So some of you may recognize me or not.. probably not but I owned a 2010 base xk for a while and ended up selling it to help pay for my father's cancer treatment. I don't regret selling it was what needed to be done at the time and my father beat the cancer.

So with all that backstory out of the way I always actually preferred the look of the x100 xks but I got such an amazing deal on the 2010 I couldn't pass it up. Thus why I bought it.

So I have a few questions when it comes to the x100s

1 from what I hear 2003+ was when they were really sorted out in terms of problems so is it better to get a higher mileage one of those or if I can find the earlier years with less miles buy that? I am talking a potential difference of 40k or so miles

2 I am a bit worried that an xk8 will feel slow compared to the 2010 xk I had which is more comparable to the xkr seems to be a lot more xk8s than rs should I be overly worried?

3 are the xk8s more reliable than the xkrs?

More as I think of them

 

Congrats to your Father.
I bought and XK8 rather than an R because I didn't need the extra power(been there, done that), and wanted the less hassal without the supercharger. I like the design of the X100 vs X110(?). In my case, it was just personal taste.

 

Yes as I said what I had was a 2010 xk which would be an x150 but I much prefer the style of the old ones

 

The two major problems with the older ones are timing chain tensioners and a failing clutch drum in the ZF 5 speed gearbox. The third issue that you may have read about is the Nikasil in the cylinder bores, but that is a 20 year old problem caused by high sulfur content in gasoline.
So you can buy a newer one with the 4.2 litre engine, who has better timing chain and tensioners, steel cylinder liners and 6 speed ZF auto.
OR you can buy an older XKR where the timing chain tensioners has been updated, and who has the MB 5 speed automatic gearbox.

 

^^^^^ this is what I did and saved a bundle. The previous owner had just had the timing chains and tensioners replaced, along with the water pump, which was another area the early cars had some issues with.

Aside from these known gremlins, find a car (like mine) that comes with an extensive repair and maintenance history. Those receipts can be the difference between smooth sailing and rough waters later on.

Z