I saw this on cars.com last night and it almost looks too good to be true. However it's advertised by a dealer, so it doesn't seem like a scam. They are asking less than $20K for an '06 XKR. The mileage is a little high (83K), but it looks like it's in excellent condition. The dealer is asking $8,000 less than the KBB retail value of that car in excellent condition, and $2,000 less than the KBB private party value of that car in fair condition. If I had the cash for a second XK I would jump on this in a heartbeat.

2006 Jaguar XKR Base, $19,450 - Cars.com

 

Wow, that's cheap! My 2006 XKR coupé has the same mileage (nothing for a well-maintained V8) and I paid more than that for it back in January. We have 20% VAT, though...

 

The only cheaper XKRs within 500 miles of me are all 2003's or older. That one is three years newer, and still it is cheaper than most of the 2003's through 2005's.

 

I bet you like the color combo

 

Go on, Rev, you know you want it. Think of those quad pipes, subtle bodykit & 400+hp It doesn't appear to have the Recaros or 20" wheels, though...

 

Offer yours in trade in, who knows, the dealer may be able to do a good deal, or, sell yours privately, I'm sure that with your car's history it wouldn't be difficult to sell. Then the out of pocket will be less. There are opportunities that comes once in a lifetime. Good luck.

 

Hey Sam, that car is not too far from me. I can go check it out if you want.

 

Be very carefull....something that looks too good to be true usually is"too good to be true" (Speaking from lots of years of experience buying cars and airplanes.)

STAN(STAINLESS)

2004 XK8 fire engine red convertible

 

This does sound suspiciously inexpensive unless this dealer picked up the car in some auction or stole it on a trade-in and wants a quick turnaround. One odd thing is that almost all of the autotrader/cars.com ads I have seen for cars like this include several photos of the engine compartment and the trunk (boot) and there are none of those with this car.


Doug

 

Man to bad I can't cram 3 car saftey seats in there ! Looks to be really a nice vehicle, but the close up of the steering wheel on the left looks worn. Body lines all seem to line up as well.

 

Missing the driver side headlamp washer. Would think the dealer would repair that B4 advertising it. No under bonnet or interior pix!!

 

A 2006 still had a tape player and no CD?

 

At $19k, that's not a deal breaker... at least it wouldn't be for me.

I love that color combo.

I'm surprised that it doesn't have BBS rims... I know that was an option, but I thought all 05/06 XKRs shipped with them. They might have been changed out too. In any event, that's a good price, even if the car does have a few issues. I paid quite a bit more for my 05... but it only had 30k miles on it and it had all the options I wanted so it was worth it to me.

And I love the 05/06 body style... in the long run it will be the rarest, I think.

 

Did anyone pull the CarFax report? I did to see any comments about that. It'll show all insurance claims, and any title issues. Sometimes the reason for the price is based on that history. I don't think the dealer used the usual phrase "clean CarFax report" in this ad, did he? So if not, maybe a buyer should get the full history, and the CarFax is not a bad place to start.
tcsyd

 

Tape + 6 disk changer in the trunk

 

Ah, OK thanks.

 

I agree it's a bit strange that there are no pictures of the interior. The seats may be quite worn after all those miles (mine were). Just as a reminder, the interior of the run-out models should look like this. The CF dash could be changed free of charge for either walnut or elm (which I have). The Recaro seats were an (expensive) option. They look cool, but IMHO are not especially comfortable.



I hadn't noticed the missing headlight washer. That too is odd: they don't usually break of their own accord and I have noticed that the headlight units are often for sale without the washer. Could this mask hasty crash damage repair?

 

I think that this price is in line for a car with a "R" title. I saw one in Autotrader for about the same price. Wrecked and rebuilt.

 

That car has been there for a while. That could indicate that there is a problem with the car, but you won't really know until someone does a thorough inspection.

 

I love my Recaros. I'm sure Jaguar improved their seats, but my 97 is like sitting on a park bench in comparison.