XK 4.2 or pay more for the 5.0 ?
Discussion
Have been looking for an interesting car for months now and I've decided the E63/C63 is too hard/focused, the M5 too hard, the M3 too small, the 645 and E-class 500 too bland (imho) and a number of other cars just not right/bland/old/slow but the 2006-2010 XK non-supercharged coupe seems to offer just what I'm looking for.
My first question is, before I drive them, is there a difference to the way the 4.2 and 5.0 engines drive ? I'm not looking for startling performance but I do want a nice V8 growl, a useful amount of torque and good overtaking ability along with very smooth, linear delivery. (Not looking for much ! ) I know this points to an XKR but I'm thinking an XK would be sufficient ?
The gearboxes are all the same from what I can see but the PH buyers guide suggested the suspension would be shot by 60k miles - is it this bad ? What's the rough cost of new lower wishbones/bushes and shocks ?
This will be a daily driver for about 12k miles a year - anything else I need to look out for ?
Thanks
My first question is, before I drive them, is there a difference to the way the 4.2 and 5.0 engines drive ? I'm not looking for startling performance but I do want a nice V8 growl, a useful amount of torque and good overtaking ability along with very smooth, linear delivery. (Not looking for much ! ) I know this points to an XKR but I'm thinking an XK would be sufficient ?
The gearboxes are all the same from what I can see but the PH buyers guide suggested the suspension would be shot by 60k miles - is it this bad ? What's the rough cost of new lower wishbones/bushes and shocks ?
This will be a daily driver for about 12k miles a year - anything else I need to look out for ?
Thanks
CarbonXKR said:
Not sure at the moment, F Types still a bit too much money If I sell the XK it will definitely be another Jag.
Sorry for posting the ad Al, didn't know it wasn't allowed....
If your car is for sale and it's the red one in your profile, can you PM me the address of the advert ?Sorry for posting the ad Al, didn't know it wasn't allowed....
CarbonXKR said:
George111 said:
If your car is for sale and it's the red one in your profile, can you PM me the address of the advert ?
PM sent George and it has wood rather than aluminium.Gassing Station | Jaguar | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff