Talk me out of a v8 barge

[finchy90]

Good evening. I have been browsing through eBay at various cars and have found a Jaguar XF 4.2 v8. It has 152,000 miles on it, should I be talked out of it or do I really have to scratch this itch. I mean what could possibly go wrong. Is there anything specific to watch out for on these?

Cheers. Steve

[exelero]

Yes. Get a Lexus GS430 instead. Check for cam belt and rust

[ZX10R NIN]

How much are you looking to spend on this barge.

[NortonES2]

Regarding the SV8 check whether the valley pipe has been replaced, if not budget for replacing it not cheap as the supercharger needs to be removed.

[finchy90]

Morning, sorry for the late reply. Been a busy few days. I have a budget of around £4000 and a 2004 bmw 318ci m sport convertible to p/ex. So around £5000. It is not going to be a daily as I have my van. So mileage doesn’t bother me. I do a round trip to Spain for 3 weeks a year so would like a comfy barge that can just plough down the motorway. I was also looking at a a cl500 but the abc suspension scares the crap out of me. 😬😬

[ZX10R NIN]

That's a healthy budget but at that price I'd avoid CL/SL's with the ABC setup but I would look at Mercedes with the more conventional setup.

CLK500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2006-Mercedes-Benz-CLK-...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-CLK500/18...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/201905278...

E500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-MERCEDES-E-CLASS-E...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007301...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202007291...

CLS 500 the first one would be imo be worth haggling & stretching the budget for.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-CLS-500-2...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-MERCEDES-BENZ-CLS-...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-CLS500-5-...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010185...

GS430

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEXUS-GS-430-V8-Auto-SE...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-GS-430-4-3-auto/3...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202009234...

4.2 Jaguar XF

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-Jaguar-XF-4-2-V8-P...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-58-JAGUAR-XF-4-2-V...

Audi S6

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A6-C6-4-2-BAT-V8-p...

Passat W8

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010265...

[anonymous-user]

Erm, no. Get one. Enjoy.

[finchy90]

so i have gone and done it, picking up this evening, a 2003 audi s4 avant 4.2 v8, 135,000 miles on it and a slipping clutch, priced up parts for the clutch and a pair of front driveshafts £500. labour is free as i do it myself. also needs a new backbox so perfect excuse to make some noise.
no history of chain being replaced but it sounds quiet and doesnt rattle.

pics will be uploaded in due course.

[ZX10R NIN]

Glad you got sorted OP

[dunc69]

That’s a great shout. Looking forward to the pics.