So I've decided that I will get rid of my 2002 Vette Convertible in hopes of acquiring a 2002 or newer xk8
What are the odds I could find someone willing to trade?
The Vette is a show winner with 26000 miles on it in Magnetic Red with custom black leather interior
I should see about 25 Grand out of it if I sell.
Can a real good XK8 be had for that? Maybe an XKR?
I'm fussy and would need a low mileage car, say 30000 at the most

 

I'm going to throw this out here, not as someone who can offer a trade, or even knows much about Vettes, just as someone who has spent a LOT of time lately looking up Jags. Specifically XKRs.

I have not seen many, if any, XKRs for sale of a similar model year, even with low mileage, that were priced that high. I did find one (Very nice) 2002 XKR 100 series coupe with about 46k miles on it at an asking price of just under $20,000. I believe the car is in Texas.


Check out car.com. Perhaps it would prove to be worth asking a seller about.

 

Vettes seem to hold their resale value better than the XK8/R so u should have no problem getting a nice Jag of about the same year for what u get out of the Vette. This past summer we bought a very nice 2003 XK8 w 38,000 miles for $17k.

Both are nice cars.

 

My advice--keep them both! You will miss the performance and nimbleness of the Corvette compared with the XK8, and you can pick up XK8/XKR pretty cheaply.

Doug

 

I was looking up 2000+ corvettes recently and was surprised at how expensive they still were. My uncle had a c4 and the value on those has really hit bottom. I think an even trade on a corvette like yours is not fair to you. If I were you I would sell the vette private party and just go buy an xkr.

Your odds of finding someone who wants your vette, and has the exact xk8/r you want is pretty tiny too.

Take the 4 or 5 k you have left over after selling the vette and invest that into preventative maintenance on the xkr...

 

Corvettes hold their value better so you won't have a problem. There are good deals on XK8's out there, consider keeping both.

I added my XK8 as my winter car and use the Corvette during the summer. It's a nice trade off and spreads the mileage out a bit.

 

Hold your ground on price with your Corvette. Seems the market is starting to move nicely up hill and with a whole bunch of new buyers. I had my 1975 'in the wrapper' 4 speed and nicely restored Corvette roadster for sale for the last few months. Everyone that saw the car thought it was a fantastic car but unfortunately - none of them brought any money . A few months later I was flooded with real offers with some buyers contacting me from as far away as Europe! I have no idea what changed (my price of $26K didn't).
While my 1975 Corvette wasn't the most desirable year for a Corvette and was no 100 point NCRS show winner (regardless of how nicely it was turned out) all of a sudden I ended up with a long line of buyers with cash in hand.
It sold stateside for a bunch more than the nearly perfect '03 XK8 roadster I just bought (this summers drop top cruiser ). Prices drop like a stone on older luxury cars (Jaguar has no exclusive with regard to that) and some incredible cars can be bought for very fair money. I paid just under $17K for my exceptionally clean one owner XK8 w/41K on the clock.
A 2003-2006 Jaguar XK8/XKR will never offend the eye and if properly maintained will take you far and wide. Your Corvette will eat the Jags lunch on any track but a modern Corvette (C5 - C6) becomes just another car when parked next to a mint XK8/XKR. Good hunting .
RB

 

+1 On the Corvette prices. Depreciation on them is not as steep as the Jags.

I would add that in my experience you are always better off selling your car and then buying the next. In a trade, both sides think their car is worth more than the other. Add in any slight emotional thinking, and you end up with the bad end of the deal.

With cash in hand, the seller of the car you want will always be more negotiable.