Jag XJ realistic offer

[DBSV8]

Brother in law is looking at buying a 3-4 year old XJ ( old shape ) , most of these are from main dealers , what would be a realistic offer to go in with ,
no trade in cash offer , 500 -1000 off listed price ??



would I be right in thinking he would probably get a better price off a super charged 4.2 rather than a 2.7TDVI due to the higher running costs / road Tax etc ?


a few examples

2009 Jaguar XJ 2722 cc 2.7 Twin Turbo Diesel Sovereign SWB £28,950

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...





2007 Jaguar XJ 4196 cc 4.2 V8 Sovereign SWB £23,995

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...



2007 Jaguar XJ 4196 cc 4.2 V8 Supercharged R SWB £25,845

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

Edited by DBSV8 on Sunday 9th January 07:18

[DBSV8]

thanks will pass on the info ,

he has said he really wants the later facelift version XJ it looks like this came out in 2007 ,looking at the Top gear reports the XJ seems to be well recieved , reliable and high in the surveys.

it does seem to be a buyers market 2k off would certainly be a result

cheers

[DBSV8]

Lancs Jag Boy said:

As my user name suggests I a fan of the marque.

The 4.2 SC doesn't suffer from any "turbo-lag" as it isn't turbo charged, it's forced induction. with 400HP it goes well right from the off.

Expect 22mpg around town and 26-28 on a run.

I experienced brake issues with my XJR that even after £2k spent with the delear I could not resolve (this story is way too long to go into now). P-Zeros flat spot in a big way when left from more than a few days and it feels like you've got squre wheels for the first mile. Unfortunately I suffered from a long list of problems with mine and in the end I just could'nt love it and it had to go. This was a one owner 45K 3.5 year old car when I got it.

But they can't all be dogs? Please say they can't....anyone...one day I will have another.

thanks
although I think Steve was refering to the 2.7 Twin Turbo Diesel Sovereign not the 4.2