A question to all XK/XKR owners.......

[MPowerMark]

Hello all, at the turn of the year i plan to trade in my cursed 987 Porsche Boxster S and buy a Jaguar XKR (the XK is alittle slow for my liking). The car will more than likely be a 07/57 plate as i will only have a budget of around 32k.
I'm just curious, is there anything i should bare in mind before going ahead with one of these cars? fuel consumption shouldn't be an issue as i've had a Porsche and a BMW M3 for my last 2 cars but what is reliability like? is the V8 bullet proof? what sort of things should i be looking out for when buying one? Also, chances are the car will have no Jaguar warranty at the time of purchase and with a car of this expense (originally 76k i think i read somewhere) i could really do without any large repair bills. Anyone know how much a fully comprehensive bumper to bumper warranty with Jaguar is and how good is there customer service when it comes to making a claim?
Any other tips or advice would be greatly appriciated.

Cheers

Edited by MPowerMark on Friday 17th September 13:05

[NormanD]

I think warrenty is about £1,500 pa although they do pay out quite well

To be honest I would find a good Independant Jaguar Specialist in your area
I see your West London, I know a very good one just down the M4 from you

The other thing is join the XK8R Club www.xkec.co.uk
They have very good members only forum, plent of advice there

Edited by NormanD on Friday 17th September 13:27

[myquest]

I bought an 07 XK convertible in May and I love it to bits, done 2,500 miles since then, no problems to date.

It is now out of warranty, I was offered one from Stratstones Manch for about £900 if I took it to run straight on from factory warranty. I decided not to as, other than consumables which are not covered (pads, discs etc) I was not sure whether that was good value, its got to be something fairly major to make that worthwhile.

I am also a member of the XKEC and can fully recommend their forum.

Edited by myquest on Friday 17th September 16:32

[Triple7]

Buy from a main dealer and you will get 12 mnths Jag warranty for peace of mind. Be wary of cheap XK's at independent garages. Word is a lot of XK's were flood damaged stock from Wales & now back on the road.

Car is lovely, don't buy anything registered before Nov '06 as it will be a press car/ pre-production.

Car is fine, go for one with the first tweak which loses the aerial. As I always say, get one with the lux sport leather interior.

Good luck, be patient.