As the title says, I am considering purchasing a 2007-2008, possibly up to 2011 XKR. I have always heard horror stories of Jaguar reliability and maintenance issues. My "initial" research indicates that the 2007-2008-2009 models were actually quite solid and reliable. However, the same research says that starting with the 2011 cars, there was a resurgence of electrical issues as under Tata, they had crammed in a lot of new technology and had not gotten it to work as it should. I would prefer a later model, but would be fine with a 200708 car. My key question then, is, are these cars (and feel free to specify periods or model years) at least reasonably reliable, and also acceptably affordable to maintain?

I would appreciate your expertise, perspective and experiences in regard of the above. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. This is likely the last truly desirable car that I will purchase. I need to get it right.

The car would be driven once or twice a week, in the seven months that we have acceptable weather where I live. It would be utilized for car events, runs with the local Porsche club whose president is a close friend, and just grand touring in the country, or for an occasional weekend.

John

 

Any known issues or other problems to look out for in buying one of these would also be extremely helpful. Thanks.

John

 

This forum is for 1997-2006 cars, so you will probably not get a lot of input.

 

Thanks. That wasn't clear. I'll attempt to find the right forum and re-post there.

 

try the X150 forum.


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