XJR Big service
Discussion
On my last XJR (6cyl) the 60k cost c£2500 (but I had everything they spotted done, incl new front brakes, some work on shocks, fluids, hoses and 4 new Pirelli P Zeros which accounted for £850 of it alone).
On my current XJR (V8) the 60k service was done by the main dealer who sold it to me inclusive in my purchase price (he'd taken it in p/x for a new XKR). I have the dealer's "internal" invoice for the work they did at 60k and to bring it up to scratch so it could be sold with Jag warranty: £1200 and change incl one new PZero (and this was a clean car).
If you are about to buy - make it a condition that the 60k is done as part of your price (but you MUST ensure that if problems or issues are highlighted by the 60k they are done -it is common for people to get the 60k stamp for change fluids and the bare service - £300-500 and dispose of the car without doing the things the dealer spots...)
If you have to buy without the 60k being done I'd allow up to £2k as a rough figure as what you could need if there is work to do (of course, it could be much less or much more depending how clean the car is). I wouldn't take the chance personally.
On my current XJR (V8) the 60k service was done by the main dealer who sold it to me inclusive in my purchase price (he'd taken it in p/x for a new XKR). I have the dealer's "internal" invoice for the work they did at 60k and to bring it up to scratch so it could be sold with Jag warranty: £1200 and change incl one new PZero (and this was a clean car).
If you are about to buy - make it a condition that the 60k is done as part of your price (but you MUST ensure that if problems or issues are highlighted by the 60k they are done -it is common for people to get the 60k stamp for change fluids and the bare service - £300-500 and dispose of the car without doing the things the dealer spots...)
If you have to buy without the 60k being done I'd allow up to £2k as a rough figure as what you could need if there is work to do (of course, it could be much less or much more depending how clean the car is). I wouldn't take the chance personally.
my car's a 2000 xjr, and i don't think it's in any way different from yours. it's had its "big" 60000 miles service in january this year, and it cost £2500 (including four new tyres)! i should add the previous owner had this done, i only bought the car 2-3 weeks ago.
so my understanding is that the 60000 miles service is "the big one"... Certainly hope the 70000 isn't going to be another "big one" too...
so my understanding is that the 60000 miles service is "the big one"... Certainly hope the 70000 isn't going to be another "big one" too...
That might be the "bare" price of the service, meaning the checks listed in the service book, the oil and fluid changes etc etc. BUT (i) in my experience it does not include the cost of the oil/fluid itself, plugs etc that are required - aren't they extra? and (ii) most importantly it is not the cost of the work the service reveals needs doing...
That is why a dealer stamp is pretty much just that, a stamp, without the invoices accompanying the service history you have no idea what additional work has been done to the car or left to later purchasers to fix/pick up...
Even if you discount tyres (an expensive assumption to make, so check them first before you buy (as XJR P Zeros are £800-850 a set), then a big (60/70k) service can reveal mechanical/electrical things that need doing and which as a fastidious owner (or prospective purchaser) one would want doing to ensure your car did not deteriorate or cause a really serious (ie monstrously expensive) problem later. If you include VAT then bare service plus fluids/oil/plugs etc and labour might be £500 inc roughly - but add a few fixes here and there (new brakes pads, or worse, new discs, any issues with chains or pulleys that need tightening/replacing, suspension/tracking, any diff or gearbox issues, and very quickly you can eat up a grand or more.
The point is that any car of this type will need a really good going over this stage of its life to ensure longevity - I took the view that biggish money fixing any issues at 60k was worth it to avoid truly disastrous costs associated with fixing a terminal problem over the next 30k miles+.
I say again, ideally you want to agree to buy the car only once you know what the 60k service reveals on the report - then decide what is or is not done for your agreed price (or adjust the price to deal with any costly work that he leaves to you).
That is why a dealer stamp is pretty much just that, a stamp, without the invoices accompanying the service history you have no idea what additional work has been done to the car or left to later purchasers to fix/pick up...
Even if you discount tyres (an expensive assumption to make, so check them first before you buy (as XJR P Zeros are £800-850 a set), then a big (60/70k) service can reveal mechanical/electrical things that need doing and which as a fastidious owner (or prospective purchaser) one would want doing to ensure your car did not deteriorate or cause a really serious (ie monstrously expensive) problem later. If you include VAT then bare service plus fluids/oil/plugs etc and labour might be £500 inc roughly - but add a few fixes here and there (new brakes pads, or worse, new discs, any issues with chains or pulleys that need tightening/replacing, suspension/tracking, any diff or gearbox issues, and very quickly you can eat up a grand or more.
The point is that any car of this type will need a really good going over this stage of its life to ensure longevity - I took the view that biggish money fixing any issues at 60k was worth it to avoid truly disastrous costs associated with fixing a terminal problem over the next 30k miles+.
I say again, ideally you want to agree to buy the car only once you know what the 60k service reveals on the report - then decide what is or is not done for your agreed price (or adjust the price to deal with any costly work that he leaves to you).
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