Price advice for Jaguar XKR X150
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Hi guys
Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
Gk112 said:
Hi guys
Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
My opinion is that Parkers has minimal use in establishing the value of a car. There appear to lots of XKRs around that age asking circa £25K so that price isn't out of the ordinary. If you think it's worth less, offer what you think it's worth but don't expect a friendly response unless you can justify a low offer. Quoting Parkers at a dealer will probably make them laugh.Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
Gk112 said:
Hi guys
Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
Some sellers want absolute top value for these and they sit unsold for ever and ever, as you've noticed. In the meantime sensibly priced cars will come and go. Sellers seem to think (hope) that later cars are worth a big premium but as even they have rolled over a decade old that's not holding true particularly as F Types are applying a great deal of downward pressure to X150 values.Long time lurker, first time poster. Love the forums.
I'm looking to buy my first performance car, a jaguar xkr X150. It's a 2012 model, 40k miles, needs new discs and pads, plus a new battery and coding (the battery died during a pre purchase inspection and the car wouldn't start). But otherwise it's ok - a few cosmetic thing but nothing huge. It has been for sale since February 2025.
I paid for a Parker's valuation and it said buying from an independent dealer I should pay £18,800. Autotrader valuation says the asking price should be £22,500. I understand that Parkers looks at sold prices Vs Autotrader which looks at asking prices.
But the price on this car is £25k. It feels too high. The cars on Autotrader priced like that have sat there for ages.
Any advice gratefully received. Thanks
The market is also very sluggish for silly old cars right now, very much a buyers market.
Also don't be scared by leggier cars when you're shopping, they can take miles really well. They're brilliant cars, I daily my 2010 convertible for 15k miles a year and I don't know what I'll replace it with.
Edited by GeniusOfLove on Tuesday 5th August 13:56
If its been sitting unsold for that price then I'd imagine the dealer would be interested in a sensible offer if you can justify if vs others you've seen, but the price seems about right for the mileage/age vs others listed at dealers.
A new battery and decent discs and pads all round will cost a bit, so either negotiate the work needed into the price or get the dealer to fit.
A new battery and decent discs and pads all round will cost a bit, so either negotiate the work needed into the price or get the dealer to fit.
£25K is very top $ for a 2012 and at that price it should be with new battery, new disks and pads all round and fresh service. Even then I wouldn't pay that!
Paid £14K for a leggy Convertible two years ago, 2011 Reg, great cars but currently not popular enough to demand a high price. Shame as those of us who own one love them and wouldn't swap out. Put the Reg into Webuyany and sit down, I think they would value at less than £15K so do you want a £10K haircut? If its the car for you then the Autotrader price would be my max.
Paid £14K for a leggy Convertible two years ago, 2011 Reg, great cars but currently not popular enough to demand a high price. Shame as those of us who own one love them and wouldn't swap out. Put the Reg into Webuyany and sit down, I think they would value at less than £15K so do you want a £10K haircut? If its the car for you then the Autotrader price would be my max.
P700DEE said:
£25K is very top $ for a 2012 and at that price it should be with new battery, new disks and pads all round and fresh service. Even then I wouldn't pay that!
Paid £14K for a leggy Convertible two years ago, 2011 Reg, great cars but currently not popular enough to demand a high price. Shame as those of us who own one love them and wouldn't swap out. Put the Reg into Webuyany and sit down, I think they would value at less than £15K so do you want a £10K haircut? If its the car for you then the Autotrader price would be my max.
How leggy is yours? I've just rolled my 2010 convertible over 152k.Paid £14K for a leggy Convertible two years ago, 2011 Reg, great cars but currently not popular enough to demand a high price. Shame as those of us who own one love them and wouldn't swap out. Put the Reg into Webuyany and sit down, I think they would value at less than £15K so do you want a £10K haircut? If its the car for you then the Autotrader price would be my max.
I like seeing these things really being used.
The Kyanite Blue car? if so lovely colour!
As others have said the market for these are really slow, especially the low miles / top end £ car's.
I think it's one of a handful of cars that needs a price realignment / seller reality check and given how long most on Autotrader have been for sale maybe I'm not alone.
As it's your first performance car I'd take a step back and find a car at the mid price point - decent honest condition, proper service history and in the right colour/trim for you. That way if after a while you decide it's not for you it'll be a million times easier to sell on or on the flip side if you love it it gives you scope to 'upgrade' it to a newer car in the future.
For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
Happy shopping!
As others have said the market for these are really slow, especially the low miles / top end £ car's.
I think it's one of a handful of cars that needs a price realignment / seller reality check and given how long most on Autotrader have been for sale maybe I'm not alone.
As it's your first performance car I'd take a step back and find a car at the mid price point - decent honest condition, proper service history and in the right colour/trim for you. That way if after a while you decide it's not for you it'll be a million times easier to sell on or on the flip side if you love it it gives you scope to 'upgrade' it to a newer car in the future.
For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
Happy shopping!
Chris_i8 said:
The Kyanite Blue car? if so lovely colour!
For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
They're unbelievably value at trade, if you think the 5.0R models are cheap you should see the 4.2 NASP coupes on ~100k miles and in decent enough condition going for £3.5k. £5k - £7k will get you into a 4.2R coupe in various conditions ranging from scruffy but serviceable to damn near immaculate.For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
Huge chasm between trade and trade in values and what people are asking for them but there has been for ages, the smoker Jaguar market is a bit strange.
GeniusOfLove said:
Chris_i8 said:
The Kyanite Blue car? if so lovely colour!
For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
They're unbelievably value at trade, if you think the 5.0R models are cheap you should see the 4.2 NASP coupes on ~100k miles and in decent enough condition going for £3.5k. £5k - £7k will get you into a 4.2R coupe in various conditions ranging from scruffy but serviceable to damn near immaculate.For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
Huge chasm between trade and trade in values and what people are asking for them but there has been for ages, the smoker Jaguar market is a bit strange.
Unreal said:
GeniusOfLove said:
Chris_i8 said:
The Kyanite Blue car? if so lovely colour!
For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
They're unbelievably value at trade, if you think the 5.0R models are cheap you should see the 4.2 NASP coupes on ~100k miles and in decent enough condition going for £3.5k. £5k - £7k will get you into a 4.2R coupe in various conditions ranging from scruffy but serviceable to damn near immaculate.For context I came across only yesterday a 2011, 120k mile car that a trade contact had picked up for comfortably less than £7k - hard to argue on the 'bang for buck' score!
Huge chasm between trade and trade in values and what people are asking for them but there has been for ages, the smoker Jaguar market is a bit strange.
1 - Cars advertised at a sensible margin above trade that get advertised and then within a couple of weeks or a month sell.
2 - Cars advertised for ridiculous values that stick around forever. These encourage dreamers and pillocks to advertise their car at these values too so you do see the odd new entrant and you also see cars leave as traders give up and move it on and private dreamers WBAC them (I've bought cars from BCA that have come via WBAC and you can still find the ads up for 2x what WBAC would have given them).
Group 1 are trading and making money on X150s just fine.
FWIW I put my convertible up for sale a couple of months ago at a sensible price and had two viewings booked within 3 days, there are buyers out there if you're not greedy. In the end I elected to keep it.
BlueJ said:
Take a look at Quality Cars Today in Sheffield (if you haven't already) - it's a well rated dealer and they normally have a good range of XKs in stock.
My Supersport was sold by them a year before I had it and the prep and photos were top notch, as was the car. They're not cheap but they're not absurd and they seem to know the cars really well. Good shout, they're not likely to be selling cars with knackered brakes and a flat battery either.
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