Used F-Type values to hurt XKR values?

[volvos60s60]

Hi

I'm looking seriously at buying a used 5.0 XKR convertible, where say 30000 mile 2009/10 cars are in the range £35-£40K area from dealers. I see used convertible V8S F-Types are about £55K for 2013 15000-20000 mile cars.

If you note that in 24 months V8S F-Types have dropped from £80K to £55K, it is easy to see that by the middle of next winter a bit of hard bargaining will get you a 2013 car for around £45K. This narrows the gap with the kind of XKR I'm referring to above. I can only therefore conclude that XKR values are set to drop very significantly soon, making them feel pretty overpriced right now

Do you agree?

[volvos60s60]

wilwak said:

I think prices will hold up well on used XK's now they've ceased production.

I have an XKR and an F-Type.

IMO the F-Type is good fun to have a blast around in but if I'm going over 50 miles I take the XKR every time.

If I could only have one it would be the XKR. No hesitation.

I'm 49. Maybe younger drivers would feel different.

Wilwak, an interesting view, thanks. Having the two 2 vehicles your view is particularly relevant.

I would have thought that the F-Type would be the car of choice for most used buyers however, given it is newer, technically & dynamically better, and has a fresher, more sought after presence being as it is still in it's 'halo' period, but I am beginning to get the feeling that the XKR has a distinct following.

To be frank, I am really concerned that the XKR, having had production ceased, will follow the deflection trajectory of the XK8. Dealers keep telling me that owners are hanging onto them, that prices have steadied as there are no new ones coming into the supply chain, that they are very sought after & they can't get enough of the. However being an old cynic, I feel that could be a load of, er, flannel

As the gap narrows, I just think the XKR could shed a lot of value soon