3k Mile XKR Coupe
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3k Mile XKR Coupe
Lads, in case you are looking for one of this. Great opportunity to own a 3k mile XKR 2002.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-jaguar-xkr-5/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-jaguar-xkr-5/
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No Thanks, for 30k I could easily buy two with money in the bank. I am a low mileage ***** but, that is too low. If you don't think it is going to need all the usual suspects, like coolant hoses, suspension work, etc..., etc... think again. Just saying....
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As a matter of fact the latest bid was 30k but considering that the auction ends in 4 days it can easily double that price. Last day at BaT is the most busy one.
In any case at 30k it doesn’t seems expensive considering how easy you spend 10k in a X100.
In any case at 30k it doesn’t seems expensive considering how easy you spend 10k in a X100.
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Low milage ? No thanks ! Every pretty garage queen low milage car I've purchased has been a situation of playing fix it catch up for up to 2 years . Give me a car with 100,000 miles anyday vs. this 3,000 mile museum specimen.
Cars deteriorate when they sit. And given the known issues with the XK's, why not buy one that has a,ready been updated with the good parts. Otherwise you are looking at a $10,000+ repair bill for new chains and tensioners, new shocks, new waterpump, new seat controllers, , etc.not to mention all the seals and hoses that have dry rot.
it is a total illusion that buying an old low milage car is like buying it new. If only.
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Cars deteriorate when they sit. And given the known issues with the XK's, why not buy one that has a,ready been updated with the good parts. Otherwise you are looking at a $10,000+ repair bill for new chains and tensioners, new shocks, new waterpump, new seat controllers, , etc.not to mention all the seals and hoses that have dry rot.
it is a total illusion that buying an old low milage car is like buying it new. If only.
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No Thanks, for 30k I could easily buy two with money in the bank. I am a low mileage ***** but, that is too low. If you don't think it is going to need all the usual suspects, like coolant hoses, suspension work, etc..., etc... think again. Just saying....
Cheers!
Andrew
Cheers!
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R3Wood,
You don't even know how true your words are. Yesterday, I picked up my freshly restored 2002 XKR convertible and drove it home. During the process, I had the engine rebuilt, new shocks all around, new rotors, brakes, new convertible top, new paint, etc... I also own a 2010 5.0L XKR. I love my 2002 which is why I spent more (about $15000.00) than I paid for it years ago, and I hoped that with new shocks and bushings it would feel better (though I got 175,000 miles out of the originals, so I have no right to complain). But in some cases, you just can't "teach an old dog, new tricks!" And the X100 platform is an "old dog," a magnificently beautiful one, but old nonetheless. The jiggly, jello ride is still there, the sloppy handling, and the severe (compared to the 5.0L engine) lack of power made for a little disappointment on the way home. The 5.0L X150 XKR is simply a more modern, vastly improved platform that is just leaps and bounds better feeling and better driving. Having said that, I'd still do it again as the beauty and sensuous lines of the X100 are just irresistable, and I couldn't think of anything I could get for $15000 that I'd have liked better.
You don't even know how true your words are. Yesterday, I picked up my freshly restored 2002 XKR convertible and drove it home. During the process, I had the engine rebuilt, new shocks all around, new rotors, brakes, new convertible top, new paint, etc... I also own a 2010 5.0L XKR. I love my 2002 which is why I spent more (about $15000.00) than I paid for it years ago, and I hoped that with new shocks and bushings it would feel better (though I got 175,000 miles out of the originals, so I have no right to complain). But in some cases, you just can't "teach an old dog, new tricks!" And the X100 platform is an "old dog," a magnificently beautiful one, but old nonetheless. The jiggly, jello ride is still there, the sloppy handling, and the severe (compared to the 5.0L engine) lack of power made for a little disappointment on the way home. The 5.0L X150 XKR is simply a more modern, vastly improved platform that is just leaps and bounds better feeling and better driving. Having said that, I'd still do it again as the beauty and sensuous lines of the X100 are just irresistable, and I couldn't think of anything I could get for $15000 that I'd have liked better.
