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Old 12-16-2015, 02:45 PM
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Just traded in my Porsche for this Xkr £7000 then found out got stitched up needs so much doing to it
Water leak
Suspension joints
Steering joints
Over heating
Battery charge light on
New tyres needed
Fault with the head lights
Any idear where I can get this done cheap
As don't want to scrap it but it's not worth spending lots on it
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I would like a Loud exhaust and a body kit for it
 
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Old 12-16-2015, 03:31 PM
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Ah what year is the car? Where you are located?

Based on what you have noted, you have a lot of work and money in front of you to do and spend.

Water leak where at?
Typically the front end needs a going through on these, low miles or not.
Over heating is not good, all here will say DON'T run it till you get overheat issue resolved. If it is overheated already the motor may be toast. Takes little on these as the gauge for it does not go off till the motor is WELL on the way to a overheat.
 
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Old 12-17-2015, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by The jive dancer
Just traded in my Porsche for this Xkr £7000 then found out got stitched up needs so much doing to it .....
Welcome to the forum Mike.

Your profile shows 1998 XKR 4.2 supercharge. Unless someone has gone to a lot of expense and trouble to fit the later engine, it will be a 4.0 litre.

Parts alone for the items listed are going to be expensive and as soon as the word 'overheating' is mentioned on a Jaguar V8, the alarm bells start ringing.

A reasonable DIY project but if you are intending to pay someone to do the work, it could be a money pit.

Graham
 
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