caught this while running errands - 4 years with her and still enjoying the daily drive!

 

Always nice to hear from someone enjoying the XK8/XKR as a DD. They're beautiful cars and just a "hoot" to drive.

May you have another 150K miles of enjoyment.

 

Excellent! I'm a sucker for cool odometer readings. And always enjoy someone who really drives their cars.

My blue cat only has 138k, but it is my daily driver.

Drive on!

 

Congratulations. My XK8 is only halfway there.

 

I'll be hitting the 160000 marker soon! Even though I drive my 2010 XKR coupe most days now, this week with mid-eighties temperature and beautiful blue skies, it's perfect convertible weather, and I've reminded myself why I love my 2002 so much.

 

Steve,

Impressive!

How many have you put on in the four years ownership?

Graham

 

thanks all

Graham - 58500 have been under my ownership

 

I so envy you. In 12 years I've only done 20,000. Real life gets in the way...

Hope you have very many more.

Kind regards

Mark B

 

Wow! Congratulations, I just hit 57,500 in my 2003 XKR Convertible. It had 55,215 miles on it when I bought it on March 8th, 2015, and I put ~360 miles on it just to get home. It is also my daily, 'make the other guy regret squaring up to me at a stoplight', driver.

Being that the car spent most of it's life in Seattle, I was terrified when I read a post the other day concerning rust problems, but after a quick look around, I was relieved to find no rust on my car, and an aftermarket undercoating; it is also obvious this car had been garaged all it's life as well, as this is the newest 13 year old car I have ever seen. People regularly mistake it for new, and an Aston-Martin DB7.

Out of curiosity, and barring normal service and maintenance, what have you HAD to replace or repair, in the 58,500 miles since you've owned it? To another 150,000!

 

over that time frame:

driver's side rear wheel bearing, hub carrier and rotor replaced

alternator & battery replaced

replaced most of front suspension (upper mounts, shocks, springs, bushings and upper ball joints); rear suspension parts on hand just been lazy

@132000m, transmission was rebuilt (2yr/24k mile warranty) and rear main seal replaced

all coolant hoses, thermostat and radiator have been replaced

high pressure power steering line replaced

convertible top hoses to the hydraulic rams replaced (latch hose replaced by one of previous owners)

passenger rear window regulator replaced (caused hydraulic leak)

just because - replaced the original 17" Lamina rims with 18" chrome Coventry Whitley's

 

Mark - hope you get to enjoy driving her more!!!

 

Wow, nice catch Steve, I'm coming up for 99999 and 100000 myself, hope I get the pic.


Glad you're still enjoying her too, all good!

 

Steve,

With the repairs/replacements list you've done, should easily be good for the same again.

On the high miles Jaguars I've owned in the past (XJ40 and X300 both topping the 180k) my only reason for change was to have something different. Once the initial fault list was sorted, both cars were perfectly reliable with just routine maintenance.

Graham

 

You really have to watch for it. I missed catching mine when it hit 123,456 miles.