Hey All,

I've owned a Jaguar X type in the past, as seen in my signature, then moved on to an AMG Benz.

I'm actually thinking about going back to Jaguar for an '05 or 06' XKR.

After seeing the picture below, I was convinced. - I think....

http://1-photos.ebizautos.com/used-2...1080-1-640.jpg

What are the maintenance costs on this car? Is it similar to an XK8. My dad has an XK8 so if so, I've got a good idea.

How robust is this car?

To be honest, my benz is far more robust than the X-Type I owned. At 90k miles, the car is literally rock solid. - Something my Jag definitely wasn't.

However, Jags just have a charm to them.

EDIT: does this car have a limited slip diff? It better...

 

Maintenance is very similar to the XK8 and a well maintained one is pretty solid. They do have soft bushings that give up after a number of miles/years but poly bushes are available and do wonders for the feel.

Sorry, no LSD from the factory, would have made it too close to big brother Aston. There are some options available, however.

 

Wow, such a shame. Quaife LSD is the way to go then... Thanks!

 

There is also an OS Giken option, though it's a bit more expensive than the Quaife. I'm leaning toward that one when the time comes, but there are members on the forum that have both options and no one has a bad thing to say about the performance of either.

 

Yeah, I'm quite familiar with both. I know a lot about the Quaife diff, more than the OS. However, is the Quaife diff still available? I check on their site, and I only see from 06+ diffs...

 

How about this, am regretfully considering selling, a beautiful '03 R coupe, rare color combo, 20" wheels, 78,000 miles? And, it's here in CA, northern that is.

 

Aww man, I'd love to but I'm still in college.
When I graduate, I'll be in the market.
Right now I'm just doing some preliminary research.
Salsa Red is an awesome color, especially on an R. Great car and I wish you the best of luck in your sale.

 

Quaife website says to call for a price on 1996-2006.

 

Quaife won't actually sell you the part. There's some UK site that has exclusive rights.

Quaife will just run you around in circles for a week or two before saying, "sorry, it's not available". After dealing with them, I will never, ever spend a single sent with those worthless !@!#!@@$.

Sorry for the extreme French, but they seriously dicked me around.

 

i bought a 01 XKR yesterday, all i gotta say is WOW!

 

welcome to the group domokun! Before you settle, read up on the FAQ thread about adjusting your throttle body cable back to original, you'd be suprised how much slack over the years has taken away from full opening potential of the throttle body. When I did mine, I was 12% short.

 

Good god that is a beautiful car.

 

I have a 2005 xkr for sale...102k miles asking 24999...it has the "Handling pkg with Brembo breats and the 6,000K wheel option...reply to this if you want pictures...rrm

 

I am going to get an xkr for my wife. She currently has a 2005XKR that we bought new....my question is are the 2014's going to be significantly deferent from the 2013?...rrm

 

That's a little on the expensive side for these cars. Depreciation falls like a stone on them. Try removing about 10k from that price and you'd be in the ballpark.

 

And you obviously know a thing or two about beauties!

 

Yeah, that's way to expensive.