The Sepang wheels are perfect for the XK8, IMO, because although they are huge and therefore aggressive, their design is classy, almost sedate. If they were 15", they would look really 'old man'.

It's this kind of contrast I appreciate in our cars: huge, politically-incorrect V8 engine, but in a classic, non-threatening body (especially when painted baby blue like mine).

 

Agreed. Without the massive depreciation that hammers these cars, neither one of our Jaguars would be living on our property....

 

You nailed it, Frog. I lust over your car. How hard is it to come by used sets of Sepangs? Not much turns up in my normal searches. I'll probably try and acquire a set on my next tire interval/next year.

Still need to order my spacers...

 

The Coventry Whitley is in a similar vein and can be had new for a relatively reasonable price.

 

I'm a Sepang fan as well---Kinda like James Bond---Decked out in a tux but packing a Walther PPK. I know he didn't use the PPK in all his movies but it does seem to suggest his dark side just like the XKR with Sepangs. Me biased? Just your imagination.

 

I have a saved search on UK eBay for Sepangs. They are very sought after by Jaguar and Range Rover owners. A full set in condition 7/10 with no tyres went for over £900 a couple of days ago. A set in very average condition, requiring refurbing and probably 4 new SS trims sold for £535 tonight.

 

those Astons sure look a lot like XKs kinda like all those women trying to look like Jennifer Anniston. But it works!!!!. what other car can get you into the 200 mph club for $10k? (bucket list) this is such a great love fest lets all get tattoos!

 

You first!

 

What a Jaguar fan might look like:

 

Having owned a series 3 E-Type 5.3 convertible a few years back I have recently bought a 2004 XKR convertible with 22k miles,(in Dec 2012) it is still 'new' to me as at this time of year it hasn't seen much action....I will make up for it!
Having owned both, I see the striking resemblance, especially the front end....TIMELESS.
We have to take into account that the 'E' went out of production in 1974 and yes, the handling was c**p but they looked great!
The XKR model that went out of production in early 2006 is a fantastic car....sorry, the later ones don't look as good (my opinion).
Roll on springtime

 

Agree completely. The X150 is too 'ordinary' looking; it could be made by any manufacturer including - dare I say - Hyundai, and the dash could have been designed by Ford. As for the XKR-S, it's just way too aggressive and vulgar. The 'gentleman driver' element has been lost.

That said, I did get to drive a 2013 XKR a few months back and it did make mine feel dated.

 

I think any modern car can make the x100 feel a little dated, but nothing like as dated as this Aston DB5. Like many people I always wanted one but the interior is terrible. The interior of our cars is newer but so much better than its forebears. DB5 still looks gorgeous even with all that chrome!

 

Nailed it again, Frog- completely agreed. I have no lust for that or any of the latest Jags for the same reasons.

 

I agree, malbec. The interiors of older cars are way too narrow. If you look at the inside of the XJ-S, it looks pretty unappealing compared to the XK8.

 

The trend has been to cater to the ricer boy-racer types rather than to the refined understated crowd. I guess in terms of the bottom line on a profit/loss sheet this appears to be the way to go these days, especially in areas like southern California where there are abundant numbers of folks with enough discretionary income to spend upwards of $100K without blinking. Hence the nonstop parade of tricked out AMG Mercedes, Ferraris, Lambos, Bentleys that you see in certain areas.

Doug

 

I like to think of my car as a very threatening body style.

And I am thinking of blacking out the stainless grilles. lol

 

Thanks for the info- that's about what I expected.

I may have to hope and get lucky on eBay like I did several years ago... I had a new black Passat at the time and came across a set of silver 18" wheels off a Phaeton there from a take-off tire shop in AZ who didn't know what he had. $500 for the set new! They were the business on that car when I threw on some Bilsteins at the same time. 75% savings off dealer MSRP.

 

I could not agree more.

If I lived in California I would probably have a vert but I live in Canada and a coupe is more practical.

Good Travels

Allan

 

Still have my XKR going on 3 years plus. Best car I ever owned.

 

Lol, it's all relative Compared to this it is:



...but not compared to this: