Greetings,

About to pull the trigger on a 2001 XK8 conv. w/41,000 miles, 2 previous owners. I'm having a well respected mechanic scope it out for me. Any red flag items he should specifically be looking for? I know about tensioners, and conv. top hydraulic fluids...any others jump out at you? THANKS!

MC

 

Welcome to the forum and to the wonderful world of Jaguar.

On your question . . .

. . . only about a hundred . . .

There is a world of info in the 'Sticky' above on what to look for but I would suggest that the biggest 'hidden' high cost issues have to do with the electronics. Guess what a burned out dash light bulb . . . or a seat module that doesn't work would cost to have replaced at a dealer. Here is a link to an earlier post. These cars are best owned by hobby mechanics.

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-advice-24282/

 

+1 on the 'apparently' small things that can cost $$$ to fix.

Get him to go through all switches / controls and check they all work.

Check there's a full set of keys and remotes. We get loads of posts about replacing missing keys and remotes.

I hope it checks out OK.

Graham

 

Jaguar XK8 and XKR buyers and owners guide and tutorial - TheJagWrangler

 

Thanks for the quick replies!

The various posts throughout the forum are very informative and are helping me get a better understanding of the 01 xk8 I'm pondering....thanks again!

MC