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R3Wood,
You don't even know how true your words are. Yesterday, I picked up my freshly restored 2002 XKR convertible and drove it home. During the process, I had the engine rebuilt, new shocks all around, new rotors, brakes, new convertible top, new paint, etc... I also own a 2010 5.0L XKR. I love my 2002 which is why I spent more (about $15000.00) than I paid for it years ago, and I hoped that with new shocks and bushings it would feel better (though I got 175,000 miles out of the originals, so I have no right to complain). But in some cases, you just can't "teach an old dog, new tricks!" And the X100 platform is an "old dog," a magnificently beautiful one, but old nonetheless. The jiggly, jello ride is still there, the sloppy handling, and the severe (compared to the 5.0L engine) lack of power made for a little disappointment on the way home. The 5.0L X150 XKR is simply a more modern, vastly improved platform that is just leaps and bounds better feeling and better driving. Having said that, I'd still do it again as the beauty and sensuous lines of the X100 are just irresistable, and I couldn't think of anything I could get for $15000 that I'd have liked better.
You don't even know how true your words are. Yesterday, I picked up my freshly restored 2002 XKR convertible and drove it home. During the process, I had the engine rebuilt, new shocks all around, new rotors, brakes, new convertible top, new paint, etc... I also own a 2010 5.0L XKR. I love my 2002 which is why I spent more (about $15000.00) than I paid for it years ago, and I hoped that with new shocks and bushings it would feel better (though I got 175,000 miles out of the originals, so I have no right to complain). But in some cases, you just can't "teach an old dog, new tricks!" And the X100 platform is an "old dog," a magnificently beautiful one, but old nonetheless. The jiggly, jello ride is still there, the sloppy handling, and the severe (compared to the 5.0L engine) lack of power made for a little disappointment on the way home. The 5.0L X150 XKR is simply a more modern, vastly improved platform that is just leaps and bounds better feeling and better driving. Having said that, I'd still do it again as the beauty and sensuous lines of the X100 are just irresistable, and I couldn't think of anything I could get for $15000 that I'd have liked better.
I do remember that from the convertible XK8 I used to
have, the jiggly jello ride with the sloppy handling, but I can’t say the same about the R coupe. That car is not jiggly, the chassis feels stiffer, the ride is slightly less forgiving and the handling feels tighter. But most of all, power is a vast improvement vs the XK8. In my opinion, coupe vs convertible makes a huge difference.
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Lads, you are losing the point. For those like me that don’t like cars, but art, and that bought the XKR x100 final edition because it’s a beautiful piece of art (and works as a car as well :-) ) is not the same thing buying an X150, or any other car. In that case you buy a car like this and you replace hoses, fuses, tires, and you have a nice piece of art that you can even have for spin. That price doesn’t looks crazy to me based on what an engine and trans worth on these cars. But it’s just my subjective view. As you know this is pure subjectivity :-).
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I can't speak to the handling of the early XKR convertibles, but usually compared to a coupe of any model, the convertibles have a significant drop off in the road holding department . That can be addressed, but not without modifications which would impact the comfort and looks.
My '02 coupe is not n the same class as a track car, but that's mainly a function of excess weight more than anything else. On smooth twisty roads the road holding is flawless up to speeds that are well beyond the reflexes of this scrawny 67 year old man.(+125 mph, but don't tell anyone)
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My '02 coupe is not n the same class as a track car, but that's mainly a function of excess weight more than anything else. On smooth twisty roads the road holding is flawless up to speeds that are well beyond the reflexes of this scrawny 67 year old man.(+125 mph, but don't tell anyone)
Z
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Remember the XKR with 3000 miles at 30k,
well, the auction ended at 40k! XKR are going to the infinite and beyond!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-jaguar-xkr-5/
well, the auction ended at 40k! XKR are going to the infinite and beyond!
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-jaguar-xkr-5/
