Jaguar : XKR Silverstone Convertible 2-Door in Jaguar | eBay Motors

 

All I see is a mess that looks like it would cost far more to get out of than buying an example in good condition.

"Mice got at the wiring"

I couldn't even imagine what that would lead to.

 

agree with lorwood - not only that - bought from a man in detroit with a Texas salvage title. And with only front end damage - looks like an aweful lot of body work.

 

That was entertaining.

$8500 with a salvage title and history of accident- meh.

 

Let's see--accident. fender repaired, bumper replaced, frame straightened, salvage title, mice in car. Sounds like everything I would be looking for in a car--NOT!!!

Doug

 

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 

Ummmmmm..... Let's see? Nope.

Wouldn't even consider THAT one as a "project car."

 

Picture shows another "project" in the garage. He is possibly buying up salvage vehicles and flipping them. Not necessarily a bad thing, but if he is staying away from this one...so should you.

 

"The mice left a fowl odor in the car and messed up the carpet."

Every Jaguar Lover's Dream!

As they say "There's nothing more Expensive than a Cheap Jaguar".

 

What's hilarious is the guy says it's worth 20k IF it was in good condition. Yeah and the poster of a Picasso painting I have would be worth millions IF it was only real!!!

I think the only real value there are the wheels/rims, so maybe 2500 to take it off his hands, but for 8500 you can get a decent running car not a pile of parts to resell on your own time and cost. I hope a lot of people use the internet and see this site in order to not get ripped off by so many dealers and swindlers like this one out there!!!

 

Hey whats going on guys, yes this car is my lovely jaguar project that I took on a few years ago with delusions of grandeur. I picked the car up from a guy in Detroit where I fell in love with it I have always wanted an XKR since I was young. The Jag had sat outside and mice had goten into it the guy was an idiot I bought it form and let it sit outside. I had planed on ripping out the interior and having my interior friend re do it for me. then have the wiring gone through because I got the car for a good deal at $3000 which I figured I'd get out of it in parts easy and the car has such low miles only 28,000 miles and I thought the car had potential. Then I dropped $5000 at the Jag dealer because it needed special tools to figure out the wiring and they went through all the wiring and got it running good but now it has an electric draw somewhere in the car and I'm sick of trying to figure it out and God knows how much more it will cost to figure that out. Then I also had the dealer go through the entire motor for the timing chains and tensioner metal water pump etc. Then the plan was making it a show car so I blocked out the entire car cause there were little dings and imperfections in most of the panels and I'm a perfectionist and wanted it really straight and a really nice XKR when it was all done. And yes I do own a small body shop in Michigan but I'm in the process of buying a new body shop and that keeps me to busy to finish my own project and then getting married and paying for all that. So money and time are real tight leading to me selling this project Which I was hoping to see through.

Obviously when I put it on eBay I figured it would go for parts or whole parts but why not give the option of a project car for someone ambtious. and this car is worth 20k if it was non salvage its very low miles and has the 20" rims So I think its worth the $8500 I didn't think that was so far off. I don't understand how I'm ripping people off trying to sell it as a parts car. Do you realize how expensive Jag parts are. The motor is still valuable along with the rims its is in good condition noting in the accident effected that

 

I think that your problem is that that car, even if it were running and not a salvage car with a few dings and the mouse problem that you describe and so forth would only be worth a few thousand dollars more than you are asking for it. Certainly, it could be a parts car, but not for $8,500.

 

I also have a collision repair shop (in the Chicago burbs for over 24 years).

I'd like to state that I am in concurrence with you in that I too would rather have the $8.5k, than that pile of work to do ( and with that branded title)

 

I bought my XKR for $8600 on eBay, then put a new suspension in it along with a few other odds and ends, then drove it from Tucson, to Boulder, to Kansas City, and back again. The mentioned car, as listed on eBay above, does have good part value, but not at $8500 when I bought my fully functional and running XKR for $8600. It's probably worth more if you part it out as wheels/tires, engine, top, seats, etc.

 

For that matter, the seats appear to by my car's color. If they're in great shape, I might consider purchasing them if that's the route you go. Best to you. =)

edit: ...and the door panels, and center arm rest.
edit again: ...and the steering wheel and wooden dash.

See, you might do OK going that route.

That motor would sell for around $4k on eBay. $1500-2000 for the wheels plus another $600 for the tires, etc. There is hope.

 

It seems you don't know anything about Jaguar's epic depreciation. You say $20K if it were in good conditions? The reality is that it is in between $10k to $14k. IF it were an XKR Silverstone or XKR 150 victory edition (I think that's what it's called) the value might be closer to $16k, or, if auctioned, it might reach $20k, but, because it isn't neither in good conditions, nor is it a special edition, the car is worth, at most $4k, and that is being very generous.

I personally wouldn't touch the car with even with a 10 meter pole as a project car. It is too expensive, as a parts car, it is also too expensive. Yes, Jag parts can be expensive, but a good deal of them can be gotten new, re-produced, rebuilt, or from Ford. So, if you're selling the car whole, your price is too high. You can get the most money from the car selling the parts individually. You might scratch $13k selling the parts via ebay instead of the car itself.

 

Whats a fair price then? In my estimate I figure tires rims are worth $4000 there rare 20" BBS detroit and they have new perelli derectionale' tires on them at $500 bucks each. Then a supercharged motor and Mercedes trans with 30,000 miles un effected by the accident should be worth around $5000-$6000 so right there im at $9000 and theres still all the body panels interior.

 

First I have to admire you coming on to defend yourself. Welcome. This is a nice group, but certainly opinionated, so here comes mine.

You paid $3k and then put another $5k in, so trying to recoup your outlay with a little for your trouble. Got it. Problem is the $$ spent sorting out the wiring is a sunk cost and will have to be redone thanks to Mickey and his friends.

Assuming you have all the receipts from the engine work, thats a plus and raises the value. However, the buyer will still have the interior to do, plus the paint, plus the wiring, AND you end up with a salvage title vehicle with a sketchy insurance record. Speaking as a Texan (where the car came from), a decent 2000 XKR here might touch $14k.

So I would still pass on this one. Not intended to offend, just my humble opinion.

 

Not to be blunt, but if you're going to sell it as is... $4k

As the previous guy said, if it weren't for the problems that come with the car, it would command a higher price. If all you want is to make money from the car, then, selling it part for part will net you more money. In this case, the sum of the parts, is greater than the whole.

If you want to sell it as a project car at your current price, you're going to have to find, as we say in PR "un novio para el carro". Which roughly translates to someone with deep pockets who will fall in love with the car and doesn't care about losing money on it. A very hard person to come by.

 

I can't see tires that are not brand new directly from the shop WITH a mileage warranty as worth the same. Makes no sense.

99.999% of cars are not an investment you will get a return on period, triple down on a Jag.

I sold my 01 xk8 with 63k miles on it, CLEAN TITLE, mint paint and other than the drivers side seat leather, mint interior for 12,000. I put brand new Michelins on it 12 mos earlier that cost 300bux each and upgraded the tensioners. I lost at least 2500 on it. If I had held out for months I could have gotten 14k for it. An 01 XKR in mint condition, non-salvage title with the same miles, 16k-18k max in the real world, i.e. not rich people auctions. For 8500 you can get a great condition 97-02 XK clean title running.

But yeah I understand you put it up there for way more than what you expect to get in an offer or you may get lucky like if you are the only one in the gin joint that Angelina Jolie walks into after her breakup with Brad Pitt(insert your own couple).