting 100K on the clock will allow a buyer to be able to verify that theory in no time... This car's not that old, but no way is 19K a bargain for the ride.
There are enough of these cars around that aren't selling all the quickly, that you have options to get a lower mileage car for a comparable or better price.
There are enough of these cars around that aren't selling all the quickly, that you have options to get a lower mileage car for a comparable or better price.
I really didn't see that. While I was looking since fall very few if any would sell on Autotrader, Craigslist, Cars.com etc. The only one I noticed sell was a very nice black '10 XKR with 60k miles for $33k at a CarMAX down in Dulles VA. I was going to go test drive it and it sold within a week of popping up for sale. I was looking 500 miles and sometimes across the country. There was some rough ones out there but they were all $15k or above. There's a silver '07 XKR in Annapolis for $22k and two down in Norfolk that haven't moved. Another is up in Lancaster PA. Some guy in Philly was $14k for a gold XK with a beat up interior.
It's a strange market with so many newer cars giving similar performance at the $20k price point along with Jaguars horrible reliability reputation. I could have bought a bright red '01 Vette for less than I bought my XKR. I think a lot of the cars sitting in used car lots are just bait to get folks to buy a civic or other economy car.
This guy really tweaks my curiousity. Needs motor work, $2k with 102k miles at a used car lot up in PA. Been there since last winter. The PO of my XKR was in the coil packs chasing a clogged cat problem... https://altoona.craigslist.org/ctd/6040367116.html
I just haven't seen the buy better cheaper tune play out yet.
Looks like a nice, clean car. I always loved that color combo, red exterior with tan interior. Since I had the tan interior before in my '08 XK the only problem with it was the terrible reflection of the light colored dash off the windshield. You almost have to wear polarized sunglasses to get rid of that.
Having said that, I was always willing to pay extra to get the exact combo that I wanted. If this is your particular combo than it might be worth considering it.
I really didn't see that. While I was looking since fall very few if any would sell on Autotrader, Craigslist, Cars.com etc. The only one I noticed sell was a very nice black '10 XKR with 60k miles for $33k at a CarMAX down in Dulles VA. I was going to go test drive it and it sold within a week of popping up for sale. I was looking 500 miles and sometimes across the country. There was some rough ones out there but they were all $15k or above. There's a silver '07 XKR in Annapolis for $22k and two down in Norfolk that haven't moved. Another is up in Lancaster PA. Some guy in Philly was $14k for a gold XK with a beat up interior.
It's a strange market with so many newer cars giving similar performance at the $20k price point along with Jaguars horrible reliability reputation. I could have bought a bright red '01 Vette for less than I bought my XKR. I think a lot of the cars sitting in used car lots are just bait to get folks to buy a civic or other economy car.
This guy really tweaks my curiousity. Needs motor work, $2k with 102k miles at a used car lot up in PA. Been there since last winter. The PO of my XKR was in the coil packs chasing a clogged cat problem... https://altoona.craigslist.org/ctd/6040367116.html
I just haven't seen the buy better cheaper tune play out yet.
LOL I saw both of these cars online back then and the Carmax one in person.
The '10 was out of my budget but it looked really nice, was it? I was going to test it to make sure it fit me (6'6").
The '10 was breathtaking it was parked in the main showroom with all the lights on it. It was a Saturday morning I told my friend that was with me this car will be gone by the end of the day.
I agree with Ranchero50 that mileage, for modern cars anyway, is not that important. Age is the killer. The rubber and plastic parts deteriorate with time, UV, and contaminates such as oil.
An older car with very low mileage had to sit without running for long periods of time. The seals and gaskets have probably dried out and will be leaking. The mechanical driveline parts of most modern cars should go over 200K miles easily. Sure there are design issues with modern cars, such as the water pumps on our XKs, and the timing chain tensioners on the early Jag 4.0 V8s. The expected mechanical problems of cars from the '60s and earlier, such as rings, bearings, pistons, and etc, are pretty much gone with cars from the '90s on.
You should expect modern cars 10+ years old, regardless of mileage, WILL have problems with rubber bushing, hoses, belts, shocks, and plastic fasteners/clips.
That's my $.02.
Dave Christensen
Tucson, AZ
65 Etype OTS
91 XJS Convertible
12 XK Convertible
13 XJ
There are enough of these cars around that aren't selling all the quickly, that you have options to get a lower mileage car for a comparable or better price.
Totally agree. There are plenty of low mileage Jaguar XK's and XKR's. You just have to be patient in your quest for the car. It is a buyers market for these beauties and the market is quite thin on the sell side.
03-23-2017, 08:02 PM
XKR with 108k for 19k?
