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Old 05-21-2011, 06:19 PM
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I have an XKR Convertible and I use it all the time and I love it. Jags are the best car hands down ever. My car is very reliable and I get attention everywhere I go in it. Driving it all the time makes me proud because I am a Jag owner. I always find myself driving gorgeous everywhere. How many other people use there Jag as a daily driver ?
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 06:25 PM
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I recently purchased a 2000 XK8 convertible that I use as a daily driver.
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 07:43 PM
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I've had my 2004 XK8 since December as a daily driver. Thrilled every time I pull out of the garage. Had some expense so far, but I planned on it. Curious what a years worth of maintenance and repairs wil be. Considering aftermarket warranty as mine has 48K mile. Car was cheaper than most new one's.
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 07:56 PM
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My '02 XK8 is the only one in the county except for a garage queen.

Use it almost every day. Went to a local building supply store, lowered the top and put a half dozen 2x4s in. The yard crew gathered round to take pictures. They still talk about that.
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 08:18 PM
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I kinda use mine as a daily driver. However, I work from home a lot so there are days when I don't go anywhere. I'm actually looking for a killer deal on an S-Type right now, at which point that will become my (almost) daily driver.
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 08:26 PM
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Spring, Summer and Fall for me.
 
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Old 05-21-2011, 08:38 PM
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Mine is a daily driver. >1000km per week.
 
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Old 05-22-2011, 12:09 AM
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If it ain't snow or salt, I'm driving it(rain included). When it's really nasty or I need to bring more than 1 person with me, BMW 740i gets driven. When it's nice and I'm not driving the Jag, I drive my Corvette Convertible(no rain).
 
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Old 05-22-2011, 01:25 AM
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Any signs of SNOW, i wont be driving my xk8. I drive it during spring and summer mostly and my daily daily driver is my 750i
 
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Day in, day out...
 
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Old 05-22-2011, 12:11 PM
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My '98 XK8 has been out every day since Dec. 06 when I got it with 36K. Now have 94K. Only when the snow is not melting on the roads do I "borrow" the brides '07 x type with AWD. Jack
 
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Plan to drive my '03 back and forth to the CVG airport when I go fly... except maybe when it's gonna snow (then I'll have my wife drive me). Otherwise, I'll drive it for the slightest excuse - Love It!
 
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Old 05-22-2011, 03:39 PM
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I do when it's nice out - my valanche for other times.
 
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Old 05-22-2011, 05:02 PM
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Mine is a toy, for riding around with the top down in good weather.

I have a distribution business and have to carry around a lot of product daily, so my Grand Caravan gets that job.
 
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7 day week, prob driven to work 3-4x
 
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Daily driver here. But I have to point out that I only put on about 2000 to 3000 miles a year, give or take, since I work pretty close to home. If I was racking up a bunch of miles every year, I would hate to be doing it on a car like my Jaguar.


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Daily driver, makes going to work so much more appealing!

 
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Mine is also driven daily. Just fix it right. It's worth it.
 
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Every chance i get!
 
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Drive it every day, bought my 2005 xk8s 14 months ago and have clocked up about 35000 miles in this time. LOVE IT!!!
 


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